(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

At the first of two monthly meetings for the New Brighton School Board, the board formally acknowledged eight years of board membership for Jewel Colwell. She was presented with a commemorative certificate designating that honor, presented to her by New Brighton superintendent Dr. Joseph Guarino.

The board also submitted–for future approval–a total of nine new basketball coaches to be hired and paid by stipend or hired as volunteers. The new staff to be voted on includes a new boy’s varsity basketball coach plus one assistant (Franzee Barlamas & John Proano, respectively), a new girls’ varsity basketball coach plus one assistant (Jerrod Planitzer & Richard Walton), and new 7th & 8th grade boy’s basketball coaches (Scott Alaksin & Dave Anderson). The board will decide on the approval of these new coaches at their voting meeting on October 24.

Also to be voted on at the October 24 meeting will be the first readings of revised policies for Threat Assessment, Emergency Preparedness, Food Safety, and School Security Personnel. A trip for qualifying students (grades 5-12) for the AGLOA National Academic Games tournament in Orlando, as well as ski trips for students grades 7-12, will also be seeking approval at the October 24 meeting.

The October 24 voting meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM at New Brighton High School.