Rachel’s Challenge a national program developed to create a chain reaction of kindness  will take place on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Valley View High School Auditorium.   The program is open to the public and free of charge. Rachel’s Challenge is a program developed after the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999.  Rachel…

MMI students selected for district orchestra, band   (Freeland, PA – January 14, 2015) – Five students from MMI Preparatory School have been chosen to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 9 orchestra and band festivals. Senior Claire Sheen, daughter of Kwangsup and Chaeyun Sheen, Mountaintop, will play the cello; senior Soprina…

Old Forge High School students and their teachers were among the 62 participants in The University of Scranton’s Entrepreneurship Day held on campus recently. Students who attended explored topics related to entrepreneurship and participated in activities that helped them explore creativity and innovation at a daylong workshop.   First row from left, Nathan Stancavage, Kaylie…

HOLY REDEEMER STUDENTS SUPPORT MARCH FOR LIFE Holy Redeemer High School’s Pro Life Club will send over 20 of its members to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 22 for the 42nd  Annual March for Life. The school held a special Mass in support of the Pro Life movement and to send forth club members as they…

Congratulations to Riverside’s Scholastic Art Award winners!  Keisha Buttaro, Kasey Orlowski, Joseph Pacholec and Abigail Sweeney all received Honorable Mentions.   Pictured left to right Joseph Pacholec, Abigail Sweeney, Keisha Buttaro, Kasey Orlowski

Riverside senior band members, Andrew Gallagher (percussion) and Sarah Murphy (trumpet), participated in the 2015 PMEA District 9 Band Festival at Marywood University. Both students will advance to Region IV Band to be held in Williamsport in February.

The Old Forge 3rd Year Spanish class recently celebrated Three Kings Day.  On January 6th, the high school sophomores presented a program to the 6th grade elementary students at Old Forge Elementary School.  They explained the Hispanic holiday and taught some simple Spanish phrases to the elementary students.  Three Kings Day is a Hispanic holiday…

Victoria Wolf, an 8th grade student at Riverside Junior Senior High School, received a Silver Key for her ceramic face jug at the 2015 Scholastic Art competition. Victoria, who likes to draw,  said that this was her first attempt at ceramics and she “worked very hard kneading the piece to get all of the air bubbles…

HAHS Chorus Members Perform at District Chorus Concert Two Hazleton Area High School chorus students were selected to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators District 9 Chorus Festival which will be held January 21st to the 23rd at Tunkhannock Area High School. Pictured are first sopranos Angela LaRose and Ariana Umbriac. The festival will conclude…

Members of the Lackawanna Trail School District Board of Education were honored at their last board meeting on January 12.Students from the Elementary Center and High School Student Council were on hand to thank the board members for all their hard work and diligence for everything they do for the students and the district. Books…

Lackawanna Trail High School Principal Dr. Mark Murphy announced the Student of Month and Power of the Paws candidates for the October and November. Students receiving nominations for Student of the Month were nominated by the faculty for their academic effort, citizenship and school service. Students receiving nominations for Power of the Paws were nominated…

Shenandoah Valley Sophomore Adds to his Musical Resume. Shown being congratulated by Shenandoah Valley High School Band Director Walter Choplick, Rocco Roguskie, a sophomore member of the band, was informed that he was selected to perform in the Region V Band Festival which will be held at East Stroudsburg South High School. The Festival will…

Stanley Kania, MBA, graduate admissions counselor at Marywood University, has been selected to present his recent research publication at the 2015 National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP) annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 8, 2015.   The title of Mr. Kania’s research publication is “The Effectiveness of Alumni Engagement in the Recruitment…

SV’s Abby Snitzer reaches the 1000 Point Milestone Abigail Snitzer needed just 3 points to allow her to become the 9th Shenandoah Valley Girls’ Basketball player to reach the 1000 point plateau. She nailed a 3 pointer on her first attempt and then went on to set as school record by scoring seven additional three…