Christmas season is upon us and we could all use some extra cash to get presents for everyone on our lists (including ourselves). You may be wondering exactly how you could make some money with just a short amount of time left for Christmas shopping. No worries, Paper Shop is here! This is the perfect time…
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 6 PM – 7 PM Lackawanna College Night at Kennedy Elementary for 3rd grade students & their parents. There will be an introduction to the college & career readiness standards for our third graders in our school’s gymnasium. Resources & a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT will be provided to the families…
Dr. Devanshu Patel, president of Parul University in Vadodara, India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between Parul University and Marywood University with Haley Cheetham, international admissions counselor at Marywood University. To complete the signing (second photo), Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., president of Marywood University, skyped with several members of Marywood University and Parul administrators…
Marywood University continues to promote books and reading through its biannual book swap and sale. The University’s fall book swap will take place in the Learning Commons Lobby from Monday, December 3, through Friday, December 7, 2018. Monday-Thursday the Book Swap and Sale will take place from 8 a.m. – 12 a.m., and from 8…
3 students from Valley View High School qualified for the PMEA District 9 Band Festival which will be held at Pittston Area on January 24th – 26th. The students that qualified (pictured below, listed left to right) are Mia Mercatili on Clarinet, Beatrice Chindemi on Trombone, and Micayla Matamoros on Clarinet. They will represent Valley…
The Valley View National Honor Society visited the Scranton Cultural Center on November 20th to help organize and set up Thanksgiving dinner for Friends of the Poor. Friends of the Poor is a non-profit charitable organization who helps individuals in need of assistance such as providing food, clothing, emergency assistance, household items, and furniture. In…
Marywood University will hold an on-campus Transfer Day program for college students or former college students considering transferring to Marywood University. We welcome transfer students at all stages of their college careers. In a single visit on Thursday, December 13, 2018, from 2-6 p.m., visitors can discuss financial aid and scholarship options, transfer credits, take…
Students from the John G. Whittier Elementary School in South Scranton created Thanksgiving greeting cards for patients of Hospice of the Sacred Heart. The art project was under the supervision of art instructor Sarah Strong and Whittier principal Tim Wolfe. The cards are included with meals that are prepared by Mansour’s Market, then packaged and…
Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will host the 10th Anniversary Festival Concert by the Junior Wind Band on Saturday, December 1, 2018, in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts, at 7 p.m. Three concerts will be performed by local and regional middle and high school musicians. The Marywood University Wind Band Celebrations…
A recent grant, funded by The Robert H. Spitz Foundation, is giving Marywood University representatives the opportunity to make an immediate impact on the community. The STARS, Students Together Achieving Remarkable Success, Program, an after-school mentoring/homework help program for students in grades 7-12 has been established in the community. With the continuous growth of the…