SPRINGFIELD, MA - Springfield College has named Alison Dombroski of Forest City to the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2011 term. Alison is studying Communication/Sport Jour.

DOYLESTOWN, PA - Dr. Bashar Hanna, Delaware Valley College's Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, announced the following students have been honored for academic achievement by being named to the Fall 2011 Dean's List: Kerri Recipko, Carbondale; Michael Oakley, Nicholson.

GETTYSBURG, PA - Jeffrey Horvath of Meshoppen has been placed on the Gettysburg College Dean's Commendation List for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2011. Gettysburg College students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester's work are placed on the College's Dean's Commendation List.

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 2011 semester. Leah, of Montrose, received Highest Honors. Highest Honors grade point averages range from 3.9 to 4.0.

LOCK HAVEN, PA - Lock Haven University has released the names of students who achieved Dean's List recognition for the Fall 2011 semester. The Dean's Honor List, prepared at the end of each semester, recognizes those students who have achieved academic distinction. To qualify for the Dean's List, the student must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 in 12 hours of letter grades.

Local students named to the Fall 2011 Lock Haven University Dean's List are as follows: Justin J. Merrigan, Forest City; Katelyn E. Hibbard, Hallstead; Stephen A. Stahl, New Milford; Joseph M. Bennett Jr., Susquehanna; Alexandria M. Kotran, Susquehanna.

The following is a list of Susquehanna Community Elementary School students who received a Reading Achievement Award for the 2nd marking period of the 2011-2012 school year. A student must maintain an A average (93-100) for the entire marking period in order to receive this award.

Grade 1: Julianna Bradley, Lauren Brown, Kerstin Dooley, Layne Fisk, Teagan Fissel, Xavier Fitch, Kathryn Glover, Aubrey Hyndshaw, Lexis Iveson, Juliann Downton, Emily Hall, Tatum Norris, Madison Petronaci, Kaleb Shimer, Brianna Ashman, Brianna Bills, Memphis Collins, Jocelyn Conklin, Dawson Consla, Amy Dahm, Brandon Donahue, Taylor Hayes, Colton Marvin, Kally Oropallo, Cason Pudish, Cadence Wolfe, Kelsea Benson, Jonathan Burns, Sarah Day, Allison Jenkins, Justice Lesser, Joshua McAuliffe, Christopher Olmstead, Adam Payne, Zachary Staria.

Grade 2: Hayden Butts, Jordyn Glover, Joshua Marco, Rockell Rockwell, Elizabeth Weibel, Carson Williams, Avery Yestrepsky, Bella Cook, Gannon Dooner Furness, Mackenzie Roe, William Steele, Kayla Anderson, Maura Carmody, Paige Halesky, Meghan Kiernan, Karlah Oropallo, Alea Rockwell, Joseph Staria, Adriana Zebrowski, Jackson Batzel, Cora Hadden, Lyllilan Lorenz, Julie Schell.

Grade 3: Sophie Lawrenson, Shannon Marinari, Gavin Baker, Ella Hansen, JD Heckman.

Grade 4 : Jacob Moser, Jakub Tomczyk, Kanor Haskins, Haley Hyndshaw, Shania Megivern.

Grade 5: Angel Bieloski, RJ Palonis, Rhiannon Potter, McKenzie Rhone, Ashley Wallace, Devon Dubanowitz, Kaylee Landry, Benjamin Prentice.

Grade 6: Kaylee Matone, Becca Bushong, Bridget Iveson, Shephen Vivona, Macayla Hyndshaw, James Clark, Stephen Murphy, Jake Peters, Faith Welch.

PITTSBURGH, PA - Skyler Wilcha of Meshoppen has been named to Chatham University's Dean's List for the 2011 fall term. She is a second-year student at Chatham. To be eligible for Dean's List, students must carry a GPA of at least 3.5 and complete a minimum of 12 credits for a letter grade.

Tommy Krupinski, a junior at Montrose High School, recently shadowed Senator Lisa Baker at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. He participated in several meetings, attended a committee hearing and met his representatives in both the Senate and House. Pictured on the Senate floor from left to right are Senator Gene Yaw, Senator Lisa Baker, Tommy Krupinski, his father Thomas Krupinski, and Representative Sandy Major.

Mr. Robert Keyes, Principal of Susquehanna Community Elementary School, announces the following students who made the Honor or High Honor Roll for the second marking period of the 2011-2012 school year.

Grade 4: High Honor Roll - Haley Hyndshaw, Jakub Tomczyk, Kailye Towner; Honor Roll - Ryan Armitage, Elizabeth Barnes, Carson Beamer, Paetan Benson, Steven Brown, Jaycie Conklin, Rachel Day, Maria Esparza, Austin Groover, Kanor Haskins, Catherine Hugaboom, Taylor Huyck, Jonathan Jenkins, Tyler Leonard, Shania Megivern, Geena Miller, Matthew Phillips, Airyll Rockwell, Malinda Slocum, MacKenzie Steele, Samantha Voege.

Grade 5: High Honor Roll - Robert Palonis, Rhiannon Potter; Honor Roll - Angel Bieloski, Dallas Cude, Devon Dubanowitz, Garrison Kiernan, Kaylee Landry, Benjamin Prentice, McKenzie Rhone, Canyon Stone, Chloe Tinklepaugh.

Grade 6: High Honor Roll - Macayla Hyndshaw, Bridget Iveson; Honor Roll - Isabella Abruzzo, David Armitage, Allyssa Artley, Brockway Blodgett, Christian Burke, Becca Bushong, Travis Craig, Elizabeth Delaney, Emily Frye, Emily Lawrenson, Lucas Marco, Kaylee Matone, Tristan Megivern, Madisson Stanford, Kaylin Trynoski, Stephen Vivona, Nicholas Wayman.

Tom Gentzel, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association from Harrisburg, recently presented Arden Tewksbury a special award for serving on the Elk Lake School Board for 50 consecutive years.

Mr. Gentzel stated that he had been involved with the Association for thirty-five years and this was the first time he has seen anyone receiving a 50 year award.

Pictured (l-r) above: Tom Gentzel presents Arden Tewksbury a special award for serving on the Elk Lake School Board for 50 consecutive years.

Mr. Gentzel thanked Arden Tewksbury for all the time he has spent for fifty years of service for the Elk Lake School District. Dr. William Bush, Superintendent of the Elk Lake School, presented Arden a plaque on behalf of the Elk Lake school board, faculty and the residents of the Elk Lake School.

Tewksbury thanked Mr. Gentzel for coming all the way from Harrisburg to present the fine award from the School Boards Association. Arden introduced members of his family that were present for the award presentation: sons David and Tim; daughter-in-law Tami; granddaughters Alicia, a sophomore at Wyalusing school, and Megan, a 4th grader at Elk Lake Elementary.

Arden also thanked Dr. Bush for the fine plaque and he reminded everyone that he used to officiate basketball games in Montrose when Dr. Bush played there.

Arden said it’s been an honor to serve on the Elk Lake School Board, and he gave special thanks to the residents of Meshoppen Township for seeing fit to continue to send him back to the School Board for all these years. He was very grateful that the Elk Lake School Board had the foresight to construct the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center and he appreciates the fact that other schools send students there.

Arden alluded to the financial strength of Elk Lake School. More importantly, he felt that the students at Elk Lake have achieved several awards for academic achievement as well as their accomplishment in extra curricular activities.

Tewksbury was appointed to the Board in the spring of 1961 and was elected to the Board in November of 1961.

Reflecting on his years at Elk Lake, Arden said that in November 1957 the late Hilton Button and he officiated the very first basketball game at the school.

Arden said, "we have always tried to provide the best facilities possible for all of our students." In conclusion he said, "it's been a great ride and that ride is not over."

The Susquehanna Community School Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is in need of volunteers to sell raffle tickets. 5,000 tickets are to be sold, and to date less than 500 have been sold. Without selling all tickets, free yearbooks and field day t-shirts will be jeopardized for the elementary school. No other fundraisers are planned. To volunteer please call Ray at 727-2135 or email picscsd@yahoo.com.

WILKES-BARRE, PA - Wilkes University Provost Reynold Verret announces the Dean's List for the Fall 2011 Semester. The university extends its congratulations to the following students: Justine Pevec, Forest City; Jessica Short, Forest City; Caitlyn Burnett, Brackney; Cora Gibson, Brackney; Casey Gow, Brackney; Bradley Moore, Dimock; Stephanie Fisher, Hallstead; Erin Robinson, Harford; Rebekah Harris, New Milford; Rhonda Lynch, Susquehanna; Jonathan Brady, Carbondale; Kelly Jaczynski, Carbondale; Sarah Seman, Carbondale; Nina Shayka, Carbondale.

To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 GPA and carry at least 12 credits.