During a special meeting Wednesday night, the Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board approved a new name for the district and a new name for the district’s teams.
The board authorized the administration to take all actions to change the name from Blairsville-Saltsburg School District to River Valley School District effective July 1st, 2021. Board president Rick Harper talked about the inspiration behind the name.
The name change is pending all applicable government approvals. The vote went 6-3, with Holly Hall, Beverly Carnese and Linda Brown voting against it.
The board also approved the new district team name as Panthers, but for the school colors, that will be determined by the results of the student survey. The board will wait for the final results of the student survey, which are due on Friday, May 21st. The leading choice is Aero Blue and Black, but there are some students who have not submitted their choice yet.
