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Penn State Altoona spring dean’s list

PENN STATE ALTOONA SPRING DEAN’S LIST Madison Adamiak, Altoona; Rylee Albright, Altoona; Madison Alexy, Hollidaysburg; Hannah Anderson, Tyrone; Lauren Anderson, Tyrone; Leigha Anderson, Smithmill; Ketan Arbuckle, Altoona; Nicholas Ashcroft, Tyrone; Abigail Auerbeck, Altoona; Will Auman, Duncansville; Allison Bagley, Altoona; Carlie Bailey, Smithmill; Aidan Baird, Roaring Spring; Kiersten Baker, James Creek; Joshua Balum, Philipsburg; Makaylah Bangura, Altoona; Emma Barefoot, Altoona; Abigail Barger, Tyrone; Madison Barger, Philipsburg; Christopher Bartley, Altoona; Anna Batrus, ...

Northern Cambria students win at TSA nationals

Technology Student Association Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, concluded the first week in July, and area schools placed in numerous events. The Northern Cambria Middle School team of Maya Freidman and Joel McCombie were national champions in Junior Solar Sprint, with St. Nicholas ...

Student places 11th nationally in SkillsUSA

Alex Thompson, a recent graduate of Tyrone Area High School and completer of the Powersports & Equipment Technology program at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, has achieved remarkable success at the national level in SkillsUSA competition. Alex’s journey to national ...

Graduates

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DeKalb, Ill. — Robyn Redline, Hollidaysburg, doctor of philosophy in health sciences. YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA — Kimberly Conway, Mount Union, bachelor of fine arts in graphic design; Ashley Leese, Northern Cambria, bachelor of science in early elementary/special education. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, Brookings, S.D. — Brandon Serge Reese, Port Matilda, master of science from the SDSU Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Deans’ lists

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, Tampa, Fla. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Kaitlyn Ickes, Schellsburg. WILSON COLLEGE, Chambersburg — Dean’s list, spring semester: Eric Arbogast, Duncansville; Olivia Ewing, Tyrone; Kylie Focht, Altoona; Brianna Snyder, Woodbury.

Cambria Heights FCCLA wins nationals

PATTON –– Four members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter at Cambria Heights, competed at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference held in Orlando, Florida, July 5-9. The conference welcomed thousands of students from across the nation for a week of ...