Local students awarded
scholarships at university
Two local students were awarded scholarships at Denison University, Granville, Ohio.
These scholarships recognize academic achievement, leadership and personal merit. Hannah Lugg, of Lock Haven, was awarded the Denison Founders Scholarship, and Jennifer Vo, of Muncy was awarded the Tyree-Parajon Scholarship.
Annual marching band
exhibition set Sept. 19
Montoursville Area School District and the Lycoming County Band Directors' Association will hold its annual marching band exhibition at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Montoursville Area High School.
The Lycoming County Band Directors' Association was organized in the spring of 1974, consisting of the junior high and senior high school band directors from all the county schools.
The association sponsors three events each year: the marching band exhibition, a senior high county band concert in December and the junior high county band in March.
The rain date is Sept. 26. The performance will feature marching band units from each of the following Lycoming County schools: Jersey Shore, South Williamsport, Loyalsock Township, Montoursville, Montgomery, Muncy, Williamsport and Hughesville.
The evening's performances will be capped off by a performance from a 350-member massed high school band, comprised of all participating Lycoming County High School band students.
Lycoming College
plans Family Weekend
A variety of entertaining and educational activities are planned for Lycoming College's annual Family Weekend, Sept. 28 to 30. Registration will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Burchfield Lounge, Wertz Student Center.
Highlights of the weekend include the annual Family Weekend Concert, showcasing the musical talents of the Lycoming College Band and Chamber Choir, on Friday at 7 p.m. in Clarke Chapel.
The theatre department will present the one-woman play "Florida Girls" on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Mary L. Welch Theatre.
On Saturday, the men's and women's soccer teams will host Alvernia at the Shangraw Athletic Complex. The women's game begins at 11 a.m. and the men's begins at 1:30 p.m. The Warrior football team will face King's at David Person Field at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday information sessions include an Archives Open House in Snowden Library, "Do the Bible" with Dr. Pamela Gaber, professor of archaeology and Judaic studies, a study abroad session and "Parenting the College Freshman, Part II," with Andrew Kilpatrick, assistant dean for freshmen. Parents will also have the opportunity to meet with Lycoming professors during a Faculty Open House
In addition, a Hiawatha Riverboat Tour will be offered late Saturday morning and Lycoming families can enjoy an ice cream sundae social from 8:30-10 p.m. in East Hall Coffeehouse.
On Sunday, Catholic mass will be held at 9 a.m. at St. Boniface Church and a Protestant Ecumenical Service with music by the Lycoming College Choir will be held in the College's Clarke Chapel at 10:30 a.m.
Some activities require advance registration. For a complete list, visit www.lycoming.edu/alumni /familyWeekend/.
2 Penn College students
earn $4,500 in awards
Two Pennsylvania College of Technology construction majors are among 10 students sharing $18,000 in scholarships from the Merit Shop Training and Research Center, presented during a recent meeting of the Keystone Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. board of directors.
Caleb M. Wise, a building automation technology student from Manheim, received $2,500, and Cody A. Sollenberger, a building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration major from Lancaster, was awarded $2,000.
The MSTRC, which has given out $371,000 in scholarships over the years, was established by ABC Keystone as an educational and research foundation to assist students who have chosen construction-related career paths. The center is funded by chapter members who have taken upon themselves the responsibility to help men and women prepare for the industry.
"This provides a great opportunity to connect students with industry, not only from a learning environment, but also with constituents who are passionate about continued growth in their respective fields," said Marc E. Bridgens, Penn College's dean of construction and design technologies.
Graphic communication student receives industry scholarship
A Pennsylvania College of Technology student was among six nationwide to be selected for a 2012-13 scholarship from the Tag and Label Manufacturing Institute.
Angela M. Sampsell, of Williamsport, a senior in the graphic communication management major at Penn College, was among four recipients from four-year degree programs. Each received a $5,000 scholarship. (Other recipients were selected from two-year degree programs and from among employees of member companies.)
Sampsell received an associate degree in graphic communications technology from Penn College in 2009. Her work has been recognized through the International Graphic Arts Educators' Gutenberg Awards competition, through which she garnered four top-four places in 2010.
She also was among a team of four Penn College students who received a first-place trophy for their informational table at the Flexographic Technical Association's Annual Forum.
