The New Kensington-Arnold School District will be taking a less punitive, more helpful approach to students caught violating its tobacco and vaping policy for the first time. The school board recently approved an update to the tobacco policy in the student handbook. For a first offense, students will receive three
Evacuations will be included in safety drills at Valley High School and Martin Elementary School in New Kensington this week. District officials did not provide dates and times for when the drills will take place. The district is practicing lockdown and evacuation procedures as part of the state’s safe schools
New technologies and equipment will allow Valley High School students to visit places unreachable in the classroom, while Burrell High School students will use them to create products. New Kensington-Arnold will transform its high school’s planetarium into a Think Tank, while Burrell’s “Bucconomics” program will see seniors undertake an economics-based
As students begin the 2022-23 school year, the Tribune-Review takes a look at what’s new or different at each school district within the A-K Valley: Allegheny Valley School District The district is offering several new programs this school year, which started Aug. 22. A Technology Explorations course aims to assist
Highlands Middle School students will be working out in an updated fitness room thanks to a grant from the Highmark Foundation. The district is expected to receive $7,300 to help replace outdated equipment and modernize the facilities. “We encounter many challenges daily while conducting our PE and Lifetime Wellness classes