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Rowan Elementary

Monday, April 22, 2013

Crews Repair Water Main Break at Rowan Elementary

Students remained in school.

Seneca Valley’s building and grounds department worked with Cranberry crews to repair a water main break at Rowan Elementary School Monday morning.   Students remained in school as scheduled during the break. In a statement, the district informed parents there was no need to pick up their children or remove them early from school. “We wanted to use this opportunity to reassure you that lunch is being served, extra drinking water is being made available and a water buffalo is being provided to address any sanitary needs,” the statement said. Seneca Valley also sent an alert about the water main break to Rowan elementary parents and guardians Monday via its notification system. District spokeswoman Linda Andreassi said the pipe was repaired …

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Rowan Elementary School

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

It’s Official—Rowan Elementary Has a New Principal

Nannette Farmar has been acting principal at the school since December.

Rowan Elementary school officially has a new principal. At Monday’s school board meeting, Seneca Valley officials appointed Nanette Farmar as principal of the building in Cranberry. She will be paid a salary of $94,500. Farmar, a Gibsonia resident, has been acting principal at the school since early December, when former longtime principal Dr. John Giancola left the district to take a position as an English as a Second Language supervisor with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Already a familiar face in the district, Farmar has served as assistant principal at Rowan and Connoquenessing Valley Elementary in the district for the last five years. She also spent time as the coordinator of the Seneca Valley Title 1 Reading Program, a federally …

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Rowan Elementary School, Seneca Valley Hires New Middle School Assistant Principal, Acting Rowan Principal, and Longtime Principal Giancola Saying Goodbye to Rowan Elementary

Friday, February 1, 2013

Watch It: Seneca Valley Students Make Videos for ‘Recycle Bowl’

Rowan and Haine students wage a friendly battle to recycle the most items at their schools. Check out their promotional videos on Patch.

Sure, the Super Bowl doesn’t take place until Sunday, but Seneca Valley students have already declared a winner—and it’s the environment. Students at Haine Middle School and Rowan Elementary reccently took part in the 2012 Keep America Beautiful Recycle Bowl. They also engaged in a little friendly competition with each other when it came to which school could recycle the most items. At Haine, teacher Allison Stebbins said her fifth and sixth grade purpose students would give up their study hall once a week to go through garbage bins in various classrooms and pull out the recyclable materials. Throughout the four-week contest, which took place in October and November, the Haine students recycled more than 3,200 pounds of materials, Stebbins…

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Haine Middle School, Rowan Elementary School, and Seneca Valley Hires New Acting Assistant Principal for Rowan, Connoquenessing Valley

Jeff Helfrich

10:39 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Great video!! Do you guys want to make our Kickstarter video for the Solecan (www.solecan.com)?   more ›

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Seneca Valley Hires New Acting Assistant Principal for Rowan, Connoquenessing Valley

A first-grade teacher, Christin Jamery has been with the district since 2007.

Another familiar face is taking over an administrative position within the Seneca Valley School District. On Jan. 14, the school board approved hiring teacher Christin Jamery as acting assistant principal for the Rowan and Connoquenessing Valley elementary schools. She replaces Nannette Farmar, who was promoted to acting principal of Rowan after Dr. John Giancola left the position in December to take a job as an English as a Second Language supervisor with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Monday marked Jamery’s first day in her new role. A Sewickley resident, Jamery has worked in the Seneca Valley School District since 2007, first as a kindergarten teacher at Evans City Elementary and most recently as a first grade teacher at Rowan. She …

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Seneca Valley School District Administration Office, Rowan Elementary School, Seneca Valley Hires New Middle School Assistant Principal, Acting Rowan Principal, and 2 more ›

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Seneca Valley Hires New Middle School Assistant Principal, Acting Rowan Principal

Marie Palano replaces Andrea Peck after her promotion at the middle school. Nannette Farmar will take over for Dr. John Giancola at Rowan Elementary.

Two familiar faces are taking over the reins at Seneca Valley Middle School and Rowan Elementary. At Monday’s school board meeting, officials approved the hiring of Marie Palano as assistant principal at the middle school beginning Nov. 27. A Cranberry resident, Palano replaces Andrea Peck, who was promoted to principal at the middle school in September. The board also approved the appointment of Nannette Farmar as acting principal at Rowan Elementary School. Farmar will take over the position that will be left vacant by Dr. John Giancola, who is leaving the district Dec. 3 to take a position as an English as a Second Language supervisor with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Palano will be paid an annual salary of $73,500 for her new …

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Seneca Valley Middle School, Rowan Elementary School, Seneca Valley Names New Middle School Principal, and 2 more ›

Monday, November 12, 2012

Longtime Principal Giancola Saying Goodbye to Rowan Elementary

The administrator has accepted a job with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Ask Dr. John Giancola to describe Rowan Elementary and he’ll tell you what he’s forever telling his staff and students, that it’s the greatest school on the planet. And he’s confident that it will remain that way—even though he’s leaving it. “It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I loved my time here.” Giancola, who has been principal at the school since 2006, has accepted a position as an English as a Second Language supervisor at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. His last day with the Seneca Valley School District is Dec. 3. Although emotional about leaving Rowan (he describes the staff and parents as “family”), Giancola said the new position allows him to return to one of his first loves—teaching literacy. “Reading is my biggest love,” he said. “…

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Rowan Elementary School and Seneca Valley School District Administration Office

emma montgomery

9:51 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

I miss him already:[I hope he likes his new job   more ›

Monday, October 29, 2012

SUV Strikes Loaded Seneca Valley School Bus, No Children Injured

The students were on their way to class at Rowan Elementary.

No children were injured after a Sports Utility Vehicle struck a Seneca Valley school bus loaded with students on their way to Rowan Elementary Monday morning. The female driver of the white Ford Expedition was taken by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh to be treated for a head laceration, according to Cranberry Police Sgt. Chuck Mascellino. Mascellino said the woman is a Cranberry resident. Her name is unknown at this time. There were 45 students on Bus 279 when the SUV stuck it on Franklin Road near the intersection of Beacon Hill Drive, according to Seneca Valley officials. District spokeswoman Linda Andreassi said students on the bus were checked by EMTs and cleared. Guided by Rowan administrators, the students were…

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Rowan Elementary School, Seneca Valley School District Administration Office, and Cranberry Township Police

Albert

11:24 am on Friday, November 2, 2012

I live on the corner of Franklin & Peters and both of those roads are treated like race tracks by drivers. The notorious ones are the cement truck drivers coming from the place on Marshall Rd. On a regular basis I see those drivers exceeding the speed limit, running the red light at Franklin/Peters, and the stop sign at Peters/Myoma.   more ›

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Rowan Elementary Advocates ‘Hope, Acceptance and Love’ for Autism Awareness

Students, staff and parents raise money for autism research.

Rowan Elementary students and staff are showing they care. During the spring and summer months, the school’s staff members, students and parents raised funds and awareness for autism research. Staff members purchased “Autism Awareness – Hope, Acceptance and Love” T-shirts while students brought in their spare change for the school’s fundraiser, “Changing the Future of Autism.” Staffers also contributed money to participate in casual dress days at the school while Rowan Parent Teacher Organization members gave donations to the cause. In addition, several current and retired Rowan staff members walked in the Autism Walk, sponsored by Autism Speaks, held in Pittsburgh in June. Through the various activities, Rowan was able to raise $1,239 for…

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Rowan Elementary School, Seneca Valley School District Administration Office, and Cranberry Pics & Clips

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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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Rowan Elementary School, Haine Elementary School, Haine Middle School, and 5 more ›

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Cranberry Area Schools Benefit from Apples for the Students Program

Rowan Elementary and St. Kilian Parish are among the schools to receive technology tools via the Giant Eagle fundraising program.

Several schools in the Cranberry area have been named recipients of the Giant Eagle Apples For The Students program, a school fundraising initiative that, each year, provides more than $1 million in classroom learning tools and fitness equipment. Rowan Elementary, St. Kilian Parish School, Mars Area Elementary, Mars Area Middle School and Mars Primary Center were among the Butler County schools to earn items like an Apple iPad3, an Acer 19-inch computer monitor, Food Group Bingo, a Canon PowerShot 1200 digital camera, Wilson traditional soccer balls and a Luna interactive projection camera. “For 24 years, the Giant Eagle Apples for the Students program has been a great way for schools with a limited budget to acquire computers, accessories…

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Rowan Elementary School and St. Kilian Parish School

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