Pictured (l-r) are Blue Ridge High School Students of the Month for January, 2018: Principal Supko, Dylan Stone, Clarisa Millard, Connor Mills, Jenna McCarthy, Emma Mangel, Natasha Johnson, Hunter Conklin, Matt Glazel.

Pictured (l-r) are the January, 2018 Blue Ride Middle School Students of the month: Gabe Tobon-Montiel, Giffin Whitehead, Madison Manzo, Nathan Garrehy, Kayla Blaisure, Madison Martin, Principal Supko.

Resident Artists of the Tri-Cities Opera (TCO), Binghamton, sang their hearts out for high school students at Mountain View School on Wednesday, February 28.  Students in grades 7-12 were treated to an afternoon recital.

This is the third year that the Resident Artists have appeared at Mountain View, as a part of the TCO Opera-Go-Round program.  Last fall, a select group of art and music upperclassmen were privileged to attend a special student performance of “Glory Denied”, a 21st century opera by composer Tom Cipullo, based on the experiences of Col. Jim Thompson, the longest held Vietnam POW.

The recital allowed the entire student body to experience the vocal range, power, and beauty of operatic singing.

Pictured (l-r) are: Charles Cesaretti, VP of the TCO; John Cockreill, Musical Associate; Scott Purcell, Baritone; Madonna Munley, HS Spanish Teacher, Ret.; Stacey Geyer, Soprano; Tascha Anderson, Mezzo Soprano; Kate Farrell Kurosky, HS Counselor, Ret.; Jordan Schreiner, Tenor; Karen Voight, Mountain View School District Superintendent; Robert Presley, HS Principal.

Feedback from students included absolute wonder at the singers’ ability to fill a theatre with their thrilling, unmiked voices. Questions from the audience also included inquiries about length of study required to become an opera singer, how many languages an opera singer needs to know and how to deal with stage fright.

Each time TCO visits Mountain View, students are provided with the opportunity to experience an art form which showcases incomparable voices, but also introduces them to an art experience which, when fully staged includes amazing orchestration, riveting drama, spectacular sets, lavish costuming and extraordinary special effects.

TCO offers aspiring opera singers a unique blend of instruction and practical experience through its Resident Artist Training Program, providing the wide variety of skills required of a professional opera singer. Most Resident Artists have completed both a Bachelor and/or Master of Music Degree.  TCO prefers to cast the majority of its operatic roles with members of the Resident Artist Training Program. Performances take place in a rented 1,500-seat performance venue, The Forum Theatre, and in a recently renovated Savoca Hibbitt Hall at the Tri-Cities Opera Center, which can be utilized as a proscenium, thrust, or black-box theatre .

OPERA-GO-ROUND, Tri-Cities Opera’s Touring Educational Program, is celebrating 43 years of bringing live musical performances to schools throughout New York and Pennsylvania. Annually, Opera-Go-Round performs for as many as 20,000 students. Our mission is simple: to bring great music to the newest generation of listeners!

This year, the children’s opera for K-6 is Jack and the Beanstalk, a vibrant retelling of the classic story set to the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan, with a brand new scenic design by AmArA. Beyond the magic beans and larger-than-life characters, this opera delivers an inspiring message about treating others as you would like to be treated. TCO is proud to welcome creator John Davies to direct this spirited opera featuring Tri-Cities Opera’s 2017-2018 Resident Artists.

Interested in booking Opera-Go-Round for your school or venue? There is a program for every age group.

TCO’s presence at Mountain View is financially supported by a grant from the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains.

The Bob Jones University Alumni Association recently recognized Benjamin Pettyjohn, a Junior Criminal Justice major from Montrose, as a legacy student.

Each year the BJU Alumni Association is pleased to recognize second, third, and fourth generation legacy students. In order to be eligible, students must have at least one parent who graduated from BJU.

Graduating legacy students are presented with a medallion signifying the multi-generational history during commencement week at the annual Legacy Medallion Ceremony and Reception. Graduating seniors are encouraged to wear their medallions during commencement activities.

In addition to the Legacy Medallion, the BJU Alumni Association makes available Alumni Child Tuition Aid grants to legacy students who have at least one parent who is a member of the Association. Eligible students have received over $260,000 in grants over the life of the program.

Elizabethtown (Pa.) College announced the names of students whose outstanding academic performances have earned them the recognition of being included on the fall 2017 dean's list. Students on the dean's list are full-time undergraduate students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are letter-graded course work.

Qualifying for the honor from our area were: Samantha Bennici, a senior Accounting major of New Milford; Austin Dolaway, a first-year Engineering major of Montrose; Rebekah Reynolds, a first-year English Education major of Montrose.

Gettysburg College students take pride in their work, and we are likewise proud to announce their recent academic achievements. Gettysburg College students with a quality point average in the range of 3.300 to 3.599 for a semester's work are placed on the College's Deans' Commendation List.

Haley Skinner of Montrose, Class of 2019, has been placed on the Deans' Commendation List for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2017 semester.

Kaitlyn Williams, a Social Work major from Freindsville, was named to the Provost List. Williams was among the more than 750 students named to the Saint Francis University Honors List for the Fall 2017 semester.

To be named to the Provost's or Dean's Honors Lists students must have full-time status and attain a quality point average of at least 3.8 for the given semester.

Keri Jones of Friendsville, Pa., is one of 11 Lebanon Valley College track & field student-athletes to have earned Middle Atlantic Conference all-conference honors after competing at the conference Indoor Championships at Lehigh University, February 23-24.

Jones, a graduate of Elk Lake School, competed in the distance medley relay. The DMR squad combined to run a 12:56.97; a mark good enough to clinch a bronze medal and secure MAC Third-Team All-Conference honors. The group's run was also strong enough to qualify for next week's ECAC Championships. Jones is pursuing a bachelor of science in exercise science at LVC.

Natalie B. Meagher, of Susquehanna has been selected for inclusion on St. Lawrence University's Dean's List for academic achievement during the Fall 2017 semester.

Meagher is a member of the Class of 2020. Meagher attended Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have completed at least four courses and have an academic average of 3.6 based on a 4.0 scale for the semester.