Don’t Forget: Friday Kicks Off SV Football and Veteran Recognition Night!

The event begins at 7 p.m at NexTier Stadium. Get all the details here.

Friday marks a very important day. It’s the first home football game of the season for Seneca Valley (Go Raiders!) as well as the district’s annual Veteran Recognition Night. The event begins at 7 p.m at NexTier Stadium on the secondary campus in Jackson Township. Veterans and active military personnel from the community are invited and will be given free tickets to the game with special seating accommodations. They also will be recognized on the track prior to kick-off. The veterans also take time to interact with the Seneca Valley community. Football players, cheerleaders, coaches and other residents typically stop by the district’s tent area (just inside the lower ticket gate) to shake hands and personally thank the local men and women …

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New Faces at Seneca Valley

Getting to Know: Dr. Sean McCarty, Seneca Valley Assistant Superintendent for K-6

The father of three says it was one of his own teachers who inspired him to go into education.

The Seneca Valley school year started Tuesday, and with it came a host of new faces in different roles around the district. To help you get to know your educators a bit better, Cranberry Patch is launching “New Faces,” a series of mini-profiles. Today, we feature Dr. Sean McCarty, assistant superintendent of instruction for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Name: Dr. Sean McCarty Position: Assistant Superintendent, Elementary. What position did you hold before joining SV in your new role? Principal at Seneca Valley Middle School Tell us about your new role at Seneca Valley. What are your goals for the school year? What are you most excited about? I am extremely proud to be a member of the Seneca Valley team and look forward to …

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Josh Meeder

3:36 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Congratulations Sean on you success within the Seneca Valley School District. It has been years and I hope you are well.   more ›

Photos: Welcome Back, Seneca Valley Students!

Cranberry Patch captures the kids as they arrive for the first day of school. Plus, upload photos of your students here.

Forget opening presents on Christmas Day, for Rowan Elementary principal Dr. John Giancola, nothing beats late August. “This is the most exciting time of the year, the first day of school,” he said. Giancola was at the front doors of the school as buses arrived Tuesday morning to welcome back new and returning students with high fives and handshakes. Unlike last year, he and the staff weren’t wearing aprons. That look was part of the theme for the 2011-12 school year, “Recipe for Success.” This year’s theme is “Lights, Camera, Action.” “It’s a Hollywood atmosphere here,” Giancola joked. Over at Haine Elementary and Middle School, assistant principal Mandy Toy was feeling first day of school jitters. That’s because this is the first year …

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New Faces at Seneca Valley

Getting to Know: Heather Lewis, Athletic Director

Seneca Valley’s new AD is a sports enthusiast who plans to walk the Pittsburgh Half Marathon again in 2013.

The Seneca Valley school year starts Tuesday, and with it comes a host of new faces in different roles around the district. To help you get to know your educators a bit better, Cranberry Patch is launching “New Faces,” a series of mini-profiles. Today, we feature Heather Lewis, athletic director. Name: Heather Lewis Position: Athletic Director What position did you hold before joining SV in your new role? Former head field hockey coach and associate athletics director at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. Tell us about your new role at Seneca Valley. What are your goals for the school year? What are you most excited about? My new role includes total oversight and supervision of the district’s athletics and activities program. Goals include …

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Don’t Stop Believing: SV Kicks off School Year with Memorable Message

Superintendent Dr. Tracy Vitale welcomes school staff by asking them to keep believing in public education—and offers a few other surprises.

Although she promised not to sing, Seneca Valley Superintendent, Dr. Tracy Vitale did quote from the rock band Journey Thursday as she encouraged educators not to stop believing in public education. “Public education needs us,” she said as the opening chords to Don't Stop Believing began to play in the auditorium of Seneca Valley Intermediate High School. “We have been chosen. Chosen to advocate, to stand up and to not stop believing," she said. "So today, I ask you, don’t stop believing.” Vitale’s speech was part of a service rally to welcome staff members, new and veteran, to their first day of the 2012-13 school year. The first day of school for students is Tuesday, Aug. 28. Although the district typically holds an in-service meeting …

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