‘How he lived each day’
Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) will hold its annual Student Showcase from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the PennWest California Convocation Center. The showcase celebrates the creativity, technical skill and academic excellence of students from 25 school districts in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. It’s a live gallery of modern education that moves beyond the classroom to highlight the hands-on projects in which these students are taking part. Specific displays change every year, but past showcases have featured everything from high-tech robotics and drone flight demonstrations to student-produced podcasts and intricate woodworking. In addition to these displays, attendees can ...
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Washington County students are being invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests. The contests are sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association, the Washington County Bar Foundation, and the Observer-Reporter. The competitions are open to students from second through 12th grade. The entry deadline is May 15 at 4 p.m. This year’s billboard contest has been expanded to additional grades. Students in grades six through 12 are being invited to submit entries, with a top prize of $200 and the opportunity to have the submission displayed on an area highway billboard. The bookmark contest for students in second grade through fifth grade has prizes ranging from $15 ...
Peters Township and Washington County officials are asking the state Supreme Court to force county Coroner Timothy Warco to turn over autopsy reports to law enforcement, claiming his refusal to do so is hindering death investigations. John Smith, who serves as Peters Township’s solicitor, ...
Taryne Dilak homered, doubled twice and singled and drove in six runs in a 16-0 win for Chartiers-Houston over California in four innings on Friday. Drilak was also the winning pitcher, allowing two hits over four innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. The Bucs (3-0) scored eight runs ...
Penn State entered eight wrestlers in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland and advanced all eight to Friday night’s semifinals. The Nittany Lions had seven No. 1 seeds and third-seeded Marcus Blaze in the semifinals. The Penn State No. 1 seeds in ...
As the defending state champion with nearly every key player returning, expectations were through the roof for the South Fayette girls basketball team this season. If they’ve felt the weight of the pressure, they haven’t shown it. The Lions have been dominant against teams from ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
From swimming with sharks to shaping wire into words, Julie Cody has quite the resume. The Peters Township woman has gone scuba diving with Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World, swam with sharks and cared for a Giant Pacific Octopus at an aquarium in Texas, only to return to Western ...
