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PennDOT announces ‘Innovations Challenge’ for high school students

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced recently that high school students from around the state are invited to participate in the seventh annual PennDOT Innovations Challenge, which encourages students to use their problem-solving, creative and strategic-thinking abilities to solve real-world transportation challenges in a competition among their peers. The Innovations Challenge is open to all students in grades 9-12, regardless of their school’s learning model. For this year’s challenge, students are asked to develop a plan for the ...

Bucktail students do well in stock market challenges

RENOVO — Brighter Financial Futures (dba PennCFL) is proud to announce that Joey Bunsick and Colten Fleisher of Bucktail High School in Keystone Central School District, who worked under the leadership of teacher Billy Hook, were winners in its financial literacy competitions. The ...

CMHS students win financial literacy competition

MILL HALL — Brighter Financial Futures recently announced that Rebecca Bradley and Angelina Newberry of Keystone Central School District, who worked under the leadership of Donna Mayes, were winners in its financial literacy competitions. The competitions are held in the classroom, both ...

Naming of two Penn College labs affirms longtime collaboration

WILLIAMSPORT — The naming of two instructional labs at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center heightens the visibility of a corporate partner’s enduring behind-the-scenes investment in the next generation of industry leaders. During a March 15 event at ...

Lock Haven Sport Studies Department hosts virtual alumni speaker series

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University-Lock Haven recently welcomed sport management alumnus, Zachary Klein, of Danville, via Zoom to speak about his role as the senior director of ticket operations at FanSummit at Towson University. Klein, who was enrolled in the accelerated sport management program, graduated from Lock Haven in May 2021 with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. FanSummit is a consulting company that focuses on innovation and fan engagement within collegiate athletics. During the presentation, attended by sport management students, Klein spoke about his ...