MID VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Senior, David Graff, was chosen Mid Valley Student of the Month for April.Mid Valley Student of the Month is sponsored by the Olyphant Lions Club.Pictured left to right:John “Jack” Horvath (MV teacher and Olyphant Lion’s Club member), David Graff, Chad Vinansky (Mid Valley Secondary Principal).

Thanks!

We’re closing in on the 200 post mark (and our 6 month anniversary), and we’d just like to take a moment to thank you for keeping up with us. As always, you’re welcome to comment here, say hello on Facebook, throw a tweet our way, or even contact me, the blog author, at jenk@blog.findnflip.com. I…

Ad of the Week: Element #2

Because we sell anything and everything, we often get ads for the interesting, the unusual and the extremely specialized. One of the best parts of working here is that we learn so much about so many different things. Here’s where we feature an ad that made us sit up and take notice. We’re making a…

ABINGTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

Abington Heights Educational Improvement Organization (AEIO) has received a $62,000 donation from The Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains through funding provided by Peoples Neighborhood Bank. The funds will be used to supplement and enhance the educational environment and programs within the Abington Heights School District.    AEIO brings together ideas, people and resources to support…

May Day!

It’s a worldwide celebration of spring. But remove that space between the words and it becomes a distress signal. Ever wonder why? While searching for an easily understood phrase to signal life-threatening distress, in 1923 a Senior Radio Officer at London’s Croydon Airport proposed the word “mayday” (to be repeated three times). It was an…

MID VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Senior, Erin North-Mozda, was chosen Mid Valley Student of the Month for March. Mid Valley Student of the Month is sponsored by the Olyphant Lions Club.   Pictured left to right:Chad Vinansky (Mid Valley Secondary Principal), Erin North-Mozda,John “Jack” Horvath (MV teacher and Olyphant Lion’s Club member).

On Time

Stop. Pause. Rewind. Tinker with the space-time continuum (well, sort of). If you miss a Saturday morning broadcast of Paper Shop Live!, there’s always the not-so-live version: the podcast. It’s not only a chance to catch up if you missed the show, it’s also a great way to get any details or contact information you…

LACKAWANNA TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL

The ESTA (Excellence in School Theatre Arts) awards were held at the Ramada in Clarks Summit on Sunday April 28.  Casts of 5 school plays  which included Abington Heights, Lackawanna Trail, Riverside, Scranton and Valley View, were on hand.   The “urchins” performed the Prologue from “Little Shop of Horrors. Winners   Left to Right Lowell Phillips won…