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Sewickley Academy set to debut ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
The Sewickley Academy Senior School is prepared to bring audiences much-deserved laughs with the spring musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show, which debuted on Broadway in 2005, follows several young characters who are contestants at a regional spelling competition as they vie for first place. Sewickley...
Quaker Valley High School seniors celebrate prom
Prior to prom on May 14, Quaker Valley High School seniors participated in a grand march at Chuck Knox Stadium. This year, due to the pandemic, only members of the Quaker Valley class of 2021 were allowed to attend prom at The Pittsburgh Marriott North Cranberry Township hotel, which kept...
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 19, 2021
Wednesday’s games Class 5A First round 5-Plum (11-6) vs. 12-Latrobe (11-8) 4:30 p.m. at Norwin Coaches: Carl Vollmer, Plum; Matt Basciano, Latrobe Winner plays: Winner of 4-South Fayette (15-3)/13-Peters Township (8-10) Friday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals. Players to watch: Ethan Kircher, Sr., C, Plum; Chase Sickenberger, Jr., INF, Latrobe...
Primary election underway in Sewickley
Voting has begun in the May 18 primary election. Polls in Sewickley opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote, and masks are required. The Sewickley Herald will update readers on election results throughout the day and...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of May 18, 2021
Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a new weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com. Fern Hollow Nature Center 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley Heights. 412-741-6136. fhnc.org. National Get Outdoors Day In honor of...
In brief: Free Memorial Day weekend parking, StoryWalk and more in Sewickley
Free parking on Memorial Day in Sewickley Borough Parking will be free in the Borough of Sewickley beginning at 1 p.m. May 28 through May 31. Enforcement will resume at 9 a.m. June 1. Deceased veterans service A service honoring our deceased Veterans will be held at 1 p.m. May...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse soars into WPIAL playoffs
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team has put together a special season heading into the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. With an overall record of 13-1 and a Section 2 mark of 9-1, the Panthers sit in second place in their section with their only loss coming against defending WPIAL champion...
Quaker Valley rallies for 1st WPIAL title since ’03
Two years ago, the Quaker Valley boys tennis team came up just short of winning its first WPIAL title since 2003, falling to Indiana, 3-2, in the WPIAL final. Ever since, the Quakers have been looking for redemption. On May 12, after earning the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL...
Citizenship awards, U.S. Naval Academy graduate and more for Sewickley area students
Citizenship awards Quaker Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Tammy Andreyko recognized the winners of the Superintendent Citizenship Award, which can be earned in fifth, eighth and 12th grades at each school. Andreyko presented the awards to Abby Johnson, Brody Jones, Hannah Olawaiye, Katie Schillo and Liam Welge. Each year, the...
2 architectural firms to present plans for new Quaker Valley High School
Two architectural firms will present their plans for the new Quaker Valley High School during a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 25. Members of the community are invited to attend the meeting via Zoom. According to Angela Conigliaro, director of communications for QVSD, the district sent a request for...
O’Hara native to open Press House coffee shop in Sewickley
The drink is called a “milky way.” The latte is made with housemade caramel and chocolate syrup, milk and control flow espresso. It can also be done as an uncaffinated steamer. “Everything here is homemade,” said Hal McDonough, lead barista at Press House Sewickley, a coffee shop set to open...
1-room schoolhouse in Haysville undergoes dramatic transformationVideo
Haysville Councilman Lou Paff remembers his early childhood education fondly. He went to school from 1942 to 1950 in the building that used to serve as Haysville’s one-room schoolhouse. Paff, 83, still remembers his teacher’s name: Martha Davis. The schoolhouse served around 30 to 40 kids, he said, in grades...
Letter to the editor: Build the school
To our fellow Quaker Valley citizens and neighbors, it is time to: Believe in our award-winning school district and Up our game in secondary education. It’s time to match the quality of our facilities to the Leaders that we graduate from Quaker Valley. Do it now! The building in which...
Letter to the editor: What is Quaker Valley’s stance on critical race theory?
I have requested the Quaker Valley school board’s stance on critical race theory and the 1619 Project. As of this submission, they have refused to give a direct answer. Critical race theory is a racist teaching with emphasis on separating people as oppressors or oppressed based on group identity. It...
Riverside boys, Mohawk girls claim WPIAL Class AA team track titles
It takes a complete team effort to win a track and field meet. Every point is important. That’s what occurred Wednesday in the WPIAL Class AA Championship at Peters Township. The Riverside boys reversed an earlier defeat to Shenango to capture their fourth consecutive team title and eighth in school...
Shady Side Academy, Quaker Valley, earn redemption and capture WPIAL boys tennis team titles
It was a year of redemption at the WPIAL boys tennis team championships on Wednesday at North Allegheny High School. Two years after coming up short on the same stage, Shady Side Academy and Quaker Valley captured WPIAL titles by a 3-2 score. After losing to Fox Chapel 3-2 in...
Studio St.Germain and Massaro renovating 400 Beaver St. in Sewickley
Beaver Street in Sewickley is going to look a bit different in the coming months. Construction at 400 Beaver St., which used to house The Village Melt and Esthetics of Sewickley, is slated to start in late May or early June, according to Studio St.Germain architectural firm. The project is...
Adult book club, LinkedIn Learning for Library and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., again is offering express library services. The Express Library gives users a chance to come into the library to browse the collection, check out items and use the public computers. The library is taking precautions to ensure the safety of library staff and patrons,...
Nornes-Hrabovsky engagement
Randy Nornes of Chicago and Shari Nornes of Arizona announce the engagement of their daughter, Allie Karine, to Kyle Samuel Hrabovsky, son of Lucia and the late James Hrabovsky Jr. of Sewickley. The couple met through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes while they attended The George Washington University – both...
Sewickley’s long-standing Louie and Sons passes torch to new owners
After 71 years of serving Sewickley, Louie and Sons Towing is saying goodbye and thank-you to the community, and looking to the future of the shop’s new life as Veterans Automotive. “My dad started with nothing in 1950, at an Atlantic Gas Station on Beaver Street in Sewickley,” said Louie...
In brief: Farmers market, Penguin Bookshop book launch and more in Sewickley
Sweet Jazz Music Series Sweetwater Center for the Arts’ annual Sweet Jazz Music Series is moving to the spring so live jazz can be enjoyed in the warm outdoors. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, and enjoy amazing talent Friday nights in May and June. Each night will...
Sewickley Academy grad Luke Ross to begin next chapter after tennis career comes to an end
Tennis has always been a main focus for former PIAA and WPIAL singles champion Luke Ross. During his time at Sewickley Academy, between 2014-17, Ross won three WPIAL singles titles, two PIAA singles titles, and was a PIAA runner-up his freshman year. He could’ve won an additional title but took...
Sophomore Adin Zorn helps lead Sewickley Academy to baseball playoffs for 1st time since ’16
Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled Sewickley Academy’s baseball season last year, Panthers coach Anthony Garofalo saw then-freshman Adin Zorn hitting in the cage and knew he would play a big part in the team’s future. “Obviously, we didn’t get to play, but just seeing him in the cages and stuff,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 9, 2021
Glen Osborne Matthew Ebberts sold property at 408 McKown Lane to Greg Hopkins and Lindsay Fouse for $590,000. Leet Frank Bemis sold property at 187 Oak St. to Colin Bishop and Allyson Savena for $98,000. Sewickley Edward Harrell sold property at 904 Beaver St. to Brett and Kayla Bergman for...
Honor society inductions, nursing pinnings and more for Sewickley area students
QVMS students win writing competition Quaker Valley Middle School students were encouraged to participate in the Waldmann International Arts and Writing Competition this year. This competition allowed students to expand on the themes of the QVMS seventh-grade social studies curriculum, utilize primary source documents, practice online researching skills and respond...
