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The school was built in 1962. The district has also closed: Colonial Elementary School (2001), Hiller Elementary School (2001) and Redstone Middle School (2001). In 1966, the state of Pennsylvania mandated that Redstone Township's schools be merged with the Brownsville Area School District beginning with the 1967 school year.
The formation of Pittsburgh's public schools in 1835 was due to the passing of the Pennsylvania Free Public School Act of 1834. This act provided government aid for establishing a city school system, which included the creation of four self-governed wards. Twenty years later, the wards were disbanded, and the Central Board of Education was founded.
The Octorara Area School District is governed by nine regionally elected school board members who employ a superintendent of schools, 17 administrators, 203 professional staff, and 157 support staff. Of the 203 faculty, 31 have over 20 years of experience, 16 have a Master’s degree or equivalent, and 5 have Doctorate degrees.
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Mark Guydish, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. November 7, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Nov. 7—Luzerne County's 11 school board races remain relatively noncompetitive year after year, with as many as ...
The high school and middle school have one of the best Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science teams in the state. [citation needed] The current era of the team started in the 2006–2007 school year. Since then the team has grown to 32 members in the 2010–2011 school year. Approximately 85-90% of the students qualify for the state meet each year.
A school board in Pennsylvania reversed its unanimous decision to cancel a speech by former ‘30 Rock’ actor and anti-bullying advocate Maulik Pancholy over concerns about his advocacy and ...
Despite its small size, the school district offers an assortment of sports and extracurricular activities and has its fair share of issues. Students become involved in athletics such as football, cheerleading, Lancerettes (dance line), soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and baseball.