If they made a movie about nailing the perfect admissions essay, the title might be: “The Good, the Bad and the Risky.”
THE RISKY
Let’s start with “the Risky.” One of th...
Give opportunity to learn, question
It used to be that parents packed up the station wagon, drove their son or daughter to college, unloaded the boxes, made their bed, ki...
AP students earn top board scores
BUFFALO TWP — For high school students in advanced placement (AP) classes, scoring well on the College Board’s end-of-the-year test for ...
'Hunger Games' course explores author's vision
BUTLER TWP — Some students may dread English class in school, but others jumped at the opportunity to spend a week at Butle...
Some take off; others modify
While students enrolled in traditional private or public schools typically have the summer off, students who are home-schooled can have varie...
Free programs made available to schools
MARSHALL TWP, Allegheny County — Even students who don't go on to become scientists or engineers can benefit from being engaged in...
The bright one, the quiet one, the wise one, the curious one, the always-singing-and-dancing one, the doer, the dreamer, the thinker, the leader.
Whoever you are, whate...
Butler County Community College has 36 career programs, 18 transfer programs, and 19 certificates in the areas of business, health care, humanities and social sciences, ...
School offers workplace training
At the Center Avenue Community School, students from seventh to 12th grades learn on the job through the school's Community-Based Vocatio...
Students engage the environment
BRADY TWP — The Jennings Environmental Education Center offers a variety of hands-on educational programs and activities for students of a...