Valley View High School Scot Wasilchak will continue his academic and football career at Misericordia University. Pictured standing left to right: Larry Pegula, Valley View High School Assistant Principal; George Howanitz, Valley View Head Football Coach; Joe Zabielski, Misericordia Assistant Coach; and Chris Mendicino, Valley View High School Principal Sitting left to right: Marcy…
MMI holds National Junior Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society inductions (Freeland, PA – May 12, 2016) – MMI Preparatory School inducted 18 eighth-grade students into the National Junior Honor Society and 12 eighth graders into the National Latin Honor Society during a ceremony at the school. MMI Head of School Thomas G.…
Valley View High School Senior and varsity soccer player Leah Sokoloski was selected for The Jamie Kotula Foundation scholarship. “The Jamie Kotula Foundation was created to honor the life and memory of Jamie Kotula. His daily life demonstrated kindness, compassion, loyalty, intelligence, spirituality, and generosity. The Foundation’s mission is to support individuals and organizations who…
Forget “You are what you eat.” You are how you eat. Dining with good manners is an important way to make a great lasting impression on a prospective employer or coworker. Recently, seven students from Western Wayne High School had the opportunity to learn this firsthand by participating in a “Manners Matter” experience. Sponsored by…
Five MMI juniors to receive National Merit Scholarship Program recognition (Freeland, PA – May 10, 2016) – Five MMI Preparatory School juniors will receive 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program recognition after placing among the top 50,000 out of 1.5 million participants on the qualifying test. Ali Aijaz, Anirban Chowdhury, Allison McGeehan, Samuel Sessock and…
Two Students Awarded the 2016 Claire Williams O’Neil Scholarship Claire Williams O’Neil (1928-1980) was a teacher in the Susquehanna Community School District for over twenty years. Because of her dedication to education and the community, the Claire Williams O’Neil Foundation, a non-profit institution that sponsors educational and charitable initiatives on a community level, awards…
Marywood University Recognized by Society of Collegiate Journalists at National Contest SCRANTON, PA (May 6, 2016)—Marywood University’s Chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists (SCJ) took home ten awards and four honorable mentions in the national contest for the students’ work at The Wood Word, Marywood University’s student-run newspaper, and TV-Marywood, the campus television station. First…
Marywood University Students Win at International Business Ethics Competition SCRANTON, PA (May 5, 2016)—Marywood University undergraduate students recently placed first and second in two categories at the international business ethics case competition (IBECC), Cambridge, Mass. The undergraduate students who competed in the IBECC are: Ellen Clauss, Meryl Fioriti, Joseph Duda, and Micheal Plate. The students are…
Five MMI teams finish in top 15 overall at Luzerne County Envirothon (Freeland, PA – May 4, 2016) – Five MMI Preparatory School teams finished in the top 15 overall out of 36 teams at the 2016 Luzerne County Envirothon. The Luzerne County Conservation District coordinates and sponsors the Envirothon, an annual environmental competition…
The Wyoming Area Drama Club Proudly announces: AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS Saturday MAY 28th at 7 p.m. There will be 2 performances at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center Auditorium: “Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be With You Shortly”, our National qualifying One Act and “Mischief Night”, written and directed by WA Junior, Eve Urban For…
Marywood University Students & Faculty Capture Top Awards in TecBridge Business Plan Competition SCRANTON, PA (April 29, 2016)— Marywood University’s Collegiate Teams won the 2016 TecBridge Business Plan Competition, capturing the competition’s top three placements and earning additional awards and recognition. Marywood University’s team, aya fair trade, won the top prize of $10,000 in cash…
Kevin Graff Jr. a senior at Shenandoah Valley High School and a student enrolled at the Schuylkill Technology Center’s Frackville Campus, recently competed in the SKILLS USA Pennsylvania State Competition Conference at Hershey, Pa. where he won first place gold medal in the power equipment technology event. As a result of his first place finish,…
New Officers Elected to Marywood’s Board of Trustees Ann R. Henry, Ph.D., Flemington, N.J., Chair of the Board of Trustees at Marywood University, Scranton, for the 2015-2016 academic year, recently announced a new slate of board officers for 2016-2017. They include: Lisa A Lori, Esq., Philadelphia, Board Chair; Mary Ellen McDonough, Scranton, Vice Chair; Susan…
Marywood University Art Galleries LIFE WAS HER ART: Ana Maria Carmona Cusick May 8 – May 20, 2016 CHINESE PAINTINGS and ANNAMESE POTTERY by Ana Maria Carmona Cusick Opening Reception: Sunday, May 8, 2016, from 2-5 p.m., in the Maslow Gallery, in the Shields Center for Visual Arts at Marywood University, and the Kresge…
Marywood University to Present the Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition SCRANTON, PA (April 29, 2016)—Marywood University Art Galleries and the Department of Visual Arts will present a Master of Fine Arts exhibition of work by two graduate students. The exhibition entitled mélange features the thesis work of Annmarie E. Holler (painting) and Éva Polizzi…