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A community Web site for the Octorara Area School District is now available for you at www.lancasteronline.com. To register, visit lancasteronline.com, click on My Community on the top left, and register to be notified or contribute some "buzz."

You will also have the opportunity to comment on community news and issues and send in news of community events. News items formerly posted to this site as a community service now apear just there.

Welcome and participate!

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Districts weigh sports, costs

The Octorara Area School District is not the only district struggling with how to fund sports. A three-part series in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era highlights this issue among Lancaster County Schools.

To read this go to Lancasteronline.com and read "Districts weigh sports,costs" from July 26; "Pay-to-play gaining momentum" from July 27; and "Are high school sports still relevant?" from July 28.