Congratulations to Andrew Gallagher on his outstanding musical achievement! Andrew was a recent participant at Regional Chorus at Milton High School. Due to his outstanding state audition, Andrew has been selected to participate in the 2015 PMEA All-State Chorus. He is the first participant in the history of Riverside School District to attain this prestigious honor. Andrew…

Second grade students of Good Shepherd Academy in Kingston have been reading biography books.  Along with reading the books, students completed a report, created a puppet of the person they read about, made a poster and presented their reports to their classmates. Pictured above bottom row left to right: Katie Schell, Raegan Suda, Kasey Delaney, Emma…

  Lackawanna Trail High School Principal Dr. Mark Murphy announced the second quarter honor roll. Students obtaining honor roll status were:   Twelfth Grade High Honors: Nathaniel Barbolish, Kasey Buck, Kerrigan Buck, Rachel Clark, Matthew Cole, Hunter Crook, Ross Fauquier, Neil Harvey, Jericho Hendershot and Aidan Holmes.   Also listed were: Kelsey Hopkins, Rachel Johnson,…

Tess Kearns, a senior at Holy Cross, was recently awarded the Wendy’s High School Heisman for Pennsylvania.

The Holy Cross National Honor Society recently held a Valentines Day fundraiser; with the money they raised, they purchased food for St. Francis Food Pantry. Shown are NHS officers: Drew Magda, Ann Basting, Taylor Augustyn, Jack Shean, and James Basting

Holy Cross students attended the International Student Leadership Institute retreat. ISLI is designed for young people who wish to learn about leadership and improve their decision-making skills through the teachings of the Catholic faith. Shown are: Thomas Bright, Adam Walsh, Kimberly Kowalski, Ashley Kneier, and Ann Basting

Holy Cross students Gina Pettinato and Nina Mucciolo recently participated in the PMEA Region IV Chorus Festival. Nina has been accepted into both the All-State Chorus and All-Eastern Chorus.

West Scranton SADD Club Receives 3rd Place Award in Tree Decorating Contest to Benefit Toys for Tots Students from West Scranton High School’s SADD club display the award they received for the Christmas Tree they entered into the Trolley Museum’s annual Festival of Trees back in December.  The West Scranton SADD club received 3rd place in…

Nine SV Musicians Selected for Junior County Band Shown in the photo are nine members of the Shenandoah Valley Band who were selected to perform in the Junior County Band Concert on Saturday March 21st at Tri Valley HS. Shown Front Row (L-R): Kayla Stiely-Elementary Band Director, Rylea Gaverick-Oboe, Rebecca Adorno-Clarinet, Kaitlyn Karpovich-Horn, Megan Bell-Trombone,…

HOLY REDEEMER HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT Holy Redeemer High School recently hosted the Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) District 8 state qualifying tournament. Students from 15 schools throughout northeastern Pennsylvania competed in 12 events to select participants for the PHSSL state championship tournament to be held at Susquehanna University in March. The…

Valley View High School Coaches vs. Cancer campaign raised $6,000.  Committee members presented the check to Mr. Don Kanavy, Valley View High School Superintendent for the American Cancer Society.   Pictured left to right; Mrs. Nancy Addley, Valley View Middle School; Mrs. Cheryl Aniska, Valley View High School Health and Physical Education Teacher; Mr. Mike…

West Scranton Participates in 2015 Bridge Building Competition West Scranton High School students competed at the Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition on Saturday, February 21st at the Viewmont Mall. Outside of class time, students spent hours designing and testing bridges before entering the competition, adjusting their plans to meet the very strict criteria of the…