West Scranton Bilingual Students Excel The Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese awarded prizes for outstanding performance to the top world language students in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The students were chosen based on their performance on the 2015 National Spanish Exam, which was administered earlier in the spring. Four students…
HOLY REDEEMER HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS GRADUATION Holy Redeemer High School held its eighth annual commencement exercises for the 140 members of the Class of 2015 on Wednesday, May 27 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. A Baccalaureate Mass was held the previous night at St. Nicholas Church. Salutatorian Cameron Gill welcomed graduates and…
Marywood University Hosts R-Vets Program Graduation SCRANTON, PA (May 29, 2015)—Marywood University recently hosted its spring R-VETS program graduation at the University. The R-VETS program (Renewal-Veteran Education and Transition Services) focuses on providing college access to community and current Marywood student veterans and their spouses. The courses offered include math and academic writing, along…
At the recent banquet sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Lady Devils Basketball Boosters, the varsity members of this year’s team who won the District 11 Championship are shown making a special presentation to their head coach Chris Conroy as a token of their appreciation. Shown holding the District 11 Championship Trophy are L-R: Molly Michalik,…
West Scranton Chorus Students Perform at Walt Disney World Fourteen members of the West Scranton High School chorus club earned the opportunity to perform at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida last month. Following an audition process, which included an online video submission, and hours of dedicated rehearsal, the West Side students performed on…
Sheen, Eisenhart named Hazleton Elks Teens of the Year (Freeland, PA – May 28, 2015) – MMI Preparatory School seniors Claire Sheen and Michael Eisenhart were recently named the Hazleton Elks Lodge 200 Teenagers of the Year. Sheen is the daughter of Kwangsup and Chaeyun Sheen, Mountaintop; and Eisenhart is the son of Stephen…
The Valley View High School Varsity Baseball Team attended the dedication for Strawberry Field at Assembly of God Church Rt. 6 on the Scranton Carbondale Highway. Pictured left to right; Mayor Jeanette Mariani; Jimmy Brozzetti; Valley View Coach Brian Newberry; Members of the Valley View varsity baseball team, Roy White, World Series Yankee Champion; Daryl Strawberry,…
MMI students receive Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Awards at State Competition (Freeland, PA – May 27, 2015) – Three MMI Preparatory School students participating in the State Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Competition were awarded Pennsylvania Science Talent Search (PSTS) awards following their performance at the regional meeting. Sarah Moyer, Jay…
The Valley View High School STEM team recently presented their “Emergency Light System” to a diverse group including: Senator John Blake, Representative Frank Farina, Attorney Richard Fanucci, Superintendent Donald Kanavy, Lockheed Martin engineers, school administrators, VV board members, emergency personal ,and community members. The team will compete in the state finals at the Thaddeus Stevens…
Jay Solgama wins Wilkes University scholarship in LCCTM math contest (Freeland, PA – May 26, 2015) – MMI junior Jay Solgama won first place in the individual competition and joined classmates Brendan Drusda and Sarah Moyer to capture the top prize in the team event at the 67th annual Luzerne County Council of Teachers of…