WEST SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

West Scranton’s School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program Honors the October Students of the Month   Ninth graders Angel Ross and Adam Mangan were chosen as the Students of the Month at West Scranton High School for October 2013.  One girl and one boy are selected each month from names submitted by teachers and staff as part of…

SHENANDOAH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SVHS Halloween Window Painting   The Shenandoah Valley High School Art Department continued its long standing tradition that began in the mid 1950’s of painting Halloween scenes on store windows in Shenandoah’s business district. The project was coordinated by SV Art Teacher Bill Kreiger. Shown painting their window is (L-R): Heather Longenberger, Lidia German, and…

Ticked off?

Something pretty impressive happened on October 28, 1886. A completely spontaneous act started a tradition (and, presumably, a nightmare for sanitation workers and cleanup crews). New York City office workers we so very moved by the dedication of the Statue of Liberty that they threw ticker tape out of their office windows, creating the first…

VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Colin Ferguson along with the Valley View Baseball Team will be running a coat drive from November 11, 2013 to November 22.  Donations of coats, hooded sweatshirts, sweatshirts, and winter sweaters can be dropped off at the Valley View High School Lobby during school hours.  Valley View High School is located on 1 Columbus Drive, Archbald.Colin is a four…

GOOD SHEPHERD ACADEMY

Good Shepherd Academy of Kingston recently hosted the Holy Redeemer Regional Competition for Fall Forensics. Under the direction of moderators, Mrs.Collen Engler, Mrs. Lynn Prociak and Mrs. Diane Ruch, students performed oral interpretations of poetry.    Pictured are members and moderators of the Fall Forensics Team.  Front Row:Lynn Prociak, Alyson Price, Katie Magda, Mia Remsky,…

Forward, arch!

On this day in 1965, construction was completed on the St. Louis Arch. Not only is it included on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, it’s also a pretty impressive illusion: despite appearing taller than it is wide, the arch is precisely 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide. It is, in fact, the…