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All Ligonier Valley students in grades 7-12 will be able to return to a hybrid instructional model, beginning Tuesday.
District officials decided to make the move to a weekly mix of in-classroom and at-home lessons following two consecutive weeks when covid-19 transmission rates in Westmoreland County were at state-defined moderate levels, down from previous substantial levels.
Many students at Ligonier Valley’s middle school and high school have been learning at home full-time, with online instruction, because of recent heightened covid-19 pandemic concerns.
Courtesy of Ligonier Valley School District
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The Ligonier Valley School Board has less than five months to select someone to succeed Christine Oldham as superintendent.
The board, at its February meeting, approved Oldham’s retirement, effective June 30.
Oldham said her decision to end her stint at Ligonier Valley was a bittersweet one.
“I’m excited about what the future holds, but at the same time, I am truly going to miss the people who have made my 13 years in (the district) such a blessing,” she said. “There really is something special about our 234 square miles. As exciting as retirement is, it is going to be difficult to leave.”
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Ligonier’s annual Soup’s On! sampling of local fare is set to return next month with a new venue, the town’s central Diamond Park.
The 2020 Soup’s On! event, during which attendees would have visited individual eateries, was postponed and eventually cancelled because of restrictions related to the covid-19 pandemic.
This year, in keeping with safeguards to help prevent the spread of the virus, participating restaurants and organizations will have soup specialties available for tasting at outdoor booths around the Diamond.
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Several area schools are among a little more than 1,100 nationwide being recognized for helping to promote interest in computer science among female students.
Greater Latrobe, Deer Lakes and East Allegheny high schools and Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy are among 22 public schools in Pennsylvania that have received the 2020 College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award.
The schools qualified for the recognition by having female students represent 50% or more of those enrolled in one of two Advanced Placement courses AP Computer Science Principles or AP Computer Science A. Schools also could receive the award based on female students who took a related AP exam that offers the opportunity for college credit.
Pittsburgh police have located a missing man last seen in Homewood on Feb. 6. George Booker, 51, of Pittsburgh, is considered at-risk, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson. Police annnounced that Booker had been safely located shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.