Mid Valley Drama Club Director, Patricia Powell, announces that Legally Blonde, The Musical, will thrill audiences on April 11 and 12, in the high school auditorium in Throop. The curtain will rise at 7 PM, and tickets are $8.00 for general admission. (Junior) Alex Varaksa, as Warner Huntington III, (Junior) Marja Bjornstad as Vivienne Kensington,…
Mid Valley High School Student of the Month for February is Senior Joseph Palickar This award is given by the Lions Club of Olyphant. Pictured left to right: Claudia Kausmeyer – Leo Club Advisor & Mid Valley Faculty member, Joseph Palickar, & Chad Vinansky – Secondary Principal.
West Scranton Students Attend University of Scranton’s 8th Annual World Cultures Dinner Seven West Scranton High School students attended a dinner and presentation at the University of Scranton, which was sponsored by the university’s Department of World Languages and Culture. The event – the 8th annual “TA Talk” – featured University of Scranton teaching assistants in the Fulbright program, who…
MMI students to compete at state FBLA conference (Freeland, PA – March 20, 2014) – Students from MMI Preparatory School qualified to complete at the State Leadership Conference of the Future Business Leaders of America. The students received first- through fifth-place finishes during the Pennsylvania Regional Leadership Conference held at Luzerne County Community College…
Shenandoah Valley’s St. Patrick’s Day Float Selected as the Grand Marshalls of this year’s Girardville St. Patrick’s Day Parade were the superintendents from the three school districts located in northern Schuylkill County; Dr. Joie Green from Mahanoy Area, Dr. Andrew Smarkanic from North Schuylkill, & Dr. Stanley Rakowsky from Shenandoah Valley. Students from each school…
Old Forge students participated in the annual WVIA Scholastic Scrimmage. The students came in second in the NEIU 19 bracket. The students that participated in the Scholastic Scrimmage were: Gabe Saucedo, Bobby Rinaldi, Anne Cherundalo, Ryan Voyack, and Christian Mozeleski. Pictured Left to Right Anne Cherundalo, Ryan Voyack, Bobby Rinaldi, Gabe Saucedo, Christian Mozeleski,…
MMI students earn PJAS awards (Freeland, PA – March 20, 2014) – Students at MMI Preparatory School recently earned awards during the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition held at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, with awards presented afterward at a dinner ceremony at the Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre.…
MMI students place in Wilkes math contest (Freeland, PA – March 20, 2014) – A team of students from MMI Preparatory School placed second in a math competition held at Wilkes University on March 5. The 66th annual Wilkes Luzerne County Council of Teachers of Mathematics Contest included about 150 students from 15 Luzerne…
Valley View News The Valley View High School students welcome Lackawanna County Detectives Chris Kolcharno and Michelle Mancuso along with Assistant District Attorney Mariclare Hayes from the special victims unit, to discuss internet safety.Pictured left to right: Assistant District Attorney, Mariclare Hayes; Lackawanna County Dectective, Michelle Mancuso, Lackawanna County Detective Chris Kolcharno, Valley View Junior Class Officers, Brianna Pegula and PJ…
MMI students participate in string festival (Freeland, PA – March 6, 2014) – Six students from MMI Preparatory School took part in a string festival held at Wilkes University on March 6. Sixth-grader Molly O’Connell, seventh-grader Elise Hreha and eighth-grade students Angelica Alday, Sydney Karpowich, Chava Kornblatt and Stephanie Zellner were nominated by MMI…