Sewickley Herald category, Page 25

Quaker Valley School District plans to launch a new mass communication system to better reach families and keep folks informed about district activities. The board recently approved spending about $9,800 annually over the next three years for ParentSquare, a communication tool district officials believe will help save time and streamline...

Quaker Valley School District families celebrated the class of 2024 and their transition from students to alumni May 30 at Chuck Knox Stadium. Several administrators and school board members congratulated the 155 graduates as they walked across the stage to get their diplomas. The high school concert band, led by...

On May 11, Sewickley Academy hosted its second annual TEDxYouth @ Sewickley Academy event in Rea Auditorium. This event was planned by the Academy’s TEDxYouth Club, which was founded last year by current senior Anjali Shah. Now in its second year, with Shah as the principal coordinator, it is hoped...

Bloom Market Sweetwater Center for the Arts is partnering with local businesses Green Hen Farms and Two Little Blooms Garden for Sweetwater Blooms Market, a once-monthly, fresh flower market that will sell flowers, local artwork and garden-related items. It pops up on Bank Street between Broad and Walnut streets in...

One Quaker Valley relay team placed third at the PIAA Class 2A track and field championships; another secured seventh. The QV boys 3,200-meter relay team, consisting of juniors Clark LaLomia and Jackson Pethel, freshman Jonah Montagnese and sophomore River Capek, clicked for a time of 8:01.1 to take third place....

The Sewickley Academy boys tennis team had its season-long goal of a WPIAL playoff run firmly entrenched. Sewickley looked to make it two in a row in 2024 as the Panthers were the defending champions in Class 2A. Sewickley and Quaker Valley advanced to the WPIAL championship round off their...

The Sweet Jazz summer music concert series is back. This year, shows will take place at either the Community Room at Sweetwater Center for the Arts or in Bell Acres. It kicks off June 7 in Bell Acres with Jessica Lee. Entry is at 6 p.m. and music begins at...

Quaker Valley Middle School made an impressive showing at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science state-level competition held at Penn State University on May 20. Under the guidance of their teacher Margot Bruno, 17 eighth-grade students from QVMS’s 4000-level physical science classes showcased their long-term experimental design projects, earning remarkable...

Sewickley Academy officials plan to send off their class of 2024 into their next chapters in life with inspiring words from a University of Pittsburgh medical professional. Dr. Joseph Maroon, clinical professor of neurological science at Pitt’s Medical Center and the Heindl Scholar in neuroscience, will be the guest speaker...

A former amateur boxer has turned a facility tucked to the side of Chadwick Street by a ball field in Sewickley into a place of fitness and fellowship. Jaryd Boyer runs the Premier Youth & Community Center. The nonprofit is in its second year in the borough at the Sewickley...

About 1,500 people came out to watch dozens of groups march and ride in the 131st annual Memorial Day Parade in Sewickley, borough officials announced. People lined the sidewalks up and down Broad, Thorn, Grant and Beaver streets on May 27 to watch bands, veterans, first responders and many others...

Pedestrian safety Sewickley officials are working with Gateway Engineers to address pedestrian safety issues along Beaver Street. Council received reports of people being stuck by vehicles while in crosswalks at various intersections, including one of a woman who was struck in September and is still recovering. Council president Cynthia Mullins...

Mia Gartley is only a sophomore at Quaker Valley. Yet in her two years on the QV girls track and field team, she has won two WPIAL individual titles in the Class 2A girls high jump. Gartley claimed first place May 15 at Slippery Rock University by clearing a height...

Altoona native Mike Iuzzolino’s has had a distinguished basketball career. Iuzzolino’s proficiency on the basketball court has taken him all over the globe. Most recently, he worked for eight years on the Robert Morris men’s basketball staff, including the last three as associate head coach. Iuzzolino, 56, is settling in...

Franklin Park Sara Oczypol sold property at 2633 Hunters Point Drive to Shivam Mathur and Ani Singh for $283,001. Santo Federico sold property at 1651 Oakleaf Ln to Nathan and Katherine Earl for $534,900. Ryan Matteo sold property at 2203 Rochester Road to Mark Kenneth Borrasso for $348,000. Marlene King...

Quaker Valley School District property owners will have to pay 2.9% more in real estate taxes next school year. The school board voted 8-0 May 21 to adopt the district’s $60.66 million final general fund budget for 2024-25. Daniela Helkowski, board vice president, was absent. It is the second straight...

Since 1991, the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have recognized the hard work and passion of music educators and high school students throughout Allegheny County. This year’s nominees — in a variety of categories — were announced on May 8, and the awards will be...

A historic property in Sewickley is on the market. Built in 1887, 20 Chadwick St. is a neo-Tudor-style building that originally served as the train station in Sewickley. It later became a cultural hub for the Black community and now is a commercial building home to a CrossFit gym with...

Sewickley officials plan to bolster the borough’s sustainability efforts with the borough’s first EV stations. Council unanimously voted May 14 to authorize Borough Manager Donna Kaib to submit paperwork to Duquesne Light seeking a $40,000 investment through the electric company’s Community Charging Program. The plan is to have three stations...

Sewickley Memorial Day festivities include services and celebrations of military men and women. Things kickoff with a service at 11 a.m. Sunday at Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad St. Lunch will be served afterward. Fountain Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday for a Memorial...

Several Quaker Valley School District Edgeworth Elementary students recently participated in the state STEM Design Challenge Championships in Harrisburg. Fifth graders Hannah Yocca, Lydia Beichner, Francesca Zeiders and Emily Custers, under the direction of coach Sara Schoener, showcased their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills against multiple other school districts...

Sewickley Academy senior midfielder Libby Eannarino needed three scores at home against Quaker Valley on May 7 to reach 200 career goals in girls lacrosse. She ended up with seven to lead the Panthers to an exciting 15-11 win against their rivals. Eannarino’s younger sister Emma, a freshman midfielder/attacker and...

As the reigning WPIAL Class 2A team champion, the Quaker Valley track and field program was well-represented at the WPIAL individual championships. “I’m very proud of the number of boys and girls we qualified for WPIALs,” QV coach Jared Jones said. “We had 29 total athletes competing in 34 individual...

The National Federation of State High School Associations has made new rule changes for wrestling in the offseason. • Beginning next season, wrestlers will be considered in bounds with only one point of contact by either competitor inside or on the boundary line. • Another change is three points for...