Outpouring of support continues for McKees Rocks’ Damar Hamlin
-NFL UPDATE - By Elizabeth Perry Fans looking for an outlet for their disbelief and sadness over Monday night’s on-field collapse of...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Cornell, Sto-Rox merge proposal for girls basketball is shot down
-SPORTS- By Elizabeth Perry Sto-Rox directors unanimously voted down a proposal from officials at the Cornell district asking to combine...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
State budget boosts school funding
-EDUCATION FINANCES- By Elizabeth Perry A $1.8 billion increase in school funding passed with Pennsylvania’s budget, July 8. Included in...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Sto-Rox to take part in the ‘Just Discipline Project’
-RESTORATIVE PRACTICES- Sto-Rox Upper Elementary School is taking part in the “Just Discipline Project,” a program designed to avoid the...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
New Sto-Rox director to be appointed by judge
School taxes to increase by 1.3 mills -ON THE AGENDA- By Elizabeth Perry On June 23 the Sto-Rox School directors passed the 2022-2023...
Gazette 2.0
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
CULLIVER: In spite of civil cases, new school police hire a ‘gem’
-STO-ROX- By Elizabeth Perry New Sto-Rox School Police Supervisor Andrew Lisiecki is a longtime law enforcement officer with...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Locals galore help to launch seniors
Photo by Izzy McDermott Students Alexis Brinza and Janaya Hazlip (far left and far right) presented the Edward F. Meyer III Scholarships...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
The remedy for gun violence cannot be more guns
-EDITORIAL- The Editorial Board The senseless murder of 19 children and two adults at a school in Uvalde, Texas is a national tragedy and...
Gazette 2.0
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Meeting notes: Sto-Rox School District
Upper Elementary Principal Heather Johnston and newly hired High School Principal Kimberly Price during the May 27 school board meeting...
Gazette 2.0
- May 26, 2022
- 3 min
District welcomes new super, admin, director
-STO-ROX- By Jamie Wiggan Sto-Rox directors hired Megan Van Fossan as the district’s new superintendent May 11, concluding a months-long...
Gazette 2.0
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Sto-Rox to form police department as part of larger safety revamp
-SCHOOL SAFETY- By Jamie Wiggan The Sto-Rox School district is planning to establish an internal police department as a first step within...
Gazette 2.0
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
Professor comes out of retirement to join as special ed consultant
-STO-ROX- By Elizabeth Perry In addition to approving a proposed 2022-2023 budget May 19, directors at Sto-Rox voted to make the...
Gazette 2.0
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Sto-Rox hikes tax rate, Montour boosts staffing
-BUDGETS- By Alice Crow & Elizabeth Perry Carlynton, Cornell, Montour and Sto-Rox have all approved final budget proposals for the...
Gazette 2.0
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Students witness mock DUI crash ahead of prom
Photos by Lynne Deliman Students at the Sto-Rox High School got an important lesson outside the classroom on May 4 ahead of prom. A...
Gazette 2.0
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
Sto-Rox beefs up security presence
By Jamie Wiggan The Sto-Rox school district is looking to address escalating safety concerns by hiring new security specialists for all...
Gazette 2.0
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Superintendent search proceeds, Dalmas remains on paid leave
-STO-ROX- By Jamie Wiggan The Sto-Rox School District has finished receiving applicants and is now reviewing a slew of candidates in its...
Gazette 2.0
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
The future of Sto-Rox rests on the will of the community
-EDITORIAL- By Editorial Board Having cleared the school board last week after months of laborious discussions, the success of a...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
State to Sto-Rox: Recovery starts with investment
-FINANCES- By Jamie Wiggan A 109-page plan for repairing the Sto-Rox School District’s tenuous finances recommends more investment in...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Student percussionist to perform among top six in state
Chrystal Sircely practices mallets inside a school rehearsal room. -STO-ROX- By Jamie Wiggan When Sto-Rox High School found itself...
Gazette 2.0
- Mar 2, 2022
- 5 min
Regular season a wrap for local WPIAL teams
Photos by Mike Longo Jr. -BASKETBALL- By Mike Longo Jr. and Ken Hohman The western suburbs of Pittsburgh are home to some powerhouse...