Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal at the Elk Lake School, is pleased to announce the December, 2017 Student of the Month Award winners.

Pictured (L-R) are: first row - Kaydance Holzlein, Emma Birtch, Sophia Strope, Kiah Strait, Irma Zarate-Rodriguez, Maria Remedios Ramos Lopez, Violet Saylor, Ava Newhart; second row - Quenton Reid, Hunter Burry, Blaize Ball, Aiden Beardslee, Bailey Rugh, Elizabeth Rumage, Lola Demchak, McKenzie Shave, James Carey; third row - Anthony Visavati, Paxton Diljax, Lilli Teel, Citlalli Nieto, Lilly Warner, Carly Gill, Nova Warnagiris; fourth row - Kadyn Forkal, Sydney Upright, Cade Orlandini, Isaac Gesford. Absent from the photo were: Bella Mitchell, Nathan Webb, and Koby Hyuck.

Students in Kindergarten through 6th grade were selected by their homeroom teachers. 

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

Blue Ridge Elementary School November, 2017 Citizens of the Month:

Pictured above (L-R) are: front row - Gavin Ralston, Damian Scheuch; second row - Ava Mess, Isabella Montague, Kennedi Phelps, Sarah Stallings, Aubrey Bailey, Vanity Grochal, Damian Megill; third row - Camile Colon, Lynndee Barbour, Ava Slocum, Landen Sellitto, Christopher Kowalewski, Ryder Bradley; back row - William Plunkett, Natalie Kowalewski, Scarlett Osterhout, Andrew Stallings, Lillian Mannina. Absent from photo were: Eric Sheffler, Jayne Allard, Elliana Dillman, Isabella Shea.

Susquehanna Community School District would like to thank Liberty Petroleum for awarding our students with two $500 grants to support our Math and Science programs.

Pictured (L-R) are: front row - Samantha Adams, Walter White, Ethan Fremberg, from Liberty Petroleum, Mr. Paul Krewson, and Ms. Emma Seamans; back row - Teacher Mr. Jake Johnson, Amanda Iveson, Samatha Fox, Shane Muiter, Porter Rocwell, Tim Sweeney, and Teacher Mr. Matt Misiura.

We greatly appreciate your continued support through Educational Alliance by encouraging the next generation to pursue studies and careers in these fields.

This fall, Mountain View Elementary had the privilege of hosting the Ag Lab. The Ag Lab is a mobile agricultural education science lab which is provided by the PA Farm Bureau. This mobile science lab is equipped with various stations and experiments that are chosen by the teachers for the students. Each student works with a partner to conduct a hands on experiment, from the hypothesis to drawing conclusions. Each experiment and lesson encompasses a different aspect of agriculture. Kristy Moher’s third grade class completed tests on various foods for the presence of fat by rubbing them on paper and observing the marks left. Mrs. Moher stated, “It reinforces the idea that products we use everyday come from agriculture.

In a tech-heavy world, younger generations forget about the importance of the farming industry.  Ag-lab provides opportunities to experience agriculture first hand, while teaching them important skills like nutrition and being smart consumers.”

Senior Matthew Lonzinski has been selected as Montrose Area High School Scholar of the Year.  His radio interview will take place Sunday, January 14 at 12:00 pm on the University of Scranton Radio Station WUSR-99.5 FM.  The Scholar of the Year Program is sponsored by the Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit #19 and WUSR - 99.5 FM.  One senior student from each high school in the intermediate unit is selected on the basis of academic excellence, leadership, and citizenship.  In addition to the broadcast interviews, the scholars and their parents will be honored with a banquet at the end of the school year.

Matthew Lonzinski

Matthew is the son of Thomas and Kathleen Lonzinski of New Milford.  Matthew is involved in many school and community activities.  He is a very talented young man with many awards and achievements both in the classroom and the community.  As part of our school community, Matthew is President of the Montrose Chapter of the National Honor Society and is in a member of the Student Council on the Executive Liaison Committee.  He is also a member of the Advanced Placement Club, Spanish Club, and IONS Chemistry Club.  He has been a Peer Tutor for the past two years through the National Honor Society Tutoring Program, has qualified for state competition in the Archery Program and has been nominated and selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS).  In addition to his busy academic and extracurricular day, Matthew is a volunteer at the True Friends Animal Shelter and Salt Springs State Park and he works at a local restaurant.  Matthew plans to attend Kutztown University and pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Earth Science.

We are proud to present Matthew as the Montrose Area High School Scholar of the Year for 2017-2018.

The Beta Rho Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International awards a Grant in Aid to a college student pursuing a degree in education.  This year’s recipient, Amy May, is a non-traditional student who loves children and teaches Sunday School to preschool age children and karate for the past twenty-three years.

Pictured (L-R) are: Agnes Massacesi and Amy May, a non-traditional student at Keystone College and grant-in-aid recipient.  Agnes is a retired teacher from the Tunkhannock School District and a member of the Professional Affairs/US Forum Committee of the Beta Rho Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

Having worked at Penguin Group for fourteen years, she took advantage of the company paying for some of her education credits.  When she was laid off and unemployed, she utilized her time to further pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family and did her 120 hour internship at Faith Mountain Christian Academy in New Milford.  When her unemployment ran out and her school debt being a big burden, she needed to get a job and put her pursuit of a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education with Special Education on hold.  She used the Grant in Aid as a payment on her loan and plans to pick up her education credit again at Keystone College with the hope of becoming a teacher and securing a teaching position in the area.  Members of the Beta Rho Chapter, all of which are women educators, support young educators in numerous ways.

The Montrose Area Adult School catalog for the spring, 2018 term is now available on the website and in print. Featuring old favorites and new learning opportunities, more than 70 classes and trips are on tap in art, pickleball, quilting, fitness, gardening, country living, making sausage, book discussions and many more. There will be a musical performance dedicated to and presented by former students of the late Philippa Follert.

While many classes meet in Montrose, more than ever are spread around the county in New Milford, Brackney, Brooklyn, Salt Springs and other locations.

Some classes have limited enrollment and others have registration deadlines. Don’t delay in registering as popular classes fill quickly.

Note there are two sessions meeting in February: one on bird feeding and making a feeder, and another that is the first of five monthly hikes led by environmental educator, Nancy Wottrich.

Ask for print catalogs at your local library and find them at other sites such as post offices, banks, health and fitness facilities, and retail locations. Registrations are accepted by mail on forms from the catalog or printed from the website.

The website is www.montroseadultschool.org. For pictures and comments and the chance to “like” MAAS go to facebook.com/Montroseadultschool.

Karlee Shibley of New Milford, PA, (18834) a senior Psychology major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall, 2017 semester.

To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Karlee Weida of Nicholson has been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success at Kutztown University.

The Society is the nation's largest leadership honor society. Students are selected by their college for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction. With 599 chapters, the Society currently has 808,352 members nationwide.

In addition to honorable distinction, the Society provides step-by-step program for members to build their leadership skills through participation at their campus or online. Upon completion of the program, members receive their leadership certificate and take their place among the top student leaders at their campus and across the country. Members are able to list their affiliation on all statements of personal accomplishment, including their resume.

Membership is for life and provides access to benefits including scholarships and awards, exclusive on-campus events, employer recruitment through an online job bank, and discounts on computers, textbooks, grad school prep courses and insurance.

To be inducted at KU, students must attend and orientation, a three-hour leadership training seminar, three success networking team meetings and three speaker broadcasts featuring leading figures delivering success-related messages to members.

The following students are among approximately 890 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean's List for academic achievement during the Fall 2017 semester.

Benjamin Pettyjohn, a Junior Criminal Justice major of Montrose was named to the Fall, 2017 Dean's List at Bob Jones University.

Ryan Longacre, a Sophomore Computer Science major of Hallstead was named to the Fall, 2017 Dean's List at Bob Jones University.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.

More than 1,725 students have been named to the Fall, 2017 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60.

Qualifying for the honor from our area were: Carly Erdmann of Forest City; Zachary Scott Groover of Montrose; Harrison Scott Parsons of Hallstead; Alison Reynolds of Montrose; Tyler Trichilo of Union Dale.

Lebanon Valley College wishes to congratulate nearly more than 700 students named to the Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester. Dean's list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0.

Local students on the Dean’s List include:

Daniel Braun of Susquehanna, a graduate of the Susquehanna Community High School, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.

Daulton Maier of Forest City, a graduate of Easton Area High School, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in International Business.