Valley View High School Jason Heid signed his letter of intent to continue his Cross Country and Track & Field career at Division I Rider University. Pictured left to right standing: Mr. Chris Killiany, Valley View Athletic Director; Mrs. Kim Dudrich, Valley View Guidance; Mrs. Lisa Paone, Valley View Head Cross Country Coach; Mr. Tom…
West Scranton Students Earn 2nd Place at Annual Engineering Olympics Students from West Scranton High School took Second Place at the annual Wilkes University IEEE Engineering Olympics on March 27th. The team of junior students competed against nine other high schools in five events that challenged the students to use their knowledge, innovation and creativity…
Marywood University to Hold 14th Annual “Release the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness Program SCRANTON, PA (April 17, 2015)—Marywood University will hold its 14th annual “Release the Light” Sexual Assault Awareness program, in conjunction with National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, on Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 2-5 p.m. This event, which is free and open to…
Marywood University Memorial Fund Recipients to Teach in Poland Marywood University announces recipients of the Sister Benedicta Berendes, IHM Memorial Fund. David Gadberry, Dunmore, Ph.D., lecturer in the music, theatre, and dance (MTD) department, and Kayla Seymour, Scranton, undergraduate elementary education student at Marywood University, are the 2015 recipients of the Memorial Fund. The…
West Scranton Brothers Complete 2nd Annual Scranton Half Marathon On Sunday April 12, West Scranton High School students Michael and Colin Kelly completed the 2nd annual Scranton Half Marathon. Both brothers managed to complete the 13.1-mile course in under two hours. Colin, a sophomore at West, is a member of the school’s cross country, basketball,…
Valley View High School Gage Bennett will continue his academic and football career at Moravian College. Picture standing left to right: Mr. George Howanitz, Valley View Head Football Coach; Mr. Larry Pegula, Valley View High School Assistant Principal Sitting Left to right: Brian Bennett, Father; Gage Bennett; and Stacey Bennett, Mother
On April 15, 2015, Ryan Wilkes signed his letter of intent to continue his Division I athletic track & field and academic career at The University of Rhode Island. Ryan has many awards and honors, the most recent include: 1st Team All-State Outdoor Track and Field 2014, 1st Team All-State Indoor Track and Field 2014, Robert…
Pair of MMI Preparatory School students win Pennsylvania Science Olympiad medals (Freeland, PA – April 16, 2015) – Two MMI Preparatory School students placed in the top five at the recent Pennsylvania Science Olympiad, which was held at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Freshmen Cole Wenner and John Malay both received a fourth-place medal in the…
Senior members of the Lackawanna Trail Lions Track Team and the parents were honored at their last home meet on April 14. Seniors honored were: front, from left, Maddie Lengel, Katie Nealon, Marissa Passaniti, Alyssa Walker, Nicole Martin, Seth Williams, Evan Sandercock, Jacob Hayduk, Matt Farrell, Maxwell Myers, Joe Merolla, Michael DeBree and Nathaniel Barbolish;…
On Saturday April 16, 2015, Good Shepherd Academy is hosting their first TOUCH A TRUCK event on the ground of Good Shepherd Academy. The committee welcomes all to attend this event. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The first hour will be a no horn hour. Kids of all ages…
MMI to hold Open House on Sunday (Freeland, PA – April 16, 2015) – Students at MMI Preparatory School will showcase their projects at the school’s annual Open House on Sunday, April 19, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. Each year, MMI students are challenged with preparing special…
MMI students earn PJAS awards (Freeland, PA – April 13, 2015) – Students at MMI Preparatory School recently earned awards during the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition held at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, with awards presented afterward at a dinner ceremony at the Genetti Best Western Hotel and Conference Center. During the…
MMI senior awarded scholarship from Spanish honor society (Freeland, PA – April 15, 2015) – MMI Preparatory School senior Claire Sheen has been awarded the Joseph Adams Senior Scholarship from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) or Spanish National Honor Society. Only 60 high school seniors are recognized for this honor, which comes with a…
Marywood University’s School of Social Work to Host Spring Colloquium and Social Work Celebration SCRANTON, PA (April 13, 2015)—Marywood University’s School of Social Work will host its spring colloquium “Culturally Responsive Social Work Practice,” on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., in the Latour Conference Room, Nazareth Student Center. Robert Ortega,…
MMI students place in the top three in Marywood University High School Math Contest (Freeland, PA – April 13, 2015) – Two MMI Preparatory School students recently placed in the top three in their age division at the 2015 Marywood University High School Math Contest. Sophomore Ani Chowdhury captured first place in the Level…