Susquehanna Community School District held their annual National Honor Society Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 There were a total of 21 students involved in this year’s ceremony. Students in grades 10 must have a cumulative grade point average of 93% or higher. Students in grades 11 and 12 must have a cumulative grade point average of 90% or higher. Students who actively participated in the ceremony were: Baily Barnes, Daniel Braun, Breanna Bushong, Cori Glidden, Kaitlyn Gow, Alyssa Hubal, Miranda Rhone, Rachel Serfilippi, Nicole Sherman. Music was performed by Garrison Kiernan.
Pictured (L-R) are: The 2016 National Honor Society Members of Susquehanna Community School District: front row - Skyla Wilson, Bridget Iveson, Hannah Day, Amy Zebrowski, Kathryn Woodruff, Evan Haley, Garret Grausgruber, Saige Perry, Madison Canfield, Jessica Lamb, Kaylin Trynoski, Emily Frye; back row - Daniel Braun, Kaitlyn Gow, Baily Barnes, Breanna Bushong, Miranda Rhone, Alyssa Hubal, Nicole Sherman, Rachel Serfilippi, Cori Glidden.
The guest speaker for the evening was Casey Glidden. Casey is a former graduate of Susquehanna Community and is currently working in Manhattan pursuing her dream in the Graphic Design and advertising field. Prior to the ceremony, dinner was catered by Gance’s Catering. A total of 122 guests were present for the dinner and ceremony.
Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal at the Elk Lake School, is pleased to announce the February, 2016 Student of the Month Award winners.
Pictured (L-R) are: first row- Caydin Gates, Nicholas Hoffman, Carter Ross; second row- Wyatt Casselbury, Mr. Marc Weisgold, Tracie Molinero, Luz Diaz, Kaileigh Fegley.
Students in fifth and sixth grade 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.
We are well into the second half of our school year. Exciting things are happening at the SCCTC. Through the generosity of the SCCTC staff and students, the holiday season gave us the opportunity to give back to the community by helping 18 local families have a great Christmas. We also made toys in our Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Program for the Marines to donate to “Toys for Tots”; as well as doghouses for the True Friends Animal Shelter in Montrose, benches for the Susquehanna County Courthouse and Adirondack chairs for the PA School Board Association. We are once again in the planning stage of our “Annual Car Show” to support the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Foundation. Our Cosmetology Program provided complimentary services to our Veterans this year and the Food Management program provided a luncheon for them as well.
First and foremost, our number one priority is in educating the high school students from our 7 sending school districts; Blue Ridge, Elk Lake, Lackawanna Trail, Montrose Area, Mountain View, Susquehanna Community and Tunkhannock Area. Since most of our programs are approved as State Programs of Study, our students now graduate with college credits at many of our state community colleges and universities.
We have continued to increase our Adult Program offerings and Certification Courses for the community. Our Practical Nurse Program has been a huge undertaking and thanks to our Nursing staff has proven to be extremely successful. We graduated our fourth class on March 11, 2016. We have partnered with Luzerne County Community College and now offer an LPN to RN program for our Practical Nursing students to continue nursing education while working as a LPN. The Massage Therapy Program has more than doubled their enrollment for the second year. We constantly offer certification classes in ServSafe for the restaurant industry, PA Automotive Inspection Classes, OSHA and Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Courses to name a few.
We received a grant to offer a Re-Engaging the Adult Learner Program to the adult community to cross train them in the Health Care field in Nurse Aid, Pharmacy Technician, EKG Technician Certification and Phlebotomy. The program has been extremely successful and we are so grateful to Susquehanna County Housing and Redevelopment Authority for helping us in securing the Community Development Block Grants to fund this program. Our third Re-Engaging the Adult Learner class graduated in February 2016.
As part of our hands-on training environment, we offer many services to the public through our Food Management, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Automotive programs. Please go to our website and click on” Community Outreach” for details. We love to have the public experience first- hand the results of the training the SCCTC students receive, so please take advantage of our Community Outreach programs. If you want to check out our most recent house project, it is under construction on Hunsinger Road in Dimock, PA.
If there is ever anything I can do for any community member, please do not hesitate to contact me at 570-278-6783 or email alice.davis@scctc-school.org.
Four students from Mountain View High School recently presented research projects at the Regional meeting of the PA Junior Academy of Science at Wilkes University. There were over 800 students from Region @ in attendance. Emmet Jodon presented his research on Limiting Factors for Nutrients in Chlorella. Emmet received a First Place award and also a plaque for Excellence in Botany. Joseph Nally presented his research on The Effects of Artificial Dye on the Behavior of Fancy Mice. Joseph received a First Place award for his work. Sophia Ficarro presented her research project on The Effect of Mass on Momentum. Sophia also received a First Place award.Brian Frankovsky presented her research on The Effect of Oil on the Development of Brine Shrimp. Brian received a Second Place award. Emmet Jodon, Joseph Nally, and Sophia Ficarro will present their research projects at the State Meeting of the PA Junior Academy of Science at State College in May. Brian Frankovsky will attend the May meeting as a Technician.
Pictured (L-R) are: Joseph Nally, Emmet Jodon, Briana Frankovsky, and Sophia Ficarro.
