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Full-tuition scholarship available to Avella Area High School seniors

While students at Bethany College in West Virginia, Avella couple Robert and Georgiana Riley fell in love not only with each other, but with the school as well.“The thing that stuck with us was the cultural opportunities,” said Robert, who met Georgiana in 1970. “There were people from ...

Canon-McMillan High School honor roll

First nine weeks<strong>Grade 12</strong><strong>Distinguished honors</strong>Jenna AblakNatalie AckermanIsabelle AllenMegan BabejiWilliam BaronMadeline BastosLuke BaughmanLindsay BaumannCourtney BayneDraven Bechtel-ClarkBrianna ...

FFA teams compete in floriculture contest

The annual Washington County FFA Floriculture Contest was held Nov. 17 at McGuffey High School, including individual and team competitions.Ten teams of four from Avella, Fort Cherry, McGuffey and Trinity FFA chapters competed. Members were challenged to create floral arrangements for a sweet 16 ...

college news

Robin Lynn Kime Poole of Penn Hills, formerly of Richeyville, graduated with a master of science degree in nursing from Carlow University at a ceremony held at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. She was inducted into the Nursing Honor Society at Carlow. Poole is a 1991 graduate of ...

Cal U hosts winter commencement

California University of Pennsylvania will mark its 185th commencement Dec. 15 and 16.Graduate ceremonies begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 in the convocation center. Master’s degree candidates are vested in their academic hoods during the ceremony. Undergraduate ceremonies start at 10 a.m. Dec. 16 in ...

Two honored as ‘Person of the Year’

The President’s Commission for the Status of Women at California University of Pennsylvania has selected two seniors to receive the fall 2017 Person of the Year awards for their work on behalf of women at Cal U. and in the community.Dre Ceja, of Camp Hill, was honored as Undergraduate Student ...