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Friday, January 11, 2013

LOOK: Quaker Valley Middle School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Borough and district officials gathered Friday morning for a ribbon cutting outside the Quaker Valley Middle School, which reopened Monday after undergoing a $26.5 million renovation.

Quaker Valley and Sewickley officials, along with middle school students, gathered outside the middle school on Friday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, welcoming the reopening of the renovated school. Prior to the ribbon cutting, students who are members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts raised the flag at the pole outside the main entrance on Harbaugh Street.   The school reopened on Monday after undergoing a $26.5 million renovation. Middle school students in grades six to eight attended classes in other buildings during the construction phase of the project. Superintendent Joseph Clapper called the work a team effort, and thanked everyone from school board members to borough and project leaders. The district plans an Open House …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

A 'Smooth' First Day at Quaker Valley Middle School

The new and improved Quaker Valley Middle School has reopen for classes to students in grades 6 through 8 after undergoing a $26.5 million renovation.

For the most part, Monday was business as usual for Quaker Valley Middle School students and staff--except that this wasn't your typical first day back to class. The new and improved Quaker Valley Middle School reopened for classes Monday to students in grades 6 through 8 after undergoing a $26.5 million renovation. Middle school principal Sean Aiken said the school day, including arrival and dismissal, went “very well” with the new walkway and new traffic patterns on Harbaugh Street. He estimated about 98 percent of parents followed the correct driving patterns. “We really increased our walking and car riding population over here in Sewickley. We see a lot of kids walking and getting dropped off. It went smoothly,” he said. Sewickley …

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