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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PV says goodbye to Dye, welcomes Bennett
ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — Pymatuning Valley High School band director Justin Dye is leaving one familiar place for another, after more than eight years at his alma mater, leading music programs including the high school band. 'It is very bittersweet. I will be the director of bands a Malone University,' Dye said of his move to his college alma mater. He is a 2015 graduate of the Canton school and he will be trying to redevelop the music program by leading the symphonic and jazz bands, as well as teaching music classes. Dye said the number of participants in the music programs are low. He will be driving to Malone three times a week and spending two days recruiting students in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania, he said. 'I already have a relationship with a lot of band directors [in both states],' he said. 'I will miss the students and the class time,' Dye said. He said some of the students he has taught for eight straight years. To replace Dye, the Pymatuning Valley Local Schools conducted an exhaustive search, PVHS Principal Mark Mollohan said. He said new band director Brendan Bennett recently graduated from YSU and is scheduled to be married this summer. 'We had close to 25 applications, we interviewed nine in-person and brought three back to meet the kids to teach a lesson,' Mollohan said. He said Bennett had an amazing rapport with the students, and it became clear he was the choice. Mollohan said Bennett is from Minerva, a rural community similar to Andover, and understands the situation. He said Bennett also plays in a jazz rock band, and will be able to bring that experience to the students, as well.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Competitors gather to fight cancer
Jan. 27—ANDOVER TOWNSHIP — On the court, Grand Valley and Pymatuning Valley are fierce rivals; off the court they cooperate fully to fight cancer in children. On Friday evening, Penny Wars was brought to the forefront as Jocelyn Cozad and Violet Morse continued to spread their attempts to fight children's cancer to a larger audience. Cozad and Morse, both sophomores at Grand Valley, took center stage, and a microphone, prior to the start of the game between the Lakers and the Mustangs. They asked those in attendance to put money into baskets of the team they wished to support. The fundraiser started when the girls were in elementary school, and grew as they continued through middle school and high school. The girls decided to raise funds to help children because a small percentage of funds raised to fight cancer goes to research cancer in children. Cozad mentioned the discrepancy and urged people to give at the game, or later through a website or qr code that was on display Friday night. The two schools started cooperating on the fundraiser several years ago and Penny Wars at each school will kick into gear this week. A full week of promotions at each school is expected to raise a significant amount of money. Roberta Cozad, an administrator at Grand Valley and mother of Jocelyn Cozad, said a lot of people were donating to the cause Friday evening. On Tuesday afternoon, Grand Valley students will hear a cancer survivor's story to motivate their fundraising efforts, Roberta Cozad said The schools have raised thousands of dollars to battle cancer. Cozad said the fundraising project has brought in a total of $27,000, and they are aiming for another $6,000 this year.
