Monday, January 28, 2013
Patch gives you a rundown of what's going on around the community.
St. James School will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2013 beginning Monday, Jan. 28 and concluding with a Mass on Sunday, Feb. 3. This year marks the 100th anniversary for St. James School, and many special activities are planned for the week, which promotes the faith-based education private Catholic schools provide to students. All are invited to the Catholic Schools Week Mass at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, followed by the annual Donut Social in honor of St. James School's 100th anniversary this year. On Monday, Jan. 28 more than 200 Quaker Valley Middle School students in sixth through eighth grades will formally debut the school's new 500-seat auditorium. The Grand Opening Gala concert begins at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Celebrating …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Following months of construction, the community was invited to view the $26.5 million finished school from the inside. Many were impressed with what they saw at the Grand Opening Celebration.
Tom Szuba could certainly say that the Quaker Valley Middle School his daughter attends today has been transformed from the school he attended as a youth. “It looks like we got our money’s worth. I mean it really does,” said Szuba of Sewickley, whose eighth grade daughter attends the school and gave the family a personal tour of all her classrooms. The community was invited to tour the renovated $26.5 million school on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during an open house celebration. A steady stream of visitors walked through the spacious school at their leisure, enjoying performances and talking to teachers, administrators and staff who were stationed throughout the building. Most would agree their favorites were the new wellness center, …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Patch gives you a rundown of what's going on around the community.
Michael Falcone, a sophomore at Quaker Valley High School, likes to spend his free time in the cabinet shop at Old Economy Village in Ambridge, trying to re-envision the ways of the Harmonist carpenters, joiners, cabinet makers, and other woodworkers by researching their tools. Michael will put on "A Plane Old Exhibit" highlighting these woodworkers through an array of their planes. An opening reception is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Visitor Center, 270 16th St. All are invited to attend The exhibit will be on display through April. Youth Connect, in partnership with Sewickley Academy and QV Voice, presents "Teen Talk," a panel discussion for parents and other caregivers. The discussion runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, …
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Friday, January 11, 2013
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
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 …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Patch gives you a rundown of what's going on around the community.
As students and staff return from holiday break today, Jan. 7 middle school students in grades 6 to 8 will walk the halls under one roof for the first time since construction began. The freshly renovated Quaker Valley Middle School opens today for classes. Watch out for kids crossing the street! The Quaker Valley School District community is extending a helping hand to families on the East Coast devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Today, Jan. 7 is the final day to accept donations, payable to "Quaker Valley Cares." Money will be donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Contact Donna Adipietro at 412-749-6021 or 412-292-0224 with questions. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, Jan. 7, Knitaholics will meet at the Sewickley Public Library …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Students in grades 6 through 8 have been finding their lockers and touring the new school this week before taking off for the holiday break.
There were plenty of "oohs" and "ahhs" to go around as Quaker Valley Middle School students made their way through the halls of their brand new school building. From the size of the school to the comfort of new chairs, students who entered the $26.5 million renovations for the first time Tuesday were altogether pleased. Some even snapped cell phone and camera photos to capture it all. "It's really different," said Franzi Nace, a seventh-grade student. "I feel like I'm going to get lost." "The chairs are just awesome. They bounce back and forth," added Travis Wiehe, a seventh grader, who also liked the hooks on the side of the desks made for laptops. The seventh graders toured the building Tuesday, a day after eighth graders visited the …
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Friday, December 14, 2012
With less than two weeks until Christmas, students dropped off donations to the Ambridge-based food pantry that were collected in a school-wide food drive.
Sue Otto was excited to see the half dozen students arrive from Quaker Valley Middle School to deliver laundry baskets filled with food. The group of eighth-grade student council members delivered a box truck of food donations Thursday that were collected in a school-wide food drive. In all, 35 baskets and 25 bags were delivered. Otto, executive director of the Center for Hope in Ambridge, said the center broke a record last month in helping 534 individuals, 243 being families in need. "Most people at the food pantry, they really have no choice. They need to be here," she said. Otto explained to students that their donations make it possible for the food pantry to serve those individuals, many of them children, elderly or disabled. She …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
As students prepare for the upcoming Dec. 15 show, tickets can be ordered now or available at the door an hour before the show.
Quaker Valley Middle School's Drama Club will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the high school auditorium. Performances are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors, and can be ordered by email to Lisa Cantalamessa at girlofmark@gmail.com. Tickets will be available at the door one hour before the show. The Little Mermaid, Jr. is the tale of young mermaid Ariel, who is sick of living under the thumb of her father, King Triton, and longs for a new life in the world above. The middle school musical is directed by Lou Valenzi. Click here for more information. -- Information provided courtesy of Quaker Valley School District.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A school bus carrying Quaker Valley students colides with a car on Little Sewickley Creek Road.
A school bus carrying 16 Quaker Valley middle and high school students was involved in an accident on Little Sewickley Creek Road in Edgeworth. The two-vehicle crash happened around 3 p.m. today when a female driver ended up on the wrong side of the road and her car collided with the bus. Edgeworth police said the bus driver noticed the car, driven by Nancy Carson of Sewickley, edging over the center line. The bus came almost to a complete stop when the car came around and struck the bus, police said. Had the bus driver not stopped, police said the accident could have been more serious. Neither Carson nor the bus driver was injured, police said. Cochran Hose Fire Co. also responded. Quaker Valley spokeswoman Tina Vojtko said no one was …
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