Tag archive for ‘Blue Ridge’
Rachel’s impact hits Blue Ridge (0)
12/22/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge students spent the days leading up to an anti-bullying assembly learning about the program’s namesake, Rachel Joy Scott. Scott was the first person killed in the April 1999 Columbine school shooting that claimed the life of 13 students and one teacher. After reading Scott’s personal writing and diaries, her family [...]
Principal named at Blue Ridge (0)
12/15/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge School Board accepted the resignation Monday night of L. Scott Jeffery as high school principal. Jeffery was introduced last Monday (Dec. 6) in Old Forge as that school district’s new superintendent. Board members wasted no time in naming Jeffery’s replacement. The job went to current Blue Ridge Middle School Principal [...]
Principal leaving Blue Ridge (0)
12/08/10 •
BY JEREMY BURTON Times-Shamrock Writer In choosing a new superintendent, the Old Forge School Board wanted someone who shared its small-town values. It decided to hire Scott Jeffery, 44, principal of Blue Ridge High School and a native of a small upstate New York community. Jeffery, whose new salary was set at $87,000, said there [...]
Blue Ridge board officers retained (0)
12/08/10 •
BY STACI WILSON The slate of officers on the Blue Ridge School Board remains the same for the next year. The board voted President Alan Hall and Vice President Christina Cosmello to another term in their positions. Board meetings will continue to be held, on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The [...]
Raiders set sights on future (0)
11/24/10 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Blue Ridge’s wrestling team has a new coach in Zack Edwards, who is looking to keep the sport thriving on Raider soil. Edwards moved up to coach the varsity team after seven years coaching junior high. He replaces John Ciotoli. “We’ve got good numbers this year, and hope to be a team [...]
Raider spikers knocked from playoffs (0)
11/10/10 •
Blue Ridge’s girls’ volleyball team faced a District II Class A playoff loss against Lackawanna Trail at Tunnel Hill on Tuesday night. Against the Lions, Trail started strong with a 25-16 win over Blue Ridge in the first game, before topping the Raiders 25-12 in the second game. The Lions then capped off the win [...]
Clubs casualties of BR board, union dispute (0)
11/10/10 •
BY STACI WILSON The lack of a Book Club at Blue Ridge this year prompted a high school senior to bring her concerns to the school board at the Nov. 8 meeting. Senior Megan Merritt told the board that the book club was open to everyone, unlike athletics or the Scholastic Bowl. “It made such [...]
Lady Warriors take silver (0)
11/03/10 •
The Elk Lake girls’ cross country team took second place at the District II Class AA championships held at the Elk Lake campus in Dimock on Wednesday. Elk Lake’s girls were led by Elizabeth Trowbridge, who took third place at 19:33, followed by sister Maria Trowbridge in fifth at 20:14. Holy Redeemer used a 1-2 [...]
Kempa key to Sabers’ 5-1 season (0)
10/13/10 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Susquehanna senior Dan Kempa is having a solid year as signal caller for the Saber varsity football team. Kempa, 17, of Jackson, a senior at Blue Ridge, said he feels comfortable behind a solid Susquehanna offensive line, which has helped yield the team a 5-1 season record so far, with the most [...]
Boys’ soccer roundup (0)
10/13/10 •
Mountain View Mountain View’s boys’ soccer team faced a 2-0 loss at Abington Heights on Saturday, a 2-1 loss to North Pocono at home on Friday and grabbed a 7-1 victory over Scranton on the road on Tuesday evening. Against Abington, the Comets scored a goal in the first half, and a second goal [...]