MMI Preparatory School senior Zachary Young, the son of Christian and Nicole Young of Freeland, was selected as a Commended Student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Young is one of approximately 34,000 students nationwide who was recognized for placing among the top 50,000 scorers out of the more than 1.6 million students who…
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Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will present its fall production of Wonder of the World, on Friday, October 5, and Saturday, October 6, 2018, at 7:30 p.m., each day, at the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts. Wonder of the World is a satirical new play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The play involves…
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Marywood University and the NEPA Aging Network Alliance (NANA) will co-host a Professional Continuing Education program titled, “Addiction in our Aging Population: Awareness and Treatment Options,” on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the All Seasons Hall, 3729 Birney Avenue, Moosic, Pa. 18507. To address the addiction crisis in the…
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized 349 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. “I’m pleased to celebrate with you as Robert Morris Elementary is named a National Blue Ribbon School,” said U.S.…
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Four Marywood University School of Social Work, master of social work (MSW) students, Jenny Gonzalez Monge, Scranton, Pa.; Shanna Holmes, Wilkes-Barre, Pa; Cory Strubert, Bartonsville, Pa.; Kate Zelazny, Milton, Pa.; along with a Marywood School of Social Work MSW graduate and Ph.D. student, Sister Kevin Karimi, LSOSP, Scranton, Pa.; and Dr. Lloyd L. Lyter, professor…
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Marywood University senior music education student, Harlow Alexander, Pittston, Pa., has received an invitation to serve as the guest speaker at the East Tennessee Music Education Roundtable that will take place in Maryville, Tenn., on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Ms. Alexander will share her thoughts on current issues in the profession, including professional networking, best…
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Marywood University was recently notified that it is the recipient of an $18,287 Moses Taylor Foundation Grant. The grant was awarded to complete preventative screenings and speech-language stimulation with children enrolled in Head Start Centers throughout Lackawanna County. Marywood University student clinicians will conduct hearing and speech-language screenings and facilitate language stimulation groups for children,…
DetailsThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation generously donates $600,000 over two years to continue the Salvadori Center’s STEAM-based education program for EVERY 5th and 7th grade student in Scranton and Riverside, PA, as well as 9th grade students at Scranton West High School. Salvadori Educator Kaelin Anderson described the powerful impact the Salvadori…
DetailsIn January, the Board of Education requested that the Lackawanna County District Attorney launch an investigation into the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for non-descript services and healthcare benefits to a non-employee of the Scranton School District between 2006-2017, a matter identified as Finding No. 5 in the Auditor General’s Performance Audit released in…
Details“The School District thanks Attorney General Shapiro for the time and resources he and his team members have put into the investigation of Dan Sansky. From the onset of the investigation the District has and will continue to fully cooperate,” said Superintendent Dr. Alexis T. Kirijan. The investigation was prompted by Auditor General De Pasquale’s…
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