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NBC students join technical honor society

EVERETT –– Several students from Northern Bedford County High School, Loysburg, who attend the Bedford County Technical Center in Everett were inducted into the BCTC’s National Technical Honor Society in the fall. The students were Shayna Hann, Benjamin Pritchett, Joseph Margraff and Hannah Virts. The National Technical Honor Society is an educational nonprofit that exists to honor, recognize and empower students and teachers in Career & Technical Education.

Back-to-back wins

Courtesy photo For the second year in a row, the Northern Cambria Powering Pittsburgh team, Kilo-WATT, competed against all the Western Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit winners in the Championship round on Nov. 8. The team was crowned champions again this school year. The students were ...

Graduates-IUP and Altoona Beauty School

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA DECEMBER AND JANUARY GRADUATES Altoona — Emily Lauren Brown, B.S., nursing; Kalie R. Conley, B.A., political science; Destyni Angela Johnnetta Davis, B.A., psychology; Kailey Nicole LeVan, B.S., nursing; Zemira Christina Marie Moore, B.S., communications media/media marketing; Stacey Ann Oppel, B.S., nursing Elizabeth A. Stitt, B.A., sociology; Karlie L. Thompson, B.S., biology/ecology, conservation and environmental. Duncansville — Nicholas James McElhinney, M.Ed., health and physical education/K-12 teacher education. Hollidaysburg — Mary ...

Deans’ lists

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, Tacoma, Wash. — Dean’s list, fall semester: Zoe Ellis, Philipsburg. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Savannah, Ga. — Dean’s list, winter quarter: Edith Manfred, Hollidaysburg. ELMIRA COLLEGE, Elmira, N.Y. — Dean’s list, winter term: Anna Ward, Williamsburg.

Doctorate: Aimee Smith-Pirollo

Aimee Smith-Pirollo received her doctor of physician assistant studies at the winter commencement ceremony at the University of Pittsburgh on Dec. 17, 2023. She is a 2002 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor of ...

LBCY to graduate class of 2024

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Blair County Youth (LBCY) program will graduate 24 local students at a ceremony on May 8 at the Port Sky Cafe at Penn State Altoona. LBCY is a Blair County Chamber of Commerce program open to high school sophomores that focuses on servant leadership. The youth program is formatted similarly to the Chamber’s adult leadership program. LBCY has been used as a model for leadership youth programs throughout Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. The LBCY curriculum includes monthly sessions on community focused topics and a class project. ...