Tag archive for ‘Blue Ridge’
BR board wants workshop details (0)
10/13/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge school board members would like more detailed summaries from teachers regarding the conferences and workshops they attend. Board member Laurie Bonner said the district spent a considerable amount of stimulus funds in the past year to send teachers to co-teaching and differentiated instruction workshops. She added that some of the [...]
BR’s Mansfield tops Commissioners’ JV race (0)
9/22/10 •
Blue Ridge junior varsity runner Ethan Mansfield took first place overall at the Lackawanna County Commissioner’s junior varsity race at McDade Park on Saturday. Mansfield, a junior runner, finished the course in 18:38, 19 seconds ahead of Pittston’s James O’Connor. Also finishing for Blue Ridge was sophomore Ed Gorick with a 20:24. Blue Ridge’s boys’ [...]
BR principals report smooth start (0)
9/15/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge’s three principals reported at the Sept. 13 board meeting that the school year was off to a smooth start. Following an opening presentation about the CAFE sponsored sixth grade Washington, D.C. trip, the board broke for an executive session to discuss a personnel matter that lasted nearly an hour. The [...]