LEWISTOWN – Lewistown is a city with a colorful, storied past. Lewistown Intermediate School fifth-grade teacher Tim Clark wanted to make sure his students learned about the olden days, so he and his teaching colleagues Kristin Kauffman and Nicole Chambers made certain they were wearing a good pair of walking shoes to go with a […]
REEDSVILLE The Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce Business and Education Committee, chaired by Cher Harpster, hosted a Free Wheeling Career Exploration Day for all Mifflin County School District fourth graders Wednesday at the Youth Park. In addition, fourth graders from Stone Valley Charter School and Belleville Mennonite also participated. Representatives from a variety […]
LEWISTOWN Valerie Baker has seen Pennsylvania’s decade-long teacher shortage worsen. An early childhood teacher at the Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology, Baker is hoping the Academy’s early childhood program can make a difference. She’s had success stories here and there but is holding out hoping for dramatic improvements. “Early childhood is where […]
LEWISTOWN – Amber Elsesser sees the artwork of elementary school students in the Mifflin County School Districts and wonders if any budding artists could be the next Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci or Vincent van Gogh. Who knows? Each of the famous artists had to get their start somewhere. “Every child has creativity within,” said […]
Area students participate in a STEM Lego Robotics day on April 20 at Strodes Mills Elementary School. The event was a collaboration of Lewistown Intermediate School STEM fifth-graders, Academy Early Childhood students and Strodes Mills Elementary School students.