The mother of a McGuffey School District student whose special needs allegedly were mocked by three teachers in a conversation recorded by mistake is accusing the district of discrimination and other violations of her daughter’s rights in a federal lawsuit.Beth Suhon of Donegal Township said ...
The annual Washington County FFA Floriculture Contest was held Nov. 17 at McGuffey High School, including individual and team competitions.Ten teams of four from Avella, Fort Cherry, McGuffey and Trinity FFA chapters competed. Members were challenged to create floral arrangements for a sweet 16 ...
A lot of what Mary Jo Podgurski taught Emmett Patterson over their years of friendship and mentorship was profound.But one thing she said, in particular, has really stuck with him.“When an adult says something, sometimes people listen. When a young person says something, that’s when people ...
It was all fun and games in the Wash High gym Thursday morning.Life Skills students from nine regional high schools converged there for the third annual “Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge,” a series of innovative games that mostly foster camaraderie and prompt decibels of laughter, miles ...
CANONSBURG – Karen Rubican always knew she wanted to help people.When she was growing up, she wanted at first to be a doctor, “until I realized that involved the insides of people,” she said.“I wasn’t really cut out for that,” Rubican said in her office on a recent Friday afternoon. ...
