Tag archive for ‘Blue Ridge’
13 Blue Ridge teachers to be cut (0)
2/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Thirteen teaching positions will be eliminated in the Blue Ridge School District. The announcement came following an executive session at Monday night school board meeting. The board directed Superintendent Robert McTiernan to contact the Pennsylvania Department of Education to discuss the furloughs and the actions that need to now be taken. The [...]
DA Legg warns: ’2Smart4Trbl’ (1)
2/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Young people sometimes make choices that come with some unexpected consequences. And those choices can lead them into the juvenile justice system. A new video program title ‘2Smart4Trbl’ is geared toward middle school students and shows common situations that would bring a minor into the juvenile justice system. Susquehanna County District Attorney [...]
Blue Ridge facing tough choices (0)
2/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Rumors about windmills, program and staff cuts and increased class sizes prompted Blue Ridge Superintendent Robert McTiernan to issue a taped phone call to district parents Friday evening. In the message, McTiernan directed parents to the school district website where the superintendent had posted a letter addressing those rumors. McTiernan noted in [...]
Sabers, Blue Ridge wrestle with future (0)
2/01/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF With two local wrestling programs hanging in the balance, a pair of local school districts are working together to keep wrestling opportunities open to their students. Susquehanna Community School District superintendent Bronson Stone said on Thursday that Susquehanna is currently in talks with Blue Ridge School District about a possible jointure of [...]
Raiders top Eagles, Chiefs (0)
1/19/11 •
The Blue Ridge Raider boys’ basketball team defeated Mountain View 69-38 at home on Friday night and picked up a 69-64 win over Lakeland on the road in overtime on Tuesday night. Facing Mountain View, the Raiders paced the Eagles 24-4 in the first quarter and then went 21-7 over the Eagles in the second [...]
EL 5th; BR 6th at Zurn-Bush showdown (0)
1/19/11 •
Elk Lake’s wrestling team took fifth place out of six teams at its host Zurn-Bush Tournament in Dimock on Saturday. The Warriors finished with an overall 1-4 record, while Lake-Lehman took fist place, in the tournament with its only win coming from Blue Ridge, 24-21. Elk Lake wrestlers Frank Delesky (130) Devin Fiorentino (140) went [...]
Blue Ridge working to reduce snow days (0)
1/12/11 •
BY STACI WILSON During Friday’s snow storm, Blue Ridge remained open although several buses of elementary students did not make it to school that day. Board president Alan Hall said at the Jan. 10 meeting that the district was making an effort to reduce the number of snow delays and cancellations. Hall said, “The safety [...]
Raiders break open tight game to take county crown (0)
1/05/11 •
Blue Ridge’s boys basketball team emerged victorious from the Susquehanna County Christmas Tournament on Wednesday night, defeating Elk Lake 62-44 in the championship game. It was a tight game throughout the first half as Blue Ridge and Elk Lake each scored 13 in the first and Elk Lake went into halftime with a 24-22 lead. [...]
Blue Ridge takes OT loss (0)
1/05/11 •
The Blue Ridge boys’ varsity basketball team faced a 69-67 loss in two overtimes to Wyalusing at home on Thursday evening in New Milford. Wyalusing got ahead after the first quarter pacing the Raiders 20-14, before Blue Ridge would come back with a 16-11 run in the second to trail by one points, 31-30 at [...]
Sharing friendship (0)
12/22/10 •
BY STACI WILSON For the past 25 years, Blue Ridge Elementary has united during the Christmas holiday in an effort to help less fortunate families in the school community. For weeks, elementary classes collect non-perishable food items and the high school’s Pride Club purchases presents for families. The school-wide endeavor culminates with the annual Sharing [...]