Noah Poesnecker wins MMI National Geographic Bee (Freeland, PA – January 29, 2018) – Eighth grader Noah Poesnecker won MMI Preparatory School’s in-school competition of the National Geographic Bee and will advance in the competition for a chance to win a $50,000 college scholarship. Sixth grader Heath Williams was the runner-up in MMI’s competition. Poesnecker…
Valley View High School News The Valley View High School Life Skills Support classroom made 11 fleece-tie blankets to donate to St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen. The money was raised through the student school-run Cougar Coffee Cart. Students raised money throughout the month of December to go towards the fleece fabric and tools needed to…
Marywood University’s 2017 Physician Assistant Graduates Earn 100 Percent Pass Rate on National Exam SCRANTON, PA (January 26, 2018)—Marywood University’s Physician Assistant graduates from the Class of 2017 earned a 100 percent first-time pass rate on their national exam. Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE), the national certifying examination given to graduating physician assistants, must…
Marywood University’s Dance Department to Hold Auditions for Ballet SCRANTON, PA (January 25, 2018)—Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will hold auditions for the ballet, Cinderella, on Saturday, February 10, at 11 a.m., in the Center for Athletics and Wellness, Room 230. Pointe experience is preferred, but not required. The performance of Cinderella will be presented…
Valley View High School News Jerry Histed was the Head Boys’ Soccer Coach at Valley View for 15 years and was responsible for getting the program re-established in the fall of 1992 after a one year hiatus. Through the years Mr. Histed had a profound effect on all of the players that came through the…
Your closet right now probably has 1, 3, or 7+ articles of clothing that you don’t wear. Getting rid of clothes can be hard to do. The reason for this is because when you look at your clothes it is a visual representation of your money. Another could be that you are associating it to…
MMI literary magazine Recommended for Highest Award (Freeland, PA – January 25, 2018) – MMI Preparatory School’s literary magazine, Angst, was ranked as Recommended for Highest Award in the nation from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as part of its 2017 Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM) Awards. The latest edition of Angst was…
Mountain View Jr. Sr. HS PR – WVIA to honor Mountain View students as upcoming Artists of the Week Mountain View is proud to announce that Denise Vonada (left) and Briana Frankovsky (right) have been honored by being named “WVIA Artists of the Week”. Denise Vonada has been named the WVIA Performing Artist of the…
West Scranton Student Attends District Band Festival Thomas Morgan, a West Scranton High School senior, recently attended the PMEA District 9 Band Festival. This event, which is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, features the top student musicians from throughout northeast Pennsylvania. The 2018 festival was held at Marywood University on January 11 and 12. …
(Freeland, PA – January 23, 2018) – Fifty-one of MMI Preparatory School’s 78 competitors in ninth through 12th grades advanced to compete at the Pennsylvania Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference, which will be held from April 9-11 in Hershey. MMI competed against students from throughout Luzerne County during the FBLA Regional…
Welcome to 2018! We are so happy to inform you that this is our 50th year in business and we are so ready for what this year holds for us and for you! In honor of this celebration, we want to give back to you. Without all of our Paper Shoppers, we would not have…
2018 Senior Members of the Blue and Gold Chapter of the National Honor Society From left to right. 1st Row – Mollie Boyd, Maria Balanovich, Gabriella Margheriti, Ashley Bound, Brandon Nee, Ian Hook, Joseph Veresepey, Kevin Welsh, Scarlett Spager, Ashley Kempa. 2nd Row – Alexis Evans, Samantha Slack, Evira Arce, Adam Zaykowski, Elizabeth Balanovich,…
The Valley View High School Leo Club recently collected over 50 pairs of eyeglasses to donate to the Eynon/Archbald Lions Club. Pictured below: L to R: Ms. Jaime Zaverl, Club Advisor; Mr. Chris Mendicino, High School Principal; Mrs. Melissa Snyder, Club Advisor; Julie Maddage, Treasurer; Lauren Crinella, President, Giavanna Villano, Secretary; Olivia Pisarski, Vice-President;…
Marywood University Student Receives a Scholarship from The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Lackawanna County SCRANTON, PA (January 5, 2018)—Marywood University student Samantha Adams, Clarks Summit, Pa., senior biology/pre-med major, was recently awarded the Dr. John H. Corcoran Scholarship from the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick (FSSP) of Lackawanna County. With…
MARYWOOD RECENTLY NAMED DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT SCRANTON, PA (January 8, 2018)—Cara Bell Green, West Pittston, Pa., was recently named director of alumni engagement at Marywood University. Mrs. Bell Green works directly with alumni to lead all alumni-related engagement activities of the University. Prior to her appointment at Marywood, she served as assistant director…