Dr. Alice M. Davis
The award was presented at the 2013 PA.CTEC conference held in Seven Springs, Pa. last month. The nomination sighted Dr. Davis’ accomplishments as President of the Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Educators, as well as past president of both the Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators and Eastern Region Association of Career and Technical Administrators. Also noted was her extensive involvement with numerous advisory boards, committees and associations. The committee received letters of support from each and every member of Dr. Davis’ staff. In the 2012-2013 school year, she added to her already daunting schedule a building project, new programs, and the 2013 opening of an Adult Practical Nurse program. Dr. Davis is revered throughout the state as a visionary in career and technical education and admired for her unrivaled energy, leadership qualities and passion for career and technical education.
Wilkes University student Joseph Harvey, of Clifford Township, completed a project for Tobyhanna Army Depot as part of his degree requirements. All Wilkes University senior engineering students are required to complete a project with real-world application.
Other members of the team were Joseph Brennan, John Sathra, Jenny Battenburg, Mark Wallis, and Charles Reilly.
The project focused on reducing costs to repair and overhaul the maintenance facility at Tobyhanna Army Depot, which has been supporting the United States Armed Forces for over 50 years. A more economic option to manufacture bundled cable was designed using a prototype bench top bundling machine. The project started on Aug. 27, 2012 and was completed on April 13, 2013, with a labor cost budget of $68,070. The project team was comprised of five members, including one faculty.
Anaheim, CA is one of the country’s most populous metropolitan areas—a place well-suited for over 8,500 future business leaders who ignite innovation.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the largest and oldest student business organization, held their National Leadership Conference (NLC) at the Hilton Anaheim, June 27-30. Conference participants from around the country and the world were in attendance for the NLC and the FBLA-PBL Institute for Leaders.
Pictured (l-r) are Kostantinos Konstas and David Koloski, members of the Montrose High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) as they celebrate David's 6th place finish at the National Leadership Conference.
David Koloski from Montrose Area High School received national recognition at the FBLA Awards of Excellence on June 30. Koloski competed in Technology Concepts and brought home a sixth place award. The Technology Concepts event consists of a 1 hour exam covering basic technology concepts, computer equipment, Internet safety, computer applications, operating systems, networking concepts, and telecommunications.
The award was part of a comprehensive competitive events program sponsored by FBLA-PBL. Individuals, state teams, and local chapters were encouraged to compete in any of the over 50 different events representing a wide range of activities and the business and leadership development focus of FBLA-PBL. The winners of these highly competitive and prestigious awards were selected from among FBLA-PBL’s membership of 250,000 students and advisers and represent some of the best and brightest of today’s youth.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in 12,000 chartered middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. For more information visit www.fbla-pbl.org.
Berklee College of Music announces that Nicholas Best of Montrose has earned placement on the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2013 academic year. To be eligible for this honor, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or above; a part-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or above.
Kindergarten - Kaelynn Brant
Grade 1 - Libby Zick
Grade 2 - Dalton Rutter
Grade 3 - Danielle Tierney
Grade 5 - Sarah Marble
(We are unable to show the 4th grade student due to a parent request.)
The Blue Ridge Elementary Principal, Matthew Button proudly announces the Citizen of the Year students for the 2012-2013 school year. The students were recognized during the elementary school’s end of year awards program on June 12th.
The following students were named to the University at Albany's spring 2013 Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement: Thomas Jordan of Montrose, PA and Michael Wakalowski of Harford, PA.
Thomas Mordovancey of Friendsville, Pa., graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering technology from RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology in the spring, 2013 quarter.
