Marywood University will hold its annual undergraduate, graduate and faculty Research Forum and Symposium on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, on the main floor in the Center for Architectural Studies. The Undergraduate Forum will take place from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., the Faculty Forum will take place from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., and the Graduate…
Hannarae Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the social science department and director of the criminal justice program at Marywood University, recently co-authored a research article in ScienceDirect titled, “Social-ecological correlates of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among African American youth: Negative binomial and zero-inflated negative binomial analyses.” Additionally, Dr. Lee is an associate editor of an…
At the recent FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) State Leadership Conference held in Hershey, 48 students from Western Wayne High School were among the more than 5,500 members and advisers in attendance participating in nearly 70 business-related competitive events and leadership activities. During the conference, Western Wayne junior Ezra Tetreault, PA FBLA Vice…
Twenty MMI Preparatory School students, four faculty and staff members, and two parents visited Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai during a nine-day educational tour of China. The tour, which was coordinated by Education First Tours, was led by T.R. Laputka and chaperoned by MMI faculty members Christina Spencer, Michael Mele, and Christine Lizbinski. Upon arriving in…
Valley View’s Christian Krause will continue his academic and cross country career at Lackawanna College. Bottom Row Left to Right: Brian Krause, Laurie Krause, Christian Krause, Brian Krause, and Joshua Krause Top Row left to right: Tom Stefursky, Valley View Cross Country Coach; Jeremy Popiel, Head Cross Country Coach at Lackawanna College; Lisa Paone, Valley View…
It seems safe to say that Spring has finally arrived and the warm weather will stick around. The snow has melted and your lawn is slowly beginning to show life. Springtime is the most important time of the year to care for your lawn. However, it is a very sensitive time for your yard. The…
MMI Preparatory School has limited openings for the next school year in grades 6 though 10 and will conduct an Entrance Exam on Saturday, May 18 on the MMI campus at 154 Centre Street in Freeland. The Entrance Exam is a comprehensive examination that assesses quantitative and verbal ability, reading comprehension, and mathematics and is…
Five MMI Preparatory School students completed several community service projects across Greater Hazleton as members of the 2018-19 Junior Leadership Hazleton class. Juniors Carter Frask, Catherine Havrilla, Madyson Hornack, Josiah Pacchioli, and Benjamin Putnam joined other students from schools throughout Greater Hazleton to carry out the projects. The class members are assigned a team who…
As part of the Valley View School District’s Comprehensive Chapter 339 Plan, seventh grade students at Valley View Middle School participated in a Junior Achievement Entrepreneurship Curriculum. This program was implemented within Mr. Barrett and Mrs. Shedd’s Geography classes and facilitated by school counselors, Amy Borick and Susan Rodway. Each student had the opportunity to…
Four MMI Preparatory School students received awards in the 24th annual Israel T. & Mildred Klapper Memorial Holocaust Essay Contest, marking the first time in the history of the contest that one school won all four awards in the Middle School and High School categories. Eighth grader Jakob Narrow placed first in the Middle School…