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

Pictured (l-r) are: front - Eliza Bosscher, Caitlyn Brown, Natalie Woodhead, Noah Kaulfers, Jaycen Aten, Matt Sickler, Makenna Beardslee, Dylan Way, Kaden Bomboy, Lance Rought, Terrence Brozonis, Faythe Caines, Lily Decker, Megan Johns; back - High School Principal Mr. Brian Mallery, Kayla Youse, Abigail Woodruff, Hannah McIntyre, Lynda Lawrence, Kyleigh Strohl, Anna Comly, Kaleigh Mayer, Paytton LaRue, Issaic Brewer, Jessica Teribury, Nathan Schrader, Mark Decker, Pierce Forkal, Caleb Ely, Isaac Dibble, Kory Kaulfers, Chelsea Corby, Manny Larreynaga, John Tyler, Alexander Lopez. Absent from photo: Ben Benscoter and Rose Warner.

Mountain View is proud to announce that Denise Vonada and Briana Frankovsky have been honored by being named “WVIA Artists of the Week”.

Denise Vonada

Denise Vonada has been named the WVIA Performing Artist of the Week and Briana Frankovsky has been named the WVIA Visual Artist of the Week for the week of Sunday, February 4, 2018 through Saturday, February 10, 2018.

Briana Frankovsky

This campaign is designed to call attention to high school students who have excelled in the study of the arts. The partnering high school selects two students, one visual artist and one performing artist, who are then interviewed at the WVIA Public Media studios for a digital video vignette. The “Artist of the Week” vignette showcases the student, high school, and school district and salutes them for their artistic achievement. The students will be featured across all WVIA television, radio and digital platforms for one week and the accompanying vignette will be available to watch on wvia.org and pbs.org for one year. Selected artists will then be in the running to compete for “WVIA Artist of the Year”, which is announced in May.

Dr. Alice M. Davis, Executive Director of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center (SCCTC), is proud to announce the “Students of the Month” for December, 2017.

SCCTC December Students of the Month. (l-r) are: front - Abigail Woodruff, Nathan Cook, Breanna Monelli, Brooke Deacon, Dr. Alice M. Davis; back - Makayla Cole, Lucas Marco, Cody Chamberlian, Brandon Griffin, Hope Bruzgulis, Daniel Tran. Absent from photo were Carson Mack, Brian Kozloski, Connor Roberts, Christopher Mulvey, Brittany Bennett, Alyssa Colomey, Austin Taylor, Marshall Robbins.

SCCTC Business students competed at the Future Business Leaders of America Regional Competition on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The competition was held at Keystone College. Five students took home medals. First place winners Matt Voda and Rose Warner will go on to compete in the PA State Leadership Conference to be held at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center on April 9-11, 2018.

Pictured (l-r) are FBLA Regional Competition medal winners Brooke Arnold (First Place-Accounting 1), Dawson Smales (First Place-Insurance & Risk Management), Joe Swart (Second Place-Insurance & Risk Management), Matt Voda (Second Place-Entrepreneurship), and Rose Warner (First Place-Accounting II).

Madison Sickler (not pictured) will also compete at the state level in Electronic Career Portfolio. She was chosen as one of ten students statewide who will compete for the opportunity to go to the national competition in Baltimore this June.

Dr. Alice M. Davis, Executive Director commented,” The Business Program at the SCCTC is exemplary. Our students continue to have both district and statewide exposure as a result of the Business Instructors. I commend both the instructors and the students for their commitment to exceeding our expectations.”

Carly Erdmann of Forest City, has been awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education Magna Cum Laude from Kutztown University.

Kutztown University has conferred degrees on more than 475 students during the summer, fall and winter semesters.

The cumulative grade point average necessary for honors distinction is: with honor (cum laude) 3.40; with high honor (magna cum laude) 3.60 and with highest honor (summa cum laude) 3.80.

Jacob C. Hand, Springville, has qualified for the Slippery Rock University dean’s list for the Fall 2017 semester.

Undergraduate students who earn an adjusted semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher are eligible for recognition as a dean's list student. This GPA is based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits.

James M. Lipko, Forest City, received undergraduate Dean's List Honors for the Fall, 2017 semester at Fairfield University.

In order to be placed on the Dean's List, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in a semester, have no outstanding or incomplete grades for that semester, and have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better.

Keith Maitland, Lenoxville, PA has earned placement on the Clarion University of Pennsylvania dean's list by earning a GPA of 3.50 or higher for the fall 2017 semester.

Local residents were among more than 1,600 students named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2017 fall semester. The Dean's List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean's List.

Local students qualifying to receive the honor are: Jeffrey Burrell of Vandling, a freshman electrical engineering major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Zachary Mead of Montrose, a freshman biology major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Emily Mikulak of Union Dale, a freshman biology major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Tyler Wakalowski of Harford, a freshman economics major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Tyler Atcavage of Forest City, a sophomore forensic chemistry major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Megan Houlihan of New Milford, a sophomore biology major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Adriana Sanchez of Nicholson, a junior criminal justice major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Phyllida Whittaker of Dimock, a junior English major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Caleigh Wildenstein of Forest City, a senior environmental science major in the University's College of Arts and Sciences; Cara Farnham of Hop Bottom, a freshman nursing major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Ramona Miller of Friendsville, a sophomore health administration major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Amanda Tomlinson of Forest City, a junior counseling and human services major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Jenna Burrell of Vandling, a senior health administration major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Elizabeth Steele of Kingsley, a senior health administration major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Lora Urbas of Browndale, a senior nursing RN major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies; Christopher Fitzsimmons of Forest City, a senior finance major in the University's Kania School of Management.

Matthew Cameron of Brackney, PA was recently named to the President's List at The State University of New York at Potsdam.

Cameron, whose major is Geology, was among 882 SUNY Potsdam students who were honored for academic excellence in the Fall, 2017 semester. College President Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg recognized the students for earning top marks.

To achieve the honor of being on the President's List, each student must have satisfactorily completed 12 numerically-graded semester hours, with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Nichole Lewis from Montrose, PA, has been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for the Fall, 2017 semester.

To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

The Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center is proudly offering a dual enrollment course to 9 career center students. The students are from various program areas at the career center and were selected for this pioneer program. The School of Petroleum and Natural Gas at Lackawanna College is teaching the course onsite at the SCCTC. Funding for the program fees, materials and all other costs associated with this program have been provided by Cabot Oil & Gas.

This is the second year this program has been offered. The students in the program last year had nothing but positive feedback about the program. Four of the students have enrolled at Lackawanna College to continue their petroleum and natural gas education on the post-secondary level, following graduation in June.

The class is a 15-week college course PNG 105, Introduction to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry. Following successful completion, the students will receive 3 college credits. Cabot Oil and Gas’ involvement is not limited to funding. They will be actively involved in the instructional process. They have planned a field trip to a gas rig site and they will also do classroom presentations. Dr. Alice M. Davis, SCCTC Executive Director said, “The support we have received from Cabot Oil and Gas over the years is immeasurable. They have supported our students and our programs annually with financial contributions, equipment and instructional support; as well as serving on our Director’s Advisory Board and Occupational Advisory Committees. I cannot thank them enough for all they have done to advance career and technology education.”