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Johnstown Residents to Vote on School Budget and Board Members on May 21
On May 21, voters in the Greater Johnstown School District will decide on a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year. The budget totals $43,488,975, marking a 3.00% increase from the previous year, which adds $1,266,669 in spending. This includes a 4.26% increase in the tax levy, the maximum allowed by state law. Voting will be held at Johnstown High School from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Penn Highlands adds food pantry to Richland Campus
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania Highlands Community College announced the creation of a food pantry at its Richland Campus. The pantry, known as the Bear Necessities Food Hub, is there to offer students the resources they need to prepare meals at home. It is housed in a renovated space that has shelving, a refrigerator and […]
Pa. school district cuts song from student concert, spurring review
ROARING SPRING, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school district’s decision to remove a song from a recent student choral concert has divided the community and spurred a review by a civil rights group. “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” a late-19th century hymn sometimes referred to as the Black...
Why are 150 fifth-graders from a four-county area coming to sing in Boswell?
BOSWELL ― Fifth-grade students from 25 regional school districts will perform a choral concert for the public at 7 p.m. Friday at North Star High School, 400 Ohio St. A total of 150 students from elementary schools in Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties are expected to participate, said Tricia Diamond, elementary music...
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