Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will hold its Concert Choir and String Ensemble Concert on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. The performance is free and open to the public. Rick Hoffenberg, D.M.A., co-chair, and associate professor of choral conducting will lead the Concert…

Ian Kovatch has been selected as Valley View High School’s Hugh O’Brien Youth Leader for the 2018-2019 school year. He will join more than 250 high school sophomores across the state of Pennsylvania at the State Leadership Conference for 3-4 days at Shippensburg University in the Spring, 2019. HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop…

The following students were named students of the month at Mountain View Jr. Sr. High School for the month of May. Students are nominated by faculty members and selected by committee: Senior Sydney Newhart, Sophomore Ashlynd Harvey, and 7th Grader Lillyan Sedaka. Picture attached: From left to Right: 7th Grade Lillian Sedaka, Sophomore Ashlynd Harvey, Senior Sydney Newhart, Samantha Hayden (Counselor), Rob Presley (Principal).

HELPING OTHERS PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD Members of the Valley View Leo Club donated new socks to the Visiting Nurse Association and Voluntary Action Center’s Sock It To Us program. This program donates socks to the human service agencies throughout Lackawanna County. From left to right: Fernanda Morato, Leo Club Vice President; Allison Giombetti,…

Art students from Old Forge High School completed the “Paint the Plow” project to promote winter safety in collaboration with PennDOT. Bottom left to right: Julian Gigio, Mason Morrison , Ricky Eisele, Nick Casella Top left to right: Denise Evans, Kacie Kosek, Kelaiaah Reynolds -Braithwaite

MMI art instructor Lisa Marie Ferry gave a presentation for the third consecutive year at the Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) conference, which was held in October in Harrisburg. Ferry’s presentation was entitled “Holy Lesson Plan Batman! Adaptables to Encourage Student Success.” During the presentation, she shared several lesson plans that can be adapted to…

Students in the Old Forge French Club donated and presented Halloween gifts to the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton this week for the children of the House and hospital.  Pictured above are Evan Kerrigan, Brett Wargo, Hannah Grasso, Jonathan Nicholoff, George Jurnak, Jenna Ziemba, Hannah Lisowski, Andrew Cummings, Olivia Osborne, Abby Robson, Maddie Wagner, Binnie…

On Saturday, November 3, the Keystone State Literacy Association hosted Reading Time at the Marketplace at Steamtown. The over 250 children in attendance listened to stories, made crafts, and received a free book to take home. Four West Scranton students volunteered their time to help at the event – Photo 1: left to right) Katherine Morales, Tiffany…

MMI Preparatory School senior Andrew Decker, the son of Atty. Elizabeth and Troy Topolski, Sugarloaf and Aaron Decker, Kingston, won the school Poetry Out Loud competition and will represent MMI for the fourth consecutive year at the regional competition on December 12 at the WVIA studios in Pittston. Senior Daniel DeMelfi, the son of Ronald…

Marywood University’s interior architecture department recently announced that it will be the inaugural school hosting a weekly one-hour interview segment on the first live broadcast network on social media, Design Talk LIVE. The inaugural show will launch the first week of December on Mondays at 12 p.m. EST/9 p.m. PST. Marywood’s interior architecture faculty member…

Students from West Scranton High School’s SADD club marked the celebration of Red Ribbon Week by decorating the front of the school. Red ribbons are used as a message to the student body to avoid the harmful effects caused by making destructive decisions. Red Ribbon week is celebrated yearly to commemorate a drug enforcement officer,…