WINFIELD TWP — Thursday evening, March 14, marked the end of an era for dozens of students and volunteers at St. Luke Lutheran Church & School in Jefferson Township.
It w...
March 14, 2024
Community
A group of eighth-grade students at Ryan Gloyer Middle School who wrote their own storybooks got to regale an attentive audience of preschoolers last week.
All of the eig...
March 14, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District unanimously voted at a meeting Tuesday, March 12, to stop streaming school board meetings via Zoom and eliminate virtual participati...
March 14, 2024
Education
School district may receive third
School district may receive third
March 14, 2024
Education
‘It’s a war between detection systems and AI creators’
‘It’s a war between detection systems and AI creators’
March 14, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District voted 7-2 at a meeting Tuesday, March 12, to defer seating arrangements for high school graduation to the graduat...
March 13, 2024
Education
JACKSON TWP — Seventh and eight grade students in the Seneca Valley School District could visit the outdoors during school hours and fish in nearby Connoquennessing Creek...
March 13, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District’s board of directors voted 8-1 to approve plans for a nearly $24 million elementary school expansion project at a meeting Tuesday, M...
March 12, 2024
News
JACKSON TWP — The number of students who learn English as a second language in the Seneca Valley School District has “increased more than other subgroups within the distr...
March 12, 2024
Education
JACKSON TWP — The past year has been “monumental for women in government,” state Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Todd told Seneca Valley Senior High School students dur...
March 11, 2024
Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has published updated guidelines for the use of automated signal enforcement systems to enforce Pennsylvania’s School Bus St...
March 09, 2024
Education
Ehrman Crest Elementary and Middle School in Seneca Valley School District was recently recognized by ProCare Therapy for its inclusive design.
The school-based therapy s...
March 08, 2024
Education
Mars Area Elementary School held its annual science fair Wednesday, March 6, at Mars Area High School.
The competitive event is designed to stimulate imagination and inde...
March 07, 2024
Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District superintendent Mark Gross presented recommendations from the renovation committee for a $23,960,016 elementary school expansion proj...
March 05, 2024
Education
Slippery Rock University's council of trustees recently gained a new member.
Angèle Stoebener, a 2006 SRU graduate with a degree in business administration, was appointed...
March 05, 2024
Education
Slippery Rock University has received $2 million that will fund scholarships and programs supporting underrepresented minority students pursuing careers as teachers.
Acc...
March 05, 2024
Education
JACKSON TWP — The mother of a sixth-grade boy at Ehrman Crest Middle School who received racist text messages from basketball teammates said the instance was just one of ...
March 04, 2024
Education
MARS — Members of the Mars Robotics Association worked feverishly Thursday at the municipal building to design and program robots to take over the world.
Or at least laun...
March 01, 2024
Education
Orders for yard signs and banners celebrating the Mars Area High School Class of 2024 must be submitted to the Mars Area High School Class Council by Friday, March 29 for...
March 01, 2024
Education
Experts at Slippery Rock University say excused mental health days could help students self-regulate, address truancy
A proposed bill in Pennsylvania would allow students...
February 28, 2024
Education
Non-perishable food items and hygiene items are being collected in Cranberry Township as part of a Seneca Valley student’s senior project.
Laken Painter, a student at Sen...
February 28, 2024
Education
Slippery Rock University offers 41 graduate programs split into 30 master’s programs, four doctorate programs, six certifications and four endorsements.
Offered both in p...
February 27, 2024
Education
Mars Area School District’s elementary schools will participate in a “Food Fight Challenge” Feb. 26 through Friday, March 8, challenging each other to see which school ca...
February 26, 2024
Education
Mars Area Elementary School will hold a spring open house for parents and guardians to meet with teachers from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29.
Shuttle buses to and f...
February 23, 2024
Education
Universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education are extending deadlines for prospective students amid federal financial aid delays, offering more time for...
February 21, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Monday, Feb. 19, was a day off for most public school students in Butler County. Some of the students spent part of their day off at the first Frostbite Open,...
February 20, 2024
Education
Mars Area School District’s Office of Special Education will hold a workshop for parents and guardians on types and levels of special education services at 7 p.m. Wednesd...
February 20, 2024
Education
Six years ago, a partnership began between Mars Area and Pine-Richland school districts, allowing Mars high school students to join the neighboring district’s U.S. Air Fo...
February 15, 2024
Education
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District approved plans for the construction of a new press box at LEFCON Field at a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13.
The next st...
February 13, 2024
Education
The Jackson Township Police Department is warning residents to be wary of high school students taking part in a game which could have deadly consequences.
The department ...
February 10, 2024
Education
