Ms. Karen, a storyteller from the Valley Community Library, recently visited Nancy Kotcho's kindergarten class at Valley View Elementary.
The Valley View High School football team won the District 2 Class AAA title this year.
Two juniors from Lakeland High School collected toys for the U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots program. At the end of the drive, two marines came to the school to accept the donation.
From left: Marine Cpl. Nicholas Puroun, Aaron Loyack, Cody Gonsauls and Cpl.
Carbondale Area High School's Spanish club hopes to support a child from Honduras and his/her family. They may attend the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet as a field trip and would like to experience different music and dances from Spain and Latin America. The c
Area veterans were invited to Valley View High School to attend a day of activities including a luncheon and a performance of "The Last Thoughts of Gino Merli" by The Scranton Public Theatre. From left: Frank Lesnefsky, Tony Chrzan, Andy Michalczyk, Ike
Lakeland senior high school students Deanna Leri and Jana Pezanowski recently organized a "Winter Wonderland" at the Lakeland High School for their senior project. Lakeland elementary and preschool students were invited to attend.
From left: Jenna Granvi
The Valley View Lady Cougars were champions of the Backcourt Hoops Fall Girls sixth-grade Basketball League.
From left, front row: Tori Duffy, Alaina Weston, Jennifer Nguyen and Hannah Duffy. Back row: Hana Ford, Ally McGee, Kira Sebastianelli, Britney C
Apple Crunch day teaches kids about healthy snacking and getting five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. The Carbondale Area High School medical careers club sponsored Apple Crunch activities in the cafeteria, during lunch. Joseph Falbo (left) a
Students witnessed a mock distracted-driving crash recently as part of seniors Richard Aniska's and Kaily Flynn's senior project, geared toward safe driving. The senior class took part in the week-long event which included distracted driving and driving
The Mid Valley Middle School Parent-Teacher Association recently recognized the students who took part in the Reflections program. A total of 97 students in the middle school created projects for this year's theme, "Diversity Means ...". This is the firs
Carbondale Area High School's Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) club has elected officers. From left: treasurer Joseph Cassaro, vice president Emily Scotchlas, president Rosanna Misura and secretary Michael Farrell. Anne Torch, science depart
Above: Santa's elves Bruce Lindemuth and David Gitkos work on toys in the Toy Room during Winter Wonderland at Lakeland High School. The event is held every year for kids in kindergarten through the second grade.
Below: Santa paid a visit with Mrs. Claus
Valley View High School's Go Green Club recently held its inaugural trash pick-up day. They collected twelve bags of garbage from around the school grounds.
The Valley View Elementary/Intermediate Parent-Teacher Association recently held its largest fundraiser for the year, the Race for Education. The PTA raised well over 30,000 to fund the children's educational programs, parties and class trips with this f
As her senior project, Carbondale Area student Gladys Sheerer organized this year's Feed-A-Friend campaign, which provides holiday meals to needy families. She placed three barrels around the high school for fellow students to bring in their donations of
The Valley View School District recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week, during which students participate in activities to promote a drug-, alcohol- and tobacco-free lifestyle.
Above: Students Against Destructive Decisions officers Sebastian Barchak, Nick
Carbondale Area High School students (from left) Peter Carter, Rosanna Misura and Ashley Opalka were chosen to take part in the "Tomorrow's Leaders Today" program. Once a month, they meet with juniors from surrounding schools in Lackawanna County to dis
The Mid Valley School District held a "dress-down" day and raised $1,822.92 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. From left, front row: Jake Yanoski, Joshua Zellers, Christian Snee and Gabrielle Snee. Second row: Madison Zielinski and John Tomcho. Back
Carbondale Area High School's art club has elected officers. From left: president Devon Tonkin, vice president Megan Herrigfield, treasurer Mike Scombordi and secretary Jenna Balgaroo. The Art Club members volunteer to help create school and community de
Valley View High School's health and physical education (HPE) club celebrated one of nature's fast foods, apples, by hosting an "apple crunch" event, which teaches kids to make the apple, and other fruits and vegetables, a regular part of a nutritious di
The University of Scranton has awarded 10 incoming students four-year, full-tuition presidential scholarships. Presidential scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen with outstanding records in their high school and community involvement. The scholar
The Lakeland School Board recently held its re-organizational meeting. New board members were sworn in by District Magistrate Sean McGraw.
From left: Stanley Stracham, Casey Pautak, Gregory Kopa, secretary Jill Yoniski, president Mary Retzbach, John Yano
