Local scholarships awarded to 2023 graduates Tuesday, June 20 by Louise BennettCLEARFIELD – In recent high school commencement ceremonies in the tri-county area, more than 30 named scholarship funds were awarded to Class of 2023 graduates.The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and other scholarship committees award over $50,000 each year.This year’s DuBois Rotary Club Scholarships were... Read More.
First on ABC: Harris to become first woman to deliver West Point commencement speech Wednesday, May 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver the commencement speech at the West Point military academy this month, the first woman to do so, a White House official told ABC News.Harris' remarks at the May 27 commencement ceremony will mark her first visit... Read More.
Over 70 students graduate from Penn State DuBois during commencement ceremony Monday, May 8 by Louise BennettDUBOIS – More than 70 students celebrated their academic accomplishments and received their degrees from Penn State DuBois during Friday's spring commencement ceremony.Steve Massini, the current CEO of Penn State Health who began his college education experience at Penn State DuBois, gave the commencement... Read More.
Brockway School Board approves graduation plans Thursday, May 12 by Louise BennettBrockway –At Tuesday’s Brockway Area School Board meeting, plans for the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2022 were approved.Brockway’s commencement will take place at Varischetti Field on May 25th at 8 p.m. with a fireworks display to follow.In other business, the board... Read More.
Penn State DuBois 2022 Commencement held at DuBois City Park Monday, May 9 by Louise BennettDuBois -The Penn State DuBois 2022 Commencement was held on Friday amidst the rain at Heindl Field at DuBois City Park.The Commencement speaker was Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bryan Burhans.He had a few life lessons that he wanted to share with... Read More.
Kamala Harris warns women may lose right to ‘make decisions about their own bodies’ in commencement speech Saturday, May 7 by ABC News(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris gave a sobering look at the "unsettled" world students are heading into as she delivered the commencement speech at Tennessee State University on Saturday.The vice president discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the looming... Read More.
Ludacris to receive honorary Georgia State degree, Taraji to give Howard’s commencement speech and more Thursday, April 14 by ABC News-- Georgia State University will present Chris "Ludacris" Bridges with an honorary Bachelor of Science in Music Management degree on May 4. Ludacris took classes at Georgia State in the early 90s before signing with Def Jam Records."We are proud that Chris Bridges got his start at... Read More.
Biden demands action on voting rights at South Carolina State University commencement Friday, December 17 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday dug into Republican opposition to advancing federal voting rights legislation during a commencement address at South Carolina State University.His remarks came ahead of a renewed push on voting rights, even as he acknowledged Thursday night that another... Read More.
Harris is first woman to make Naval Academy commencement address: ‘Our world is fragile’ Friday, May 28 by ABC News(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris made history once again on Friday as the first woman to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy, telling graduates the country faces a "significant turning point.""Midshipmen, we are now entering the next era. A... Read More.
Second vaccine dose for Brockway school staff, parent concerns about snow days Wednesday, March 10 by wcednewsBrockway, PA - A parent came to the Brockway Area School District board meeting Tuesday to discuss the district’s use of flexible instructional days for snow days.The district has the opportunity to use the system set up for online teaching for COVID to continue... Read More.
