Butler students, faculty and staff are honoring veterans for their service.

A very special thank you to all of those who are serving or have served our country. 

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The Senior High School launched a brand new chapter in the Best Buddies program! The first event for the club, which includes 75 members, was a Match Party at the Butler Senior High School! Best Buddies is part of the Senior High School's initiative to promote inclusion among students with and without disabilities. View more photos on Flickr>

Center Avenue Community School students recently participated in a Red Ribbon Week slime assembly. Students who earned golden tickets Monday-Thursday of Red Ribbon Week were entered into a drawing to win a chance to slime a staff member.

Butler Middle School celebrated Red Ribbon Week from October 23-31. In addition, students "mixed it up at lunch" on October 23. View photos on Flickr>

Intermediate High School students in Ms. Snyder's Calcubot class have spent the past week creating themed mazes with obstacles to navigate using their robots.  

Students in Mrs. Hundertmark's class at Center Township participated in a pumpkin math activity. The students weighed, measured and even helped to design their pumpkins. They also had to figure out whether pumpkins sink or float. It was a messy, but fun afternoon! 

Ms. Nancy Braun, the fourth grade teacher at Connoquenessing, invited several veterans to come to the school to speak to students.

The 4th grade students in Mrs. Montag's science classes participated in Plant the Promise for Red Ribbon Week with Ms.Gall from Butler County Human Services: Drug and Alcohol Program. View more photos on Flickr>

Students in Mrs. Miller's first grade class at McQuistion Elementary School participated in White Cane Awareness Day in October.

We had our first School Organization Community Forum on Tuesday night. I would really like to thank everybody who took the time to be at this event. Your feedback is important as we move through this process. Several more School Organization Community Forums are planned for November. 

Students from Center Avenue took a trip to Metrick's Harvest View Farm where they learned a lot about honeybees and pollination. They were also taught about different types of apples and how apple cider is made.

The Butler Middle School Run Club is a free club that is open to all 5th and 6th grade girls at the Middle School.  The club meets two times each week throughout the fall to train for the Butler YMCA Turkey Trot on Nov 3rd.  The Turkey Trot is a 5K race. Every girl who entered fished the race last year!   

Congressman Mike Kelly recently spoke to students in first period Honors Government (11th), AP Comparative (10-12), AP US History (10-11), and Transitions (10-12). 

Butler Middle School students recently participated in the BTSU Anti-Bullying Poster Contest. The winners will all have their artwork turned into a poster that will be displayed at the school. 

During their recent food drive, Center Township students, families, faculty and staff collected 10,264 items, which will be used for the Kids’ Weekend Backpack Program. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

Hines Ward, former Pittsburgh Steeler, sent a message to the students at Center Avenue encouraging them to follow the three Bs -- Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible. 

The Center Avenue Community School's Back to School Picnic was a lot of fun! View more photos on Flickr>