Approximately 150 students from nine area high schools including Western Wayne participated in the FBLA Region 22 Leadership Workshop at Carbondale Area High School. Conducting the opening and business sessions were the regional officers—four Western Wayne students–Joseph Boyko, President; Kayla Bolduc, Vice President; Adam Curtis, Secretary; and Zachary Curtis, Treasurer. Those members in attendance had…
340 million. That’s how many tweets are posted every single day. And we here at Paper Shop contribute about five or six tweets daily to that staggering number. We’re particularly well-suited to Twitter, because we’re used to working within pretty strict guidelines to say the things we want to say; our most common ads are…
Yeah, us, too, from time to time. After all, not everyone’s got a great sense of direction. And for those among us who tend to wind up in unpredictable places, November 6th is Marooned Without a Compass Day. It goes without saying that we’ve got you covered: you’ll find GPS systems in several different spots:…
LTEC Principal Dr. Tania Stoker, Cindy Delaney, Specialist Income Development for American Cancer Society, Desiree Gallagher, Pink Paws for a Cause Co-Ordinator Cindy Delaney, Specialist, Income Development for the American Cancer Society was presented a check for $8,105.50. The funds were raised by the annual Pink Paws for a Cause fundraiser at the Lackawanna…
Hannah Yanoski, Grade 9, is the first female in Valley View history to be the PIAA District 2 Class AA Golf Champion. Hannah went on to be the 2013 PIAA Eastern Regional 5th place finisher and a 2013 PIAA Class AA State Qualifier. Hannah is also a member of the Valley View Marching Band and Basketball Teamis the first female…
Five seniors from Riverside High School , Peter Miles, Abbey Wzorek, Kelsey Shaughnessy, Mat Lucas and Madison Haduck, recently attended the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Students from area schools and leaders from religious, political and business organizations attended the event. Pictured from left to right Madison Haduck;; Mat Lucas;; Abbey Wzorek; Peter Miles; Kelsey Shaughnessy
Good Shepherd Academy’s Academic Bowl Team recently participated in the Young Scholar’s Program at Scranton Prep. Twenty-one area schools, striving to correctly answer questions in mathematics, science, history,geography, grammar, literature sports, and pop culture, competed. Good Shepherd Academy students were successful in the first two rounds and proceeded to Round Three. Nine teams advanced to this…
Because we sell anything and everything, we often get ads for the interesting, the unusual and the extremely specialized. One of the best parts of working here is that we learn so much about so many different things. Here’s where we feature an ad that made us sit up and take notice. U-LINE PACKING PEANUTS 100%…
Western Wayne 2013-14 Scholastic Team Photo: seated left to right: Isabella Esposito, Devon Williams, Ben Dyer, Caleigh Wildenstein (captain) Standing: Advisor Mr. Ryan Onder, WWHS Social Studies teacher; Sam Hoch, William Rennekamp
This post, that is. We’re hoping that you’re adapting well to Sunday’s time change. We spent a considerable amount of time bumping all our clocks back one hour, and while we were doing so, it got us thinking: did we create a time warp? When you place an ad with us, we get that ad…
… if you’re Italian. Let us clarify: that lovely little symbol you see right up there? The one you use in every single email address? It’s known in Italy as the chiocciolina or small snail. And we can kinda see the resemblance. To the Dutch it’s the apestaart (monkey’s tail) and the Japanese know it as the…
Senior members of Lackawanna Trail Football Cheerleading Squad and their escorts were honored at their last home game on November 1. Seniors honored were: front, from left, Alexa Backus, Madeline Giardina, Ciara Stacknick, Mikayla Wolynski, Heaven Roberts and Lindsay Bergey; middle, Sherry Backus, Ruth Giardina, Donna Stacknick, Rebecca Wolynski, Cinda Novitch and Betty Joe Bergey;…
First off: be grateful we didn’t opt for completely low-hanging fruit and go with ‘Sax Appeal’ as the title, because, believe us, it was tempting! That being said, we ran into a bit of a conundrum this week. You know that we’re sticklers for organization and proper categorization; not only does it appeal to our…
HOLY REDEEMER HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS HOMECOMING Holy Redeemer High School concluded a week of homecoming activities with the announcement of its Royal Homecoming Court and the crowning of the king and queen. Tram Le and Vincent Villani were named queen and king during a pep rally held the night before the homecoming game. They and…
CTC Student of the Month Announced The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County November “Student of the Month” is Culinary student Jolyn Zawisky. Ms. Zawisky is a senior at Forest City High School. She holds a black belt in karate, is a member of the Future Leaders of America, and a gold medal winner…