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Danville seniors return to former schools for annual Senior Walk
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (193+ words) Danville High School senior Adriana Sanchez gives a hug to her kindergarten teacher Miki Swank during the Senior Walk through the Danville Primary School on Tuesday. Danville Primary School students surround, hug and give handmade greeting cards to Danville High…...
Pa. House passes proposed school phone ban, sends bill to Senate
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (111+ words) The Daily Item Danville Area High School students use their cellphones during lunch. HARRISBURG " Legislation proposing a statewide ban on student cellphones in schools across Pennsylvania cleared the state House on Monday. The pending bell-to-bell ban now moves to the…...
Shamokin twins earn valedictorian and salutatorian honors
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (101+ words) The Daily Item Shamokin Area High School seniors, and twins, Gabrielle and Gianna Venna outside the Shamokin Area High School Friday night after graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of 2026 SHAMOKIN " Shamokin Area High School seniors Gianna and…...
Valedictorian encourages empathy during Milton Area graduation
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (177+ words) Anferny Florentino took a picture of himself and fellow Milton Area graduates Alexander Familia, Aidan Prieto and Atticus Bell and business teacher Mike O'Connor before the Milton Area graduation ceremony on Friday, May 29, 2026. Louis Williams, left, and Rahmire Lopez, right,…...
Lewisburg Area student speaker: 'Be a goldfish"
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (134+ words) Alexis Spade and Benjamin Rogovin were two of 149 students who graduated during the Lewisburg Area Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony at Sojka Pavilion at Bucknell University in Lewisburg on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Lewisburg Area 2026 Class President Hope Kaszuba led her fellow students…...
Bucknell student's research could help restore Limestone Run in Milton
1+ week, 3+ day ago (126+ words) The Daily Item LEWISBURG " A Bucknell psychology student from Charlotte, N. C. , fly fishing and Milton led to a restoration plan for a waterway that could soon anchor a revitalized community space. Mason Klotz, a Class of 2026 student at Bucknell University, could…...
Early adventures in learning
1+ week, 5+ day ago (75+ words) The Daily Item Congratulations to the preschool of St. John's Lutheran Church of Northumberland for celebrating its 50th graduating class this year. The idea for a preschool was initiated by Gretchen Brosius in February 1975. In September, the school expanded to include…...
$25 million endowment opens Bucknell's doors for Home Depot families
1+ week, 6+ day ago (167+ words) The Daily Item Ken Langone '57, P'83 and Elaine Langone P'83 have established the Tools for Tomorrow Scholarship through a $25 million endowment. The scholarship will support the dependents or grandchildren of Home Depot associates, covering the cost of attendance, including tuition,…...
EDITORIAL Class of 2026, it's time to shine
1+ week, 6+ day ago (177+ words) The Daily Item Over the next 10 days, more than a dozen Valley high schools will send their graduates into the workforce, to colleges or military careers. This annual rite of passage marks a milestone, an end and a beginning for…...
New truancy law is blocking students who need school the most
1+ week, 6+ day ago (99+ words) The Daily Item When students stop showing up to school, it is rarely because they have stopped caring about their education. More often, chronic absenteeism is a sign that something isn't working " academically, emotionally or socially. For many families, recognizing…...