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Education reporter Angie Mason looks at York County school happenings, education trends and other issues from the classroom to the cafeteria.-
Category Archives: Awards and honors
York County School of Technology students take second in Widener Univeristy engineering competition
A team of students from York County School of Technology won second place in an engineering competition at Widener University on Oct. 24.
Lincoln Charter School looks to send student to Middle School Presidential Inaugural Conference
Michael Parker, a fifth grader at Lincoln Charter School, was selected to attend the Middle School Presidential Inaugural Conference in Washington D.C., according to the school, and now he could use some help.
Energy efficiency video contest offers chance to win a school $20,000
Kids who enter the Ways 2 Save video contest could encourage their communities to save energy and win their school $20,000 in the process.
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Tagged Awards and honors, contests, energy efficiency, funding, grants
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Entries sought for 2013 StudentCam competition hosted by Comcast and C-SPAN
Student entries are being accepted for the 2013 StudentCam competition hosted by Comcast and C-SPAN.
Posted in Angie Mason, Awards and honors, Events
Tagged Comcast, contests, documentary, film, politics, president, S-SPAN, StudentCam, students, video
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Video on York County School of Technology wins award
A video providing an overview of the York County School of Technology has won bronze in the 33rd annual Telly Awards, according to a news release.
Northeastern grads win ninth in national website design competition
Two recent Northeastern grads won ninth place in a website design competition.
West York student wins anti-smoking poster contest
A WestYork student is featured in the summer issue of Keystone Physician magazine after winning the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians Tar Wars poster contest. Alexis Colon, 11, is a student at Lincolnway Elementary School, according to the article. She … Continue reading
West York alumnus wants to help grads with college
A man returning to his West York roots is working to start a scholarship to help students at his alma mater who may have grown up like he did. Bill Kling, a member of the West York Class of 1966, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kling, College, scholarships, West York
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Spring Grove students win fourth in Team America Rocketry Challenge nationals
A team of Spring Grove students won fourth place in the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge over the weekend. The team won $4,500 in prize money for themselves and the high school, said teacher Brian Hastings. “The … Continue reading
Reports: Arts award for Corbett and his wife draws protestors
More than 200 protestors showed up at a weekend event where Gov. Tom Corbett was honored for his contribution to the arts, according to news reports. Corbett and his wife received a lifetime achievement award from the Pittsburgh Opera, reports … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards and honors, budget, funding, Pittsburgh Opera, Tom Corbett
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