West Scranton’s School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program Honors the December Students of the Month

West Scranton’s School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program Honors the December Students of the Month Sophomore Destiny Jefferson and junior Jake MacDonald were chosen as the Students of the Month at West Scranton High School for December 2014.  One girl and one boy are selected each month from names submitted by teachers and staff as part of West Scranton’s…

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Johnson College Students Give Back to Campus

Johnson College Students Give Back to Campus  Scranton, PA – February 2, 2015 – Johnson College Power (JPOW), a student organization at Johnson College had an idea for a class gift that was not the purchase of something new, but the restoration of an existing space on campus. The group of students decided to start…

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Lackawanna Trail Elementary Principal Brian Kelly announced the second quarter honor roll for the fifth and sixth grade students

Lackawanna Trail Elementary Principal Brian Kelly announced the second quarter honor roll for the fifth and sixth grade students. Students obtaining honor roll status were:   Fifth Grade: Alexander Ball, Michael Bluhm, Katie Carpenter, Emily Chermak, Audrianna Choplosky, Kody Cresswell, Alan Deutsch, Faith Dewey, Keith Dixon and George Duffy. Also listed were: Miles Edwards, Abigail…

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Sarah Kuderka, an Eighth Grade student at Good Shepherd Academy located in Kingston, was recently honored for scoring her 500th point for the Lady Guardian Basketball Team

Sarah Kuderka, an Eighth Grade student at Good Shepherd Academy located in Kingston, was recently honored for scoring her 500th point for the Lady Guardian Basketball Team from Good Shepherd Academy. Sarah is the daughter of John and Colleen Kuderka of Tunkhannock. Sarah’s coaches are John Kuderka and Tanya Borofski. Good Shepherd Academy is the…

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Riverside Junior Senior High School students, faculty and staff participated in a Care Bag project organized by the Voluntary Action Center to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King JR.

Riverside Junior Senior High School students, faculty and staff participated in a Care Bag project organized by the Voluntary Action Center to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King JR. They collected 600 items which were included in personal hygiene kits and donated to KRMA Shelter at Bethel, Community Intervention Center, St. Anthony’s Haven, Catherine McAuley…

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Seven members of the Lackawanna Trail Chorus will attend the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Regional Chorus

Seven members of the Lackawanna Trail Chorus will attend the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Regional Chorus that will be held at  Milton High School, February 26, 27 and 28, 2015. Students qualifying were, front,from left, Seth Williams, Matthew Kinback, Nicholas Pawlukovich, and Bobby Titus; back, Kristen Miller, Cassandra Brown and Alyssa Walker  

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Marywood University’s Department of Nursing Holds First Blessing of the Hands Ceremony

Marywood University’s Department of Nursing Holds First Blessing of the Hands Ceremony   SCRANTON, PA—Marywood University nursing students initiated a new tradition on campus, participating in a Blessing of the Hands ceremony as they prepare for clinical practice. This inaugural ceremony, held in the Marian Chapel, Swartz Center for Spiritual Life, on the University’s campus,…

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