In 1971, Hutchinson Elementary teacher Roy P. Fischer launched a five-day environmental camp for his fifth-grade students. It was an instant hit. Just two years later, the program expanded district-wide, bringing every elementary school in the Laurel Highlands School District into the ...
Laurel Highlands School District residents will pay more in property tax next year. In a 5-4 vote, the district鈥檚 board of education approved a 0.5-mill increase at Monday鈥檚 meeting. Board President Marcus DiNunno said the rise to 21.6744 mills was proposed to stave off the need for ...
The Laurel Highlands School District approved a preliminary budget with a $2.4 million deficit at its meeting Wednesday night. The tentative budget of $65,757,231 marks a $90,000 increase over the one in place for 2025-26, said Thomas Shetterly, the district鈥檚 acting business manager, during ...
A third Laurel Highlands High School teacher is being investigated for possible child abuse. The investigation was prompted by a tip that was submitted through ChildLine, said Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart. The teacher is the third at the school in recent months linked to ...
A Laurel Highlands High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a then-student at the school has resigned. Daniel Cervone, who was a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, submitted his resignation to the district Tuesday, district Solicitor Gary Frankhouser said at a ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated April 15 to remove incorrect information on an unrelated matter involving a former teacher in the district. The former Laurel Highlands High School principal who was moved to another district building in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against ...
