Following the lead of talented sophomore Kylie Trostle, ELCO has started a girls’ wrestling program, with 26 girls competing this year.
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ELCO board approves full-day kindergarten, will launch this fall
With unanimous support from the school board, ELCO School District next fall will begin offering full-day kindergarten to all incoming students.
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New ELCO planetarium is already a science star in middle school curriculum
The planetarium at ELCO Middle School, which sat unused for years before being brought back into action late in 2023, is quickly becoming a centerpiece of the school’s science curriculum — and, faculty members say, it has the potential for so much more.
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ELCO prepares to shine a light on the heavens with refurbished planetarium
A disused planetarium at the middle school in Eastern Lebanon County School District has a murky past but a bright future, as the celestial projection system is reinvented for a new generation of ELCO students.
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ELCO English teacher among 12 finalists to be Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year
ELCO High School’s Jonathan Bickel, recognized for his innovative projects and connection with students, is a finalist for 2024 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.
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ELCO expansion and renovation project modernizes high school, adds STEM wing
ELCO High School is getting an expansion, facelift and other improvements that, district officials told LebTown, were long overdue.
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ELCO boy’s basketball team supports student battling stage four brain tumor
The team raised about $860 for Jariel Hiraldo through a special donation at recent varsity and junior varsity basketball games.
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ELCO explores $25-30 million major overhaul to 1962 high school building
The Eastern Lebanon County School district is exploring the feasibility of a $30 million renovation project that would change the face of the ELCO High School.
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Think it’s hard being a rookie head coach, try it during a pandemic
For first-year coaches, the importance placed on those three skills increases exponentially. Now try to imagine the challenges a coach taking over an athletic program faces during a pandemic faces.
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ELCO students receive trees as part of community outreach program
ELCO students recently received the trees as a part of PPL Electric Utilities’ Community Roots program.
