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Staff Writer Photo Provided Ritchie Elementary School students Megan Wheeler, left, and Ja’liyah Dunn-Allen work on a robotics project given them by teacher Gina Pollard. WHEELING — Some students at Ritchie Elementary School made a grab for robotics last week. Fifth grade students were tasked with constructing robo hands from the materials in a kit they were provided, then working with classmate partners to build an arm that would reach out and grab a bolt 10 inches away and bring it back to them. Earlier this year, Ritchie School and teacher Gina Pollard received a $5,000 grant to buy...

Shawn Neville’s famous last words: “I won’t be running another company.” After a 22-year career as CEO of various organizations specializing in athletic footwear and information technology, the University of Denver and Daniels College of Business alumnus had planned to retire to Denver to be close to his mom and sister. Invest. Maybe run a nonprofit. But as Neville (BSBA ’84) dined with a friend in Boston, temptation got the best of him. BOA, a Colorado-based company specializing in a groundbreaking, fit system technology, was hiring. The company already had seen global success with...

© DCT Media DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up As the wintry weather continues to take hold of the north and north-east, dozens of schools will remain shut today. Schools are currently only open to children from key worker families, or those deemed vulnerable, but due to the snow and plummeting temperatures, many head teachers have decided it is not safe to ask pupils or staff to travel. Here is the full list of closures, and delayed openings, for Thursday, February 11.

Weather: Full list of school closures Updated: 10/02/2021, 10:58 am © EVENING EXPRESS Schools across the north-east have closed their doors to even the children of key worker families today as snow continues to fall. With temperatures reaching their lowest in more than a decade in the Highlands, dozens of schools have announced they will be staying shut to all, with children to revert to online lessons. © EVENING EXPRESS Here is the list of weather-related closures so far: