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JS triumphs in Stock Market Challenge

Brighter Financial Futures (dba PennCFL) announced that Jersey Shore Area High School was a winner in a state Woodlands Bank Stock Market Challenge competition under the leadership of Tim Dershem, according to a press release. Competitions are held in classrooms county- and state-wide and Jersey Shore finished in first place for Lycoming County and Top 10 in the state-wide competition, the press release said. The program is sponsored by Woodlands Bank, which is a local bank with headquarters in Williamsport.

W’sport colleges extend tuition-exchange program

Pennsylvania College of Technology and Lycoming College are extending a tuition-exchange pilot program that may benefit full-time employees at both city institutions – as well as their dependent children and spouses/partners. The pilot program has supported employee recruitment and retention at both institutions; the extension is expected to perpetuate those efforts. Program eligibility will be offered to full-time employees – or dependent children or spouses/partners – as determined by each institution. A memorandum of understanding, signed this month by the presidents of both ...

Students continue to unpack lessons, experiences from service trip to Alaska

For some travel experiences, the excitement ends when the travelers return home, but for a Pennsylvania College of Technology group, the benefits from a service-learning trip to Alaska are still being unpacked. The contingent from Penn College’s human services & restorative justice major ...

Nursing programs to simplify selective admission criteria

Beginning in December, Pennsylvania College of Technology will no longer require the Test of Essential Academic Skills as a criterion for admission into its pre-licensure nursing education majors. Those majors are the LPN-to-RN associate degree, nursing associate degree and nursing ...

Family establishes scholarship in honor of deceased Lock Haven Hall of Famer

LOCK HAVEN — For the last decade, Matt Avery, a 1987 Lock Haven University graduate and former wrestler, and his wife, Maureen, have been avid supporters of Lock Haven head wrestling coach, Scott Moore, and the Bald Eagles' nationally-recognized wrestling program. The Averys are honored to provide financial assistance to student-athletes competing for the program Matt once proudly wrestled for. One of Matt's most influential teammates during his wrestling career was Lock Haven Wrestling Hall of Famer, Mike "Mouse" Millward '84, a four-year starter, three-year team captain, and ...

Blast IU 17, Sayre Area School District receive $83K grant

SAYRE — BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 and Sayre Area School District recently announced a collaborative three-year National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant in the amount of $83,102. As one of only 13 new recipients of the grant in the Chesapeake Bay region this year, BLaST and Sayre School District will work together to use the funds to build sustainable Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) for all students in the district, K-12. By implementing the grant-approved program, “Get OUTSIDEE” (Ongoing ...