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Photo Provided The Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center recently held an installation ceremony for the National Technical Honor Society.
Seneca Highlands CTS holds induction for honor society PORT ALLEGANY ceremony for the National — The Seneca Highlands Technical Honor Society. Career and Technical School The following were recently held an installation inducted: Dale Morris of
Kane, Kyle Worthington of Northern Potter, Faith Miller of Smethport, Aleczander Kiser of Port
Allegany and from Oswayo Valley, Aanastasia Licht, Camerynn Stambaugh, Mikya Stake, Sierria Peters, Maya Kephart and Blaine Moses. Returning members, receiving two-year pins and assisting with the ceremony, were from Cameron County, Brennan Bure; Coudersport, Karlie Benson; Galeton, Dannielle Miller; Kane, Ashton Oakes; Northern Potter,
Jazzmyne Kessinger and Benjamin Torrey; from OttoEldred, Wyatt Farr; from Port Allegany, Abrianna Dowell, Bryn Easton and Isaiah DeBockler; and from Smethport, Hayley Durphy and Alexandria Norris. The guest speaker was Andrew Johnson, health and safety manager at the Ardagh Group. The purpose of the National Technical Honor Society is to celebrate the accomplishments of
today’s career and technical education students, empowering them to know the value and impact of their career paths and trades. Since 1984, NTHS has been honoring outstanding student achievement, providing scholarships and career development opportunities. New inductees were presented with pins, certificates, and honor cords.
Fall ’22 freshman class largest at St. Bonaventure in two decades
United Way utilizes grant monies
The Bradford area United Way recently awarded quarterly Community Impact funding to C.A.R.E. for Children to actively encourage referrals to the McKean County Birth to Three, Early Intervention Program. The McKean County Child Find Committee, which is comprised of county officials, service coordinators and service providers like C.A.R.E. for Children, work
together to promote Early Intervention. The committee met on Monday to assemble Early Intervention bags to give to families with babies and toddlers at community events. The grant funding was used to purchase the bags and include a child safety item, safe sleep board book, toothbrushes and materials on the Early Intervention program and developmental milestones. The grant
also funded marketing initiatives. Pictured (left to right) are Sarah Lonzi, executive director, United Way of the Bradford Area; Ashley Carlson, MOT, OTR/L, pediatric therapy services director, C.A.R.E. for Children; Karen Abbott, Developmental Disabilities Program, McKean County Department of Human Services; and Rhonda Austin, supervisor of Early Intervention, The Guidance Center.
Methodist Women’s Thrift Store opens in Eldred ELDRED — The Eldred Methodist Women are opening their Thrift Store at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 6. The store will remain open until 2 p.m. with many items for
sale. In the future, the store will be open each Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Eldred Methodist Women’s Thrift Store
will be located behind the United Methodist Church, located at 24 S. Main St. Donations will be accepted only on days whe
ST. BONAVENTURE — Freshman confirmations are running at a 20-year high at St. Bonaventure University, up 22% over fall 2021 and more than 53% higher than fall 2015. As of Monday morning, 576 freshmen had committed to the university for fall 2022, the most on this date since 2002. The previous four freshman classes at SBU — 2018 through 2021 — were the four largest in the last 13 years. The university has seen increases in nearly all of its recruitment territories, with significant increases in its Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and local New York and Pennsylvania markets. Out-of-state students come from 26 states and eight countries, making up more than 24 percent of the freshman confirmations. “This was a collective and collaborative effort across all divisions of the university, from Academics, Athletics and Enrollment, to Marketing and Communications,
Ministries and Student Affairs,” said Bernie Valento, vice president for Enrollment. May 1 is the unofficial College Decision Day, but almost all institutions continue enrolling students through the summer. “These outcomes were guided by our institutional strategic plan, which builds on our transformational collegiate experience — delivering academic programs that students desire and a robust extracurricular experience that remains rooted in our Franciscan tradition,” said Dr. Joseph Zimmer, acting president. Initiatives such as the five-year-old DePerro School of Health Professions and the addition of 24 new academic programs since 2015 have helped fuel the success. For fall 2022, all five of the university’s academic schools have seen an increase in freshman confirmations with the Jandoli School of Communication leading the way with a 46%
increase. “Our success was guided by our strong strategic enrollment plan, which was critical in the development of our marketing, communication and recruitment plans,” said Megan Perkins, associate vice president for Enrollment and director of Admissions. “Our Admissions team and the Marketing and Communications staff played key roles in the implementation and execution of many new or enhanced recruitment and programming strategies, tactics and initiatives.” Since 2015, overall student enrollment has increased at the institution by 30% to 2,604 undergraduate and graduate students. The university expanded its online graduate programs over the last several years, attracting students from all over the country. Last fall, overall graduate enrollment reached a record high of more than 800 students.