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Top P-TECH student | News, Sports, Jobs - Observer Today
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (167+ words) Submitted photo Sidney Eddy of Jamestown Public Schools was named WNY P-TECH Student of the Month for January. Eddy is a junior in the Computer-Aided Design pathway at WNY P-TECH, part of Erie 2-Chautauqua-a BOCES and located in Dunkirk. She…...
Spring numbers shine for SUNY enrollment
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (188+ words) For the Spring 2026 semester, total enrollment stands at 2,985 students, up from 2,950 in Spring 2025 " an increase of 1.2 percent. The growth follows momentum last summer to stabilize enrollment and end years of steady decline. In August, university leaders highlighted a 17 percent rise…...
Board tables the renaming of Dunkirk High
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (393+ words) This artist's rendering shows what the new entrance, currently under construction, would look like at Dunkirk Senior High School if it is renamed to Dunkirk Middle High School as some district officials have proposed. The Dunkirk Board of Education has…...
Prevention Works plans Team Awareness training
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (172+ words) Team Awareness focuses on increasing understanding of how stress, mental health, and substance use can impact individuals and teams at work. Through interactive discussion and evidence-based strategies, participants learn how to recognize early warning signs, support colleagues appropriately, and access…...
Panama continues emphasis on community involvement in school merger study process
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (421+ words) PANAMA " As the process continues for the Clymer, Sherman, Panama schools merger feasibility study, the village of Panama is continuing to emphasize the importance of the community being involved as much as possible. The merger feasibility study was discussed again…...
Silver Creek accepts ‘super field’ bid
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (379+ words) SILVER CREEK " Silver Creek's multi-purpose athletic "super field" is one step closer to becoming a reality. At the latest Silver Creek Board of Education meeting, a contract with Field Turf of Johnson City, for a total amount of $1,176,457.59 was approved....
Fredonia Capital Project bids are approved
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (338+ words) The Fredonia Central School District is one step closer to making a series of critical maintenance improvements to the district's facilities. The Board of Education recently approved the bids for Phase I of the district's Capital Improvement Project, approved by…...
Dawson named executive director of Boys & Girls Club
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1336+ words) Albert Einstein once said, "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." Kait Dawson had that quote written on a whiteboard for children, families, and staff to see as they walk through the doors of St....
Top School 5 students named
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (120+ words) Top School 5 students named'observertoday.com Top School 5 students named Recently students at Dunkirk Primary School 5 were chosen as Students of the Month for December. They were presented with certificates for their accomplishments. Aiden Montalvo Hernandez, Grade 1, was chosen as Overall…...
There’s benefits, negatives to uninformed
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (804+ words) In a recent article I described a group of individuals objecting to the use of the Hindu Arabic Base 10 Number System taught to students in U.S. public schools as "uninformed." A couple of people commented that the word uninformed was too…...