During the Pleasant Valley school board meeting Thursday, elementary school Principal Erica Greer was proud to announce that the United States Tennis Association approved the school's grant request to fund an afterschool tennis program.

"We have received $1,708 to fund our afterschool tennis program," she said.The program geared for third-grade students "will accept up to 50 students," Greer said.The program is slated to run from the end of April through the end of May, but dates have not yet been confirmed."Every participant will receive a T-shirt, a can of tennis balls and a tennis racket during the program, which will be theirs to keep and use," Greer said.A USTA certified professional and other volunteers will be helping with the program to ensure its success.High school Principal John Gress shared "congratulations to Katrina Stenger, Shannon Simpson and Kevin Wimmer for taking first place in the Animation Division of a recent Computer Fair sponsored by the Colonial Intermediate Unit 20."At the same competition at the middle school level, Principal Rocco Seiler said, "William Cerbone and Vincent O'Rourke took first place in Graphic Design and Ben Rudolph placed second in the Computer Logo competition."