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Winners announced in state poster contest on forests

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) announced the winners of the 2024 “May the Forest Be with You Always” statewide poster contest. To promote the importance of clean water, students from kindergarten through 12th grade entered posters conveying their thoughts and ideas through original artwork. “This year, students expressed the value of forests in their poster contest submissions. These young people were creative in expressing the role of forests in sustaining life on Earth,” said Brenda Shambaugh, PACD executive director. The ...

Deans’ lists

PACE UNIVERSITY DYSON COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES, New York City — Dean’s list, spring semester: Makayla Murphy, Altoona, first honors. THIEL COLLEGE, Greenville — Dean’s list, spring semester: Lucas Buchanan, DuBois; Nicholas DiLullo, DuBois; Carson Dombroski, DuBois; Alexander Kovalyak, DuBois; Paige Long, Huntingdon; Chad Morningstar, Saxton; Corbin Nale, Altoona; Jackson Pletcher, DuBois. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. — Dean’s list, spring semester: Jacob Wittrig, Port Matilda. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, Del. — ...

Graduates

DICKINSON COLLEGE, Carlisle — Nicholas John DelBaggio, Tyrone, B.S., biology. THIEL COLLEGE, Greenville, Pa. — Lucas Buchanan, DuBois, B.S., political science; Nicholas DiLullo, DuBois, B.A., business administration management; Alexander Kovalyak, DuBois, B.S., biology; Paige Long, Huntingdon, B.A., psychology cognitive development; Corbin Nale, Altoona, B.A./B.S., health systems/neuroscience; Jackson Pletcher, DuBois, B.A., business administration finance. CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY, Cedarville, Ohio — Eliya Craig, Tyrone., bachelor of science in pharmaceutical science in ...

Students create murals for Coalport Coal Museum

COALPORT –– Students of Glendale High School science teacher Nancy Gobert completed two back-to-back cut glass mosaics on both sides of a wooden sign structure in front of the Coalport Community Building on Forest Street. Gobert was awarded grant funding for a classroom project ...

Tiger Pride Day set for Aug. 17

HOLLIDAYSBURG –– The Tiger Pride Committee and the Hollidaysburg Area School District will host the 10th annual Tiger Pride Day on Aug. 17 at The HASD Tiger Stadium. “Tiger Pride Day is a fun opportunity to kick off the upcoming school year by seeing familiar faces and recognizing the fall sports, athletes, coaches and music programs,” said Daniel Theys, FBLA officer and a member of the Tiger Pride Publicity Committee. Events will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will include a soccer scrimmage, Meet the Tigers (all fall sports teams will be introduced), a band ...

Graduates

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS, Adelphi, Md. — Spring graduates: Joshua Carlson, DuBois, A.A., general studies; Alex Gentry, Petersburg, M.S., management: information systems and services; Amber Serre, Carrolltown, M.S., management: nonprofit and association management.