Reeceville students collect food for the hungry
Reeceville Elementary School student Michael McVeigh saved his own chore money to buy and entire shopping cart full of food for local needy families — so they can have a good Thanksgiving meal. Students at the school donated more than 1,100 food items for local food cupboards as part of “Operation Thanksgiving.”
‘Operation Thanksgiving’ collects 1,100 items for local food...
School board votes to move Caln students to Scott
Moves won’t happen until new North Brandywine Middle School is built
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
The Coatesville Area School District voted to approve eventually moving students and staff at Caln Elementary School to a new elementary school that would be housed in what is now Scott Middle School. Middle school students currently at Scott would move to a new North Brandywine Middle...
Rainbow student selected for showcase
Rainbow Elementary School principal Cliff Maloney and fifth grade student Hunter DiSciullo display her award from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association after being selected to perform at the Student Celebration Showcase for the School Leadership Conference in Hershey on Oct. 17.
HERSHEY – Hunter DiSciullo, a fifth grade student at Rainbow Elementary School from the Coatesville Area School District,...
CASH Hall of Fame honors class of 2012
Athletic heroes from Coatesville’s past feted at dinner attended by 300
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
The newest honorees of the Coatesville Area High School Hall of Fame were honored Saturday night at the Coatesville Country Club. Top row, left to right: Clint Seace, Peter “Sonny” Gracia, Larry Lewis. Bottom row: Aja Anderson, Mike Emanuel, Gavin “Scotty”...
CASD school board looks to keep South middle school open
But formal vote put on hold; parents question class sizes
By Kyle Carrozza, Correspondent, The Times
Although no formal decision was made Tuesday night, school board members suggested that it was increasingly likely that South Brandywine Middle School would remain open, while North Brandywine would be the first target for replacement, rather than both aging middle schools.
CALN – The plans for renovating...
School board: two new middle schools not in the budget
South Brandywine might stay open for five more years
By Kyle Carrozza, Correspondent, The Times
Although slated for replacement, fiscal constraints may keep South Brandywine Middle School open for at least five more years.
CALN – Due to an already tight budget, the Coatesville Area School Board announced a change in plans at their meeting Tuesday night, stating that the district cannot afford to...
Letter: ROTC is a worthy investment for CASD
To The Editor,
As a lifelong resident of the City of Coatesville, a graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School, and a taxpayer to the Coatesville Area School District, I would like to protest the decision of the Coatesville Area School Board and School Administration for their decision to eliminate the ROTC Program from the 2012-2013 School Year Budget. I think the Coatesville School Board is...
Letter: Disappointed with Como’s comments about Graystone
To The Editor:
The Graystone Academy Charter School Board of Trustees is disappointed with Coatesville Area School District (CASD) Superintendent Richard Como’s inflammatory remarks concerning our decision to restructure Graystone into a K-5 elementary school. His misleading statements shamefully used children as pawns and served only to advance his and the CASD Board’s agenda to deny area families...
Coatesville welcomes displaced Graystone students
District forms outreach program for displaced Graystone Academy students
By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, The Times
COATESVILLE –Middle school-age students left high and dry by the sudden decision by Greystone Academy to drop grades 6 through 8 will be warmly welcomed by the Coatesville Area School District, which is planning an aggressive effort to bring the roughly 100 displaced students into the...
School board poised to build new middle schools
CASB votes to hold public hearing for new Brandywine middle schools; Caln Elementary, old middle schools to be closed
By Jamie Richard, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com
COATESVILLE – After much discussion and deliberation, the Coatesville Area School Board unanimously voted to continue the planning of two new middle schools at their meeting Tuesday.
The board’s vote only scheduled a public hearing...
