Positions filled

Positions filled

YOUNGSTOWN

All math teaching positions in the Youngstown City Schools have been filled, the school district announced Tuesday.

Last month, district officials announced they needed to hire six qualified high-school math teachers to replace those who left for other districts after the 2016-17 school year.

Those slots were filled before school started Sept. 5. That left a handful of open math positions in the elementary schools. The last of those vacancies was filled this week, according to a district news release. For at least a portion of each of the past several years, some district high-school math classes haven’t been taught by permanent math teachers.

Inaugural event set

YOUNGSTOWN

The City Club of the Mahoning Valley on Monday will sponsor its inaugural “Brews and Views” event, a free discussion on extremism, racism and violence in America today, the root causes and what citizens can do to counter this growing threat.

Convene for hot dogs and beer at 6:30 p.m. at Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts, 34 N. Phelps St. The forum begins at 7.

Panelists are Tiffany Anderson, assistant professor and director of Africana Studies at Youngstown State University; Jacob Ari Labendz, Clayman assistant professor and director of Judaic and Holocaust studies at YSU; and Dolores V. Sisco, assistant professor and director of American studies at YSU.

Moderator is Tim Francisco, professor of English at YSU and director of The Center for Working Class Studies.

Tailgate event

CAMPBELL

Campbell Memorial High School is sponsoring a community tailgate event from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the school’s parking lot before the football game. The tailgate will have a bounce house, football toss, face painting, basketball challenges, cornhole and a selfie booth. Activities and refreshments are free. Local businesses will be promoted, and career and college information will be available for those interested.

Block Watch meeting

YOUNGSTOWN

Powerstown Block Watch will have its monthly meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Faith Community Covenant Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd.

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