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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….

January 13, 2022

ECASD Hires Head Football Coach; Approves COVID Health and Safety Plan

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors hired Daniel Bradley to serve as head coach of varsity football. Bradley received unanimous support from the board. He will be paid $7,000. “The students are elated,” said Brian Partridge, football boosters president, who was in attendance at the meeting. Bradley has a decade of experience serving as head coach. During that time, he has a 80-33 record. He has appeared in four WPIAL title games, with a winning title in 2018. His career includes: 2012-2013: Sto-Rocks, 23-3, 2 WPIAL title games (2012, 2013) 2014-2015: Ambridge, 8-11, 1 playoff appearance (2015)…

January 13, 2022

Lincoln High School Releases Updated COVID-19 Policies

With the new COVID-19 variant lurking, schools are now taking a closer look at their policies and making changes they see fit. Lincoln High School has made some changes and updates to their mask policies and what to do about positive cases. These policies will go into effect starting Friday, January 14th. The masks will remain in the school. Students and staff who are identified as possible exposure IN SCHOOL ONLY, can avoid quarantine by masking while in school for 10 calendar days. Students and staff who experience symptoms must quarantine. Students and staff who are unable to wear a…

December 22, 2021

Oral Argument at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

For the past 10 years, I have taken my United States Advanced Placement Government & Politics class to Philadelphia to hear oral argument at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. I have solicited all the funds for the trips from community business owners, my former steel mill buddies, and from my good friends and family. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention them in this article: Tommy Pietrcollo, Judge Dom Motto, Robin Fazioli, Carol Fazioli Cutajar and her husband Paul, Michael Perry, Sandy Carna, Michael Neupauer, Joann & Michael Smith, Jeff Foley, Gregory Manzo, Dan Miller, Springfield Group, Johnny Martini, Catalyst,…

December 20, 2021

Riverside School District Issues COVID-19 Isolation Procedure Update

According to information made available by superintendent Bret Trotta and information made available on the school district website, Riverside Beaver County School District has issued a COVID-19 Isolation Procedure Update. In a statement made available by Trotta, he advises the district held a school board meeting to revisit our Health and Safety Plan on Friday. Mask will remain optional; however, we highly recommend using face-coverings. In addition, the district has revised the isolation protocol and will implement a Mask to Stay / Test to Stay concept. “We trust this plan will allow us to maintain in-person learning while maintaining the…

December 13, 2021

Ellwood City Area School District Board of Education 2022 Meeting Schedule

The Ellwood City Board of Education has released their schedule for the 2022 committee and regular meetings. All regular meetings will start at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in the Board Room a Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. The schedule is as follows: Committee Meetings: January 6th, 2022 February 3rd, 2022 March 3rd, 2022 April 7th, 2022 May 5th, 2022 June 2nd, 2022 July 7th, 2022 (combined meeting) August 4th. 2022 September 1st, 2022 October 6th, 2022 November 3rd, 2022 December 8th, 2022 (combined reorganization) Regular Meetings: January 13th, 2022 February 10th, 2022 March…