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‘My story’

Pennsylvania 4-H elected its new council members last month. Audrey Ferrie was among six newly-elected council members, and is the first member from Warren County to serve on the council. Nearly 700 Pennsylvania 4-H youth gathered to network and enhance their leadership skills during the ...

Regional colleges respond to coronavirus concerns

Nearby post-secondary facilities— Jamestown Community College and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford — are approaching the Coronavirus pandemic differently. To minimize the spread of COVID-19, the University of Pittsburgh, which includes the Bradford campus, will move to online ...

WCCC students return from DECA contest with medals

Competence, innovation, integrity and teamwork, that’s what it takes. Three Warren County Career Center students received medals at the DECA State Competition. The event took place in Hershey from February 19th to the 21st. During the state competition, the students were subjected to a ...

Charters and more discussed at WCSD

Payments to charter schools is a major issue for school districts in Pennsylvania and Warren County School District in on board with proposed changes. The school board unanimously approved a resolution calling for charter school funding reform at Monday night’s meeting. Charter schools receive the bulk of their funding from the districts their students reside in, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. According to the resolution, because of funding rules that have not changed in 23 years, in many cases, districts are sending more dollars to charter schools than ...

No plans for 2-week school closures for Coronavirus scare

There are no plans to shut down school due to the coronavirus. In a Facebook post on Friday, March 6, Warren County School District informed the public there are no plans for a two-week closure that was rumored to begin Monday, March 9, to “slow or halt the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.” The district also announced the posting of a letter on its webpage (www.wcsdpa.org) regarding its expectations of students and staff that fall ill and/or have visited an area experiencing widespread transmission of the virus. As of Friday, there were more than 100 cases of infection in 16 ...

‘Learning to adult’

Practice doesn’t make perfect. But, it does make progress. Senior students from the Warren County Career Center participated in their annual Mock-Interview Day on Thursday. About 80 senior high school students were in attendance along with a number of local business reps. The event ...