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EDUCATION
'Hit the ground running': New Antietam superintendent ready to tackle building challenges
MT. PENN, Pa. - The Antietam School District's new superintendent is getting right to work. The school board hired him last week and now he's speaking out about the challenges the district faces after last summer's flooding and a recent floor collapse. Tim Matlack more recently worked for the Tulpehocken...
Antietam limits bus service to grades K-3 for upcoming school year
LOWER ALSACE TWP., Pa. - Officials in the Antietam School District made changes to transportation services just weeks before the school year is scheduled to begin. In a letter posted on the district's website dated Monday, officials say that although they've made progress following devastating floods that damaged the middle-senior high school last year, due to changes in district facilities, bus transportation has changed as a result.
Registration open for Black Bear Foundations Academy for B/G in Grades 1 to 8
Registration is open for the Black Bear Fall Foundations at Far Post in Limerick for boys and girls. The Foundations Academy is for beginners to Intermediate players in grades 1st-8th looking to grow their passion for the game and improve their fundamentals and team play in a fun/challenging environment. This program is designed to improve players’ fundamentals and understanding of team play throughout the fall.
Damore to Direct Albright Choral Performances
Jimmy Damore has been named an Artist in Residence for the Department of Music and Theatre at Albright College, where he will also serve as Director of Choral Activities and work with Albright’s vocal performance students. Damore is an educator, musician, and theater artist who holds a B.A. with...
Hokien Named Associate Dean of KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kutztown University has named Dr. Deborah Hokien as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Hokien brings more than 16 years of progressive administrative leadership in higher education to KU and will begin her new role on Monday, Aug. 12. Hokien’s career includes more than 25 years...
Bus changes, parking issues causing concern in Antietam School District
LOWER ALSACE TWP., Pa. - The Antietam School District is changing its bus plans for the upcoming school year. The bus service has been changed only weeks before the district's first day of school on August 26. "The Mounts community has been really resilient over the last 13 months. And...
Free Educational Seminar: “Gifts of Students Who Think Outside the Box: Inclusion and Accessibility for Those with Learning Differences”
Community Music School is pleased to welcome Sr. Carol Ann Nawracaj OSF for this free seminar on best practices to provide inclusive and accessible education for persons with learning differences, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sr. Carol Ann is an educator, author,...
TCHS Summer Career Academies Inspire Future Professionals
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — This summer, Technical College High School (TCHS) campuses in Downingtown, Phoenixville, and West Grove hosted their annual Summer Career Academies program. The initiative provided rising sixth through ninth graders with a unique opportunity to explore various career paths. Students from TCHS Brandywine Campus, TCHS Pickering Campus,...
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