The two sides will meet Thursday with negotiations still unresolved
The two sides will meet Thursday with negotiations still unresolved
June 11, 2026
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ADAMS TWP — For Mars Area School District residents, this will be the first time in three years real estate taxes levied by the district don’t go up.
The school board fi...
June 10, 2026
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ADAMS TWP — Roughly 250 students tossed their caps Thursday, June 4, becoming the 117th graduating class of Mars Area School District.
While celebrating the end of high ...
June 05, 2026
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Negotiating contract with union
Negotiating contract with union
June 03, 2026
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Over the past nine months, four students from Ryan Gloyer Middle School had the unique experience of collaborating with a Los Angeles-based animation studio to create an ...
June 02, 2026
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State bill would incentivize districts to switch
State bill would incentivize districts to switch
May 30, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — While Seneca Valley Senior High School’s graduating students expressed a triumphant tone, realizing they were finally done with high school, they also showe...
May 29, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — Earlier this month, Seneca Valley School District’s board heard two public comments expressing concerns about the district’s spending trajectory.
At the boa...
May 27, 2026
Education
Seneca Valley School District was honored for the fourth year in a row by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. It received the Best Communities for Mus...
May 23, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley school board voted 5-3 to update the district’s graduation requirements in compliance with Pennsylvania law during its meeting Monday, May...
May 12, 2026
Education
Mars Area Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders went to battle Thursday morning for a good cause, and they did so via water balloon.
The school’s student council sp...
May 08, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — School bus drivers are typically the first and last school district personnel that students interact with each day.
One driver was recognized recently by t...
May 07, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley school board is expected to vote Monday, May 11, to update graduation requirements, adding a new personal finance course mandated by the P...
May 06, 2026
Education
ADAMS TWP ― Mars Area School District residents will not see their taxes go up for the first time in three years.
The district’s board will move forward with a $67.9 mil...
May 06, 2026
Education
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University on Thursday unveiled the Haverlack College of Business. The college was made possible by a $5 million gift — the largest in unive...
April 24, 2026
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Four Seneca Valley students recently won awards at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Leadership Conference.
Students competed in job interviewing...
April 23, 2026
Community
Sean McCarty, Seneca Valley’s deputy superintendent for secondary education, received the 2026 Distinguished PreK-12 Educator Award from the University of Pittsburgh Scho...
April 18, 2026
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ZELIENOPLE — Glade Run Lutheran Services said it is changing the name of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Academy to Glade Run Academy.
According to the organization, the new name ...
April 14, 2026
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The Bridge Educational Foundation met with contributors at Butler Catholic School on Thursday, April 9, to award Butler and Clarion county students with $95,000 in schola...
April 10, 2026
Education
ADAMS TWP — After doing some research, Mars Area School District’s marching band boosters said they need to stick with a box truck for hauling equipment in the future.
Th...
April 09, 2026
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FBI, Defense Department speakers set for college’s free public event
FBI, Defense Department speakers set for college’s free public event
April 03, 2026
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Laura Miller, director of curriculum at Butler Area School District, said she’s seen how children nowadays can’t read cursive writing, a stark divide from older generatio...
April 03, 2026
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Seneca Valley School District is partnering with an artificial intelligence startup to pilot a new food waste reduction initiative that will help better prepare students’...
March 31, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — Looking from the windows of Seneca Valley’s intermediate high school library, superintendent Tracy Vitale pointed to the hillside beyond campus, where build...
March 25, 2026
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Seneca Valley’s school board approved Samantha Schmitt as the new assistant principal of Haine Middle School.
Schmitt, a resident of Renfrew, has 15 years of experience i...
March 24, 2026
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ADAMS TWP — The problem wasn’t the new 25-year-old coach hired by the Mars Area School District, a handful of disgruntled parents said at a recent school board meeting. T...
March 24, 2026
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Seneca Valley Senior High School hosted the 12th annual Raiderthon charity fundraising event on Friday night, March 20. All proceeds will be directed toward the Miracle L...
March 21, 2026
Education
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College is applying for state funds to supplement two major modernization projects it plans to undertake at a total cost of $1 millio...
March 19, 2026
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Parents want to be connected to their students; teachers want engaged, attentive students; and Butler Area superintendent Brian White wants to find a way to balance the c...
March 14, 2026
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ADAMS TWP — The population boom that led to a Mars Area Elementary School renovation could also push the district to pursue additional projects, spending more money to ac...
March 12, 2026
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