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Great Commission honor roll

GREAT COMMISSION SCHOOLS, ALTOONA SECOND MARKING PERIOD HIGH HONORS THIRD GRADE — Kinley Brown, Nora Latini. FOURTH GRADE — Helen Bandstra, Garrett Sandell, Kinlei Sponsler. FIFTH GRADE — Mila Campbell, Jonah Clinich, Colin Hicks, Asa Ickes, Alaina McCloskey. SIXTH GRADE — Alexis Larson, Gwen Larson, Levi McCloskey, Blair Sandell. SEVENTH GRADE — Joseph Mauk. EIGHTH GRADE — Adalee Bickings, Josiah Mauk, Kathryn Weimer. NINTH GRADE — Claire Bandstra, Claire Tinker. 11TH GRADE — Mercy DiBiase, Lucas Miller, Michaela Edson, Payton Garner, ...

National Technical Honor Society

Courtesy photo The Bedford County Technical Center had 21 students that were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The inductees are (from left): front row — Katelyn Huston, Sadie Eshelman, Paige Barkman, Isaiah Blackburn, Abbigale Bryant, Nova ...

PennWest University dean’s list

PENNWEST UNIVERSITY FALL 2025 DEAN’S LIST Casey Williams, PennWest Global Online, Altoona; Ian Palilla, PennWest Clarion, Altoona; Tiara Weatherwalk, PennWest Clarion, Altoona; AnnMarie Pfiester, PennWest Edinboro, Altoona; George Boutiller, PennWest California, Altoona; Ariana Ortiz, PennWest Global Online, Altoona; Dylan Ammerman, PennWest California, Blandburg; Ian Hall, PennWest Edinboro, Carrolltown; Isabella Barrett, PennWest California, Carrolltown; Chelsey Clark, PennWest California, Carrolltown; Rylee Weakland, PennWest Clarion, Chest Springs; Devan Chrisawn, PennWest ...

Honors lists

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY, Greenville, S.C. –– President’s list, fall semester: Madeline Ayers, Huntingdon; Bethany Brooks, Warriors Mark; Bethany Suttles, Alexandria. OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, Bourbonnais, Ill. –– Dean’s list, fall semester: Isaiah Versaw, Osceola Mills. PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC, Davenport, Iowa –– Dean’s list, summer trimester: Kira Gongloff, Nanty Glo; Cameron Mauk, Altoona; Hannah Nyanko, Duncansville; Hamid Rodkey, Nanty Glo; Tristan McDannell, Claysburg.

Helping backpack programs

Courtesy photos Fiore Toyota made some cash donations to area school districts for their backpack programs. Altoona Area, Claysburg Kimmel, Hollidaysburg Area, Central, Bellwood and Tyrone Area school districts each received a check for $3,000. These schools are working to end childhood ...

RN donates $25K toward nursing scholarships

Woman vows to match funds received through Dec. 31 Betty Long, MHA, RN, founder, president and CEO of Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates and outgoing president of the board of trustees for the Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, has made a personal gift of $25,000 to strengthen the organization’s longstanding scholarship fund. As part of her final year leading the board, Long also committed to match additional donations received through Dec. 31, 2025, up to another $25,000. Long hopes her gift would inspire others to contribute so the scholarship fund can provide even greater ...