First of all, I would like to thank Bishop Bambera, Mrs. McNamee, Mrs. McPherson and all the rest of the faculty for putting this celebration together. We have an opportunity that other schools do not have and we are so grateful for your efforts in making this celebration possible. To our ...
My wildest dreams could never have imagined the Class of 2020 facing a situation like the one we are living right now. Times have surely changed, but our inner strength has allowed us to gather here today. ... General George S. Patton once said, “Success is how high you bounce when you hit ...
Just four years ago, we were a class embarking on a big journey in our life as students. We were finally moving up to the high school. With moving up to the high school, we faced many new challenges like learning how to navigate the halls, understanding which period we had to go to lunch, ...
For many of us, it feels that no matter what angle we look at the situation from, we were dealt the shortest possible end of the stick at this point in time. I challenge you, however, to take another look at the situation. Think beyond the complications that COVID-19 has brought into our lives, ...
To say the least, this moment, that we are all at right now, is bittersweet. I say that, not because all of you have mixed emotions about moving on from this chapter, but because some are extremely sad, and some can’t wait until this commencement is over. We all are different people, with ...
Since 1994, Little League International has honored the memory of its founder through the Carl E. Stotz Little League Baseball Scholarship, awarded annually to outstanding high school seniors in Lycoming County to assist with the pursuit of their higher education. While the annual, in-person ...
Life has never felt so stagnant. The quarantine appears to be the single overarching topic of this year so far, and all we can dream about is how it “could have been.” It’s easy to wallow in this question as we watch as our spring concert pass on the calendar, our first track meet, ...
Hughesville High School senior Asiah Savage is the recipient of the Christopher T. Secules Memorial Scholarship, a $500 annual award. Asiah is the daughter of James and Julie Savage, of Hughesville. While at Hughesville, Asiah participated in choir and elite choir; the musical; district, ...
The Loyalsock Township Middle School faculty and staff are proud to have awarded the graduating eighth grade students in the following categories: Principal’s Award These students reflect a positive attitude, willingness to help and a commitment to excellence: Josh Bomboy; Chloe ...
The Lycoming Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presented awards to high school seniors with the highest average in American History. The Anne Perley American History Award goes to a senior at Williamsport Area High School, honoring Perley, of Williamsport, who was the chapter’s ...
In the first celebration of the Class of 2020, Lycoming College conferred the degrees of approximately 260 graduating seniors in a virtual ceremony on May 16. The ceremony began as Kent Trachte, president of Lycoming College, offered some reflections on the experiences of the Class of 2020, ...
Three Lycoming County high school students earned honorable mention certificates in this year’s Days of Remembrance essay contest. Students from high schools throughout Lycoming, Union, Northumberland, Columbia and Snyder counties researched and wrote essays on the Holocaust. Local students ...
Civics 101, a free service from the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN), is an online educational tool to help Pennsylvania students understand how the state government works. This tool is intended to supplement classroom learning, but can also be a useful tool in the home. The program aims to ...
As we all know, a big change occurred suddenly this year, impacting everyone, but for me personally, I lost my senior year. Not only did I lose my senior year, but I specifically lost the best part of senior year, the Broadway trip, the senior picnic, Senior Skip Day, prom and, most upsetting, ...
An industrial design student at Pennsylvania College of Technology has “rolled the dice” with his senior project. And his move looks like a winning one. Cullen Berfield, of Jersey Shore, has designed a board game for his capstone. Complete with innovative rules, dice, player pieces, ...
Jacob Twardowski, son of Jan and John Twardowski, has been named May 2020 Boy of the Month for the Warrensville Area Lions Club. He is a senior at Montoursville Area High School. Jacob is the secretary of Battle Bots at school. He also is a volunteer at the Montoursville Fall Festival, and ...
The SPARKS Foundation is pleased to announce the recent awarding of a college scholarship of $1,000 to Annalee Schmidt, a senior at Jersey Shore High School, in her pursuit of a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State. In addition to college scholarships, the SPARKS ...
Tristen Stelene, a freshman at Montoursville Area High School, is one of three nationwide students selected as a grand prize winner in the Scholastic National Contest: What Would You Run For? This contest asked students to identify an issue in their community and then run for an elected office ...
The Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation (WASDEF) has partnered with Publishing Concepts Inc. (PCI) on the first comprehensive alumni directory update since 2013. Since the directory’s last update, the Williamsport Area High School alumni community has grown by more than ...
Williamsport Area High School plans to distribute caps and gowns to members of its Class of 2020 the week of May 26. Distribution will be handled alphabetically by students’ last name from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to the following schedule: • May 26 for A ...