Valley View eighth grader, Ryan Coleman, was awarded first place for his essay he submitted to the Hricak McAndrew American Legion Post 869. Pictured left to right are: Mr. James McKane, Middle School Assistant Principal; Tom Picchini, Senior Vice Commander of American Legion Post 869; Ryan Coleman, Valley View Middle School Student; Jerry Heid, Commander…
Recently, Pennsylvanians for Human Life announced the winners of the 2016 Youth for Life Art and Essay Contest. Good Shepherd Academy, Kingston, merited several awards in both the Junior Division Essay and the Senior Division Essay. While winners were just announced, the essays were written in May 2016 by then seventh and eighth grade students.…
Valley View High School News Valley View High School Students participated in the Hricak McAndrew American Legion Post 869 annual essay contest. Alexa Kobrynich received first place, Cassandra Dumas placed second and Taylor Seprosky placed third. Pictured left to right: Mr. Chris Mendicino, Valley View High School principal, Tom Picchini, Hricak McAndrew American Legion Post…
Marywood University to Host Fundraiser for Alternative Service Trip Program SCRANTON, PA (January 20, 2017)-Marywood University’s campus ministry office will host its first “Snowball Roll” fundraiser, to benefit the alternative break service trip program, on Friday, January 27, 2017, from Noon – 1 p.m., at University Avenue, on the University’s campus. This fundraiser is open…
WSHS Students Win Martin Luther King Essay Contest Recently, students in the Scranton School District participated in the Greater Scranton Area Martin Luther King essay contest. Students had to write an essay describing their everyday hero. Six students from West Scranton High School earned awards for their submissions: freshmen Rickey Conklin, Ava Palermo, Yasmin Ramirez,…
West Scranton High School Students Attend District Chorus Festival Two West Scranton High School students were selected to attend the 2016-2017 PMEA District 9 Chorus Festival. Every year, this event, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, features the top student singers from Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties. The students selected from…