Math students in grades 5-7 excelled at both the county and state level in Math League competition.
Two local businesses are distributing thumb bands at the post-prom party with the message "It Can Wait."
The district's 14 nurses serve more than 7,700 students and 1,000 staffers.
Patch shares school districts strategies for fiscal success throughout local sites.
Almost 200 walkers and more than $21,000 raised makes MCCC's first Relay for Life the most successful start up relay for the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, will deliver the commencement address for the largest graduating class in the college's history.
The Senior Impact Awards, held Wednesday evening at Spring-Ford Intermediate School, honored teachers who were nominated by students for their impact on their lives.
Students' parents visited classrooms to talk about their careers.
Faculty members served customers in an event to benefit special education programs.
District faces potential staff reductions, increase in class sizes
The board could not reach an agreement with any of the candidates.
The Senior Impact Awards will honor 97 Spring-Ford teachers tomorrow evening.
Average class sizes in grades K-6 would increase slightly, eliminating seven teaching positions.
Students attended presentations and conducted experiments.
Historical interpreter Pat Jordan will depict Clara Barton, a famous Civil War nurse.
School board president Joseph Ciresi would not say whether other candidates would be introduced to the public, as Dr. Joseph Padasak was.
Students, staff, and families at Brooke Elementary School donated $2,651 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in Japan.
The Pittsburgh Business Times ranked 500 Pennsylvania school districts. Spring-Ford ranked 40th, while five other districts from the region were in the top 10.
The festival is next Wednesday, April 20, in Blue Bell.
A contest among district faculty raised $1,270 for the post-prom party. Participants lost a collective 732 pounds.
Dr. Joseph Padasak spoke of accomplishing goals in previous posts, Spring-Ford as a "destination" school district
Free programs at MCCC help teach residents how to write memoirs, other literature
A program at Upper Providence Elementary School stressed to young children the importance of helmets, car seats, and other safety tips for the head.
Joe Padasak is currently the superintendent of the Chambersburg Area School District, about 40 miles west of Harrisburg.
MCCC students can skip the beach house and kegger in favor of a stint building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
The pharmaceutical firm is embroiled in a dispute with the Spring-Ford Area School District over the valuation of its Upper Providence campus. The district may have to refund $5.5M in back taxes to the company.
Donated dresses help support Spring-Ford High School's after-prom party.
An internal union memo says the union was informed about the cuts by Superintendent Dr. Marsha Hurda on Wednesday evening.
A free lunchtime concert series at the college helps break up the week.
The district's latest compromise offer to the company in an attempt to avoid refunding $5.5M in back taxes was "rejected out of hand," the district's solicitor said Monday.
A recent art program in Spring-Ford schools encourages students to bring their artistic visions to life through clay.
Two Spring-Ford Students Start School-Wide Campaign to Not Text and Drive
The 13 students were given the opportunity to play in the game by raising more than $12,000 to combat heart disease.
Jazz bands from nine school districts participated in the second annual Jazz Band Competition at the Spring-Ford Ninth Grade Center on Friday evening.
About 15 students are enrolled in the "Intro to Homeland Security" course, offered for the first time this semester
The district is exploring the idea of charging students additional fees to participate in certain extracurricular activities, such as team sports.
As it reckons with a $10M budget gap for the 2011-12 school year, the district may have to refund millions in back taxes to corporate property owners who prevail in pending assessment disputes.
The students have reached the finalist stage in two different National Merit Scholarship Corporation programs.
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An annual writing contest at the college is open to the public, as well as students.