Recently, ten Western Wayne High School students enrolled in the Business Law class of Ms. Theresa Lubash participated in a field trip to the Wayne County Courthouse and the Wayne County Correctional Facility. Students were first greeted by Wayne County Coroner, Edward Howell, who took the students on a guided tour of the building.  Then,…

The kindergarten students of Good Shepherd Academy celebrated the 100th day of school by making 100-day crowns and a 100-piece healthy snack mix, counting and writing numbers to 100, completing 100-piece puzzles, and writing stories about what they would look like in 100 years. Row 1:  Gianna Albright, Ava DeMark, Sarah Mera, Grace Ferretti, Cole…

 Riverside Junior Senior High School Drama Club, under the direction of Mrs. Christina McDermott, will present the play Little Shop of Horrors on Friday, March 18th at 7PM, Saturday, March 19th at 7PM and Sunday March 20th at 2PM. There will be a free senior citizen show on Friday, March 18th at 10AM. All shows will be…

Marywood University’s Student Nurses Association to Host a Free Easter Egg Hunt SCRANTON, PA (February 26, 2016)-Marywood University’s Student Nurses Association will host a free Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 20, 2016, with registration at 12:30 and activities beginning at 1 p.m., in the Nazareth Student Center, on the University’s campus. This event is free…

Marywood University to Celebrate Women’s History Month   SCRANTON, PA (February 25, 2016)-Marywood University continues to celebrate its 100th year anniversary with events that celebrate the University and Women’s History Month. When it was founded in 1915, Marywood was the fist college for women in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the first Catholic college for women in…

Riverside Junior Senior High School hosted its second blood drive of the school year on Friday, February 12th. Ms Maria Voytko, Riverside school District librarian, coordinated the event.   Riverside students and faculty donated enough blood to save 165 lives!     2015-2016 Geisinger Scholarship Money earned by blood drives this school year is $2000     As…

Valley View Girls Varsity Swimmer Clare Sebastianelli and Bailey Babarsky scored 1000 career points.  Clare scored her 1000 point on  December 15, 2015 against Wallenpaupack with a first place finish in the 50 freestyle. Bailey scored her 1000 point on December 7, 2015 with a second place finish in the backstroke against Scranton Prep. Pictured left…

The Middle School Computer Fair was held at Riverside Junior Senior High School on Thursday, Feb. 18.  Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students participated in the event.   Students entered a project in one of 5 categories:  computer fair logo, graphic design, animation, digital movie, or web page design.  The top three projects in each category…

Members of the Riverside Junior Senior High School German Club, Moderator, Mrs. Heather Mahon   Kneeling (left to right) Caitlyn Larnerd, Sierra Caputo, Victoria Wolf, Thomas Hufford, Kerilyn Pon, Alyssa Lenzer, Enrique Olmedo, Carolina Beverage, Hailey Hopkins   middle row (left to right) Emily Reber, Sazia Nowshin, Anna Klingler, Morgan Samsell, Jessica Kane, Katarina Maikranz,…

Please join us in this celebration!!!     Riverside Junior Senior High School will celebrate Read Across America on Wednesday, March 2.  The event is sponsored by the Riverside Education Association. This is our high school version of “Dr. Seuss Day”. We plan different events and activities to celebrate reading in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday.…

Marywood University to Host Second Lecture on Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter   SCRANTON, PA (February 24, 2016)-Marywood University’s campus ministry office, the science department, and the theology department will host the second lecture in the series on Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si (Praised Be You): A Conversation on the Care of “Our Common Home.” During…

Marywood University and SUNY Broome Announce Articulation Agreement   SCRANTON, PA (February 23, 2016)-Marywood University and SUNY Broome have signed an articulation agreement between SUNY Broome’s Associate in Science: Visual Communication Arts program, for students who wish to complete the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design with an emphasis in Photography at Marywood University. This…

Old Forge Senior Joseph Gutowski signs with RPI- Rensselaer Poly Technical Institute on Wednesday February 24th. Pictured Left to right Sitting: Karen Gutowski, Joseph Gutowski, J.P. Gutowski Standing: Mr. Christopher Thomas- Principal, Mr. John Rushefski- Superintendent,  Mr. Dan Holland-  Assistant Football Coach