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2 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Gateway school board is expected to adopt a 2025-26 general fund budget when directors meet May 27. Property owners in the district will pay more an additional 1.2 mills in real estate taxes, from 24 mills to 25.2 mills, for next school year. That’s about $2,527.18 on each $100,000 of assessed value. The $98.1 million spending plan for 2025-26 is a 3.5% increase over this year. The district plans to use $372,288 from its reserves to balance the budget.
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3 weeks ago | 
almanac.tubecityonline.com | Leslie Savisky
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4 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
About 100 Gateway High School students participated in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports celebration recently and enjoyed a petting zoo, games and treats. Faculty has been working with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit to roll out the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, program since the covid pandemic. “Essentially, it is a system to positively reward students for following school-wide expectations,” Gateway spokesperson Jeremy Tepper said.
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4 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Gateway High School Chick-fil-A Leader Academy students recently spent one morning preparing care packages for cancer patients at AHN Cancer Institute Forbes. The cancer center in Monroeville sees 250 patients each week, and the teens wanted to provide tote bags for every patient. Each school year, the high school organization completes three impact projects as a way of giving back to the community.
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4 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Quasics — Gateway High School’s robotics club — is hoping the school board approves $10,000 in annual funding to cover the registration fees for the group’s competitions. Team members Salma Mukhtar, Emma Parrish and Vivian Rader made a presentation and thanked the board at a recent meeting for previous funding, which has helped with travel expenses and acquiring a workspace for the team.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
As a child, Stacey Pydynkowski didn’t encounter much art in the traditional sense of visiting galleries or museums, but was instead fascinated by the visual imagery in everyday life – especially in nature. “The vibrant flowers in my neighbor’s garden bed in the trailer park I grew up in inspired me to grow morning glories in yogurt containers on our porch,” said Pydynkowski, an artist from Mt. Pleasant.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Property owners in the Gateway School District will pay more in real estate taxes if the tentative 2025-26 budget is approved. School directors Monday voted to move forward with a $98.6 million spending plan for next school year, a 4.8% increase over this year’s budget. The tentative budget includes a 1.2 mill increase, from 24 mills to 25.2 mills, for next school year. If approved, property owners will pay $2,527.18 on each $100,000 of assessed value.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Spectrum Charter School has been holding its annual talent show since before special education teacher Lori Yurkovich started working there in 2005. Every year, students showcase their skills by singing, dancing, telling jokes or reading poetry. Some students have unique talents, such as spinning balls, while others will use the time to show off their art. This year, a student used a video to display her welding skills.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
When Boy Scouts Troop committee leader Kris Cattau approached the Monroeville Lions about possible service projects, Mary Raynak knew just how they could help. Raynak has been a member of the Monroeville Lions Club for 6 years, and is the eyeglass recycling program chairperson. “One of our service projects is sorting, cleaning and packing donated, used eyeglasses for the needy,” Raynak said.
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2 months ago | 
triblive.com | Leslie Savisky
Karen Junge Luce’s “Challenge Accepted” quilt exhibit will be on display in the Monroeville Public Library Gallery Space from March 28 to April 22. The public is invited to a free opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. March 29. Many of Luce’s quilts will be available for purchase. The exhibit, hosted by the Friends of the Library, will feature different styles, such as travel quilts made with fabric Luce purchased while vacationing in Seattle, Ohio, New York, Australia and Austria.
