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Brockway last day of school is June 5th; $1 million loan for sports fields

Wednesday, April 15 by wcednews

Brockway, PA – The Brockway Area School Board held a virtual meeting on Tuesday, approving the continuation of lessons for students until June 5. The board approved the plan, which offers online and packet work to students in the district. The June 5 date is... Read More.

Pennsylvania schools will remain closed for rest of academic year

Friday, April 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Continuing his efforts to protect the health and safety of students and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tom Wolf announced on Thursday that all schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. The governor made the decision... Read More.

Gretchen Caruso, current DCC Headmaster, named as President of DuBois Catholic School

Friday, April 10 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The board of the DuBois Area Catholic School System is pleased to announce that Mrs. Gretchen J. Caruso has been named president of the DuBois Area Catholic School System. The appointment is effective July 1. Mrs. Caruso has spent her entire career... Read More.

Pitt School of Medicine develops potential COVID-19 vaccine micro-needle patch

Friday, April 3 by wcednews

Pittsburgh, PA – The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is testing a potential vaccine against COVID-19, or SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Louis Falo, of the University of Pittsburgh School, says the vaccine is delivered through a fingertip-sized patch. Researchers say the vaccine produced SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in mice... Read More.

School districts start online and at-home classwork

Thursday, April 2 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Because schools statewide remain closed until further notice, school districts everywhere have come up with plans for students to continue learning even while they remain at home. For specific details about each school's plan, please visit their website. DuBois Area School District Read More.

UPDATED 4/1: COVID-19 Prevention Closures

Wednesday, April 1 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Many events have been canceled or postponed because of the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Do you know of an event that is being postponed or a similar announcement? Please email [email protected] with the details. Looking for a specific event? Use CTRL+F... Read More.

All Pennsylvania schools will remain closed until further notice

Tuesday, March 31 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Although most recently they had been hoping to reopen by April 6, all Pennsylvania schools will now remain closed indefinitely as coronavirus continues to spread in the state. This means that schools and non-life-sustaining businesses will remain closed until they are given... Read More.

Brockway School District offering extra education opportunities during closure

Monday, March 30 by wcednews

Brockway, PA – The State of Pennsylvania has closed schools until at least April 6, but the shutdown could last longer as COVID-19 continues to spread. To that end, the Brockway Area School District has decided to join other districts in the area and provide... Read More.

DuBois School District donates masks to Penn Highlands

Monday, March 30 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The DuBois Area School District used part of their emergency preparedness stockpile to donate more than 6,000 face masks to Penn Highlands Healthcare recently. The donations were much appreciated and include N-95 respirator masks, surgical masks, yellow masks, and children's masks. The hospitals... Read More.

First Class Children’s Foundation delivers free books to local kids

Wednesday, March 25 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – In the middle of the chaos came an act of kindness from First Class Children’s Foundation. Matt Reed and his organization dropped off Imagination Boxes full of books, Pokemon trading card, fun school supplies, and art products to five lucky kids this... Read More.

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