Congratulations to Valley View junior Madison Green for her participation in the Poetry Out Loud event held at WVIA’s Sardoni Theater in Avoca. Madison competed with students from across the region, dramatically presenting three poems by various authors to an audience of parents, teachers, students and judges.
Valley View High School Counselors hosted a Resume Workshop partnered with The University of Scranton’s Center for Career Development where they provided free Resume writing and education to Valley View Juniors. This free workshop will also take place in the Spring Semester for Juniors as a part of Valley Views College & Career Readiness Program.…
MMI Preparatory School recently purchased two Harkness tables to transform two classrooms into Collaborative Learning Labs to help prepare students for the discussion-based learning courses they will find in college. The purchase was made possible by a donation from Dr. Philip A. McHale ’58 and Ms. Linda Tishko. The Harkness table-teaching concept was developed by…
Marywood University recently announced the appointment of Joy Hughes, Dillsburg, Pa., as the founding director of its new Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT) Program*, which is the only BSRT program in the region. She will develop the new program’s curriculum, oversee its accreditation process, and develop and maintain relationships with medical facilities. …
Marywood University’s department of communication, sciences, and disorders, along with its student chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, recently collected gifts to support the University’s Campus Ministry’s Christmas Giving Tree project. Each year, the Christmas Giving Trees are set up in various locations on campus. The trees are decorated with ornaments for children of…
MMI Preparatory School’s team earned second place at the King’s College Math Contest. Thirteen schools and more than 140 students competed in both individual and team competitions. Frederick Mejia took home top honors for the MMI team. Pictured are, from left: Benjamin Putnam, Alexander Sessock, Frederick Mejia, and Susan Moyer, MMI Math Department Chair and contest advisor.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy recently published its Fall Edition 2018 newsletter, in which Marywood University ranked third out of the Top 5 Institutions by Percentage Pass rate for 2017. To prepare for a career as an auditor, controller, or tax account, Marywood University students complete a minimum of 66 credits in business courses.…
Twenty-five members of the Western Wayne chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America were among the more than 1,500 members and advisers who traveled to the Kalahari Resorts Pocono for the annual State Leadership Workshop. This workshop marked the kickoff of the state project benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A theme basket auction,…
On Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st, five Valley View freshmen were selected to participate in the 10th annual Marywood Junior Wind Band Celebration held at Marywood University. At the event, the freshman were given the opportunity to perform alongside students from over 54 different school districts and work with clinicians from around the…
There are only 11 days left until Christmas is finally here! Some of you may have completed your Christmas shopping while others aren’t even close to being finished. We are here to help by providing a list of 15 last minute Christmas present ideas. Antiques If you have an antique collector in your life…