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July 25, 2024 Last Updated: July 12, 2024 12:50 PM Special Sections

Public schools

Students at Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School pose for a photo in pink attire on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Students dressed in pink to honor the late Holly Irwin, a nurse who served the school district for 25 years. Kyle Prudhomme/Butler Eagle

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∎Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District

Address: 776 Route 58, Foxburg, PA 16038

Phone: 724-659-5820

Fax: 724-659-4774

Website: www.acvsd.org

Superintendent: David McDeavitt

School board members: Brady Feicht, Jeff Powell, Kelly Terwilliger, Erik Sundling, Carrie Armagost, John Burke, Diane Page, Patty Anderson, Clifford Adams

Board meetings: Virtual workshop meetings are held 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Regular/voting meetings are held 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the elementary school cafetorium.

Enrollment: 589

Tax rate: Butler County, 92.25 mills; Armstrong County, 34.32 mills; Clarion County, 51.67 mills; Venango County, 16.4 mills

Municipalities served: Allegheny Township in Butler County; Parker City in Hovey Township in Armstrong County; Foxburg, Perry and Richland townships and St. Petersburg in Clarion County; and Emlenton and Richland and Scrubgrass townships in Venango County

Oliver Allison, 2, scoops ducks out of a tub and separates them by color during the Spring Education Readiness Day at Clearview Mall put on by the Butler Area School District on Saturday, April 27. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle (4/27/2024)

∎Butler Area School District

Address: 110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-287-8721

Website: www.basdk12.org

Superintendent: Brian White

School board members: Al Vavro, Jennifer Cummings, John Conrad, Jennifer Daniels-Wells, Phil Heasley, Gary Shingleton, Terry Stivason, Nina Teff, Cecilia Tomko

Board meetings: Committee of the whole meetings are held 6 p.m. and are followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The monthly meetings typically take place during the second Monday of each month in the Intermediate High School Teacher Center.

Enrollment: 6,012

Tax rate: 109.64 mills

Municipalities served: City of Butler; Center, Clearfield, Connoquenessing, Butler, Oakland and Summit townships, and the boroughs of Connoquenessing and East Butler

∎Freeport Area School District

Address: P.O. Box C, Freeport, PA 16229; 621 S. Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055

Phone: 724-295-5141

Website: www.freeport.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Ian Magness

School board members: Gary Risch, Gregory Selinger, John Haven, Michael Huth, Christine Davies, Dino DiGiacobbe, Sylvia Maxwell, Daniel Ritter, Melanie Zembrzuski

Secretary: Mary Dobransky

Board meetings: Workshop meetings take place at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month in audion/room 83 (entrance 10) of the high school. Regular school board meetings take place the second Wednesday of each month.

Enrollment: 1,981

Tax rate: Butler County, 176.37 mills; Armstrong County, 61.83

Municipalities served: Buffalo Township in Butler County; and Freeport and South Buffalo Township in Armstrong County

∎Grove City Area School District

Address: 511 Highland Ave., Grove City, PA 16127

Phone: 724-458-6733

Website: www.grovecity.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Jeffrey Finch

School board members: Douglas Gerwick, Ryan Thomas, Randy Arnold, Dr. Erik Bardy, Karen Hazy Bishop, August Hurst, Constance Nichols, Jeffrey Tedford, Patty Wilson

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. first and second Mondays of each month.

Enrollment: 1,754

Tax rate: 75.5 mills

Municipalities served: Grove City and Pine, Liberty, Springfield and Wolf Creek townships in Mercer County

Erin Confer colors in her project in art class on the first day of school at Chicora Elementary School in Karns City Area School District on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Mikayla Torrence/Butler Eagle

∎Karns City Area School District

Address: 1446 Kittanning Pike, Karns City, PA 16041

Phone: 724-756-2030

Website: www.kcasdk12.org

Superintendent: Eric Ritzert

School board members: Joseph Boltz, Robert Bray, Brenda Ealey, William Summerville, Cari Harmon, Domina Hillwig, Dennis Kelly, Josh Price, Ashley Summerville

Board meetings: Work sessions are held 6 p.m. and regular meetings are held 8 p.m. the second or third Monday of every month in the Jr./Sr. High School Large Group Instruction room.

Enrollment: 1,330

Tax rate: Butler County, 102.89 mills; Armstrong County, 38.53 mills; Clarion County, 39.09 mills

Municipalities served: Parts of Butler, Armstrong and Clarion counties: Chicora, Fairview, Karns City, Petrolia and Bruin, and Parker, Fairview and Donegal townships in Butler County; Sugarcreek, Perry, Bradys Bend townships in Armstrong County; and East Brady and Brady Township in Clarion County

Knoch School District, Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Company conducted a mock car accident for juniors and seniors to reinforce safe driving messages. Holly Mead/Special to the Butler Eagle

Holly Mead

∎Knoch School District

Address: 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, PA 16056

Phone: 724-352-1700

Fax: 724-352-3622

Website: www.knochsd.org

Superintendent: David Foley

School board members: Patti Larrimer, Donna Eakin, Jill McDonald, William Gebhart, Anthony Infante, Rebecca Boyd, Justin Kovach, Jesse Scheller, David McRandal

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. first and second Wednesdays of each month in the Knoch Middle School Library.

Enrollment: 2,050

Tax rate: 96.275 mills

Municipalities served: Clinton, Jefferson, Penn and Winfield townships, and Saxonburg

Children get on the bus at Mars Area School District. Butler Eagle file photo

∎Mars Area School District

Address: 545 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046

Phone: 724-625-1518

Fax: 724-625-1060

Website: www.marsk12.org

Superintendent: Mark Gross

School board members: John Kennedy, Sallie Wick, Anthony DePretis, Jennifer DiCuccio, Kevin Hagen, Aaron Rose, Justin Miller, Lee Ann Riner, Daniel Long

Board meetings: Work session meetings are held 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday and regular meetings are held 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the District Administration Office Board Room.

Enrollment: 3,574

Tax rate: 109 mills

Municipalities served: Mars and Valencia and Adams and Middlesex townships

∎Moniteau School District

Address: 1810 W. Sunbury Road, West Sunbury, PA 16061

Phone: 724-637-2117

Website: www.moniteau.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Aubrie Schnelle

School board members: Michael Panza, Linda Dillaman, Mark DeMatteis, Travis Beachem, Jennifer Rottman, Janeen Beatty, Brittney Larimore, Kathy McBride, Christopher Stamm

Board meetings: Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month.

Enrollment: 1,111

Tax rate: 101.38 mills

Municipalities served: Cherry Valley, Eau Claire and West Sunbury, and Clay, Cherry, Concord, Marion, Venango and Washington townships

∎Seneca Valley School District

Address: 124 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA 16037

Phone: 724-452-6040

Fax: 724-452-6105

Website: www.svsd.net

Superintendent: Tracy Vitale

School board members: Eric DiTullio, Nick Brower, Susan Harrison, Tim Hester, Leslie Bredl, Mike Jacobs, Fred Peterson, Jeff Widdowson, Kari Zimmer

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month in the Intermediate High School Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Enrollment: 7,381

Tax rate: 138.32 mills

Municipalities served: Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Seven Fields and Zelienople, and Cranberry, Forward, Jackson and Lancaster townships

∎Slippery Rock Area School District

Address: 201 Kiester Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Phone: 724-794-2960

Website: www.slipperyrock.k12.pa.us

Superintendent: Alfonso Angelucci

School board members: Carl Aglio, Heather Scott, Mark Taylor, Diane Double, Vito Pilosi III, Gregory Schiller, Leslie Colosimo, Sara Whitman, Theresa Pearce

Board meetings: Meetings are held 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month in the Slippery Rock Middle School library unless otherwise indicated.

Enrollment: 1,744

Tax rate: 108 mills

Municipalities served: Harrisville, Portersville, Prospect, Slippery Rock and West Liberty, and Brady, Franklin, Mercer, Muddy Creek, Slippery Rock and Worth townships

∎Union School District

Address: 354 Baker St., Suite 2, Rimersburg, PA 16248

Phone: 814-473-6311

Website: www.unionsd.net

Superintendent: Dr. John Kimmel

School board members: Terry Sweeney, Jeffrey Kriebel, Shelly Atzeni, Tressa Smith, John Creese, Kenneth Walter, Lisa Norbert, Tricia Hepler, Lianna Empfield

Board meetings: Work session meetings are held 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Regular meetings are held the third Thursday of every month in the high school library.

Enrollment: 524

Tax rate: 60.8821 mills

Municipalities served: Rimersburg and Sligo, and Madison, Piney and Toby townships in Clarion County

Specialized schools

Culinary arts instructor Michael Barczak demonstrates a meat-cutting technique at the Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎Butler County Vocational-Technical School

Address: 210 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-282-0735

Fax: 724-282-7448

Website: www.butlertec.us

Director: Regina Hiler

Joint operating committee: Board members include 12 representatives from districts the center serves: John Conrad (Butler Area), Jennifer Daniels-Wells (Butler Area), Phil Heasley (Butler Area), Nina Teff (Butler Area), Dennis Kelly (Karns City Area), Patricia Larrimer (Knoch), Kathy McBride (Moniteau), David McRandal (Knoch), Justin Miller (Mars Area), Tim Hester (Seneca Valley), Frederick Peterson, Jr. (Seneca Valley), and Mark Taylor (Slippery Rock Area).

JOC meetings: Meetings are held 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted, in Butler County AVTS Conference Room.

Enrollment: 1,000

Districts served: Butler Area, Karns City Area, Mars Area, Moniteau, Seneca Valley, Slippery Rock Area and Knoch

Private schools

Butler Catholic School teacher Rae Harrison chats with fourth-grade students about what they learned after doing a scavenger hunt in the garden space at the school on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎Butler Catholic School

Address: 515 E. Locust St., Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-285-4276

Website: www.butlercatholic.org

Email: bcsoffice@butlercatholic.org

Principal: John Hazur

Enrollment: 250

Districts served: All Butler County schools

Miss Butler County Samantha Roth read “Caps for Sale” to the kindergarten through fifth-grade classes at First Baptist Christian School in Butler to kick off “Read Across America” on Monday, March 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎First Baptist Christian School

Address: 221 W. New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-287-1188

Fax: 724-287-6394

Website: www.butlerfbcs.com

Email: fbcsbutler@zoominternet.net

Principal: Pastor Dave Maitland; Tim Hindley

Enrollment: 101

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Moniteau, Slippery Rock Area, Karns City Area, Mars Area and Seneca Valley

∎Grove City Christian Academy

Address: 301 N Madison Ave., Grove City, PA 16127; 105 Mill Street, Grove City, PA 16127

Phone: Madison Avenue, 724-458-5253; Mill Street, 724-458-5253

Website: www.grovecitychristianacademy.com

Email: MadisonAve@GroveCityChristianAcademy.com; MillSt@GroveCityChristianAcademy.com

Enrollment: 260

Districts served: Grove City Area, Mercer, Slippery Rock Area, Moniteau, Franklin, Lakeview, New Wilmington, Fredonia and Polk

Zach Woodling makes a mini lightsaber at HIS Kids Christian School's annual BASH on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Paula Grubbs/Butler Eagle

∎HIS Kids Christian School

Address: 650 Saxonburg Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-352-8177

Fax: 724-524-1447

Website: www.hiskidscs.com

Email: office@hiskidscs.org

Principal: Carol Novy, interim

Enrollment: 75

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Mars Area, Freeport Area, Seneca Valley, Karns City Area and Slippery Rock Area

Second-grade teacher Adrianne Shifter gives her students a lesson on “What is love” at Holy Sepulcher Catholic School on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎Holy Sepulcher Catholic School

Address: 6515 Old Route 8 North, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-586-5022, ext. 3201

Fax: 724-586-5073

Website: www.saintkilian.org/hscs

Email: school@holysepulcher.org; jcorrell@holysepulcher.org; principal@holysepulcher.org

Principal: James Correll

Enrollment: 164

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Freeport Area, Mars Area, Seneca Valley, Deer Lakes, Pine-Richland and Hampton

North Catholic High School’s robot picks up and throws a ring across the room during a demonstration at Robotics Night at South College in Cranberry Township on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

∎North Catholic High School

Address: 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 412-321-4823

Fax: 724-776-2287

Email: office@northcatholic.org

Website: www.northcatholic.org

President: Rev. Charles Bober

Enrollment: 683

Districts served: Seneca Valley, Mars Area and other school districts

Emma Scott finishes climbing to the top of a roughly 25-foot rock wall during the Penn Christian Academy open house on Friday, April 26, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎Penn Christian Academy

Address: 199 W. Airport Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-586-5200

Website: www.pennchristianacademy.org

Email: pcaoffice@pennchristianacademy.org

Administrator: Wendi Caldwell

School board members: Bill McCarrier, Deanna McCarrier, Conlan Walsh, Daniel Thompson, Curt Starr, John Aubrey, Brandy Carothers, Matthew George, Timothy Bean

Enrollment: 125

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Slippery Rock Area, Mars Area, Pine-Richland, Deer Lakes and Seneca Valley

∎St. Gregory Catholic School

Address: 115 Pine St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-9731

Fax: 724-452-4064

Website: www.school.stgregzelie.org

Principal: Nathan Rossman

Enrollment: 230

Districts served: Parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties; transports from Ambridge, Butler, Ellwood City, Freedom, Mars, New Brighton, North Allegheny, Riverside, Rochester, Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock Area

∎St. Kilian Parish School

Address: 7076 Franklin Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 724-625-1665 (subject to change in 2024)

Website: www.saintkilian.org

Email: school@saintkilian.org

Principal: Kristy Pietrone

Assistant principal: Maura O’Brien

Enrollment: 693

Districts served: Ambridge, Avonworth, Beaver, Freedom, Hampton, Knoch, Mars, North Allegheny, Pine Richland, Quaker Valley, Seneca Valley

St. Luke Lutheran School 5th graders are talked to by Pittsburgh Cultural Trust member Aaron Crutchfield this morning in the presentation to the entire school. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle 3/14/2024

Ed Thompson

∎ St. Luke Lutheran School

Address: 330 Hannahstown Road, Cabot, PA 16023

Phone: 724-352-2221

Fax: 724-352-2355

Website: www.school.stlukecabot.org

Email: stlukeschool@stlukecabot.org

Principal: Angela Turner

School board: Michelle Rhodes, Terri Delzer, Diane Olmstead, Travis Mathers, Lee Ambrose, Kevin Stiles, Marni Rettig

Enrollment: 180

Districts served: Armstrong, Butler Area, Freeport Area, Deer Lakes, Highlands, Karns City, Kiski Area, Mars Area, and Knoch

∎St. Stephen’s Academy

Address: 30 Glade Run Drive, P.O. Box 70, Zelienople, PA 16063

Phone: 724-452-4453

Website: www.gladerun.org/education/st-stephens-academy

Email: bdietrich@gladerun.org

Principal: Brandy Dietrich

Enrollment: 165

Districts served: All districts in Butler County and many surrounding counties

Mabel Sanders decorates a muffin during St. Wendelin School's Muffin Day, where parents were invited to the preschool class for muffins and activities on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

∎St. Wendelin School

Address: 211 Saint Wendelin Road, Butler, PA 16002

Phone: 724-285-4986

Fax: 724-287-6253

Website: www.stwendelinschool.com

Email: Stwend@zoominternet.net

Principal: JoLynn Clouse

Enrollment: 106

Districts served: Butler Area, Knoch, Karns City Area, Moniteau and Armstrong