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Honors lists

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY — President’s list, spring semester: Megan Toth, Ebensburg. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, Notre Dame, Ind. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Madeline Waibel, Duncansville. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, N.Y. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Ethan Jacobs, Northern Cambria; Isabella Knorr, Altoona. BALWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY, Berea, Ohio — Dean’s list, spring semester: Abbie George, Ebensburg. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, Iowa — Dean’s list, spring semester: Reed Niebauer, Cresson. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, Iowa — Dean’s list, spring ...

Doctorate — Kathleen Isabella Price

Kathleen Isabella Price graduated with honors from Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Ky., with a doctor of osteopathic medicine Degree on May 10, 2025. She is currently an intern in the emergency department at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was part of the ...

Mount Aloysius College spring dean’s list

MOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE, CRESSON DEAN’S LIST, SPRING TERM Alexandria — Myah Chappell. Altoona — Alyssa Beck, Devon Bickers, Chelsea Black, Casey Blackie, Maura Brandt, Maddison Conway, Addison Cooper, Madison Cowfer, Abigail Donlan, Joseph Hallinan, Yalena Harris, Maliah Hassler, Alayna Huss, Tessa Ingram, Margaret Kelly, Ashley Kestle, Maura Kiser, Shawna Lovrich, Nina McCarville, Laurie McChessney, Alexandra McConnell, Kaelynn Mielnik, Stephanie Miller, Hannah Patterson, Staci Rogers, Lindsey Savino, Megan Shultz, Kaylee Smith, Shane Swanger, Jerica Walters. Ashville — ...

Students graduate from charter school

HARRISBURG — Eleven graduates from Blair County, as members of Reach Cyber Charter School’s Class of 2025, were among the 630 high school seniors honored at the statewide STEM-focused cyber school’s in-person commencement ceremony at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College in June. Class of 2025 graduates from Blair County are Anehya Barlow, Blake DeArmitt, JaeLyne-Rae Erb, Levi Geesaman, Lacie Geissinger, Angelic Parson, Aspen Quintana, Janis Schall, Malek Shields, Nymier Shields and Alyssa Sul.

Tyrone FFA triumphs at state convention

UNIVERSITY PARK — The 96th Pennsylvania FFA State Convention took place from June 10 to 12 at Penn State University, drawing more than 1,800 FFA students from across the state. The Tyrone FFA Chapter achieved remarkable success, earning the National Chapter Award, placing fourth overall ...

College receives $1.1M to be used for scholarships

JOHNSTOWN –– Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has been awarded a $1.1 million endowment from Margaret J. Pardee. This funding will establish a new scholarship program for Penn Highlands students, set to launch in the Fall 2026 semester. The Margaret J. Pardee Scholarship will provide full tuition scholarships that cover the entirety of a full-time student’s tuition and fees for one year or two semesters. Students will have the opportunity to reapply for the scholarship the following year. Applications for the scholarship will be available starting in March 2026. In ...