WESTFIELD - The Westfield School Board has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2013 High School Football Season. The decision came following the tragic death of 16 year old Damon Janes - a junior at Brocton who was injured and subsequently passed … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Community Gathers to Remember Brocton Teenager
BROCTON - More than 1500 people gathered in the small village of Brocton Wednesday night to remember the teenager who died on Monday, three days after being injured during a high school football game. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Brocton Teen Dies in Buffalo Hospital After Being Admitted for Football Injury
BUFFALO - The Brocton high school football player who was injured during a game Friday night died Monday in a Buffalo area hospital. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that 16 year-old Damon Janes died Monday in Buffalo’s Women and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Brocton Football Play Severely Injured During Friday Night Contest
UPDATE: The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that Janes passed away as a result of his injury. [9:25 p.m., 9/16/2013] BROCTON - The community of Brocton is continuing to rally its support behind a student who was seriously injured while playing … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Brocton, Westfield Residents Say ‘Yes’ to Merger During Straw Vote
WESTFIED - The effort to merge two Chautauqua County school districts along the Lake Erie shoreline is moving forward. A north county radio station is reporting that residents in both the Brocton Central School District and the Westfield Academy and … [Read more...]
Senator Young Hosts Regional High School Plan Forum
JAMESTOWN - The effort to get state approval for the creation of a regional high school that would provide more opportunities for students in small school districts is gaining momentum. That from State Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean), who held a … [Read more...]
Young to Host School Regionalilzation Seminar This Afternoon at JCC
JAMESTOWN - Senator Cathy Young will be in Jamestown this afternoon to continue her discussion about school district consolidation. Senator Young and Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan will join area educators for a roundtable … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Dec. 12, 2012
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SCHOOL OFFICIALS LEARN MORE ABOUT CENTRALIZED SCHOOL PLAN MAYVILLE – Taxpayers in Mayville, Westfield, Ripley and Brocton could save as much as $3,700,000 a year if a centralized school was created between those communities. That’s … [Read more...]