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September 1, 2010

The following menus (milk included with all meals) will be served at area schools from Sept. 7 - 10. East Canton Elementary, Jr./Sr. High School Monday: No School Tuesday: Cheeseburger or corn dog nuggets, breadstick, salad, hash browns and... Read Story.

Canton Local held Camp Invention in July

August 25, 2010

Canton Local held Camp Invention in July By TESA STRASSER The Press-News During the week of July 19-23, 46 inquisitive young minds from grades one through six met at Faricrest Memorial Middle School in Canton Local to for Camp Invention. This camp is... Read Story.

Back-to-school fest to be held

August 25, 2010

Back-to-school fest to be held The First Christian Church at 6900 Market Ave. N. will host a back-to-school, back-to-church family picnic open house festival. This event will be held on Sunday, Aug. 29. The worship service will be at 10:15 a.m. and... Read Story.

CS student awarded scholarship from Xavier

August 25, 2010

CS student awarded scholarship from Xavier Chansin Jackson of West Noble Street in East Canton, the daughter of Ann Jackson, has accepted a Buschmann Award from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Jackson graduated from Canton South High School, where she... Read Story.

Nicholson receives Timken scholarship

August 18, 2010

Nicholson receives Timken scholarship Carli Nicholson, a 2010 graduate of Sandy Valley High School, has been awarded one of the largest external scholarships in the history of Sandy Valley. The Timken Company Education Fund selected Carli as the... Read Story.

East Canton 8th graders improve village park as community service

August 18, 2010

East Canton 8th graders improve village park as community service East Canton eighth-grade students participated in the school's annual community service project earlier in the summer, during the East Canton Village Clean-up Day. The students worked ... Read Story.

School dedication service set

August 4, 2010

School dedication service set A dedication service for the new Osnaburg Local School building will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 10... Read Story.

PAWS to meet Aug. 10

August 4, 2010

PAWS to meet Aug. 10 PAWS, Walker Elementary School's parent group, will hold their first meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m at Walker Elementary. Everyone is invited to help plan for the upcoming Readyfest and school year events. For more... Read Story.

St. James names new principal

July 21, 2010

St. James names new principal A new principal has been named at St. James school and pre-school. John Airhart, who has served as principal in the West Branch School system for the past 29 years, will fill the position previously held by Kathy Untch. ... Read Story.

University of Akron Spring Semester Dean's List

July 21, 2010

University of Akron Spring Semester Dean's List The following students have qualified for the Dean's list at the University of Akron for this years Spring Semester. These students had to maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average to be selected. ... Read Story.

Buckeye Boys State EC, SV, and CS

July 21, 2010

Buckeye Boys State Buckeye Boys State was recently held and the following local students attended and were elected to offices. The Sandy Valley area boys were sponsored by the Isaac L. Kinney Post American Legion Post 244 in East Sparta, and the East... Read Story.

SV BOE approves resolution for renewal of permanent improvement tax on November election ballot

July 14, 2010

SV BOE approves resolution for renewal of permanent improvement tax on November election ballot By KAREN MUNDY The Press-News A regular meeting of the board of education was held in the Sandy Valley High/Middle School library during which the board... Read Story.

Scholarship awarded to Tataru

July 14, 2010

Scholarship awarded to Tataru Caitlin Tataru, daughter of John and Colleen Tataru of Kirtland, has been awarded The Charles F. Bush III Scholarship. Caitlin's grandmother, Colleen June Tataru, is a lifelong resident of East Canton. Caitlin recently... Read Story.

Faircrest Middle School announces fourth quarter honor roll

July 14, 2010

Faircrest Middle School announces fourth quarter honor roll Faircrest Memorial Middle School recently announced students who were named to the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks marking period. Those students named to the honor roll are: 6th Grade ... Read Story.

SV Class of '90 to have reunion

July 14, 2010

SV Class of '90 to have reunion The Sandy Valley Class of 1990 will hold a reunion from 5-11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24. The event will be held at Lakeside Banquet and Meeting Room. Call Stephanie (Merrick) Matthews for cost and information at... Read Story.

EC Schools to hold auction on July 17

July 7, 2010

EC Schools to hold auction on July 17 East Canton Schools will hold an auction on Saturday, July 17, during which many school items will be sold before the old schools are razed. The Kiko Auctioneers will conducted the sale that will start at 10 a.m.,... Read Story.

Canton South student Ron May Jr. inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma at University of Akron

July 7, 2010

Canton South student Ron May Jr. inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma at University of Akron Ron May Jr., a 2006 Canton South graduate and accounting major at The University of Akron, was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma on Feb. 26. He is the son of Lori and... Read Story.

East Canton announced merit roll

July 7, 2010

East Canton announced merit roll East Canton High School announced the merit roll for the fourth, nine-week grading period. The following students earned honors: NINTH-GRADE -- Clayton Snyder, Sean Woodall, Alyssa Dysle, Justin Sutton, Jessica Marshall,... Read Story.

EC Middle School students hear about many types of careers

June 30, 2010

EC Middle School students hear about many types of careers East Canton Middle School had 14 community members recently speak to seventh- and eighth-grade students about careers. The students spent time before Career Day with Cheryl Robinson from the... Read Story.

SV grad earns doctorate of medicine

June 30, 2010

SV grad earns doctorate of medicine Dr. Joshua Blanton received a doctorate of medicine degree on May 15 from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Blanton is a 2004 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and the son of Steve and Cindy... Read Story.

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