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Update on Washington Township efforts to leave Dover district
Remember the folks who want to move Washington Township from the Dover Area School District? For months, the Washington Township Education Coalition‘s website urged residents to sign its petition, which you might remember is the one of the first steps … Continue reading
Students are helping Habitat build houses
Students from schools around York County have been helping out at Habitat for Humanity. A news release from Habitat detailed how they’ve been helping: Electrical students at YTI Career Institute completed wiring for homes at 355 and 357 E. Poplar … Continue reading
Hundreds of kids still in need of updated immunization records
There’s been a lot of news lately related to students and their immunizations. To recap: new immunization regulations kicked in for the 2011-12 school year, but there was an eight-month grace period for students to get up to date. That … Continue reading
More info online about Dover K-6 proposal
For anyone in Dover Area School District, it looks like more info about the proposal to restructure the elementary level to a Kindergarten to grade 6 configuration has been posted on the district website. You can find it here.
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Dover district to accept music award Monday
The Dover Area School District will accept its award as a “Best Community for Music Education” on Monday. The district received the designation from the NAMM Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to advancing participation in music, in May. Menchey Music will … Continue reading
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Washington Twp. still looking at seceding
Check out this piece from Washington Township resident Michael Pakenham. It brings up once again the possibility that Washington Township could secede from the Dover Area School District. It also has results from a survey of district residents. For background, … Continue reading
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York County students win scholarships
A William Penn Senior High School student was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Comcast Foundation, which also awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven other York County students. The scholarships were awarded through the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, which recognizes … Continue reading
Students win writing awards
Several York County students are among the winners of the 2011 South Central Scholastic Writing Awards sponsored by Commonwealth Connections Academy. The program gives awards for writing in several categories, including journalism, poetry, science fiction and humor, according to a … Continue reading
Dover staff members help the community
Dover’s professional and paraprofessional associations held an outreach event shortly before the holiday season. Members gathered donations of items, money and food to help families in need, then invited families in the district who needed it to come and help … Continue reading
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