James Donnelly’s loss was Granville school’s gain Monday night as the high school principal “lost” his interim status, and was named the permanent principal of Granville Junior Senior High School. Board of Education President John Steves announced the board decided Donnelly would be hired full-time at an executive session held prior to the Monday night [...]
Steves resigns as school board president
Opportunity prompts school board president to step down Moments after announcing the decision to hire a permanent high school principal, Granville Board of Education President John Steves announced he was stepping down Monday night. Steves said he offered his letter of resignation, which was accepted by the board so he could “pursue [...]
Fewer changes for new school year
The start of the school year in Granville will be unique in some respects in 2011 as relatively little will change (for a change). Major additions have been completed for the three buildings in the school district from Mary J. Tanner to Granville Elementary School to the junior senior high school. The gymnasium floor is [...]
School asks for parents help in curbing cell phone use
School officials are trying to cut down on cell-phone related distractions and are asking parents to lend a helping hand. High School principal Kelly McHugh said the school has a policy of no cell phone use between7:30 a.m.and2:30 p.m.Students are permitted to carry a cell phone with them but they aren’t supposed to be visible. [...]
Bojanich heads South
Granville High School Principal Scott Bojanich resigned Monday night. Bojanich has been with the district for almost a year to the day when the school board accepted his resignation. “I’ve been treated very well here by the board and by the community and I would not leave for another (principal) job. This [...]
Sports history emerges in trophy project
A handful of students are taking a trip through Granville sports history one piece of memorabilia at a time. The students, Jamie Hicks, Mike Resetar and Emily Fuller, have been digging in cupboards and closets all over the building discovering sports awards from past decades and looking to shed some light on Golden Horde history. [...]
Town mourns popular teen
By Bill Toscano His classmates will remember Tommy Pollinger as the guy who made them laugh, the athlete who seemed to wear most of the uniforms Whitehall had to offer and a friend with a quick smiling and a helping hand. They will remember attending his Bar Mitzvah, perhaps the only such celebration they had [...]
Survey says student drug use down
The day after she had to suspend four students for drug-related offenses, Whitehall Central School Principal Kelly McHugh and her staff found out they also had something to be proud about. “I got some good news,” said McHugh, who received the results of a survey of 313 Whitehall students compiled by the Council For Prevention, [...]





