Blue Ridge fourth graders recently adopted a sea turtle named Elsa, in Sarrah Dibble-Camburn's art class. Students completed an annual sea turtle unit in art class. They created a Sea Turtle Awareness Poster and a three dimensional clay sea turtle.

Pictured (l-r) are: Joshua Benedict, Tristan Leon, LJ Upright, Corey Laude, Kiera Andusko, Lilly Bleck, Tiffani Henke, Grace Graft, Gracey Hinkley, Brock Fuller.

Students collected and donated $100 to the Sea Turtle Conservancy and adopted Elsa, a loggerhead sea turtle. This turtle can be tracked via satellite telemetry on the Sea Turtle Conservancy website www.conserveturtles.org.

Elk Lake’s Kenneth Brittingham wrapped up his forensics competition season with his best performance at the Spartan Invitational at Southern Lehigh HS on April 24.

EL Forensic Team Member Kenneth Brittingham who placed First in Student Congress at the Spartan Invitational Tournament at Southern Lehigh HS

Brittingham, who was the only finalist on the EL Forensics Team, advanced to the Super Session and, eventually, won Student Congress and the prestigious and delicious, chocolate gavel.

Brittingham advanced out of his house into the Super Session with a strong performance during the preliminary sessions.

He earned the championship by receiving the highest score from the judges during the Super Session.

The EL Forensics Team will travel to the National Catholic Forensics League’s Grand National Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, FL over Memorial Day Weekend to compete against the top competitors in the country.

Pictured (l-r) are Blue Ridge Elementary’s March, 2015 Citizens Of The Month: fourth row - Conner Sauer, Brandi Upright, Joshua Benedict, Carli Thornton; third row - Aubree Kupst, William Plunkett, Selena Marvin, Jesse Stephens, Juliana Serra, Ashlee Sanchez; second row - Colton Thomas, Samantha Griffin, Matthew Carey, Amanda Whitney, Teahen Hegedus, Nolan Gnade, Taylor Dibble, Liam Templeton; first row - Elijah Park, MacKenzie Smallacombe, Aireonna Harvey. Absent from photo:  Jason Snyder, Jacob Brown, Andrea Plaia, Sienna Kowalewski, Layla Gregory, Kayla Blaisure.

Alyssa M. Cadman, Bloomsburg, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lock Haven University on Dec. 13, 2014.  She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work.  Alyssa is the daughter of Mary Lyn Cadman, Bloomsburg and Donald Cadman, Berwick.  She is the granddaughter of Helen Seeley and the late Robert Seeley, formerly of Thompson.  She is the great granddaughter of the late Dr. Hugh “Doc” and Laura Barnes, of Thompson and the late Reuben Seeley, of Uniondale and Winifred Shager Seeley, of Binghamton.  

Alyssa Cadman

Alyssa will enter the University of Pennsylvania in June 2015 to pursue her Master’s Degree in Social Work. She will be the second generation to attend Penn as her great-grandfather, Dr. Barnes received his veterinarian degree from Penn in 1910.

Elk Lake High School Principal Brain Mallery has announced the April, 2015 Students of the Month for grades seven through twelve.

Pictured (l-r) are: front row - Rebecca Sisson, Kimmy Mosier, Kayla Mosier, Courtney Chew, Isabel Comly, Sarah Gover, Lydia Hunsinger, Cheyenne Jenner, Heather Mendoza, Samantha Dibble; back row - High School Principal Mr. Brian Mallery, Becca Phillips, Abby Johns, Jack Bishop, Keri Jones, Harlee Baker, Ian Zielinski, JJ Heft, Brody Bushnell, Catey McAleer, Rachel Drazba, Chris Cook, Vicky Clark. Absent from photo: Myra Harshbarger.

Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal at the Elk Lake School, is pleased to announce the May, 2015 Student of the Month Award winners.

Pictured (l-r) are: Raylynn Dyson, Liberty Azaravich, Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal, David Smith, Jason Dunn, Makayla Wagner, Michael Lees, MaKenzie Gaskill, Makenna Beardslee, Riley Davis.

Students in third and fourth grades were selected by their homeroom teachers. Students may be selected as student of the month from four different areas.  Those four areas are academic achievement, attendance, citizenship and most improved.

Elk Lake is proud of their students and congratulates them for their accomplishments.

Mr. Bronson Stone, Superintendent of the Susquehanna Community School District, announces the “Student of the Month” for April, 2015 school year for Grades Kindergarten, First, Second and Third.

Pictured (l-r) are: first row - Randy Carvin, Jacob Anderson, Camdyn Lewis, Lily Hugaboom, Christopher Pearson; second row - Carley Theobald, Marcus Reed, Brice Woodruff, Cadence Bastedo, Mr. Stone; third row - Austin Wayman, Ashlyn Corbin, Jackson Maby.  Absent – Travis Rooney.

And 4th, 5th and 6th ...

Pictured (l-r) are: first row - Sarah Day, Emily Hall, Xavier Fitch; second row - Kayla Sheldon, Craig Slocum, Grace Kocak, Bella Cook, Mr. Stone; third row - Bethany Burns, Ryan Hall. Absent – Kevin Tross.

The following are Mountain View High School’s Students of the Month for the month of March, 2014 – 2015 school year.

Pictured (l-r) are: Allison Martino (counselor), Cameron DeManicor, William Jennings, Delaney Esslinger, Rob Presley (principal).

Every year since 1998, Elk Lake school board member Chuck Place has donated a full field of his crops to Elk Lake’s Senior Class for their annual class fundraiser: The Senior Corn Sale. The money they raise selling corn in the fall is put towards many activities throughout the year, including the senior class trip and Elk Lake’s prom. This year the Class of 2015 has made something special in order to thank Mr. Place for his generosity, a sign in the shape of a cow that says “Place Farm” underneath.

Pictured (l-r) are: Megyn Stevens, Mr. Chuck Place, Natalie Newhart and Gianni Ferrari showing off the sign the seniors designed and created as a thank you gift.

Each year Mr. Place donates not only his crops, but also so much of his time, energy and resources to aid Elk Lake’s students. Mr. Place's continued devotion to Elk Lake's senior classes is admirable and very much worth a well thought out thanks.  Gianni Ferrari, Natalie Newhart, and Megyn Stevens (all from the Class of 2015) worked together to create this well deserved token of thanks. Natalie and Megyn pitched in to help with the design of the sign, while Gianni created and painted it down in the school’s shop. Gianni explained “the cow was made to remind him that we (the class of 2015) will remember and appreciate the fundraising that is helping us enjoy the things we want (class trip, prom, etc.).”

“The Class of 1998 was the first class to do the corn sale. I never thought it would still be going on this long,” Mr. Place said. “This year’s seniors were just little babies when this all started.”

The following are Blue Ridge Elementary School Student Standouts for May, 2014-2015 school year.

Pictured (l-r) are: fifth row - Makayla Shidagis, Robert Lindquist, Savannah Carvin, Cadence Wolfe, Stephanie Smith; fourth row - Gavin Bentler, Angelina Reynolds, Molly Yannone, Phoebe Shaw; third row - Carter Hill, Jacek Motyka, Deken Carvin, Leigha McCain, Tyler Benedict; second row - Alexis Darrow, Jayden Gregory, Zachary Beckner, Olivia Seaman, Craig Arcuri; first row - Kaylee Jakes, William Khanna, Logan Barber, Brian Prentice. Absent from photo: Austin Barton, Cayden Burke, Michael Rosa, Max Madura.

The following are Blue Ridge Student Standouts for the month of April, 2015.

Pictured (l-r) are: fifth row - Danelle Decker-Acting Elementary Principal, Chase Cosgrove, Austin Grover, William Colwell, Jason Smith, Corey Laude, Mason Kays; fourth row - Gideon Squire, Timmy Higgins, Wyatt Bross; third row - Alexander Madura, Hope Treadway, Chasity Fiske, Alex Rudock, Nolan Gnade; second row - Kaleb Hinkley, Destinee Merritt, Alexander Krayeski, Alyssa Totten; first row - Cheyanne Fassett, Kaidan Osterhout, Gage Morris. Absent from photo:  Kennedi Phelps, Liam Biermann, Olivia Moxen, Bradyn Brown, Tre Plaia, Calim Percario.

Congratulations to several world language students from Susquehanna Community School District who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2015 National Spanish Examinations. Students from Susquehanna Community School District earned a total of one silver medal along with three honorable mentions. “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 157,000 students participating in 2015”.

Pictured (l-r) are: Evan Haley, Amy Zebrowski, Jessica Lamb. Absent from photo was Saige Perry.

Students from Susquehanna Community School have a long history of high achievement on these exams and were taught by Spanish teachers, Mrs. Jennifer Rockwell and Ms. Colleen Salak. Receiving a silver medal was Amy Zebrowski, honorable mention went to Jessica Lamb, Saige Perry and Evan Haley. The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

On May 7th, Susquehanna Community High School held their annual Career Day for students in grades 6th through 12th. Students had the opportunity to visit informally with a variety of careers that interested them. Some careers that were represented were the Natural Gas Industry, Military, Nursing, Engineering, and the Medical Field.

Several participants from our local community volunteered their time to meet with our students throughout the day. We realize that this day would not be possible without the support and enthusiasm of everyone involved. We look forward to giving our students this wonderful opportunity again next spring!

Following is a list of students who qualified for Mt. View Elementary 3rd Period Academic Excellence during the 2014-2015 school year.

FOURTH GRADE: Wesley Anderson, Carter Bain, Nicole Baker, Charlize Barhite, Gavin Bewley, Briana Boswell, Zayvion Bradford, Ariel Brodeur, Owen Cameron, Dominic Chemchick, Lauren Clancy, Destanee Colwell, Emily Cosklo, Alex Empet, Alyson Frederici, Amber George, Hailey Gray, Elijah Kamensky, Alexander Karp, Jack Kowalewski, Hunter Kozloski, Genevieve Larkin, Nicholas Lemoncelli, Taylor Neri, Alexis Penny, Bailey Reuss, Donovan Ritz, Jacob Robinson, Sierra Rogenkamp, Deegan Ross, Seth Ross, Raelyn Sanders, Tanner Stout, Joseph Swetter, Jonathon Symuleski, Adia Tompkins, Alexis Turner, Jordyn Walker, Alex Zech.

FIFTH GRADE: Skyler Ball, Travis Bridgeman,  Benjamin Burman, Casey Congdon, Jacob DeManicor, Lauren Dick, Vy Doty, Bethany Eppley, Avery Fortuner, Emma Frisbie, Payton Gabriel, Rachael Gerfin, Lillian Harvey, Ryan Henke, Natalie Hine, Delaney Hollenbeck, Ciara Hundley, Kristian Jaimes, Macie Kelley, Kathryn Long, Makenzie Lowrie, Emma Master, Andrew McHenry, Gavin Natterer, Stephanie Nichols, Kevin Noldy, Nathan Ofalt, Victoria Pellew, Isaac Penny, Robert Pissott, Ragan Poplawski, Ava Presley, Savannah Robinson, Collin Saam, Maressa Salansky, Nicholas Schmidt, Emily Streich, Maura Strickland, Sophia Striefsky, Shannon Toolan, Wyatt Yachymiak, Keila Zick, Megan Zipprich.

SIXTH GRADE: Sydney Barhite, Morgan Belcher,  Emory Bewley, Regan Cameron, Benjamin DeMark, Michael DeWolfe, Holly Galvin, Hannah Geron, Ashlynd Harvey, Marisa Ostir, Seadie Phelps, Peyton Phillips, Zachary Polovitch, Katelyn Supancik, Avery Tompkins, Riley Weida, Nathan Wells, Meredith Zrowka.

Following is the Elk Lake Elementary School 3rd Period Honor Roll for the 2014-2015 school year.

Fifth grade High honors - Martin Cannella, Luz Diaz, Jessica Ely, Krista Jones, Trever Graham, Jacob Gustin, Justice Johnson, Allison Orr, Nicholas Oruska, Lucas Robbins, Erick Skinner, Nathan Warriner, Reese Warriner.

Fifth grade Honors – Jacob Adams, Matthew Balli, Landen Bennett, Angelia Boner, Tyhler Bray,  Terrence Brozonis, Carrier Zachary, Jenna Daye, Lily Decker, Candence  Degregory, Truman Ely, Heaven Fritsch,  Francisco Garcia,  Jacob Hollister, Alexia Jones, Kelly Larreynaga, Marissa Manzek,  Bailey Marchion, Matthew Mowery,  Andrea Nieto, Dylan Norcross, Logan Pitcher, Caden Ramey, Brandon Richards,  Felipa Ruiz,  Alex Rumage, Joshua Sharer, Carli Sherman, Chloe Sipe, CeeJay  Smith, Todd Snyder, Sydney Tyler, Christian Tripp, Bridget Visavati, Tyler Wallace, Sadie Warner, Ryan Gregory, Brayden Baker.

Sixth grade High Honors - Davia Adams, Colby Baker, Gavin Bunnell, Azurae Hall, Catalina Martinez, Daniel McGee, Taegan Mills, Emily Moore,  Douglas Priestner, Erick Skinner, Madelyn Slivinski,  Molly Smith, Hailey Strohl, Olivia Voll.

Sixth grade Honors –  Derek Conboy, Cayden Bennett, Hunter Bonavita, Ethan Brown, Kyle Bradish, Anna Comly, Jared Ely, Jeryn Delong,  Mariah Heeman, Darien Hurlburt, Charity Kasson, Casey Kojola, Caden Martin, Kaleigh Mayer, Ryan Norcross, Zoe Pickett, Jeremy Quinnan, Ariona Richards,Sophia Riscavage,  Shirley Roe, Ethan Sickler, Matthew Sickler, Lanie Sirmons, George Sobeck, Kailey Taylor, Erin Voda, Caleb Wilson, Christopher Woodruff, Hallie Zajaczkowski, Evelyn Gaskill, Destiny McCarey, Corey Worsham, Rebekah Gardner.

King’s College held its 66th Commencement Exercises on May 17.

The following students are from Susquehanna County who received their degrees:

Bachelor Of Science Chemistry - Ethan Franklin Jones, Brackney.

Computers And Information Systems - Ryan J. Rosenthal, Susquehanna.

Computer Science - Phillip Joseph Thomas, Jr., Hallstead; 

Bachelor Of Science Business Administration Management - Daniel E. Kempa, Susquehanna.