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2024

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    20 GRADUATE FROM VALLEY SCHOOL AS THE CLASS OF 2024

    Last Wednesday, June 5, twenty eighth-graders graduated from Valley School of Ligonier. The ceremony began with music played by the Upper School orchestra led by Mrs. Debbie Mewherter and a procession of all Valley School faculty and staff, followed by the school administration and, finally, the graduates filed into the auditorium. Dr. Jon Strecker greeted the graduates, their families, current students, and the community to the Vasu Gutti Performing Arts Stage for commencement. Rev. Bryan Jarrell from Epiphany Anglican Fellowship in Ligonier gave a blessing. The classmates sang “Count On Me” by Bruno Mars accompanied on the piano by Mr. Brian Jinks. Three students performed a song that they composed and wrote lyrics for as a wish for their classmates’ future life journeys.
     
  • WALL OF DISTINCTION HIGHLIGHTS ALUMNI'S COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CAREERS

    Last summer, the Valley School Athletics department worked to design and install the Wall of Distinction near the locker rooms in the gymnasium. Coach Rohrer’s vision for the Wall of Distinction is to highlight the Valley School alumni who have gone on to play college athletics at the Division 1, 2, or 3 level. There are currently twenty-five Valley School alumni who are honored on the Wall of Distinction. Each athlete’s plaque features a photo of the alum playing their sport, high school graduation year, the name of the college or university attended, and sport(s) played. Ten different collegiate-level sports are represented on the Wall of Distinction, including baseball, basketball, crew, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, tennis, track and field/cross country, soccer, and softball. Three athletes who are featured on the wall played two collegiate-level sports in their careers.
     
  • VALLEY SCHOOL MUSICAL IS A "SPOOKY" SUCCESS

    The 27th annual Valley School musical was performed on Friday, March 8th, and Saturday, March 9th. The weekend’s performances of The Addams Family on the Vasu Gutti Performing Stage were awe-inspiring and full of laughter and musical entertainment.
  • HANDBELL CHOIR PERFORMS WINTER CONCERT AT SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE

     
    Our seventh- and eighth-grade Upper School students performed a handbell concert with a winter theme, hosted by the McCarl Coverlet Gallery on the campus of Saint Vincent College on Monday, January 22. 
     
  • 8th-GRADERS DECORATE THE LIGONIER DIAMOND FOR THE HOLIDAYS

    On Wednesday, November 8, 8th-grade students accompanied by Mrs. Nolfi, Mr. Snyder, and Mrs. Stewart collaborated with the Ligonier Borough employees, downtown Ligonier merchants, and the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to festively decorate Ligonier Diamond Park for the upcoming holidays.
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    CLASS OF 2000 ALUM EARNS MUCH-DESERVED EMMY AWARD

    Chris DeRose ’00, along with his team at CBS Pittsburgh, recently accepted an Emmy Award. The team was nominated and won the prized Emmy Award for their television coverage of the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment, with the train carrying hazardous materials, in East Palestine, OH that occurred this past February 2023. Valley School of Ligonier congratulates Chris on winning this prestigious Emmy award!
     
     
  • SKI FRIDAYS AT VALLEY SCHOOL

    Ski Fridays is a long-standing winter tradition for over forty years that has been an excellent way to strengthen our Valley Community outside school hours.
  • VALLEY SCHOOL HONORS MRS. DeROSE'S 39 YEARS OF SERVICE

    Valley School of Ligonier recently honored Mrs. Johny DeRose for her dedicated years of service to our school community.
  • WELCOME TO HAWAII

    First Graders welcomed their families and peers to Hawaii today!
     
    The class spent several weeks studying types of communities: urban, suburban, and rural.  Each year, the community project features a different theme, and this year, Hawaii was chosen due to the tragic wildfires that recently occurred in Maui.  
     
     
  • FALL TOURNAMENT HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

    Fall Tournament 2023 was a memorable day of sports and family fun for our Valley School Community.
  • SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS WITH UPPER SCHOOL LOCAL KICKOFF TRIPS

    Our Upper School students had the chance to actively participate in some amazing outdoor experiential learning through our kickoff trips during the first week of school, right here in the beautiful Laurel Highlands.
  • STUDENTS ENJOY THE HEALTHY TRADITION OF PICNIC LUNCHES

    During warmer weather in August and September, Valley School students enjoyed picnic lunches in the courtyard—one of our many Valley School traditions that students participate in each year.

Valley School of Ligonier

Address: 153 Lupine Lane, Rector PA 15677
Mail: PO Box 616 Ligonier, PA 15658
Phone: (724) 238-6652  Fax: (724) 238-6838
In an environment that is safe, challenging, nurturing, and disciplined, Valley School provides a balanced and strong program of study for a diverse group of children. Our goal is to stimulate in each young person lifelong habits of moral behavior, seeking wisdom, and doing good works for others.
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