Members of the Lackawanna Trail Envirothon team “Trail Blazers” took home first place honors for Wyoming County in Lackawanna & Wyoming County Envirothon held on Wednesday May 13, at Keystone College. Students went from station to station ranging from Aquatics, Soils and Land Use, Forestry, Wildlife and Enviromental Issues. The Trail Blazers team will travel…

The Cast & Crew of Lackawanna Trail High School’s  production of The Drowsy Chaperone have received 9 nominations for the upcoming Excellence in School Theater Arts awards. Productions from 12 NEPA schools were evaluated and Lackawanna Trail received nominations in the following categories: Best Overall Production, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Vocal Ensemble, Best Set Design, Best Actor – Austin Pringle, Best…

Good Shepherd Academy Students Sing in New York City   The Good Shepherd Academy Schola, an auditioned choir of twenty-six fourth and fifth grade students from Good Shepherd Academy in Kingston, recently participated in a Pueri Cantores choral festival and Mass at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. Over two…

The Valley View High School History Club Students ran a Pet MVP Photo Contest where students entered pictures of their pets to be voted on. The pet with the most money “votes” won a gift certificate. Brianna Mazzoni won. The History Club was able to donate $300 and additional supplies to the Griffin Pond Animal…

Members of the Old Forge 2015 Mock Trial Team were presented certificates by the Pennsylvania State Bar Association.  Principal Thomas congratulated the ladies on their hard work and dedication.  The students had studied both  the facts of the case as well as the relevant laws for weeks before their appearances in two rounds of the…

The Shenandoah Valley School District hosted a breakfast for the members of the Class of 2015 where special certificates of recognition were presented to the male and female athletes from that class. Male Athletes seated from L-R are: Brayan Silverio, Nick Krusinsky, Mike Huggins, Clarence Grutza, Chris Kline, & Hui Wei Liu. Standing: Jake Storm,…

Ani Chowdhury earns region’s top score on ACS chemistry exam   (Freeland, PA – May 13, 2015) – MMI Preparatory School sophomore Ani Chowdhury recently recorded the region’s highest score on the Susquehanna Valley Section of the American Chemical Society’s annual chemistry exam. Chowdhury, the son of Bhaskar and Saumitri Chowdhury of Hazle Township, took…

Marywood University’s Announces 2015 Chamber Singers Tour   SCRANTON, PA (May 13, 2015)-Marywood University Chamber Singers will take their songs on the road, beginning next week, launching their tour with a concert at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, N.Y., on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 4 p.m.   The 2015 Chamber Singers tour program,…

Five students from Lackawanna Trail High School will be traveling to the New York Stock Exchange to get up close view  of the workings of our financial system. The students placed second in the region.     Students traveling to New York are: front from  L,  Rowan Rivera, Kyle Sanko; ,Back Row, L to R  Advisor…

            The Life Skills class at Riverside Junior Senior High School recently participated in the Special Olympics   Pictured Below: Allison Jenkins   Pictured Below: Amy Thubborn Pictured Below: Dustin Deninger   Pictured Below: Jordan Gallagher   Pictured Below: Matthew Thubborn

Riverside Alive! 2015 Celebrating its 10th Year On the evening of Wednesday May 20th from 6-8 P.M. Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School teachers will welcome the community to their 10th consecutive year of Riverside Alive!  Yes, Riverside Alive! 2015 marks a whole decade of teachers at Riverside Jr. – Sr. High School presenting to the community…

MMI honors ‘Best of the Best’   (Freeland, PA – May 8, 2015) – MMI recognized five students in seventh, ninth and 11th grades as “Best of the Best” during a recent assembly. Students then give an oral presentation on their selected topic of interest at an assembly in front of their peers. Students earning…

Members of the Lackawanna Trail track team are front, from left, Marissa Passaniti, Nicole Martin, Katie Nealon, Alyssa Walker and Maddie Lengel; second row, Bobby Titus, Matthew Kinback, Colin Holmes, Anthony Berrios, Lauren Baldwin, Troy Pensak, Matthew Bergey, Cassandra Brown, Jaclyn Fusik, Courtney Petrilak, Mackenzie Semken and Ashleigh Clarke; third row; Samuel Vierling, Rocco Pacini,…

Members of the Junior Varsity baseball team are; front, from left, Thomas Kohinsky, D.J. Klinges, Robert Buck, Dylan Ganser, Tim Cole Jacob Wescott and Justin Brower; back, Coach Steve Jervis, Ethan Oswald, Thomas Vokes, Owen Hyde, Gregory Ellsworth, Shawn Jones, Chris Rosiak and Assistant Manager Andrew Tassey.  

Members of the JV Softball team are: front, from left, Samantha Sheridan, Allison Melnikoff, Emily VanFleet, Elizabeth Rodenbach, Alaina Jones, and Karley Cresswell; middle, Rachael Rosengrant, Laurelann Penn, Lydia Dunckle, Sarah Weisenfluh, Natalie Cocchini, Amy Sohns and Madisyn Peoples; back, Coach Gary Wilmet.