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…

West Scranton Students Attend Marywood University Senior Wind Band Celebration Five West Scranton students were selected to attend the Marywood University Senior Wind Band Celebration, a program offered by the university to support the performing arts in schools.  The two-day event is sponsored by the Marywood University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, under Dr.…

Lakeland High School’s Curtain Club will perform “Once Upon A Mattress”. The family-friendly musical comedy is based on the beloved story of “The Princess and the Pea”. Performances will be held at Lakeland High School auditorium in Scott Township on Friday and Saturday, February 20 and 21 at 7:00 pm and on Sunday, February 22 at…

West Scranton Student Qualifies for District and Regional Band Festivals West Scranton High School senior Miguel Mateo was selected to attend both the 2015 PMEA District 9 and Region 4 Band Festivals.  These events, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, feature the top student musicians from throughout northeast Pennsylvania. This year’s PMEA District Band…

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…

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…

Six members of the Shenandoah Valley High School Band auditioned and were selected to perform as members of the Schuylkill County Band. The County Concert will be held at Williams Valley High School on Saturday March 7, 2015. Shown in photo (L-R): Emily McAndrew, Rocco Roguskie, Chris Swantek, SV Band Director Mr. Walter Choplick, Noelle…

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…

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…

Tera Sheerin, a senior at Riverside Junior Senior High School, has been accepted to the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England. Tera is one of only six US students accepted to the Institute this year. Tera will major in acting and stated ” I can’t believe my dream has come true! Liverpool was my…

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