Selinsgrove, PA – WKOK has learned that the very popular former Selinsgrove English teacher, Harvey Edwards, has died. Edwards retired after 33-years from Selinsgrove Area High School, but was often still seen at basketball games after his retirement in 2016.
Edwards, who was originally from Brooklyn, stayed in the Susquehanna Valley after being recruited to play basketball at Bucknell University. He was the 2007 runner-up for the best teacher in PA, won the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English High School Teacher of Excellence Award in 2013, and Distinguished Citizenship from Bucknell University Alumnae in 2009. Edwards served on various boards at Bucknell University.
This is a developing story and, we’ll have more information as it becomes available. Edwards was 69.
