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The Loyalsock Township School Board approved Hal Gee to fill the seat of board member John Raymond who had resigned, effective April 8. Gee will now be sworn in by a member of the judiciary prior to the next meeting, May 12.
Because Raymond had served as board vice-president, the board approved board member Melvin Wentzel to fill that position.
Stacey Patchett had also interviewed for Raymond’s seat.
In other business at the special meeting held recently, the board approved a request from Michelle Bartley, Loyalsock’s Odyssey of the Mind coordinator, for a contribution of one-third of the total expenditures for student participation in the World Finals Odyssey of the Mind Competition. The district’s contribution is not to exceed $5,000. Students will fund-raise for the remaining amount. The World Final Competition will be held in Orlando tentatively from June 9 through June 14.