SADD Club Members Attend Youth Conference The Scranton Cultural Center was the location for the 2017 SADD Youth Conference Day.  It was sponsored by the Lackawanna/Susquehanna County Office of Drug and Alcohol programs and the Voluntary Action Center, the theme was “Building Resiliency.” West Scranton SADD club members in attendance were Shirley Bronson, Haley Leonard, Jayla…

Marywood University Student Receives Outstanding Graduate Student Award and Scholarship   SCRANTON, PA (November 13, 2017)—Marywood University graduate student, Isabella DiBileo, Scranton, was recently notified that she will be awarded the 2017 Pennsylvania School Counselors Association (PSCA) Outstanding Graduate Student Award and Scholarship. Ms. DiBileo will receive the award and scholarship at PSCA’s 62nd Annual Conference,…

The Lackawanna/Susquehanna County Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs in conjunction with the Voluntary Action Center recently held a SADD Youth Conference at the Masonic Temple. They invited twenty students from each school from  grades 9th through 12th to attend the event. This year’s theme was Building Resiliency. Old Forge School District attended the event…

West Scranton Class Officers 2017-2018   In the opening weeks of the 2017-2018 academic year, West Scranton High School held elections for grades 9-11.  The following students were chosen to represent their peers as class officers:   Photos (L to R): 11th Grade: (Back Row) Maura Turi – 1st Vice President; Bailey Loureiro – President; Enzo Cicco – 2nd Secretary;…

Marywood University’s Concert Choir to Perform in Historic Rotunda   SCRANTON, PA (November 13, 2017)—Marywood University’s Concert Choir will perform a concert in the visually and acoustically stunning Rotunda, on Saturday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 3 p.m. The concerts are free and open to the public.   The…

­­­MMI crowns Harvest king and queen  (Freeland, PA – November 7, 2017) – MMI Preparatory School crowned James Lambert and Caelyn McGran, pictured at center in the first row, its 2017 Harvest king and queen during the annual Harvest Dance on November 4. Additional court members are: Jaclyn Braunstein (first row far left), Julia Snyder…

Valley View High School Senior Mason Black will continue his baseball and academic career at Lehigh University. Pictured left to right sitting: George Black, Father; Tara Black, Mother; Mason Black and Dixon Black, Brother Standing left to right: Jason Munley, Valley View Head Varsity Baseball Coach; Chris Killiany, Valley View Athletic Director; Justin Stevens; Kim…

Marywood University’s Jazz Ambassadors to Perform Free Concert   SCRANTON, PA (November 10, 2017)—Marywood University’s Jazz Ambassadors will perform a concert titled, “Funky Beats,” featuring the music of Stevie Wonder, Maynard Ferguson, Duke Ellington, and more. The free concert will take place on Monday, November 27, 2017, at 8 p.m., on the main stage of…

Marywood University to Hold Traditional Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy with Youth Program   SCRANTON, PA (November 8, 2017)—Marywood University’s Professional Continuing Education department will hold an Integrating Positive Psychology and the Therapeutic Use of Magic into Traditional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Youth Program. The program will take place on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.,…

Marywood University Marguerite I. Fuller, Interim Gallery Director, artist, and educator   Marguerite I. Fuller, MFA, has been named interim gallery director at Marywood University. Ms. Fuller will oversee the exhibitions at the Mahady Gallery, the Maslow Study Gallery, and the Suraci Gallery at the University.   Ms. Fuller is an artist and educator from…

Marywood University’s Art Galleries to Hold Senior Exhibition in Art Therapy   SCRANTON, PA (November 7, 2017)—Marywood University’s Art Galleries will hold the 2017 Bachelor of Arts Senior Exhibition in Art Therapy from November 17 through December 7, 2017. An opening reception will take place on Friday, November 17, from 4-6 p.m., in the Suraci…

MMI holds annual Poetry Out Loud school competition   (Freeland, PA – November 9, 2017) – Junior Andrew Decker captured MMI Preparatory School’s Poetry Out Loud competition for the third consecutive year and will once again represent MMI in the televised regional Poetry Out Loud competition on December 13 at the WVIA-TV studios in Pittston.…

MMI Preparatory School art instructor Lisa Marie Ferry was honored with the 2017 Pennsylvania Art Education Association Outstanding Non-Public Art Educator Award and delivered a presentation at the 2017 Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) conference, which was held in October in Pittsburgh.