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…

Good Shepherd Academy students participated in National History Day’s regional competicion held at Misericordia University.  Kurtis Nordmark developed a 3-D exhibit depicting and explaining the significance of the Battle of Little Round Top in Gettysburg.  Mackenzi Jennings’ exhibit concerned the Nuremburg Trials, where criminals committing crimes against humanity during WWII were finally brought to Justice.…

Fourth grade students at Good Shepherd Academy presented a magic show to their classmates.  The students first learned about Harry Houdini and then performed their magic acts. Pictured are the fourth grade magicians, first row, from left, are Katie Schell, Mia Ashton, Nina Stillarty, Mary Johns, Jessica Phares and Irelyn Karnes. Second row:  Donovan Stone, Michael Vodzak, Nathan Stilp, Maddie…

Shenandoah Valley Crowns 2015  Spring Royalty   After a long cold winter students at Shenandoah Valley welcomed spring by selecting Marcela Creasy (left) as their 2015 SV Spring Queen and Alaina Demalis (right) as Spring Princess. Shown conducting the coronation is last year’s spring queen Jacquie Burke.

The SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Championships are the state-level competitions for public high school and college students enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service professional instruction programs, including allied health occupations. Hershey, Pennsylvania, is the host site for the each year. While the leadership events are taking place, skill competitions are hosted at the Lebanon County Exposition…

Valley View High School has won the Governor’s Pennsylvania STEM local Competition held at the NEIU 19, and will represent our area at Thaddeus Stevens College during the state finals on May 29th.   Pictured from left are team members:Mark Ferraro, Pj Sova, Ryan Savage ( Lockheed Martin engineer& STEM partner), Mr.Donald Kanavy VV Superintendent,…

SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL HONORS SOCIETY 2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS Seated L-R: Rocco Roguskie & Liz Rosa de Aza Sophomore Academic Achievement Awards, Liz Cole Senior Academic Achievement Award, Alaina Demalis & Meghan Artley  Junior Academic Achievement Awards. Standing: NHS Co- Advisor Melissa Mikita, Phillip Andras SVHS Principal, Kristina Nieddu Female Scholar Athlete, Nick Gurski Male Scholar…

SV NHS 2015 Newly Inducted Members Front Row (L-R): Lynn Rosa de Aza, Marisol Velazquez, Estefany Hierro, Hui Wei Liu, Natalye Calderon, Liz Rosa de Aza. Middle Row: Emily Tovar, Amanda Lindenmuth, Olivia Gallo, Kayla Moncrief, Arianna Mentusky, & Brianna Ryan. Top Row: Matt Creasy, Rocco Roguskie, Junior Menjivar, & Alvaro Mendez. Missing from photo…

Super Students Shari Lynn Landy   Marywood University undergraduate student Shari Lynn Landy, Scranton, was recently awarded the Creative Writing and Work Award during the Women In History Month celebration at the university.   Ms. Landy is a senior with an ad hoc major in English, history, and religion.  Ad hoc majors are tailored to…

Marywood University to Host “Better Together Day” as Memorial to Kurdish Genocide   Scranton, PA (April 10, 2015)—Marywood University will host an on-campus event to raise awareness in the community about the Kurdish population in Northern Iraq.  The “Better Together” event will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, from 6-7 p.m., followed by a…

The Riverside Runners from Riverside School District  presented a check for over $1300 to the Children’s Advocacy Center. The runners raised money by soliciting donors to sponsor them in the Scranton Half Marathon on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Pictured are: kneeling from left to right are: Brian Malamud, Shannon Malamud, Marian Beck, Kathy Moceyunas. Standing…