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HEADLINES The Blue Ridge 8th grade class has been working on a kindness project. Mrs. Gilboy set out to teach the students a life lesson on what makes everyday people extraordinary. What can you do to help another human being, animal, or a community? What is giving all about? Students studied Gandhi and Martin Luther King in reading class and read about the hard times they both faced in life and what was more important to them - to make a difference in the world. Students put “kindness jars” around the school for a month and when finished they had collected $60. The sixth grade was especially generous to the cause. The money was donated to ProjectMedishare. This organization has been to Haiti to perform surgery on babies who need care. Retired Blue Ridge school teacher Nancy Bellucci’s daughter, Sara, is a pediatric operating room nurse and has been to Haiti before. On the last trip, the nurses had to wrap babies in plastic bags to keep them warm after surgery. This is just what the 8th graders were looking for, and gladly donated the money to this fine cause. The money will buy blankets for children to keep them warm. This is one lesson that will surely stick with the students and one lesson this very proud teacher will never forget.
ROCHESTER, NY - Roberts Wesleyan College is pleased to announce Leah Tyler was named to the Dean's List for outstanding academic performance for the fall 2010 semester. Leah, of Montrose, received Highest Honors with a grade point average ranging from 3.9 to 4.0.
Loyola University Announces Dean's List BALTIMORE, MD - Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its Fall 2010 Dean's List. In order to qualify for the Dean's List at Loyola, a student must have a GPA of at least 3.5 with a minimum of 15 credits. The following local students have achieved this honor: Marcella Baileys, Forest City; Alexandria Carr, Carbondale; Victoria Hartt, Susquehanna.
(PHILADELPHIA) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is co-sponsoring an Earth Day Poster Contest for students in kindergarten through grade 12 in EPA’s mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Students are invited to submit hand-created drawings on plain letter-sized paper using markers, colored pencils, crayons, pens and/or paint. Computer-generated images will not be accepted. Students can choose one of the four themes: Protect Habitats, Endangered Species; Help Protect the Earth from Climate Change; The Meaning of Earth Day; and Bays, Estuaries, Oceans and Coasts. Entries will be divided into four categories: K-2nd grade; grades 3-5; grades 6-8; and grades 9-12. The top three winners in each category will receive prize packages. Winning entries and others will be displayed at various locations throughout the region including EPA’s Public Information Office. Posters will also be posted on EPA’s website. Entries must be postmarked no later than Earth Day, April 22 and mailed to: Earth Day Poster Contest (3PA00), U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The back of the poster should include the competition theme, name, age, school name, grade, parent/guardian’s name, address, telephone number and email. The contest is co-sponsored by EPA, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Philadelphia Zoo and the National Aquarium at Baltimore. For more information, visit: http://www.epa.gov/region03/earthday/2011_poster_contest.PDF, call (215) 814-5100 or email EarthDay@epa.gov.
Republican Women Announce Scholarship The Susquehanna County Council of Republican Women is proud to announce that the Carmel Sirianni Memorial $1,000 Scholarship for 2011 is open for applications. All female Republican (or registering Republican upon 18th birthday) public school, private school or home-schooled seniors are encouraged to apply, as long as the senior is a Susquehanna County resident. The application was sent to the guidance departments of all Susquehanna County high schools. All scholarship applications must be postmarked by April 15. To receive the application via e-mail, please send a message to susq.co.republicanwomen@gmail.com with "Request for Scholarship Application" in the subject line. Congratulations are extended to Alexandrea White, Blue Ridge High School graduate, the 2010 winner! Good luck to all eligible applicants!
Scholarship Created For County Students
Montrose, PA - A new college scholarship in memory of the late Cindi Conaty (pictured above) of Brackney has been established at The Community Foundation of Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties that is available to students from all five of the school districts in Susquehanna County. District Attorney, Jason Legg, established this scholarship to honor his late mother while also providing college assistance to local students. The $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a student who writes a winning essay explaining his or her pro-life stance and values and how these values have impacted the student’s life. This is a topic about which Mrs. Conaty deeply cared. Scholarship applications are available in the guidance offices of the various local high schools, as well as on The Community Foundation’s web site at www.community-foundation.org and will be due in the guidance offices on Monday, March 28. Students will also be eligible for potential matching funding from The Community Foundation’s participation in the Pennsylvania Partners for Access to Higher Education Program.
Area Students Intern For Spring Semester WILKES-BARRE, PA - More than 80 Wilkes University students are completing internships for the spring 2011 semester. Justine Pevec of Clifford Township is a junior studying psychology. She is completing an internship with Wyoming Valley Children's Association in Forty Fort, PA. Pevec is assisting with classroom routine and rules and working with the children to facilitate social interactions under the supervision of Teresa Romano. She is the daughter of Carl and Nancy Pevec. Erin Robinson of Harford is a senior studying English literature, writing and women's studies. She is completing an internship with Northeast Editing, Inc., in Jenkins Township, PA. Robinson is writing and performing research for educational materials under the direction of Rebecca Sparling. She is the daughter of Michael and Holly Robinson.
The Susquehanna Community School Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) needs volunteers for upcoming events. There is no need to come to meetings, just come to the events and help; without support, these events will not take place. Call Laurie at 727-2135 or email picscsd@yahoo.com to volunteer. The students need you!
Susky Elementary Students Of The Month Mr. Robert Keyes, Principal of Susquehanna Community Elementary School, announces the “Students of the Month” for February 2011 for kindergarten through sixth grade. Kindergarten, First, Second and Third
Pictured (l-r) above: row 1 - Amy Dahm, Jordan Towner, Elvis Vermilyea, Allison Jenkins; row 2 - Ava Stanford, Mackenzie Roe, Gannon Dooner-Furness, Hayden Butts; row 3 - Tyasia Frazier, Radiya Rochester-Cottle, Sophie Lawrenson, Elizabeth Stewart, Cheyenne Cude; row 4 - Ryan Armitage, Zachary Meck, Ethan Fremberg, Quarry Weidow; absent - Katelyn Eger. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Pictured (l-r) above: row 1 - Adam Rockwell, Robert Palonis, Sean Gelineau; row 2 - Kyle Barton, Kaylin Trynoski, Sierra Lake; row 3 - Lyndsey Mroz, Evan Cantone, Kaleb Hackett; absent - Madisson Stanford, Mitchell Morden.
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