Mr. Marc Weisgold, Elementary Principal at the Elk Lake School, is pleased to announce the January, 2018 Student of the Month Award winners.

Students in Kindergarten through 6th grade were selected by their homeroom teachers. Elk Lake is proud of our students and congratulates them for their accomplishments.

Pictured (l-r) are: first row - Claire Wintermute, Morgan Aukema, Brooke Tonkovich, Isabella Burry, Natalie Roth, Mya Williams, Alexandra Perez, Sawsha Harvey; second row – Courtney Kinney, Emma Hanyon, Kelly Samaniego, Raegan Sample, Taylor Traver, Edward Larreynaga, Ashton Powers, Todd Root, Lillian Warner; third row – Aiden Smith, Aiden Burry, Kelsey Carpenter, Alyssa Smith, Brittany Harvey, Maia Burry, Jeffrey Werle; fourth row – Mr. Weisgold, Peyton Kelley, Mason Johnson, Serenity Hendrickson, Kaitlyn Hunter, Cheyenne Horn. Absent from the photo are: Shelby Howell and Gage Shupp.

Jan. 26, 2018, Choconut, PA: Repsol Oil and Gas USA, LLC, a fully integrated oil and gas company operating in the Northern Tier, is giving back to the community with a $4,300 donation to the Choconut Valley Elementary School.

Choconut Valley Elementary School principal Christopher McComb, right, and Repsol representative Amy Gilbert, with the school's new, 3-D printer

The donation will support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, including the procurement of a programmable 3-D printer, circuit boards, learning modules and other tools that can be used by students for many years. This project, the direct result of the grant writing efforts of Mr. Craig Owens, Director of Technology for the Montrose Area School District, will be used to help create a "maker space" located in the Choconut Valley Elementary Science Lab.

Repsol, one of the world's leading integrated, global oil and gas companies, purchased Talisman Energy in 2015.

Choconut Valley Elementary School is part of the Montrose Area School District. For information on how you can contribute to its educational programs, contact principal Christopher McComb at (570) 278-7300.

Food Management students at the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center prepared a Christmas Buffet on December 19, 2017. Over 90 people enjoyed the holiday meal with the showcase being a Steamship of Beef that was carved to order by senior student Christian Good.

When the students returned from Christmas Break, they immediately got to work preparing the New Year’s Buffet for 70 people. There was Corn Chowder, Salad, Swedish Meatballs, Pork Tenderloin, Chicken and Biscuits and more.

The Food Management Program hosts special buffets throughout the school year along with a Prime Rib dinner each month. The student-run restaurant provides a real-life learning environment for the students, from customer service to meal planning and execution.

Sydney Taylor Kostick of Nicholson, PA, was named to The University of Alabama's Dean's List for fall, 2017. A total of 12,594 students enrolled during the 2017 fall semester at UA were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students.

Olivia Vosburg, of Meshoppen, PA was named to the Cazenovia College fall, 2017 Dean's List. Vosburg is majoring in Environmental Biology.

Vosburg was among 229 students honored for their academic achievement during the Fall 2017 semester. Those named to the Dean's List have achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average.

Following is the Honor Roll for 5th and 6th grade second marking period at Elk Lake Elementary School during the 2017-18 school year.

5th grade High honors : Seth Aukema, Logan Ayotte, Saige Bach, Janie Bishop, Autumn Bonavita, Maia Burry, Ashton Canfield, Emma Davis, Paxton Diljak, Joy Garges, Noah  Gesford, Brittany Harvey, Stepen Hewitt, Victoria Reising, Lilly Ryce, Samuel Shaulis, Cash Sherman, Dawson Sherman, Alyssa Smith, Brandon Taylor, Lilli Teel, Eowyn Thompson, Brenda Velasquez, Gina Warnero, Jeffrey Werle, Lucas Woodcock.

5th grade Honors: Jocelyn Youells, Caitlyn Wagner, Anthony Visavati, Connor Tripp, Leah Traver, Caleigh Strait, Citlalli Nieto, Cameron Myers, Gianna Miranda, Geovani Lopez, Kiana Lester, Hunter Hunsinger, Marissa Horn, Camryn Greenwood, Bradley Gibbons, Trenton Faux, Deziray Crawford, Shealy Cook, Ange Cespedes-Martine, Jace Caines, Emily Buckingham, Savannah Brunges.

6th grade High Honors: Jacob Buffington, Riley Davis, Cohen Farrell, Isaac Gesford, Erin Herman, Talan Nelson, Cade Orlandini, Mackenzie Strohl, Sydney Uprigh, Layla Weaver.

6th grade Honors: Brydan Hitchcock, Cheyenne Horn, Kaitlyn Hunter, Mason Johnson, Wyatt Johnson, Paige Keeney, Catherine Kordecki, Madison LaRue, Matisyn Lord, Andrea Ridall, Dylan Sharer, Chloe Sherman, Delaney Shingler, Nathaniel Slover, Julia Sprout, Cayden Stephens, Levi Tyler, Owen Hall, Jillian Gustin, Kadyn Forkal, Makenzie Drost-Johnson, Jared Daye, Carolyn Cannella, Joseph Brown, Tonelle Bradish, Landon Baker

Wilkes University Provost Dr. Anne Skleder announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2017 Semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

The following local students qualified for the honor:

Jennifer Baron of Vandling; Sabrina Lewis of Clifford Twp.; Rosanna Misura of Kingsley; Sarah Nichols of New Milford; Stephanie Ostir of Clifford Twp.

Luke Wildenstein, Forest City and Derek Stento, New Milford quaklified for the fall, 2017 Dean's List at Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA. The honor is reserved for students who have completed a minimum of 6 credits and achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in the fall 2017 semester.

Wilkes University awarded 369 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees when it held its winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, January 21. The event occurred at 1 p.m. in the Henry Gymnasium of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, 274 South Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre.

Receiving the honor from our area were the following:

Amy Decker of Susquehanna, PA.

Rosanna Misura of Kingsley, Pa.

Geneva College announced that Victoria Hinds and Caleb Hoal both qualified for the Dean's List of undergraduate students for the fall, 2017 semester. To be eligible for this recognition, students in traditional programs must earn a GPA of at least 3.6 while passing 12 credit hours or more.

Ithaca College congratulates the following students named to the Dean's List for the fall, 2017 semester.

Joseph Nally of Union Dale, a Clinical Health Studies major, was named to the Dean's List in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

Nicole Kimmell of Montrose, a Speech Language Pathology and Audiology major, was named to the Dean's List in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

The following students have been named to Alvernia University's Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits.

Morgan Ditchey of Nicholson, Pa., studied Occupational Therapy as a Junior in the fall and is a graduate of Holy Cross High School; Jessica Lamb of Susquehanna, Pa., studied Biology as a Freshman in the fall and is a graduate of Susquehanna Community High School.