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Education

DAR chapter announces award winners

Each year, the Lycoming Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution presents commencement awards to area 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 the chapter’s 4th ...

Lock Haven KDR alumni raise $7,400 for scholarship

LOCK HAVEN — Fifty-six alumni-brothers of the Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) fraternity returned to Commonwealth University-Lock Haven from June 2-3, raising $7,400 for the Kappa Delta Rho Alpha-Alpha Scholarship during their KDR Alumni Weekend. The event, attended by recent 2023 KDR alumni to the ...

Local fourth grade class speaks to officials at NASA

A fourth grade class out of Loyalsock Valley Elementary School, in the Montoursville School District, got the “amazing opportunity” to speak with two NASA officials, according to the class’ teacher, Hannah McCracken. After a unit on space in the students’ science class, McCracken, ...

Wertz Scholar finds career, community at Lycoming College

Sylphrena Kleinsasser ’23 of Muncy Valley, Pa., entered Lycoming College during the fall of 2019 with a major in chemistry. As a Wertz Scholar, she was awarded a stipend of up to $5,000 to help support the costs of global study or completion of an internship or research experience — ...

Penn College student redesigns surgical device

Maxine Zglinicki needed to complete a senior project. Dr. John H. Bailey wanted a surgical tool redesigned. The recent Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate and local orthopedic surgeon teamed up to meet both objectives. Zglinicki, of Norristown, devoted a chunk of her final semester at ...