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Meet The Candidates For Pottsgrove’s School Board

Joe Zlomek — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:34:20 +0000

Eight local residents have demonstrated their willingness to volunteer time and talents to help govern the actions of the Pottsgrove School District. Find out more about them.

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Opinions From Candidates For Pottsgrove’s School Board

Joe Zlomek — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:42 +0000

Reporter Evan Brandt of The (Pottstown PA) Mercury newspaper has created and posted online video interviews with both slates of candidates for the Pottsgrove Board of School Directors. If you intend to vote in Tuesday's primary election, they're worth watching.

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High Praise In Pottsgrove: MS Led Zep Earns Thumbs Up

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:11 +0000

While Pottsgrove school board president Scott Fulmer had words of praise Tuesday for all musical performers in the school district's concerts this month, he was particularly fond of the Middle School orchestra's treatment of a Led Zepplin rock classic.

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AYO! Grovesmen MS Chorus Demonstrated It’s ‘Dynamite’

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:17 +0000

You'll know the song when you hear it. Seeing these Pottsgrove Middle School boys perform it live Thursday would have been a treat. But if you didn't make it, well, there's this great video ...

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‘Grove Robotics Team Arrives In CA For Championship

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:08 +0000

It's a big weekend for members of the Pottsgrove Middle School Lego robotics team. Its members have arrived in California, where their robotics and engineering skills will be put to the test during a by-invitation-only national contest.

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Cast Your Vote Before May 28 For Pottsgrove’s New Look

Joe Zlomek — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:06 +0000

It's exercise in brand-building is done, and now three choices for a new logo and statement of "culture and aspirations" in the Pottsgrove School District have been unveiled. You get to vote online for one of them.

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Pottsgrove OKs New Textbooks As Standards Debated

Joe Zlomek — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:27 +0000

The purchase of more than $309,000 in new math textbooks was approved Tuesday by the Pottsgrove school board. But debate is still raging in Harrisburg over whether the concepts taught in those and other materials should be put on hold.

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Police Make First Arrest In Borowy Murder Investigation

Joe Zlomek — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:34:47 +0000

A Philadelphia man has been charged with lying to Montgomery County detectives during their investigation into the shooting death in Lower Pottsgrove of Kareem Ali Borowy.

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Creamery Workshop Teachers Child Care Survival Skills

Joe Zlomek — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:31:10 +0000

A day of professional development for directors of early education centers is being offered by Montgomery County Cooperative Extension on June 6 in Creamery PA.

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Pottsgrove School Board’s First May Meeting Tuesday

Joe Zlomek — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:31:21 +0000

Scheduled for the agenda at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, May 14): details of Pottsgrove High School's "Entrepreneurship Course," and continued discussion for proposals to renovate the high school building. The meeting, at the high school on Kauffman Road, is open to the public.

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