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February 17, 2022

NOTICE: Upcoming Ellwood City School Board of Directors Meetings

In a notice made available by the Ellwood City Area School District this week, the School Board of Directors has announced two upcoming meetings. The Board of Directors has scheduled a Special Meeting on Saturday, February 26, 2022 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is scheduled for the purpose of authorizing the administration to advertise for bids for the Helling Stadium Project and any other general business purposes that may come before the Board. The Board of Directors has also scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by the already scheduled…

February 15, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Enacts Policy for Booster Organizations

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to enact policy 915 Parent/Guardian Booster/Support Organizations Thursday evening. Policy 915 is as follows: The Board recognizes the need for and the role of parent/guardian or community-based booster organizations to support the District’s academic, athletic and extracurricular activities. The Board also desires that all parent/guardian and booster organizations work together cooperatively for the best interests of students. Authority It is the responsibility of the Superintendent and the Board to recognize school-related organizations and to approve their activities. The Board shall encourage the development of a Parent Teacher Organization or similar group…

February 14, 2022

ECASD Board of Directors Hires Track Coaches

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors hired Alan Marsh and Nathan Brown to serve as co-head varsity track coaches during its February 10 meeting. Historically, the track team had one head coach and four assistant coaches. Because of the hiring of co-head coaches, the team will have only three assistants this year, according to ECASD Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley. Volleyball The board also voted to classify Middle School Volleyball as a sport and an eighth grade coach and seventh grade coach fall under the guise of the Head Volleyball Coach and under the pay matrix with all…

February 9, 2022

Local BC3 Student Could Have Close-Up in Netflix Movie

That’s definitely Christian Bale there, the English actor and Oscar winner, but that guy next to him in the shot a second before, wasn’t that a guy in a BC3 @ Cranberry financial accounting class? Research writing? Spanish I? Calculus and analytical geometry? Hair’s a bit longer. Has those bushy sideburns. But isn’t that Tyler Beegle? “That’s me,” said Beegle, a Butler County Community College student who may have a close-up shot as a paid extra in “The Pale Blue Eye” following editing of the Netflix movie expected to be broadcast later in 2022. Filming in western Pennsylvania ends this…

February 4, 2022

BC3 Announces President’s List, Dean’s List and Graduates for Fall 2021

Butler County Community College is proud to announce the names of students who have made the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester, as well as the names of those who have graduated recently. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.75 or higher are named to the President’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion of degree requirements. Students who have achieved a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 3.5 to 3.74 are named to the Dean’s List following completion of at least 12 semester hours or upon completion…

January 21, 2022

Ellwood City Area Historical Society Offering Scholarship Opportunities

The annual Ellwood City Area Historical Society Scholarship submission is quickly approaching. The deadline is Thursday April 7, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. The Ellwood City Area Historical Society will award two $1,500.00 scholarships to two (2) graduating seniors. Graduating seniors from Lincoln High School and Riverside High School who have been accepted to attend a college, Trade School or Performing Arts are eligible. Applications may be received from the High School Student Guidance Counselor or from the Ellwood City History Center. Each applicant is asked to prepare a 400 – 600 word essay, researched and documented about the Ellwood City…

January 21, 2022

Riverside Beaver Co School District Set To Begin 2022-23 Scheduling

Monday marks the beginning of the scheduling process for the 2022-23 school year at Riverside High School. According to a post on the district website, Monday, January 24 through February 4 starts scheduling presentations for grades 8-11 with a move up day scheduled in June. The full schedule is as follows January 24-February 4: Scheduling presentations grades 8-11 February 7-11: Students will input their initial course choices into Skyward February 22-25: Initial course requests delivered to teachers for verification March-April: Production and adoption of master schedule April 4: Students will receive information for arena scheduling through RBCSD accounts April 4-13:…

January 20, 2022

ECASD Public Meeting Notice Change

According to information made available by the district, the Ellwood City Area Board of Directors has changed the location of their Regular Board Meeting scheduled on March 10, 2022. The meeting will now take place at the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC) located at 750 Phelps Way, New Castle, PA 16101. The meeting will take place in the LCCTC’s library and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. For more information, visit the district website at www.ellwood.k12.pa.us

January 19, 2022

Portersville Mother Among First Students Accepted In A New BC3 Program

A 44-year-old native of the Philippines who in 2007 suspended her pursuit of higher education in health care at Butler County Community College following the birth of her special-needs daughter is among the first students accepted in a BC3 practical nursing program that debuted Tuesday. Yeng Carle, of Portersville, is the most senior of 10 students in BC3’s latest selective-admissions health care program. The practical nursing program at BC3 is the only one in Butler County and is a result of a partnership forged in June 2020 with Concordia Lutheran Ministries, a Cabot health care provider. The 12-month program is…

January 18, 2022

Kindergarten Enrollment Upcoming At Riverside School District

Attention is called to parents of preschool students who live within the Riverside Beaver County School District. Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2022-2023 School Year is set to begin Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Children who will be 5 years old before September 1, 2022 and are residents of the Riverside Beaver County School District are eligible to enroll in kindergarten for the 2022–2023 school year. Kindergarten Screening Day is schedule for March 17, 2022. A time will be chosen upon completion of registration. Children who will be attending Kindergarten in the fall will be asked to attend the district screening day….