LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University held a ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the opening of the new Veterans’ Center in Zimmerli G1A on campus. The center offers student veterans a place to relax — with a couch, smart TV, Keurig, microwave and refrigerator for their use. There also are ...
MANSFIELD — Mansfield University will welcome Dr. Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, as the keynote speaker for this spring’s commencement. The 154th ceremony will be held outdoors at 11 a.m. May 4 at Karl Van Norman Field. Greenstein ...
Pennsylvania College of Technology business administration student Dianna R. Weaver, who is completing an internship with Northwestern Mutual, has been selected for the company’s Next Level Development program. Interns selected for the program have written 10 or more life insurance policies ...
Pure joy is when you have never ridden a bicycle and suddenly you have the opportunity to experience that freedom. For three students at the East Lycoming School District that joy was evident as they entered the turf room at the high school where bikes are stored and spied three bicycles ...
The PMEA Regional Chorus festival was held in Canton last week. When it was over, my high school choir director asked me, “How does it feel to be done competing in PMEA?” It’s funny how this seemingly benign question caught me off guard. I tried to answer his question by saying, “What ...
College-minded students, overwhelmed by piles of possibilities as they consider which career path to follow, can sort through the clutter of options during a revealing visit to Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Spring Open House. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 6 members of the Penn College ...
The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) has announced it has awarded $12,304 through its 2018-2019 Challenge Grant Program to benefit two district programs. A grant of $9,600 to the district’s athletic program will be used to launch a girls volleyball team at ...
Students, parents and River Valley Regional YMCA staff recently celebrated their Keystone STAR 2 rating at the YMCA School Age Child Care Program at Stevens Primary School. Keystone STARS, a Pennsylvania Department of Education program, stand for Standards, Training/Professional Development, ...
JERSEY SHORE — “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re altogether ooky, The Addams Family!” Generations have grown up loving the popular 1960s sit-com based on the escapades of The Addams Family. This new musical comedy brings the beloved characters from ...
Statistics from the American Cancer Society reveal that almost one out of every three people will battle cancer at some point in their lifetime. But for the past eight years, students in the South Williamsport Area School District have been fighting back. What began in 2011 by senior politics ...
Building construction has been added to the abounding schedule of pre-college initiatives offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology, hands-on summer activities that mirror the nationally renowned opportunities afforded postsecondary students. “Our Pre-College Programs offers living and ...
Sarah Murray, library media specialist of Southern Tioga School District, has been accepted as one of 32 ambassadors in the Pennsylvania STEM Ambassador Program, which aims to shape the future of STEM education in the commonwealth by targeting vital policy conversations to legislative ...
Six students from the Williamsport Area High School recently attended the annual SADD Conference. Approximately 230 students from schools around the area gathered at Penn College for guest speakers, trivia games and information sessions. “There was a lot of information presented at the ...
Williamsport Area School District sent eight Odyssey of the Mind teams to Berwick recently. The teams competed in the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition, which is a creative problem-solving competition. “Competition is the best part! It’s nerve wracking but also exciting,” Carlee ...
Williamsport Area High School music department students are preparing for a trip to Orlando, Florida, to perform at Walt Disney World. Choir, orchestra and band students are all individually performing popular songs for other visitors at Disney World. “I am most excited to perform at a new ...
As the winter sports season comes to an end, the student athletes have lots to be proud of. Both boys and girls basketball teams made it to the postseason. The girls team advanced to the district championship game against rival Hazleton. They lost a tough battle 41-48. During the regular ...
At the second annual career fair, held in the Commons at Williamsport Area High School, there were 54 vendors who attended this year. High school career counselor Mrs. Eck explained how the fair benefits both students and local employers. “We hold the career fair to make students aware of ...
Students at St. John Neumann Regional Academy, home of the Knights, are looking forward to raising funds in the community to directly assist families dealing with a diagnosis of children’s cancer. It will be the third year in a row that Neumann students have pulled an all-“knighter” in ...
It seems as if everyone, or at least everyone my age, has that chair in their bedroom that clothes and other odds and ends get piled up on. For me, it’s not a chair but a piano that is covered in my laundry that has yet to be put away, magazines I have yet to look at, and who knows what ...
Montoursville Area School District’s kindergarten registration for the 2019/2020 school year will be held for all eligible children (children who will be 5-years-old before Sept. 1) on April 5. Registrations will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lyter Elementary School, 900 Spruce ...