The district will now move forward creating a budget with a 4.2% millage rate increase, though the board will not vote on the final budget and millage rate until June.
Education
Vikings ‘excited but not content’ following breakthrough boys basketball season
In his first year at the helm, Franklin Wilson Jr. led Northern Lebanon to its first double-digit win season in nearly a decade.
Gretna Theatre brings The Science of Stuff to local schools and libraries
The Science of Stuff, Gretna Theatre’s newest educational production, is touring schools and libraries across Lebanon County this month and next to help kids “explore the building blocks of the universe through comedy and movement.”
Ebenezer Elementary to reach $1 million raised for the American Heart Assn.
Ebenezer Elementary’s first year of fundraising brought in $4,000, and over the past 30 years, it has grown to over $50,000. It will be the first school in the state to pass $1 million raised.
Maddie Shanfelder follows her grandpa’s path as standout soccer goalie, wrestler
Inspired by her grandfather’s athletic legacy, Cedar Crest’s Maddie Shanfelder recorded 108 saves as a soccer goalkeeper this fall while collecting 27 wrestling wins as a freshman and winning the 2025 Chocolatetown Open.
Palmyra school board to vote on contentious French book at next meeting
The book “Alice: La Liste” will be placed on the agenda for a vote at the Feb. 12 meeting after some board members expressed concern that the French reader included “fringe topics.”
Harrisburg lobbyist pitches possible grants to cover CTC building costs
School Facility Improvement grants or the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program could cover much, not all costs of renovation or replacement of the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center's building, lobbyist tells school committee.
ELCO board splits vote for first reading of a sex-based facility-usage policy
The board voted 5-4 to approve the first reading of the policy. The members that voted against it raised concerns with going against their legal counsel’s advice of waiting until Supreme Court decisions are released.
Blue Mountain Christian School hopes to be tuition-free with donations, tax credits
Blue Mountain Christian School in Jonestown is hoping to be one of Pennsylvania’s first tuition-free Christian schools through community donations and tax credit programs. They would need $600,000 to make this possible.
Fulton Bank donates former Annville location to Lebanon Valley College
Fulton Bank has donated its former financial center property at 1 W. Main St., Annville, to Lebanon Valley College.
Nate Monroe seeks to build ‘something special’ as Vikings’ next football coach
Nate Monroe, a defensive coordinator at Palmyra the last four seasons, gained approval as the Vikings’ next head football coach at this month’s Northern Lebanon School District School Board meeting.
Drifting & refreezing concerns cause 2-hour delays for all county school districts
Annville-Cleona, ELCO, Northern Lebanon, Lebanon, and Palmyra Area school districts have announced two-hour delays for Tuesday, Jan. 20, out of concerns for drifting and refreezing roads.
Northern Lebanon school board approves $3.1 million loan for renovations
The $3.1 million loan is at a 4% interest rate, and the district staff recommended it because the bank allows prepayments, which could save on the amount of interest paid.
Annville-Cleona school board accepts member resignation, looks to fill seat
The Annville-Cleona School Board voted during its Jan. 12 meeting to accept the resignation of board member Robert Evans, leaving them with 30 days to fill the seat.
Cornwall-Lebanon School District mourns death of 12th-grader Damarius Galarza
Cornwall-Lebanon School District announced the death of senior Damarius Nalik Galarza, who passed away Saturday night and would have graduated this spring, as his family launches a fundraiser to cover funeral expenses.














