The Winter sports season is coming to a close in Sto-Rox, and the district is getting ready honor its senior student-athletes. Both varsity basketball teams will hold ceremonies for seniors during the final home games of the season. Watch this space for changes to the schedule, including the status of the Boys Junior Varsity game on Friday, February 10 - and - the exact timing of Senior Night ceremonies.

February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week, a time to highlight the contributions of school counselors to the education process. In Sto-Rox, we have a team of dedicated counselors who are committed steering students and their families on the path to success.

Just over an hour ago, we locked down all Sto-Rox schools in response to a community incident in Kennedy Township. The lockdown was done out of an abundance of caution. It lasted approximately 15 minutes, and no one in our schools was in any danger.

Call them the ‘Super Seven.’

Seven seniors who starred on the Sto-Rox Vikings Football Team signed their collegiate letters of intent on Wednesday during a Signing Day Ceremony at the Sto-Rox Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium.

Sto-Rox students celebrated 100 days of classroom time in several ways on Tuesday. Check out the photo galleries from Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 5th Grades.

It’s his dream, and he’s finally living it.

Josh Kemp has taken over as Interim Athletic Director for the Sto-Rox School District, the culmination of years of patience and perseverance.

“It’s a moment of grace when you think about the steps leading up to this,” he said. “When the opportunity came, I was all over it. I did not second guess myself.”

Several Sto-Rox football student-athletes will soon make official their plans after high school. They’ll sign their letters of intent during ceremonies starting on Wednesday, February 1 at Noon at the Sto-Rox Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium.

A top resignation was one of the main issues discussed and voted upon at Thursday night’s Sto-Rox School Board meeting at the Jr./Sr. High School.

Two school buses filled with eighth and ninth grade students from Sto-Rox Jr./Sr. High School rolled up to Parkway West Career and Technology Center late Friday morning. For some, this school was a place they had never seen before. For others, it was a place they wanted to visit again.

Sto-Rox students across all three district schools are being honored Thursday and Friday for their achievements in the classroom. A ceremony was scheduled for Thursday morning at the Jr./Sr. High School. Ceremonies at the Primary Center and Upper Elementary will follow on Friday.