A trio of organizers, Mary Ellen Coleman ’68, committee co-chair and former trustee; Lisa Lori, Esq.’93, committee co-chair and chair of Marywood University’s Board of Trustees; and Barbara Cawley ’63, committee co-chair, are working to ensure the success of Marywood University’s Sixth Annual Community Leadership Celebration, set for Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 5:30 p.m.,…

In March of 2019, a signing day was held for West Scranton senior Emily Rose, who gave her commitment to Marywood University for softball. Photo: Seated (L to R): Steve Rose, Emily Rose, and Kim Rose Standing (L to R): Mr. Rob DeLuca (West Scranton High School principal), EJ dougher and Jolene Hanley (softball coaches), Mr. Rick Bresser…

On Friday, April 5, the West Scranton High School Red Cross Club sponsored their spring blood drive. Throughout the course of the event, the Red Cross was able to collect 50 units of blood from donors among the students and the staff of West Scranton High School, 5 units above their goal! The blood collected could…

Marywood University will hold its annual undergraduate, graduate and faculty Research Forum and Symposium on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, on the main floor in the Center for Architectural Studies. The Undergraduate Forum will take place from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., the Faculty Forum will take place from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., and the Graduate…

 Hannarae Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor in the social science department and director of the criminal justice program at Marywood University, recently co-authored a research article in ScienceDirect titled, “Social-ecological correlates of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among African American youth: Negative binomial and zero-inflated negative binomial analyses.” Additionally, Dr. Lee is an associate editor of an…

At the recent FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) State Leadership Conference held in Hershey, 48 students from Western Wayne High School were among the more than 5,500 members and advisers in attendance participating in nearly 70 business-related competitive events and leadership activities.   During the conference, Western Wayne junior Ezra Tetreault, PA FBLA Vice…

Twenty MMI Preparatory School students, four faculty and staff members, and two parents visited Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai during a nine-day educational tour of China. The tour, which was coordinated by Education First Tours, was led by T.R. Laputka and chaperoned by MMI faculty members Christina Spencer, Michael Mele, and Christine Lizbinski. Upon arriving in…

 Valley View’s Christian Krause will continue his academic and cross country career at Lackawanna College. Bottom Row Left to Right: Brian Krause, Laurie Krause, Christian Krause, Brian Krause, and Joshua Krause Top Row left to right: Tom Stefursky, Valley View Cross Country Coach; Jeremy Popiel, Head Cross Country Coach at Lackawanna College; Lisa Paone, Valley View…

Five MMI Preparatory School students completed several community service projects across Greater Hazleton as members of the 2018-19 Junior Leadership Hazleton class. Juniors Carter Frask, Catherine Havrilla, Madyson Hornack, Josiah Pacchioli, and Benjamin Putnam joined other students from schools throughout Greater Hazleton to carry out the projects. The class members are assigned a team who…

As part of the Valley View School District’s Comprehensive Chapter 339 Plan, seventh grade students at Valley View Middle School participated in a Junior Achievement Entrepreneurship Curriculum. This program was implemented within Mr. Barrett and Mrs. Shedd’s Geography classes and facilitated by school counselors, Amy Borick and Susan Rodway. Each student had the opportunity to…

Four MMI Preparatory School students received awards in the 24th annual Israel T. & Mildred Klapper Memorial Holocaust Essay Contest, marking the first time in the history of the contest that one school won all four awards in the Middle School and High School categories. Eighth grader Jakob Narrow placed first in the Middle School…