Bradford Era – by Savannah Barr Mara Ours, a junior at Smethport High School, is a proud member of the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). Recently, Ours went above and beyond at the State Career Development Conference, taking home two medals in the Restaurant and Food Service Management event. She has qualified for the International Career Development Conference, to be held in Orlando, Fla., this April. “This was…
Bradford Era – by Seneca Highlands CTC A group of enterprising students from the Networking and Engineering programs at the Seneca Highlands CTC beta tested an in-development game from Gwoop. The experience kicked off with excitement and anticipation as students logged in to explore the game’s early version, collecting data and feedback crucial to its future success. Victor Earle, a junior at Smethport, pauses during his beta test of…
Bradford Era – by PA Wilds Center Four regional artists have been selected to develop new PA Wilds product lines with local manufacturers as part of inaugural PA Wilds Artisan Collaborative initiative. Ellen Paquette, Julie Mader and Rhianna Speck at Maitri Design Co. and Kelsey Kleiner at OneTen The Studio were chosen through a competitive application process to help kick off the pilot project. They each have been paired…
Bradford Era – by Marcie Schellhammer The 118th McKean County Fair is gearing up to entertain folks in Smethport from Aug. 11 to 17. General admission is $10; advance gate is $8. Admission includes carnival rides, parking in fair lots, grandstand shows, daily shows and mini-stage performances. A walk-around pass is available for $25 for the week, good for gate admission but not carnival rides. An exhibitor pass is…
Bradford Era – by Molly Anderson Valedictorian Carson Dunn and salutatorian Emily Higley (pictured) addressed the Smethport Area High School Class of 2024 during commencement exercises held Friday evening. Graduating with the 49-member Smethport Area High School Class of 2024 are: Rylan Arnold, Robert Beane, Kylee Bickford, Brooklyn Burt, Alexander Cole, Julianna Cole, Tylar Colley, Rylie Collins, Blair Dickinson, Brianna Digel, Janell Dinch, Brennan Donovan, Patience Dunkle, Carson Dunn,…
Bradford Era – by Penn State Extension – Smethport High School sophomore Mara Ours attended the National 4-H Conference held in April at Hyatt Regency Crystal City near Washington, D.C. Ours (front left) was one of 10 Pennsylvania 4-H members to participate in the effort to bring youth voice to high-level government discussions. “My experience at National 4-H Conference truly changed my life,” Ours declared. “I enjoyed collaborating with…
Smethport Area School District – Middle school students Andrew Benson, Zadoc Angell, Thomas Wolosewicz and Wyatt Hungiville brought a first-place finish home to Smethport from the state STEM Design Challenge held recently at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Farmers, much like every other industry, are increasingly turning toward technology to operate more efficiently. Agriculture is a $132.5 billion industry in Pennsylvania, supporting nearly 600,000 jobs paying close to…
Smethport High School – In a captivating display of wildlife education, the Pennsylvania Game Commission delivered a special visitor to Crissy Lightner’s wildlife and fisheries class at Smethport High School on Friday. The star of the show? A Pennsylvania black bear with a remarkable journey. The bear, which has been closely monitored by the commission, provided students with a firsthand look at one of the state’s most iconic creatures….
Bradford Era – Two full members and 11 associate members were inducted in the Smethport Chapter. These students join the 22 juniors and seniors who are already full members. Principal Doug Dickerson welcomed everyone and then returning members presided over the ceremony. President Isabella Learn introduced guest speaker Adam Jack. Jack, a 1991 graduate of Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, addressed the students with advice stemming from an inspiring…
Olean Times Herald – The 2024 Winter Travel League (WTL) season came to an end Feb. 25 at the Richburg Rod & Gun Club as 34 qualified league shooters posted scores in the season-ending, 50-bird trophy shoot. Junior shooter Brayden Cosper from Smethport, Pa., is the league’s regular season champion with his 23.75 average. Mason Findlay of Fillmore was the runner-up with a 22.67 average, while Lancaster’s Jake Harris…
Bradford Era – by Savannah Barr Mara Ours, a junior at Smethport High School, is a proud member of…
Olean Times – by Daniella Langianese A historic ceremony was held in a courtroom nearly full with visitors as…
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