MMI announces “Best of the Best” winner for the first semester Senior Benjamin Putnam captured first place in MMI Preparatory School’s “Best of the Best” competition for the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. As part of the biannual competition, 10th and 12th grade students delivered presentations during an all-school assembly. Ninth and 11th…
Marywood University School of Architecture Ranks Among the Top for Most Hired Graduates Marywood University’s School of Architecture was ranked in one of the top tiers of schools with the most hired graduates from architecture schools by the DesignIntelligence 2019 School Rankings Survey. Marywood University was named to tier two of the survey after only…
Marywood University to Host Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center Marywood University was recently named by The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to host Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) campus center. According to AAC&U, Marywood University is among thirteen institutions selected through a competitive process as sites for the second…
Valley View’s Mia Rudalavage will continue her academic and basketball career at Lycoming College. Seated left to right: Zack Rudalavage, Dawn Rudalavage, Mia Rudalavage and Rob Rudalavage. Standing left to right: Lori Kelley, Guidance Counselor; Chris Mendicino, Principal; Rob Martin, Head Basketball Coach, Ben Lorenzetti, Assistant Basketball Coach; Chris Killiany, Athletic Director; and Larry Pegula,…
Patricia Richards-Service, Ph.D., instructor in the Communication Arts program at Marywood University, recently presented her paper titled, “Health challenges: An Exploration of Influences on Breast Cancer Early Detection Practices among Female Students under 40,” as part of an international e-conference titled, “Enterprises in the Global Economy.” Dr. Richards-Service’s paper will be published this week, and…
Marywood University’s campus ministry office will host its fourth annual “Snowball Roll” fundraiser, to benefit the alternative break service trip program, on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at 1 p.m., at University Avenue, on the University’s campus. This fundraiser is open to the public. Participants can purchase “Snowballs” for $2 for a chance to win. Nearly…
Members of the Valley View High School Choir recently qualified for and performed in the PMEA District 9 Chorus Festival January 15-17, 2020 at Marywood University, They were among 160 students from 29 school districts across Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne and Wyoming counties. Pictured: Nathaniel Worrell (bass 2), Paige Morgan (alto 1), Mia Mercatili (soprano…
Bryce Radzwich captured first place in MMI Preparatory School’s sixth grade science fair for his project “Protect Your Melon.” David Yamulla captured second for his presentation entitled “Making Graphite Glow” and Frederick Blaine finished third for his demonstration of “What Kind of Potato Conducts Electricity Best?” Benjamin Gombeda (“Snack Energy”), Erica Schwear (“The Vibration of…
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Scranton High School Counseling Department will be hosting a Trade and Industry Fair on January 23, 2020 from 10:30am until 2:30pm in our Auxiliary Gymnasium, highlighting local training and career options for our students. The purpose of this event is to connect resources which will meet the educational and career needs of our students with…
Marywood University is the recent recipient of the 2019 Robert H. Spitz Foundation Grant. The grant was awarded to the S.T.A.R.S (Students Together Achieving Remarkable Success) program, an after-school mentoring/homework help program. The Robert H. Spitz Foundation has made a positive impact on Scranton’s growing Latinx population through its grant support of the University’s S.T.A.R.S.…
Fifty-nine MMI Preparatory School students earned certificate awards in the top 10 of their respective events at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference and 38 students will advance to the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April. MMI students who advanced to the state competition, and their regional results, are…
Marywood University to Hold Ph.D. Information Session with Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey Marywood University will hold a Ph.D. Information Session with Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey, who is a Ph.D. candidate at Marywood and the featured guest. In addition to Ryan, Marywood admissions representatives and faculty from the program will be available to answer questions.…
Marywood University’s Pacers Aquatics Club will host “Race under the Roof” Indoor Triathlon on the University’s campus. The triathlon will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The cost of the event for participants is $25 for the general public and $10 for Marywood students, faculty, and staff. Spectators…
These awards are given to a senior who showed excellence throughout the month of December. Senior of the Month is sponsored by the Valley View Student Council and the Blakely/Peckville Lions Club. From Left to Right: Dr. Michael Boccella, Superintendent; Ally Welsch, Art; Mia Mercatili, Music; Annaliese Daiute, Science; and Mr. Joe Koniszewski, Blakely/Peckville Lions…