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School Rivalry
Ferndale Area and Conemaugh Valley School Districts were once big rivals.
But now they’re in a football, band, and cheerleading co-op together.
This month, two fires destroyed the homes of two students within the districts.
“In August 2020, our biggest area rival became family and we all know what Ferndale Area does when someone in our family is in need. We were put together as one family…and not just on the football field,” staff wrote on the FASD Facebook page.
They’re joining forces even more and selling t-shirts to raise money for the families impacted.
The shirts have both a Blue Jay and a Yellow Jacket on them, reading “Better Together.”
Richland and Forest Hills students will continue a remote model of instruction until at least Jan. 4, according to district announcements Wednesday.
The extension applies to all grade levels and comes just days before the districts were set to bring students back. We had every intention of returning on Dec. 14 to hybrid, Richland Superintendent Arnold Nadonley said.
Forest Hills administrators had set their eyes on the same date.
However, the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region has forced district leadership to adjust plans once again.
As of Wednesday, Cambria County had accumulated more than 6,000 cases, 116 deaths and an incidence rate of 745.5 per 100,000 residents for the past seven days.