Education

With the $45.5 billion state spending plan apparently stalled pending action by the state senate – which may not occur until the upper chamber’s scheduled return to Harrisburg in September – local school districts must now operate in limbo not knowing for certain what their 2023-24 funding will entail, or when they might see it.

Lebanon Valley College is preparing to welcome a record-setting 529 students, the largest cohort in the college’s history, for the fall semester of 2023.

Plans for the Cornwall-Lebanon School District’s Falcon Connector Building are currently in final stages, and will be reviewed by the South Lebanon Township Planning Commission once required permits are obtained.

The Palmyra Public Library is hosting its annual used book sale from July 8 through July 13 at the Palmyra First United Methodist Church, 520 E Birch St.

The Lebanon County 4-H Board of Directors has awarded two 4-H members with $1,000 academic awards in recognition of their notable 4-H project experiences, community service, and academic achievements.

The Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce’s “Excellence in Education Celebration,” held on May 10, acknowledged the academic achievements of the top 5% of graduating seniors in Lebanon County and celebrated the impact of their chosen mentors.

The James Biever Police-Community Alliance has announced the recipients of the 2023 James Biever Criminal Justice Award.

Northern Lebanon High School was one of 16 schools in the state recognized this year by the National Athletics Trainers Association for its exemplary efforts to keep student-athletes healthy and safe.

With less than a month to go in the 2022-2023 academic year, the JROTC cadets at Lebanon High School finished their inaugural year as part of the nationwide youth leadership training program by organizing a military appreciation day at the school.

The Northern Lebanon School District is in talks to sell two of its elementary schools to the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and a third to IU-13, as it prepares to open a new combined elementary facility in August 2023.

Three Lebanon Valley College students have been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year, while another has been named an alternate.