Candidates for the 2014 Shenandoah Valley Spring Queen Shown in the photo are the ten junior girls who are in contention for the 2014 Shenandoah Valley Spring Queen along with their escorts. Standing from L-R: Nini Cruz & John Koszyk, Abigail Snitzer & Clarence Grutza, Jacquie Burke & Angelo Maskornick, Jennell Johns & Nick…
MMI student named winner in chemistry competition (Freeland, PA – May 1, 2014) – MMI sophomore Jay Solgama was the section winner of a chemistry exam and will be honored for his exceptional score. Solgama, the son of Paresh and Arti Solgama of Mountaintop, was a winner on Exam A of the American Chemical…
Marywood University Student Wins National Speech-Language-Hearing Association Award SCRANTON, PA—Marywood University undergraduate student, Laura Drake, Tafton, Pa., was recently informed that she is a 2014 recipient of the Member Honors Award from the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA). The Member Honors Award is given in recognition of Ms. Drake’s outstanding service to students…
West Scranton Athletes Earn Foreign Language Poetry Awards Two West Scranton High School student athletes recently won awards for outstanding performance in a different arena: that of Spanish poetry recitation. Sophomore Matt Gaul, a member of the school’s basketball, baseball, and football teams, won a first place trophy for his declamation of the poem…
MMI student qualifies for national FBLA competition (Freeland, PA – April 23, 2014) – Claire Sheen, a junior at MMI Preparatory School, qualified to attend the national Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn., this summer. Sheen, the daughter of Kwangsup and Chaeyun Sheen of Mountaintop, earned second place…
Valley View High Schools Nathan Santarelli will continue his academic and football career at Ursinus College. Pictured left to right seated; Janice Santarelli, Mother; Nathan; and Randy Santarelli, Father. Standing left to right; Mr. Pete Chapla, Valley View High School Principal; and George Howanitz, Valley View High School Head Football Coach.
MMI eighth-graders inducted into honor societies (Freeland, PA – April 2, 2014) – Eighth-grade students from MMI Preparatory School were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and the National Latin Honor Society (NLHS) at a ceremony at the school. MMI Assistant Head of School Charles Seidel provided opening remarks and greeted students,…
Valley View High School Alexa Feduchak will continue her academic and track and field career at Elizabethtown College. Pictured seated left to right; Barb Feduchak, Mother; Alexa; and Bill Feduchak, Father Standing left to right; Mr. Peter Chapla, Valley View High SchoolPrincipal and George Howanitz, Valley View High School Girls Track andField Head Coach.
Marywood University Is Proud to Announce Student’s Fulbright Scholarship SCRANTON, PA—Marywood University is proud to announce that Rebecca Ann Schwalb has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and will begin her assistantship in July working as an English Teaching Assistant in South Korea. Ms. Schwalb, Mequon, WI, will graduate in May from Marywood University…
Valley View Staff Members recently participated in the Inaugural Scranton Half Marathon on April 6, 2014.Front L to R: Alison Rodio, Amy Barrett,Staff Members; Donald Kanavy, Valley View School District Superintendent; Mary Gene Eagen, Valley View School District Director of Curriculum; Karen Elkins, Susan Rodway, and Donna Valentini, Staff Members Back L to R: Lisa Vicki, Fran Paone,…