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June 13, 2025

Lincoln High School Honor & High Honor Rolls For 4th Quarter 2025

The Ellwood City Area School District has announced its Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for 2024-25 school year fourth quarter (4th nine weeks) at Lincoln High School. The district would like to recognize the hard work and dedication of the students.  The graduating Class of 2025 received their diplomas on June 5th at the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium. View more news and information at www.ecasdk12.org. HIGH HONORS ROLL: 12th Grade Sophia Agnew Naomi Braden Bradley Custer Nevaeh Duray Tessa Folino Shaelyn Freed Sophie Gray Kailyn Hamilton Abigail Hazen Gaetano Hunter Jean Kreiling Caitlin Kreitzer Samuel Landis Trenton…

June 9, 2025

PHOTOS: 2025 Riverside High School Outdoor Commencement

Riverside High School held its 2025 commencement cermonies outdoors after weather postponed the originally scheduled date. The Class of 2025 were honored on Saturday, June 7th at Riverside Memorial Stadium. CLICK HERE to view he list of the Riverside Beaver County School District 2025 graduating seniors.

June 5, 2025

Riverside Class of 2025 Commencement Is Friday

Riverside commencement will be held on Friday, June 6th at 6:00 p.m. at the Riverside Memorial Football Stadium. Due to anticipated inclement weather conditions, the ceremony may be held in the Riverside High School Auditorium.  To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all, each graduating senior will receive tickets for guests for the high school auditorium. The district plans to host commencement at the Riverside Memorial Stadium and this potential weather-related venue change will be a decision was made Friday morning.  [READ MORE] As in prior years, the district is encouraging families to invite as many guests to represent…

June 5, 2025

Rotary Club of Ellwood City Announces Annual Scholarship Recipients

The Rotary Club of Ellwood City held its scholarship dinner on May 15th. Seniors from Ellwood City and Riverside and their families celebrated with the Rotarians. This year, the Club awarded 6 educational scholarship- totaling $6000.00 In the past, the scholarships were directed at 4-year and 2- year academics. Recognizing a change in student career choices, the Rotary Scholarship Committee added an additional Scholarship to support those who are going into the Trades. In addition, the current scholarships have been renamed and criteria updated to reflect changes in academic standards and testing. Funds for these scholarships are made possible through…

June 4, 2025

Lincoln High School Class of 2025 Graduation Set For Thursday

The Lincoln High School graduating Class of 2025 will receive their diplomas June 5th, 7:00 p.m. at the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. Memorial Auditorium. Lincoln High School is graduating 95 students with three seniors receiving high honors. [VIEW FULL CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATES LIST] High Honor graduates receive plaques at the assembly and Honor graduates will receive certificates. High Honor Graduates (pictured below, in alphabetical order): Tessa Grace Folino Kailyn Cherol Hamilton Abigail Katie Hazen Honor Graduates (in alphabetical order) Sophia Grace Agnew Ava Kathryn Robbins Ciara Marie Paniagua Sara Elizabeth Schwarz Tessa Grace Folino, daughter of Jill and John Folino,…

June 4, 2025

17 Ellwood City Area Students Achieve CCBC 2025 President’s List or Dean’s List

Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) is proud to release 17 names of full-time and part-time Ellwood City area students who achieved either President’s List or Dean’s List honors for the spring 2025 semester. To be named to the President’s List, students must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.75 grade-point average or above for the semester. Dean’s List honorees must have completed at least 12 hours of credit-bearing courses in which performance grades are awarded and have received a 3.25 to 3.74 grade-point average for the…

June 3, 2025

Ellwood City Wolves Club Hosts Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner Honoring Eight Scholarship Recipients

The Ellwood City Wolves Club Den 11 hosted their annual Scholarship Awards dinner on Wednesday May 28, at 6PM, at the Connequenessing Country Club. The club awards eight scholarships to eight students from the Ellwood City and Riverside School districts. Invocation was offered by Reverend Todd Custer of Christ Presbyterian Church. Club members, students and their families, enjoyed a buffet of carved roast beef, champagne chicken, penne in vodka sauce, mashed redskin potatoes and summer vegetable medley. Ben Huth, Riverside Guidance Counselor, offered remarks on the Riverside awardees while John DiBuono, Wolves Club Scholarship Chairman, presented the Scholarships to the…

June 2, 2025

Lincoln High School Senior Awarded $10,000 ELLWOOD Industrial Maintenance Scholarship

ELLWOOD is proud to recognize Lincoln High School senior Owen Andrews as the latest recipient of the ELLWOOD Industrial Maintenance Scholarship. Owen was awarded $10,000 to support his continued education in Electro-Mechanical Technology at the New Castle School of Trades. This scholarship presentation took place at Lincoln High School, where ELLWOOD’s Director of Talent Management, Dena Baptiste, joined school staff and the Andrews family to officially present Owen with his scholarship documents and welcome him into the ELLWOOD family. The Industrial Electro-Mechanical Technology program prepares students for in-demand careers in manufacturing, energy, and automation. With hands-on training in robotics, PLCs,…

May 30, 2025

Riv-Ell Business Plans: Traveling Ultrasound Business To Surprises For Outdoor Enthusiasts

Ten Riverside or Lincoln high school students participated in Butler County Community College’s Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program in 2024-2025. They earned 16 transferrable college credits and BC3’s workplace certificate in entrepreneurship upon completing the program that required a capstone-project business plan. Students presented business plans May 5 in Lincoln’s library. About Riv-Ell’s Class of 2025, their business plans and extra-curricular activities: Shaelyn Freed, Lincoln. “Little Miracle Imaging,” a traveling ultrasound business with 3D and 4D technology. Clientele may include women with high-risk pregnancies or without transportation. Freed’s research showed estimated startup costs to be $81,110, which would include $31,000 for a…

May 29, 2025

Riv-Ell Students Pitch Business Plans, Earn BC3 Certificate

Caitlin Kreitzer goes fishing up to 20 times a year for bass, catfish and trout in creeks, ponds and rivers – “anywhere,” the 17-year-old Lincoln High School senior said, “I can get my line in the water.” What the Wampum resident said she wishes were part of her gear is a waterproof tackle box outfitted with a fish-finder and solar-powered charging stations. “Something so useful to have,” Kreitzer said. And so she envisioned and pitched “Tackle Tech: Charge, Catch, Conquer” as her business plan to complete Butler County Community College’s Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship program. Kreitzer and nine other Riverside or Lincoln…