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March 26, 2021

PART 2: The Lincoln High School Musical Returns! Cast Q&A

[This is the second of our 2-Part Series spotlighting the Annual LHS Musical] The beloved Ellwood City Area School District’s musical and theatrical performances have finally returned to the stage with The Addams Family Musical. Performances are tonight at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 27th at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28th at 2 p.m. There are still tickets left to see the show in person and tickets for the live stream are also available. All tickets are sold online at: lhspa.booktix.com. To help showcase our local talent appearing in the musical, we caught up with the cast…

March 25, 2021

PART 1: The Lincoln High School Musical Returns!

[This is the first of our 2-Part Series spotlighting the Annual LHS Musical] After more than a year, the lights are back on in the Lincoln High School auditorium for four musical performances of The Addams Family this coming weekend. Performances are Friday, March 26th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 27th at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 28th at 2 p.m. There are still tickets left to see the show in person and tickets for the live stream are also available. All tickets are sold online at: lhspa.booktix.com. Because of the capacity limits for indoor events, only 100…

March 22, 2021

Two LHS Students Recognized For LCCTC Pride & Promise Award

Two Lincoln High School students were among four dedicated senior Cosmetology students who received the Lawrence County Career & Technical Center (LCCTC) March 2021 Pride & Promise Award Each student was recognized at the JOC Board meeting last week for achieving 1,250 hours during their three years of study at LCCTC. Earning this milestone accomplishment, the students are now able to get a temporary license and take the PA State Board examination to be newly licensed hair stylists in PA. Pictured below: (left to right) Natalie Lemay (New Castle HS), Braden McCombs (Lincoln HS), Ms. Marino Instructional Aide, Szofia Miller…

March 19, 2021

Ellwood City School Board Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled

In a public meeting nocie announcement, the Ellwood City Area School Board of Directors has scheduled a Finance Committee Meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 8, 2021 starting at 6:00 p.m. The combined Committee and Regular Board meeting will follow as previously scheduled. The meetings will be conducted in the Leslie Sabo Auditorium at Lincoln High School, 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117.

March 16, 2021

Riverside School District Employee Placed On Administrative Leave

According to multiple media outlets, a Riverside Beaver County School District employee has been placed on administrative leave after reportings of inappropriate conduct with students. The announcement was made by a board member at Monday night’s school board meeting. A statement made available by the district reads: “The Riverside Beaver County School District as placed an employee on paid administrative leave. After learning about the possible inappropriate conduct with students, the District reported the matter to law enforecement and is taking all other steps requried by law. The District is cooperating fully with law enforcement during its investigation. The District…

March 10, 2021

BC3 Nursing Students Gain “Once-In-A-Lifetime” Experience Serving Community During Pandemic

(Butler, PA) Nearly a year after Butler County Community College donated personal protective equipment to healthcare workers at the outset of a global pandemic, its registered nursing students are gaining “once-in-a-lifetime” experience – experience uncommon among nursing schools, they add – as volunteers serving the community at a COVID-19 clinic inoculating up to 1,200 visitors a day. Brittney Barnett, Mackenzie Dean, Michele Gaiser and nearly 80 others from the Nursing, R.N., program on BC3’s main campus are assisting senior citizens from Butler Memorial Hospital’s parking lot and into its nearly 3-month-old COVID-19 clinic that is providing vaccinations against a virus…

March 4, 2021

ECASD to Return to Classes Five Days a Week with No Delay Starting Monday

Students in the Ellwood City Area School District will return to school in person, five days a week beginning Monday, March 8 without a delay in the morning. Although the board agreed unanimously that the students should return to school full-time, the board was split regarding whether or not to maintain the delay. Before polling the board regarding a delay, Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley recommended a full return to school without a delay. “To continue to have a delay would be a disservice to all students who are able to attend,” he said. Shipley assured the board that no student…

March 4, 2021

Teachers Now Qualify for COVID-19 Vaccinations

As Pennsylvania strives to return more students to their classrooms for in-person instruction, teachers are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations under a newly announced expansion of the Commonwealth’s immunization plan, according to Senator Elder Vogel. Under today’s (March 3) announcement, teachers will have their own separate vaccination program and will not be included in Class 1A (senior citizens and those with pre-existing medical conditions). Teachers will not receive priority status nor will they receive vaccinations ahead of those in Class 1A. “By vaccinating teachers, Pennsylvania can expedite the reopening of schools all across the state,” Senator Vogel said. “This…

February 23, 2021

LCCTC Students Receive Pride and Promise Award

Seven area students recently were selected as “Pride and Promise Award’ winners for the month of February by the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center (LCCTC) during the school’s February Joint Operating Committee meeting. Each senior Health Assistant student passed the TNAT (Temporary Nurse Aide Test) which (because of Covid) is equivalent to the standard CNA (Certified Nurse Aide) test. The Pride and Promise Award is a coveted award given monthly to individuals who have gone above and beyond in search of excellence relative to their function at LCCTC. The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center, located at 750 Phelps Way,…

February 11, 2021

ECASD Superintendent Offers Update on COVID Lockdown; Board Rescinds Approval of Choir Trip

During the Ellwood City Area School District Board of Directors February 11 meeting, Superintendent Dr. Wesley Shipley said Lincoln High School was forced to go on lockdown following a breakout of COVID cases in the district. According to Shipley, on Friday February 5, there were 3 cases and upon return to school the following Monday there were 7 cases and then an additional case on Tuesday. He did not say whether the cases were among students or staff. The plan moving forward, Shipley said, is for Lincoln students to have full-remote learning until February 23 when the cases will return…