Marywood University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is proud to announce that its 2018 graduating class from the Master of Science program in Speech-Language Pathology has achieved 100 percent pass rate on the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology. A pass rate is required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.…

Marywood University is one of several locations that will host the Lackawanna County Parks and Recreation Tennis Clinic. The tennis clinics for boys and girls, ages 8 to 16, will take place from June 13 through August 12, 2018. The tennis clinic at Marywood University will be held July 2–18, 2018, on the tennis courts…

Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department announces summer concerts and performances at the Calabro Delfino Amphitheatre at the Learning Commons.   On Sunday, August 12, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., vocalist Nicole Rasmus, accompanied by Marty Ort on piano, will perform a concert featuring a wide range of genres including: standards, jazz, Motown, Broadway, and…

Aaron Harman, a member of the MMI Class of 2018, was selected as a WVIA Artist of the Week and will be featured in segments for the program beginning the week of July 1 on WVIA-TV and wvia.org. Harman, the son of Ronald and Yvonne Harman of Drums, was named a Performing Artist of the…

Marywood University’s Audiology Clinic is accepting used hearing aids at its clinic for those in need. Donations can be dropped off at the Audiology Clinic, in the McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, on the University’s campus.   Healthy hearing should be enjoyed by all citizens, and for those who require assistive devices, economics…

Please meet George Novajosky… This kind man is a custodian at Kennedy elementary that is not just known for keeping our school beautiful. Our second-grade class raised baby chicks from incubation. One baby chick, in particular, didn’t look like it was going to survive, devastating some of our youngsters. Mr. Novajosky, using a dropper, cared…

Sophomores Olivia Bolsar and Bryauna Manuel were selected as the West Scranton High School representatives to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) for the 2018 academic year. Since 1958, the HOBY Seminars have brought together outstanding sophomore students to interact with distinguished leaders in business, government, and education.  The goal of HOBY is to develop…

Mountain View students named Students of the Month at the Jr/Sr High School 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 Ryan Martin, Freshman Katelyn Supancik, and 7th Grader Alex Empet. Picture attached:…

MMI Preparatory School’s team of Lauren Babinetz, Alexander Sessock, Kaitlyn McGeehan, Dominique Kline, and Grant Warren finished in fifth place at the Pennsylvania Envirothon state competition in Selinsgrove. Schools from across 65 counties competed in the event. The MMI team posted an overall score of 500.33 points out of a possible 600 and finished with…

35 students at West Scranton High School earned medals and honors for outstanding performance on the 2018 National Spanish Examination.  Students from West Scranton earned gold, silver, and bronze medals, along with numerous scholar medals marking honorable performance. The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the…

Jeannie Rafferty, 7th grade student at South Scranton Intermediate School, earned an Excellence Award in Chemistry with a perfect score in the Pa. Jr. Academy of Science State Level Competition in State College, Pa. In photo: Daniel Gilroy, principal, Jeanne Rafferty, Katona Miller, sponsor/science teacher