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14The Diocese of Scranton is committed to educating our students

in an environment that is academically excellent and facilitates the development of moral judgment and Christian decision-making. We are proud to share the following successes of our students in the classroom and in their service to others. Each day, our schools are fulfilling their mission of preparing today’s youth and young adults to become tomorrow’s faith-filled leaders.

Students from Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre and Saint Clare/Saint Paul in Scranton were recognized for their investing expertise in the 2014-15 Stock Market Game competition, a program of EconomicsPennsylvania, a statewide affiliate of the National Council for Economic Education. The Stock Market Game is a 10-week simulation during which students invest an imaginary $100,000 by buying stocks listed on the major securities exchanges (New York, American and NASDAQ); this program gives the students an opportunity to learn how financial markets operate and how to hone their mathematics and decision-making skills. Team rankings are based on final portfolio values: the Holy Redeemer team placed 2nd in their grade group with a final portfolio value of $106,142 and the Saint Clare/Saint Paul team placed 3rd in their grade group with a final portfolio value of $106,359.

Also pictured are Saint Clare/Saint Paul students Caroline Krulewicz, Lucy Doherty, Olivia Burke, Cecelia McMullen, and Valentina Germain with Honesdale National Bank Trust Officer Charles Curtin, school advisor Timothy McMullen, and Honesdale National Bank Senior Vice President Raymond Ceccotti.

Pictured are Holy Redeemer students Jack Patterson, Alexa Smith and Ryan Wolsieffer with Honesdale National Bank Trust Officer Charles Curtin, Honesdale National Bank Senior Vice President Raymond Ceccotti, and school advisors Dr. James McKeown and John Kurilla.

Julia Girman, a soon-to-be 5th grader at Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter, attended the National Youth Leaderships Forum’s “Pathways to STEM” camp at Rider University this summer. Recommended by James Renfer, the 4th & 5th grade science teacher at WAC, Julia and the other campers had the chance to participate in interactive workshops and projects focusing on themes such as Crime Scene Investigation, Medicine, and Engineering.

Lexi Curtin, Amanda Fehr and Brady Rood, students at Saint Nick/Saint Mary’s School in Wilkes-Barre, help display the school’s new American flag, which previously had flown over the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Helping the students are Principal Christopher Tigue, Mr. Robert Morgan, and his mother Ms. Jean Morgan, who is a school staff member.

The fourth grade students of Good Shepherd Academy in Kingston traveled to Harrisburg for their end of the school year field trip. They visited the Whitaker Science Museum, the State Museum of Pennsylvania, and the State Capitol Building. Students pictured are Cassie Gdovin, Brianna Wilson, Mary Johns, Abby Davitt, Julianna Kelly, Briana Carey, Avery Cole, Luke Harrison, Maddie Olshemski, Lia Keefe, Mia Ashton, Katie Quinn, Jenna Iskra, Nick Spiccioli, Donovan Stone, John Matlock, Michael Fino, Katie Schell, Dominic Pasone, Rose Hancuff, Cally Williams, Bailey Stavridis, Matthew Magda, Michael Vodzak, Ayden Langdon, Antonette Scotto Dabusco, Jaden Evanoski, Anna Brennan, Heidi Williams, Nathan Stilp, Irelyn Karnes, Brooklyn Giovinazzo, Jessica English, Zachary Perta, Stan Wateski, Luke Buss, Nina Stillarty, Elizabeth Derolfe Siene, John Evans, Zachary Konopke, Jessica Phares and Jillian DelBalso.

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Above, Maria Helminiak and Michelle Lavallee-Harris, 8th graders at St. John Neumann High School, get a preview of Michelle’s upcoming class schedule.

St. John Neumann Regional Academy in Williamsport recently held an Open House for prospective and current students and their families to learn about the school, the faculty, and co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.

St. John Neumann Elementary students Andrew Mitchell, Angelo Fernandez, Luke Kaiser, and Evan Beiter talk about their fun summer activities and speculate about being 5th graders when school resumes.

The Class of 2015 from All Saints Academy in Scranton takes a break from “Fun Day” at Lahey Family Fun Park to pose for a final group picture as they celebrate the last days of being 8th graders.

Principal Donald Bayzick from Holy Family Academy in Hazleton is interviewed by the host of The Sam Lesante Show for a 30-minute program that focused on the importance of Catholic education in our area, specifically at HFA. To view the show online, visit www.ssptv.com, click on “Shows,” select “The Sam Lesante Show,” and click on “Holy Family Academy.”

The 2014-15 Kindergarten class of Holy Rosary School in Duryea celebrated the successful end of their kindergarten year at a Moving Up Ceremony. Under the guidance of Kindergarten teacher Ms. Saralyn McHale, and Music Teacher Miss Maryssa Lewko, the children recited prayers and sang songs to the delight of the crowd. Pictured during their performance are: Zachary Connors, Isabella deQuevedo, Jason Concepcion, Aiden Firestone, Chloe Rachko, Lily Rupprecht, Ruby Febbo, Dylan Klush, Gabe Snyder, Renna Kresge, Andrew Halko, Gabriella Agolino, Maxwell Shupp, Benjamin Shupp, Nina Agostini, Jordan Talarico, Ashlynn Armitage, Nicholas Innamorati, Robert Mason Fahey IV, Julia Hughes, Ethan Aftewicz, Lily Anna Ostrowski, Gianna Welkey, Chase Sciandra and Jack DeSanto.

In the spring, Amarige Hustad, Ellianna Caporusso, and Gina Florentino, 4th grade students at Notre Dame Elementary School in East Stroudsburg, present their science project to NDES Principal, Sister Mary Alice Kane, IHM.

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Kaden Rude and Leah Reid, 2015 8th grade graduates of Epiphany School in Sayre, pose with their “Bridging the Gap” resident from the Elderwood Nursing Home. Throughout the school year, residents and 8th grade students meet regularly to talk, to listen, and to learn from one another. On the final day spent together, the students present their residents with a book that highlights what they learned about them during the visits.

Shown are Wildes with some of the students and their drawings, including: Brandon Schwartz, William Wolfgang, Kyra Hayden, Chloe Pugh, Edward Patrick, Christopher Papciak, Kathryn McIngvale, Michael Nicotera, Matthew Banford, Thomas Mayernik, Connor Moran, Connor Spencer, Chase Pugh, Aubrey Jumper, Ethan Stoltz, Jordyn Chepolis, Sophia Bere, and Matthew Kerstetter.

Charlene Wildes, an environmental educator/naturalist watershed specialist, presented workshops to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at St. Jude School in Mountain Top. During the workshops, the students learned about the effects of human behavior and activities upon watershed, sources of contamination, and ways to improve the health of their local watershed. Students were asked to draw what they would build on their land if they were given a million dollars; the drawings were reviewed and the students joined in a discussion about how the environment and the neighborhood would be affected by their choices.

Ryan McDonald, Tommy Dzwonczyk, Angelo Mancinelli and Dom Mancinelli, golf team members at Holy Cross High School in Dunmore, present Sister Maureen, from the Little Sisters of the Poor, with a donation from the Holy Cross High School community. Holy Cross students conducted several fundraisers throughout the 2014-2015 school year to support the Little Sisters of the Poor’s mission of caring for the elderly poor at Holy Family Residence, Scranton. The students, who raised $700, presented the check at the Little Sisters’ recent golf tournament.

Siblings Leah and Luke Diegnan, soon-to-be 2nd and Kindergarten students respectively at Saint Mary of Mount Carmel School in Dunmore, model their school uniforms and matching shoes as they eagerly await the start of classes on Monday, August 31.

The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams

from Notre Dame High School in

East Stroudsburg spend their last days of summer vacation practicing to defend

their District XI Class A Championship Titles.