Blue Ridge Elementary held its annual oral spelling bee for fifth grade students on Wednesday, June 1st.  Seventy-two fifth graders chose to take the written qualifying test that was held on May 24th.  After the qualifying round, twenty fifth graders placed to compete in the oral bee in teams of 4 creating fun names and team solidarity. At the conclusion of 10 wacky rounds, a winner was declared. The team named the Purple Penguins took the trophy.

Pictured (L-R) Are: Blue Ridge Spelling Bee Game Show winners, The Purple Penguins, Kiera Andusko, Ana Sargent, Madison Carpenter, Emily Marvin, with game show host Mrs. Brandy Gaylord

The top spellers were Kiera Andusko, Ana Sargent, Madison Carpenter and Emily Marvin. Congratulations to the winners and also to all of the fifth grade students who competed.

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Pictured (L-R) Are Elk Lake High School Students who qualified for The Honors Banquet: first row – Mikaela Meaders (HH), Alyssa Sickler (HH), Elizabeth Hinkley (HH), Rebecca Warholic (HH), Mikayla Smith (HH), Jourdan Aten (HH), Austin Graham (HH), Kayla Mosier (HH); second row – Darci Warner(H), Alison Teel(H),Randi Teed(HH), Shelby Valvano(HH), Chase Orlandini(H), Rachel Sprout(H); third row – Hunter Watkins (HH), Seth Tewksbury (HH), Ty Moon (HH), Logan Moon (H)$1000 Scholarship Awards All (HH)

Pictured (L-R) are this years Scholarship Winners: Education Scholarship- Mikaela Meaders , Vocational Scholarship,-Alyssa Sickler,  General Scholarship- Austin Graham

The teachers of the Elk Lake Education Association held their 32nd Honors Banquet on Wednesday, May 18th.  Over the past 33 years the teachers have raised and spent over $330,000 on the students of Elk Lake by sponsoring this banquet, an Elementary Honors Program, and a VIP Picnic.

To be eligible for the honors banquet, the students must make the honor roll each of the first three marking periods of the current school year.  Each year at the banquet, the ELEA awards three $1000 scholarships to very deserving seniors.

This year’s scholarship winners are: General Scholarship, Austin Graham;   Education Scholarship, Mikaela Meaders; Vocational Scholarship, Alyssa Sickler. 

In addition, any senior who has made the honor roll consistently and has been invited to the banquet for six consecutive years received a $100 cash award.  Those seniors were Ty Moon, Mikayla Smith, Rebecca Warholic, Austin Graham, Elizabeth Hinkley, Randi Teed, and Elizabeth Wright.

Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal at the Elk Lake School, is pleased to announce the following May, 2016 Student of the Month Award winners.

Pictured (L-R) are: Lily Struzzieri, Lela Vanartsdalen, Dalton Teel, Trever Graham, Mr. Marc Weisgold, John Tyler, Sydney Tyler, Adison Noble, Zayne Shupp. Absent from photo were Megan Johns, Austin Conklin.

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.

Six deserving career center students recently attended the PA Chamber Foundation Workforce Summit held in Hershey. They were the guests of Daria Fish, Director of Public Affairs at Chief Oil & Gas.

The summit focused on pairing business and industry needs with a skilled workforce. Commonwealth employers reported difficulty filling open positions ranging from administrative to technical/skilled trades.; they just can’t find employees with adequate skills, training and education. A 2016 survey reported that 52% of employers say recruiting qualified candidates is very difficult. Companies that are shown to be successful are the ones that supported partnerships, programs and workforce development initiatives.

Pictured (L-R) Are: Front-Jonathan Baltzley, Instructor Bruce Castelli, Noah Cobb, Kenny Brittingham; back- Daria Fish, Director of Public Affairs at Chief Oil & Gas, Adrianna Meaders, Kiera Merritt, Mike Rowe, Dr. Alice M. Davis, SCCTC Executive Director, Alyssa Sickler, Instructor Kim Cosklo

The featured speaker of the day was Mike Rowe of Discovery channel’s “Dirty Jobs”. Mr. Rowe spoke about the country’s dysfunctional relationship with work and the widening skills gap. He challenged the belief that a four-year degree is automatically the best path to take. He is the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, a non-profit charity which awards scholarships to qualified individuals who want to master a skilled trade.

Mike Rowe spoke with SCCTC students after the Workforce Summit about SkillsUSA National Competition.

After the conference, Mr. Rowe took some time to speak with the group about the upcoming SkillsUSA National Competition where several SCCTC state gold medalists students will be competing. Dr. Alice M. Davis, Executive Director of the SCCTC is grateful to Chief Oil & Gas and Ms. Daria Fish, Director of Public Affairs, for this wonderful opportunity.

Mr. Bronson Stone, Superintendent of the Susquehanna Community School District, is proud to announce the following “Students of the Month” for May, 2016 for Grades Kdg., First, Second, and Third.

Pictured (L-R) row 1 – Isabelle Conklin, Samantha Madigan, Skye Fitch; row 2 – Deegan Reid, Weston Yannone, Cryee Major, Ryder Koziol, Diamond Bransky, Maxx Kelly; Row 3 – Travis Rooney, Kyla Seidel, Mr. Stone. Absent- Savannah Beach, Jillian Connelly, Jordyn Spoor.

And for grades 4-6 ...

Pictured (L-R) are: row 1 – Dane Fitch, Alanah Proutey, Emily Hall; row 2 – Joseph Staria, Elizabeth Weibel, Kelsea Benson, Mr. Stone, Colton Stone. Absent- Rockell Rockwel

More than 1,650 students have been named to the Spring 2016 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

The Following Local Students qualified For The Honor:

Carly Erdmann, Forest City

Sean Patrick Regan, Montrose

Kyle R Watkins, Montrose

Makenna Mary Whitaker, Kingsley

Sarah Lona Wildenstein, Forest City

INDIANA, Pa. - The following students have been named to the Spring 2016 dean’s list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Students achieve dean’s list status when they are full-time (12 or more credits) with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

Qualifying for The Honor from our area were: Rebecca Jeanine Perkins, Clifford Township. Victoria Lee Sterling, Hop Bottom.

Meshoppen; Justin Gregory Cobb, Jessica Nichole Ide, Elizabeth Adeline Trowbridge. Kelsey Marie Twining, Thompson.