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Virtual summer school registration

| June 4, 2013
Virtual summer school registration

The Solanco School District is now accepting registrations for the 2013 Virtual Summer School Program. The course cost is $150 for .5 credit, and $225 for 1 credit, and registration is due by June 19. The successful program is an extension of the Solanco Virtual Academy, and it enables students in grades 9-12  to complete [...]

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Solanco Education Foundation awards scholarships

| May 31, 2013
Solanco Education Foundation awards scholarships

The Solanco Education Foundation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to nine outstanding Solanco High School seniors. In the photo, front row: Jamie Burkhart, Alexandra Rongione, Tyler McCardell, Jillian Eberly, Mystique Moran. Back row: Abigail Sobotka-Briner, Mitchell Kauffman, Seth Temple, Joel Nelson. Following are the Solanco Education Foundation’s $1,000 scholarship recipients, and the colleges they plan to attend: [...]

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Students chosen for Registry of Excellence

| May 31, 2013
Students chosen for Registry of Excellence

At Senior Awards Night, Superintendent Dr. Martin Hudacs, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brian Bliss, and Solanco School Board President Daniel Bender announced that seven students, through their outstanding academic achievements, have qualified for the registry of excellence. Front row: Jillian Eberly, Rebekah Linde, Alexandra Rongione, Tyler McCardell. Back row: Jerel Fernandez, Gillian Glackin, and Seth Temple.

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Students receive Expectations Awards

| May 31, 2013
Students receive Expectations Awards

Four high school seniors have been honored by Superintendent Dr. Martin Hudacs as this year’s recipients of the Solanco School District Expectations Awards. The awards are presented to students who best exemplify Solanco’s Core Expectations of Respect, Responsibility, Courage and Kindness. In the photo are Connor McDonnell, Chloe Downey, Superintendent Dr. Martin Hudacs, Ed Heidinger, [...]

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Three valedictorians!

| May 31, 2013
Three valedictorians!

There is a three-way tie for the highest grade point average among Solanco seniors, therefore the Solanco Class of 2013 has three valedictorians. They are (left to right in the photo) Tyler McCardell, Seth Temple and Joel Nelson, along with Solanco Superintendent Dr. Martin Hudacs (left). The three top students were announced during Senior Awards Night at the [...]

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New principal at Quarryville Elementary

| May 28, 2013
New principal at Quarryville Elementary

The Solanco School Board has approved the hiring of Brian Booher as the new principal at Quarryville Elementary School. Booher, who is currently assistant principal at Swift Middle School, will begin his new duties on July 1. Since 2011, he had been an assistant principal at the middle school level, serving between both schools before working [...]

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Congratulations to retirees – 500 years of service to Solanco

| May 28, 2013
Congratulations to retirees – 500 years of service to Solanco

Twenty-two employees are retiring at the end of the school year and combined, they have provided the Solanco School District, students and our community with an astonishing 560 years of service! The retirees include an elementary school principal, the district’s director of building and grounds, nine teachers from six of Solanco’s seven schools, two guidance [...]

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Middle school students honored

| May 23, 2013
Middle school students honored

Each month, in support of character education, a select group of students is invited to a breakfast with their parents and Smith Middle School Principal Paul Gladfelter. Teachers nominate students for the Breakfast Club in recognition of their display of good character. Unlike the honor roll, which is based solely on academic performance, the Breakfast [...]

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