Seneca Valley Senior High School student Jo Fernandez-Jenkins placed 2nd out of 73 entries from Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District in the 2024 Congressional Art C...
Five Mars Area Centennial School students helped decide the best book of the year at the 2024 Children’s Choice Awards hosted earlier this month by Allegheny Intermediate...
David C. Huseman, a professor and employee of Butler County Community College for nearly 57 years, will deliver the keynote address in his final commencement at BC3 and D...
Mars Area High School students earned multiple awards in the district’s 2024 Spring Art show, held April 26 at the high school:
Intermediate/Advanced
Drawing
Sydney ...
Seneca Valley School District will host its inaugural Best Buddies Walk on Saturday, June 1, at North Boundary Park in Cranberry Township.
The event is open to the public...
An after-school physical activity program hosted at Slippery Rock University for children with special needs provides experiential learning opportunities for SRU students...
Seneca Valley School District’s Spring Thespians Play will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the senior high school auditorium.
The play featurin...
Football teams at Mars Area High School will conduct a shoe drive from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Adams Township Municipal Building.
Donations of new or gentl...
The 20th annual Spring into School Readiness was especially important this year because some children entering school in the fall might not be comfortable in group settin...
Rowan Elementary School in the Seneca Valley School District recently received national acclaim as a Green Ribbon School.
The designation, which recognizes “innovative e...
David McDeavitt starts each morning at 4:30 a.m. to get ahead of a day full of meetings. By 7 a.m., he’s in the office, where he can stay as late as 10 or 11 p.m.
The All...
Penn Christian Academy celebrated 35 years since its founding with an open house event for prospective families, alumni and community members Friday, April 26.
The event ...
Students at Mars Primary Center recently received a pleasant surprise when they came out for recess to find lines for new games painted on their school’s playground.
The...
Students in Pennsylvania could go to school four days a week following legislation signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro that proponents say would give more flexibility to students...
Karen Riley, Slippery Rock University president, unveiled the university’s strategic plan on April 16 during a community assembly on campus, after a nearly three-year pla...
Mars Area High School will host a student art showcase from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26.
The free juried art show will feature artwork including drawings, paintings, pho...
Karen Greenawalt, secretary to the principal at Seneca Valley Senior High School, was recognized by board directors during a school board meeting Monday, April 15.
Greena...
JACKSON TWP — Board directors at Seneca Valley School District approved applications for three grants at a meeting Monday, April 15, including a $7,500 grant for the move...
The Harlem Wizards, a show basketball group based in New Jersey, visited Haine Elementary School during a school assembly on Wednesday, April 17, demonstrating basketball...
Seneca Valley School District has been recognized for its music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
The Best Communities for Music Educat...
Eighth-graders at Mars Area Middle School will track the development of several fertilized chicken eggs in their science classes and care for the chicks after they hatch ...
JACKSON TWP — An agreement with technology education company XR Terra at Seneca Valley School District could bring virtual and augmented reality programs to students begi...
The Southern Butler County Business Association hosted a Robotics Night on Thursday evening at South College in Cranberry Township, featuring robotics teams from North Ca...
Mars Area Primary Center will host a Watermelon Welcome Day for students registered in its kindergarten program for the 2024-25 school year.
The kindergarten preview also...
Mars Area School District will collect eclipse viewing glasses on Wednesday, April 10, through Friday, April 19 to be redistributed to children in Latin America in prepar...
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District approved the renewal of contracts with two district physicians, Dr. Syed Hyder and Dr. Tera DePaoli for the 2024-...