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Category Archives: Northeastern School District
Students compete in JA Titan Challenge
High school students from around southcentral Pennsylvania recently competed in the JA Titan Challenge, a competition that requires them to make critical economic and management decisions through an interactive computer simulation, according to a news release. Students competed in two … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, competitions, Junior Achievement, scholarships
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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
Second graders log in their answers with student response systems
Today, I visited Orendorf Elementary School in the Northeastern School District to see how second graders are using a student response system in class. Teachers Kristen O’Keefe and Shannon Oliver are using the systems, called Qwizdom, in their classes. It … Continue reading
New date for Northeastern kindergarten meeting
The Northeastern School District has changed the date for an information meeting for parents of children starting kindergarten in 2012-13. The meeting will now be held April 18. (The original date was in February.) It will be held at Orendorf … Continue reading
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Bobcat Foundation funds Northeastern requests
The Bobcat Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the Northeastern School District, recently awarded more than $20,000 for school requests, according to a news release. Educational foundations are nonprofits that typically raise money and provide funding for items that fall outside … Continue reading
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Tagged budgets, funding, grants, money, nonprofits
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Have pancakes with Santa on Saturday
The student senate at Northeastern High School will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The event will be held at the school, 300 High St., Manchester, and the community is invited. Proceeds benefit … Continue reading
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Award-winning fiddle player to give free concert at Northeastern
Patrick Clark, an award-winning fiddle player, will be spending time at Northeastern High School next week, according to a news release. On Nov. 29, Clark – who used to play for country singer Darius Rucker – will spend the day … Continue reading
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Tagged concert, fiddle player, music, Patrick Clark
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Northeastern starting alumni band
The Northeastern School District is forming an alumni band, which will play at a few events during the school year, according to a news release. Any alumni interested should click here. Those who register will be contacted about events by … Continue reading
Grant creates fitness center at Northeastern High School
A Highmark Healthy High 5 Super+ School Challenge grant has helped create a cardio fitness center at Northeastern High School. The school received a grant of almost $50,000, split over two years. The first year, heart monitors were purchased to … Continue reading
Third-grader at York Haven wins art award
Emily Dellinger, a third-grader at York Haven Elementary, was a winner in a nationwide art contest sponsored by Kleenex and Weekly Reader, according to a news release. Emily won for the third-grade division. About 12,000 entries were expected for the … Continue reading
