AH Pink Fundraiser
The Abington Heights girls' varsity basketball team is selling pink T-shirts for wear at the Abington Heights vs. Scranton Prep game on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:15 p.m. at Scranton Prep. The T-Shirts are priced at $8 each, and are available in sizes small through XX-large. Proceeds from the sale will benefit breast cancer research. T-shirts will be sold during high school lunch periods or through coach Vince Bucciarelli at 585-5300.
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Career Fair: Abington Heights High School's third annual Career Fair will take place on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m.-2:15 p.m. at the High School, 222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit. Any professional interested in participating should contact Colleen Parsells at 585-5300 to register by Monday, Jan. 30.
AH Spring Sports Physicals: Abington Heights School District physicals for spring sports will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Abington Heights High School Field House. Junior high physicals will take place from 2:30-4 p.m. and physicals for grades 9-12 will be held from 4-6 p.m. The cost is $15 per student.
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Imagine 55 pairs of empty shoes; now, imagine the lives of the people who would have worn those shoes.
That's the message that the Abington Heights High School chapter of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) would like the school's students to bring home this March when an exhibit of 55 shoes, representing the 55 Pennsylvanian lives lost daily due to tobacco use, goes on display in the school's vestibule.
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A long-standing winter tradition for Abington-area residents is no more-- but for a very good reason.
The pond at Baptist Bible College and Seminary (BBC), 538 Venard Road, South Abington Twp., has been known as a popular place for ice skating and hockey during the winter months. But, because of the college's environmental clean-up efforts, it is no longer able to freeze entirely.
"The pond itself is iconic; a lot of people like to go for walks around this pond, not just students or staff but also members of the community," said Ken Knelly, executive director of communications and marketing for BBC. "A lot of people like to get their wedding pictures taken there. It is a very popular destination. You can walk all the way around the pond; it is both a paved and a chipped wood trail. We recognize its status but we also know that it has had a history of problems with algae growth and all those kinds of things that are healthy in their own way but detract from the beauty of the pond."
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Rev. Don Morgantini was recently named pastor of the Country Alliance Church, 14014 Orchard Drive, Clarks Summit. Rev. Morgantini and his wife, Rita, have both been involved with full-time ministry for over 23 years and are both natives of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Rev. Morgantini received his ministry degree from Tocoa Falls College, Georgia, in 1993 and was ordained a minister in 1995. Besides Tocoa Falls College, both Rev. and Mrs. Morgantini have ministered in churches in Gainesville, Georgia as well as in Williamstown, Pa.
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