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Bellwood Pink-Out volleyball game

Courtesy photo The Bellwood-Antis High School Lady Blue Devils Girls Volleyball Team held its annual Pink-Out Game on Oct. 2. The team raised $3,050 for this year’s beneficiary, Cathy Damiano, who is currently battling breast cancer.

Cambria Heights homecoming

Courtesy photo Cambria Heights celebrated their homecoming on Sept. 12 with the crowning of the king and queen before their football game against Marion Center. Homecoming King is Ethan Douthitt, and Homecoming Queen is Rylie Chigas. Homecoming committees can email photos of kings and ...

Penn Highlands recognizes cadets

JOHNSTOWN –– The third class of the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Police Academy (Cadet Class #91) was honored during a graduation ceremony held at the Richland Campus Auditorium on Oct. 1. Each of the six cadets received a certificate acknowledging their completion of the Penn Highlands Police Academy, with two receiving their recognition from the police chief representing the respective department they will be employed at upon graduation and successful completion of a state test. The list of cadets, including those with a conditional offer of employment, are: n ...

Deans’ lists

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS, Adelphi, Md. — Dean’s list, summer term: Megan Dospoy, Hollidaysburg; Nikolaus Kolander, Curwensville; Nicholas Norris, Bedford. PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC, Davenport, Iowa — Dean’s list, spring trimester: Main campus: Tristan McDannell, Claysburg; Jake Zazvrskey, Barnesboro. Florida campus: Kira Gongloff, Nanty Glo; Cameron Mauk, Altoona; Hannah Nyanko, Duncansville; Hamid Rodkey, Nanty Glo.

Graduates

SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY, Selinsgrove — Lisa Yarnell, Altoona, B.A., history. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, Harrisonburg, Va. — M.A., school psychology.

On campus

Bellwood student chosen for Crimson court at IUP INDIANA, Pa. –– A Blair County at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been selected for the 2025 IUP Homecoming Crimson Court. Members of the Crimson Court took part in all university Homecoming activities, including the annual Homecoming parade on Oct. 4. The Crimson Court consists of students chosen by a university-wide student vote to represent each of the colleges at IUP. To qualify for the court, students must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and be in good judicial standing. Jocelyn McGuire, a ...