In the news: School Board 2.0, Yolanda Goldsack

Hi everyone... It's been a while since I've been regularly updating the blog. Not too too much has been happening lately, but here's an update on some DV news around the Net.

In the Scranton Times-Tribune:
Pike County youth promote government transparency through the Internet

Pike County Courier roundup:
School district prepares fallback budget proposal
Breakfast Book Club at Shohola
TV techs share knowledge at Dingman-Delaware Middle School
DVHS Students of the Month

From the new Pike County Press:
Elementary Artists Win Big
Flapping Our Wings to First Grade
Candy Bar Fractions and Solid Figures
Farewell to Three Delaware Valley Elementary School Retirees
Goldsack Clears the Air

Update: From the River Reporter:
Goldsack criticizes commissioners and quits

Courier roundup: Graduation coverage

• DV Class of 2009 is now alumni (see more pictures from the Courier)
• Board follows Finan’s advice to watch and wait
• Students boot it up at contest
• HONOR ROLL: Dingman Delaware Middle
• Colleagues continue Pat’s passion in her absence

Tonight's meeting to be webcast by Youth Coalition

The Pike County Youth Coalition will stream tonight's 7 o' clock school board meeting at Dingman Delaware Middle School as part of its School Board 2.0 project, announced today on the PCYC blog.

The live stream will be available at the new Web site for School Board 2.0, dvsbonline.com. The original address, sb20.net, was just a test site.

The agenda and attachments for tonight's meeting are available on BoardDocs.

DV lands a top 10 team at Odyssey world finals

The Delaware Valley High School classics Odyssey of the Mind team won ninth place at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals awards ceremony on Saturday. The DVHS team competed in the "Lost Labor of Heracles" problem, against about 40 other teams in division III.

The Dingman Delaware Middle School classics team took home 17th place in division II, out of about 50 teams. Another DVHS team, competing in the technical problem, "Teach Yer Creature," placed 26th of about 30.

These teams advanced to world finals after winning first or second place at the Pennsylvania State Finals in April. The 30th World Finals was held at Iowa State University and hosted over 800 teams from countries including the U.S., China, Singapore, Germany and Poland.

World Finals scores 

Odyssey of the Mind

Northeast Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind

Courier roundup: Holy letters to the editor, Batman!

News

• CATS (see also... photos from Cats)
• Band honors at Shohola
• Meet the candidates (as first reported by RB for DV)
• HONOR ROLL: Dingman Delaware Middle School Marking period three

Opinion

• Choices for the school board by DeAnna Margiore
• Greenlaw for school board by Ryan Balton
• Bad directions by Diane French, school board member
• About fiscal discipline by Jack Fisher, candidate for school board
• Our teachers at Delaware Valley School District do a great job! by Sue Schor, incumbent candidate for school board
• Schor for school board by Ryan Balton
• For Fisher, Greenlaw, Lutfy, Pike and Schor by Linda Boyle, secretary, DV Education Support Professionals
• Creative minds for Pike by Richard Cheng and the DVHS OotM Structure Team
• Election Cacophony by Karl Flail
  
• The 0% Illusion by Bill Greenlaw, candidate for school board
• Supporting Fisher, Greenlaw, Lutfy, Pike and Schor by Eric Neumann

Four DV teams place at Odyssey of the Mind state finals

Four teams of the nine competing from Delaware Valley placed at Odyssey of the Mind State Finals in Williamsport on April 18.

DV High School's technical "Teach Yer Creature" team placed first. The DVHS and Dingman-Delaware Middle School "Classics... Lost Labor of Heracles" teams both placed second. These three teams will advance to World Finals at Iowa State University in May.

The DVHS team for "Shock Waves," the structure problem, placed third.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international kindergarten-through-college creative problem-solving competition.

See also... NEPA Odyssey of the Mind

Courier Roundup: PAC announcement, more on ballot charge

News

• Competitive CPR for DV health occupations students
  
• Book fair at Shohola Elementary School
  
• DV Middle School Students of the Month
  
• March’s best at Dingman Delaware
  
• Students launch ‘Future of Pike County’ political action committee
  

Opinion

• Wondering about it
  
• True transparency and leadership
  
• Voting for taxpayers united
  

Courier roundup: McElroy's DUI questioned

• Parent questions administrator’s status
  
• Attendance counts at DDES
  
• State making progress but more kids could benefit
  
• Writers project brings Poe to middle school
  
• Teens pass on the word to a younger generation
  
• December’s top students at Dingman Delaware
  
• Kindergarten registration coming up

Courier roundup: Krise fuel concerns

• Employees question bus contractor
  
• Grandparents Day at DDMS
  
• ‘This is your life’ at Shohola
  
• Reading buddies at Dingman-Delaware
  
• Career Day provides previews for students at Delaware Valley Middle School
  

Courier roundup: New DVES, top students, thank you

• Elementary school debate continues
  
• Dingman Delaware Middle School (honor roll)
  
• October’s best at Delaware Valley Middle School
  
• On the recent seniors’ dinner at DVMS (letter to the editor about the DDMS senior citizens dinner; the title is misleading)