West Scranton freshmen Joshua Safuto and Victoria Reilly participated in the PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) Region IV String Fest, which was held at Wyoming Seminary School on March 14, 2018. These students were nominated by their director, Laurie Burdett, and were chosen to play in an orchestra of over 100 students from Northeast Pennsylvania. It was…
Four MMI Preparatory School students placed in the 23rd annual Israel T. & Mildred Klapper Memorial Holocaust Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored jointly by the Hazleton Jewish Community Council and the Greater Hazleton Ministerial Association. Senior Sydney Karpowich captured first place in the High School division and senior Julia Snyder placed second. Eighth grader…
Marywood University will host a Professional Continuing Education program titled, “Multicultural Competence: Strategies to Address Spirituality in Clinical Practice,” on Friday, March 23, 2018, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 pm. The program will take place at the Nazareth Student Center in the Upper Main Dining Hall. This program aims to share with mental health…
SCRANTON, PA (March 9, 2018)—Marywood University was recently the recipient of two Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit Donations through the University’s Momentum program, an approved EITC program that gives high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credits by enrolling in college-level courses at a significantly reduced cost. The EITC program enables companies…
West Scranton High School students Geremia Gil and Alyvia Janes entered the 2018 Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition which was held on February 24, 2018, at the Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton. The competition has very specific criteria that all bridges must meet in order to be included in the competition. Geremia (10th grade)…
Marywood University’s School of Business and Global Innovation in partnership with the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) will hold an “Accounting/Financial Reporting Update and Revenue Cycle” Conference on Thursday, March 22, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Nazareth Student Center, in the Latour Room. Topics to be discussed include: Accounting Standards; Trends…
Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will host a Jazz Band Concert on Monday, April 23, 2018, at 8 p.m., on the Main Stage of the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. The Marywood Jazz Ambassadors along with special guests, the Tunkhannock Area High School…
MARCH 10th Scranton’s St. Patricks Dat Parade This the second largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the country! Parade Day Mass begins at 10a.m. at St. Peter’s Cathedral. The Brian P. Kelly Memorial two-mile footrace starts at 11 a.m. The race, sponsored by Geisinger, is the oldest road race in the Scranton area. It begins and…
Congratulations to junior, Noah McKane and sophomore, Beatrice Chindemi, who recently auditioned, qualified for and represented Valley View at the PMEA Region IV Chorus Festival. Eligibility for these events begins in grade ten. This is Noah’s second year to qualify for the Region level and Beatrice’s first. Pictured left to right: Beatrice Chindemi and Noah…
