Penns Valley Area High School students will each receive a laptop computer this year as part of the district’s new 1 to 1 computer initiative.

High school students will have exclusive use of the computers during the day as part of the school’s curriculum, according to a statement on the district’s website.

To take the computers home, however, both students and their parents must attend an information meeting set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium. A previous meeting was held in August.

Those who don’t attend one of the meetings will not be permitted to take their computers home when they are distributed Wednesday.

Anyone with a question or anyone seeking additional information can contact Sherri Connell, assistant superintendent of schools, at 422-2000, ext. 2528.

Botanical art

Local artists are inviting

area residents to take a closer look at their photographic botanical series Friday at Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center in Millheim.

Dana Morrison, of Green Drake, said artists Gerald Lang, a Penn State professor, and Jennifer Tucker, will be on hand at the gallery at 8:30 p.m. to take about their work and the nutritional use of plants.

The event is free and will also feature music from Hannan Bingman and gallery owner Karl Leitzel, Morrison said.

Matt Carroll writes about news from the Penns and Brush valley regions. Contact him at 231-4631 or mcarroll@centre daily. Follow him on Twitter@Carrollreporter.