Lebanon-area couple Joya and Tom Morrissey have a plan to save Lebanon Catholic, or at least Catholic education in Lebanon County.
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Disinfection procedure for N95 masks by Cedar Crest alum makes LA Times
Albert Nazeeri, a physics student at Caltech, has found a new procedure to disinfect N95 masks.
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Lebanon School District eyes Lebanon Catholic as way to add extra space
Faced with overcrowding at its existing schools, the school board has given the go-ahead for a preliminary study to see if the recently closed Lebanon Catholic School building could help solve the problem.
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Crowdfunding campaign for Palmyra Area School District stymied by school board policy, faces criticism
A nascent crowdfunding campaign for the school district, which is facing a budget shortfall of over $2 million, runs afoul of a policy put in place by the school board.
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CLSD superintendent comments on CDC, PDE guidelines for reopening schools
CLSD is currently in the early stages of planning for the 2020-2021 school year because, like most other school districts, they only recently completed the 2019-2020 school year.
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HACC campuses to remain closed through December
Through the end of the year, HACC campuses will limit in-person classes to credit and workforce development courses which require experiential/hands-on components.
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Palmyra senior receives $2,500 conservancy scholarship
Palmyra Area Senior Jamie Kantorczyk received $2,500 from the 2020 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship.
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Palmyra Outdoor Education Program goes virtual
Students took virtual hikes, participated in video obstacle courses, designed cabins via Minecraft, and more.
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LVC announces adjusted fall 2020 academic schedule
Lebanon Valley College has released more details on its return to campus for the fall 2020 semester.
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HACC to launch online-only contact tracer training program
The fully-remote program lasts for four weeks and the first session starts on June 8.
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Lebanon Catholic alumni reminisce following school closure: ‘It was a family’
Declining enrollment was a major factor in the decision to close Lebanon Catholic, but its size was also a defining aspect of students’ experience.
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Local school administrators ‘wary’ of new state subsidies
Gov. Tom Wolf announced May 13 that Pennsylvania will receive a one-time grant of federal emergency funds totaling $523.8 million to help schools cope with costs associated with COVID-19.
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LCCTC students create digital billboards to celebrate National Nurses Week
Three Lebanon County Career & Technology Center seniors have digital billboards displayed on West Cumberland Street.
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Student Views: The personal impact of COVID-19 for one Palmyra senior
Palmyra senior Jess St. Clair writes about the pain of missing her grandpa’s final moments, unable to visit him due to COVID-19.
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LVC planning for in-person fall 2020
Lebanon Valley President Lewis E. Thayne announced Wednesday, May 6, that the college plans to have students return to campus for an in-person start to the fall 2020 semester.
