Sto-Rox educators have asked the school board to consider postponing a state-enforced financial recovery plan that’s slated for a vote next week. Union president Carrie Palermo said teachers agree with…
State to Sto-Rox: Recovery starts with investment
A 109-page plan for repairing the Sto-Rox School District’s tenuous finances recommends more investment in teaching staff along with targeted measures to reclaim students from cyber and charter systems. “This…
Student percussionist to perform among top six in state
When Sto-Rox High School found itself without a marching band director last summer it looked like the program would be suspended, at least temporarily. But senior student Chrystal Sircely was…
Admins hope cyber option can boost district finances
As the board prepares to approve a sweeping financial recovery plan next month, Sto-Rox officials are looking to stave off tuition payments to external charter and cyber schools by boosting…
Success of high school entrepreneur shows there’s more than one way out
Since he was a young child, 18-year-old Isiah Davis has known he wants to exceed the narrow horizons thrust upon the youth in his struggling community. He’s not yet sure…
New athletic director, football coach named
Following LaRoi Johnson’s recent resignation, his twin roles as athletic director and head football coach at Sto-Rox have been divvied up to two new candidates. Current Basketball Coach Marvin Mills…
District begins superintendent search, restructures other teaching positions
Two months after Sto-Rox directors terminated former superintendent Frank Dalmas, the district has formally begun the process of hiring a new top administrator. During a Jan. 27 voting meeting, the…





