Alyssa Sweda, pictured in the second row at right, was selected as MMI’s “Best of the Best” winner for the second semester of the 2017-2018 academic year following an assembly at the school, where ninth and 11th-grade students delivered presentations. Additional “Best of the Best” presenters were: Ella Urosevich, first row at left, who talked…
On Monday, May 14, 2018, West Scranton music students participated in the All-County Honors Band Festival. Students from 9 school across Lackawanna County were nominated by their music teachers, and a total of 90 performers participated in the event. 11 of those students were from West Scranton! The event was conducted by the music directors from both Scranton…
MMI Preparatory School honored students for their athletic performances during the annual Upper School Awards Convocation on May 16. MMI Head of School D. Scott Wiggins and Athletic Director Jason Tribbet presented the awards, along with coaches from each team. Madison Perchak, Gabriella Kupsho, and George Palmero received the 2018 District 2 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic…
MMI Preparatory School held its annual Upper School Awards Convocation on May 16 to honor students in ninth through 12th grades. MMI Head of School, D. Scott Wiggins, welcomed everyone in attendance and recognized Class of 2018 Valedictorian Gabriella Kupsho and Salutatorian Aaron Harman. Stephanie Shandra Swietnicki, MMI college admissions counselor, served as emcee for…
Marywood University’s National Association for Music Education Collegiate Chapter (NAfME-C) was recently selected to receive two national awards, the Chapter of Excellence for its Music Program and the Professional Achievement Award. The music program at Marywood University has been selected in the Best Music Program Category for the University’s National Association for Music Education Collegiate…
Marywood University senior graphic design student, Emmanuel Adjei, Scranton, Pa., recently won a silver ADDY in the student District II American Advertising Award competition from the American Advertising Federation. Mr. Adjei won the silver Addy for his poster design “Sounds of London”. The District II competition includes New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware.…
Nick Biondi, Class of 2018 retail management student and golf team member at Marywood University. Nick Biondi, Moosic, Pa., senior retail management student and golf team member at Marywood University, recently competed in the MacKenzie Tour, the Canadian PGA, where he tied for 98th in the tournament. Mr. Biondi is planning to compete in several…
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. dedicated to remembering the people who died while serving to protect this country. To honor all these soldiers we have a day full of parades, food, fireworks, and gatherings with friends and family. Memorial Day is also known as the unofficial start of summer which means…
Welcome back to Pt. 2 of ‘Our New Website’. If you didn’t read Pt.1 do so now to get all caught up! Today I will be explaining how our new category pages function. When you are on www.findnflip.com and click on a category page like ‘Cars & Trucks’ you will see that our layout has changed…
Hi Paper Shoppers, and welcome to our new Paper Shop website! As you may have noticed, we have launched an entirely new site to improve your experience with us! I am so excited to share all the new additions, features, and functionality with you that we have added to the homepage. Right off the bat…
MMI Preparatory School inducted 32 students into the National Junior Honor Society and 26 into the National Latin Honor Society during an induction ceremony at the school. During the ceremony, MMI Head of School D. Scott Wiggins welcomed the audience and the Very Reverend Lawrence Barriger, the advisor for both honor societies, gave the criteria…
Marywood University will hold an undergraduate open house on Saturday, July 14, 2018, for high school students and their parents. The program will begin with registration at 9 a.m., in the Fireplace Lounge in the Nazareth Student Center on the University’s campus. The event will include an informative tour of the campus, as well as…
Marywood University’s String Project will host its Spring Gala Concert on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. Marywood University’s String Project is an after-school pre-collegiate string program for students ages 5-18. Participants take small-group lessons in…
Marywood University students from the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) recently merited several awards at the University’s second annual Leadership Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony was hosted by the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development. Award winners were Nicole Coombs, Outstanding Senior Leader; Zachary Lowe, Fishbowl Award for resident assistants with…
Eleven MMI Preparatory School students placed in the top 10 at the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competition and four students will advance to the national competition, which will be held June 28 to July 1 in Baltimore. 51 MMI students participated in the state competition. Louis DeAngelo placed first in Computer Game…