Elk Lake High School Principal Brian Mallery has announced the November, 2017 Students of the Month for grades seven through twelve.

Pictured (L-R) are: front row - Dahlia Ofalt, Megan McIntyre, Abbey Thurman, Josey Sobeck, Jacob Kreinberg-Mullin, Emily Longworth, Naylynn Godfrey, Amanda Voll, Maddie Gustin, Jaycen Aten, Megan Tewksbury, Ashlynn Tuffy, Lizzy Rothwell, Emily Stevens; back row - Emily Moore, Sarah Gover, Taylah Culver, Zoe Pickett, Adam Sekely, Dominick Filer, Jared Kerchner, Cody Oswald, Jack Waldenberger, Joe McAleer, Todd Snyder, Mario Mollo, Megan Bosscher, Troy Rought, Ben Drab, High School Principal Mr. Brian Mallery. Absent from photo were: Rachel Farnelli, Mariah Heeman, Kaitlynn Hongach, Charity Kasson, Kyleigh Marshall.

Amanda Marcy of Clifford Township was among the first cohort of students who began the new Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at The University of Scranton this fall semester.

Pictured (L-R) are: first row - Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, associate professor, accounting department chair and DBA program director; DBA students Anthony Fulmore, Joy Chacko, Amanda Marcy and Patrick O'Brien; back row - DBA students Heather Losi, Ronald Parker, Marcus Burke, Elena Isaacson, Stephanie Lee and Daniel Gaydon. Absent from photo: DBA students Craig Gallagher and Katheryn Zielinski.

The University's DBA program, with a concentration in accounting, was developed to provide experienced practitioners with a practical pathway to an academic career. The program offers participants flexibility, while still providing for the development of the knowledge and skill set necessary to become a "scholarly academic" - one who is qualified to teach at a school of business that possesses or is seeking formal accreditation by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

The DBA program is housed in the University's Kania School of Management, which is accredited by AACSB International. It is the third doctorate-level program offered by the University, which also offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

The University welcomed to campus the first cohort of students enrolled in the new Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program.

Veterans’ Day is a solemn occasion where the citizens of America have a chance to honor those who are serving and have served for our freedoms. On Friday, November 10th, Mountain View Elementary was encased in the feelings of gratefulness and gratitude for America’s veterans. Students and Faculty were asked to invite friends and family members who are veterans to join in celebration of Veterans’ Day.

Mountain View Elementary students hold up a flag while honoring local veterans at the November 10th event

The program began with Mountain View’s High School band playing patriotic music as everyone assembled. The Color Guard presented the flags as the assembly sang the National Anthem. Through the program various students presented the history of the flag that belongs to each branch of the military. Each branch was then celebrated by singing the branch song. To conclude the program, the students, faculty, staff and guests sang “God Bless America” by Lee Greenwood. Veterans were presented with thank you cards from students, invited to a social in the lobby and asked to fill out a thankfulness leaf to be added to Mountain View’s Thankful board.

Notes of thanks created by Mountain View Elementary students

Joseph Scanlon, fifth grade social studies teacher, stated, “It helped them to actually see and recognize those that are selfless and sacrifice so much to serve our country. For the younger kids, no longer do they believe that an ‘army guy’ is some distant imaginary person, but instead  there are actual veterans and current service members right where we live and some who've even attended Mountain View. The students really get an understanding of the importance of what our military does for this country by attending this program and discussing it with their teachers.”

Mountain View would like to thank all Veterans for everything they do, have done and will do for our amazing country.

Marietta College's Zachary Conrad of New Milford, PA, has been named to the Fall, 2017 Dean's High Honors List.

Conrad is majoring in Petroleum Engineering and is a member of the Class of 2020. Conrad is a graduate of Blue Ridge High School.

Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in a given semester is recognized as a Dean's High Honors List student for that semester.

Sarah Longacre, a Senior English Education major of Hallstead, PA, was among approximately 540 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall, 2017 President's List.

The President's List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

Keri Jones of Friendsville, PA, is one of more than 200 Lebanon Valley College student-athletes who competed for the Flying Dutchmen during the Fall, 2017 semester. Jones, a graduate of Elk Lake School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science at The Valley.

Jones was a member of the women's cross country team. The Flying Dutchmen used their tremendous depth to put together one of the most successful seasons in recent memory. LVC finished 17th as a team out of 49 competing programs at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional in November and after an outstanding seven runners earned MAC All-Conference honors at the league's annual championship race in late October.