(File Photo of Hopewell Area School District logo)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Hopewell, PA) The Hopewell School Board made decisions regardingathletic positions at their Tuesday work session. Matt Mottes was unanimously picked as the Hopewell football coach for the 2025-2026 season. Terry Borkovic was hired as the volleyball coach for the junior high school team, while Lexi Thompson got hired as the assistant coach. Erica Herrinton was hired after being a long -term special education teacher at the junior high school. Christopher Keiper, who is the high school band  director, resigned effective May 30th, 2025. Keiper will continue as the music teacher at the junior high school. The board also adopted a resolution certifying that they will not raise tax rates for the support of public schools more than  PA’s Act 1 index limit, which is 2.5% for  the 2025-26 school year. The next session for the Hopewell School Board is on Tuesday, January 28th at 7 p.m.