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Grant supports mental health, addiction recovery JOHNSTOWN –– Pennsylvania Highlands Community College student Julius Colabove II of Altoona was awarded a $500 PA Maslow Mental Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, which funded his project to promote mental health and drug and alcohol recovery. Colabove hosted a tabling event at the college’s Blair Center in mid-March, where he created gift bags that were distributed to students. Each bag included sensory items, along with local resource flyers and brochures to help share information about the availability of ...

Deans’ lists

THIEL COLLEGE, Greenville –– Dean’s list, fall term: Alaina Fedder, Clearfield ; Chad Morningstar, Saxton; Carson Dombroski, DuBois. PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC, Davenport, Iowa –– Dean’s list, fall trimester: Kira Gongloff, Nanty Glo; Cameron Mauk, Altoona; Hamid Rodkey, Nanty Glo; Tristan McDannell, Claysburg.

Graduates

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY –– Fall/winter degree recipients: Mariah Lynn Duman, Ebensburg, M.Ed., music education; Josh Duman, Ebensburg, M.Ed., music education; Alayna Nicole Hammond, Everett, M.Ed., reading specialist.

Summer STEM coming to Hollidaysburg

Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School the week of July 14-17. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in kindergarten through sixth grade to tap into their natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems. Through hands-on activities, Camp Invention promotes STEM learning; builds confidence, leadership, perseverance and resourcefulness; and encourages entrepreneurship — all ...

Young Entrepreneurs Academy to recognize Class of ’25 graduates

Twenty local students representing nineteen self-made businesses are set to graduate from the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). Throughout the 25-week program students received the necessary tools to launch their very own IRS-registered business. Sessions included mentoring from industry experts, field trips and an investor panel event in which students pitched their business plans to local investors for financial backing. The graduation ceremony will be held April 22 at noon at U.S. Hotel Liberty Hall in Hollidaysburg. Members of the 2025 Class are: ...

Graduates

ALTOONA BEAUTY SCHOOL Cosmetology — Ava Cramer, Huntingdon; Cecilia Fetter, Bedford; Adreonna McConnell, Altoona; Alaina Roddenberry, Altoona; Teresa Van Norman, Altoona; Jonnell Welsh, Mount Union; Erika Wilkie, Duncansville. Esthetics — Marlee Baum, Altoona; Kaylea Bloom, Clearfield; Maddison Bressler, Curwensville; Lilliana Coppeta, Altoona; Isabella Davis, Altoona; Gabriella Hoffman-Emory, Tyrone; Jordyn Kauffman, McVeytown; Katie Jo Mitchell, McVeytown; Natalie Morgan, Petersburg. Nails — Emma Eppihimer, Hollidaysburg; Nichole Horvath, Northern Cambria; Taylor Hudson, ...