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Remove flopping from high school basketball? It's worth a shot. NFHS passes new rule.
You might have missed this note last week (OK, I missed it), but theater class is leaving high school basketball. At least, that is the hope of the basketball rules committee for the National Federation of State High School Associations. The NFHS basketball rules committee addressed a flopping rule (faking being fouled) that was approved by the NFHS board of directors and will go into effect for the 2024-25 season. ...
Get Your Tonawanda Prom Tickets by May 23!
Prom tickets are now on sale for $20 each. Students should see Mrs. Kiera to get them before May 23. After May 23, no more tickets will be sold. If students are bringing a guest that is not a current Tonawanda Senior, a guest form MUST be filled out.Visit here for more details.
Lackawanna Middle School Students Shine at Regional Battle of the Books
Our LMS students traveled to Grand Island Middle School on Thursday, May 2 to participate in the 2024 Battle of the Books competition. Mr. Conrad took Clarissa Cassick, Zoey Cassick, Anyes Etando and Hailey Zuppa, where Lackawanna was 1 of 12 local middle schools participating in the competition. Congratulations to our students for participating in this awesome event!Visit here for more details.
'Spanking' incident leads to dismissal of Catholic School employee
LEWISTON, N.Y. — A staff member at St. Peter RC School in Lewiston has been dismissed following an inappropriate interaction with students on Friday. The school’s administration released a statement Monday saying it was made aware of “an unfortunate incident” that occurred in the school’s cafeteria on Friday.
Opinion: Unacceptable behavior at high school sporting events is still happening
Unacceptable behavior at high school sporting events – it’s still happening. And much of this deplorable behavior continues to be directed at the thousands of individuals who VOLUNTEER to serve as contest officials. While many states have reported an increase in the number of individuals signing up to...
UB faculty condemns university response to protests
Faculty at the University at Buffalo is calling on President Satish Tripathi to dismiss charges against 15 protesters arrested during last week’s protest, condemning the way it was handled by the UB administration. Read more from WBEN:
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