Coatesville High’s AFJROTC rehabs globe at Veteran’s Plaza

Cadets complete more than 500 service hours in the community By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times After stripping away layers of paint, cadets of PA-771 AFJROTC primed and painted the ocean of the globe at Veteran’s Plaza in Coatesville’s Gateway Park. COATESVILLE – If you’ve noticed the new paint job on the globe in Veteran’s Plaza at Gateway Park in the center of town,...

Coatesville AFJROTC keeps making its mark on the community

Students perform more than 1,100 hours of community service By Lauren Parker- Gill, News Editor, The Times  AFJROCT cadets took many academic trips during the 2015-2016 school year — one included a tour of the Dover Air Force Base. Credit: AFJROTC. CALN – Not long ago, the Coatesville Area High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program was on the chopping block due to budget cuts, but the...

CASD to withhold some charter school payments due to budget impasse

Board salutes AFJROTC students during meeting By Lauren Parker- Gill, Staff writer, The Times The Coatesville Area School District will withhold some payments to charter schools due to the ongoing budget impasse. The state has been without a budget since June 30 and has not reimbursed local school districts for their share of charter school payments. CALN – The Coatesville Area School District will...