Riley Davison’s Wednesday was filled with excitement for one reason: “smashing bots.” The Pine-Richland senior was among dozens of high school students who crowded in Robert Morris University’s John Jay Center for the 17th annual BotsIQ, a regional competition in which student-made robots fight each other gladiator-style. In one corner,
In a case of art imitating life or life imitating art, Freeport Area High School will present Disney’s “High School Musical,” running Thursday through Sunday at the district’s middle school. The story centers on two East High students, Troy and Gabriella, and their audition for a school musical in which
When the curtains rise next week on Freeport Area High School’s production of “High School Musical,” Troy Bolton and Sharpay Evans will be watching from the audience — sort of. Actors from Highlands High School — set to perform the show’s sequel, “High School Musical, 2: On Stage!” — will
A Butler County man is accused of sending threatening text messages to a woman while he was awaiting a preliminary hearing on felony charges that he punched and strangled her, according to Buffalo Township police. Bradley Borg, 32, of Bessemer Avenue, Butler Township, initially was charged with two felony counts
Let the schools decide, people said. When the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the state Department of Education and Gov. Tom Wolf called for masks to protect from covid-19, there was protest from some parents and community members. This shouldn’t be a state decision. It shouldn’t be an edict from on