The Citizens’ Voice and sponsor PPL Electric Utilities recently honored 25 high school seniors as Scholastic Superstars during a ceremony at F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre.
Check out the gallery below for photos from the ceremony taken by staff photographer Dave Scherbenco.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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The Scholastic Superstars Class of 2021 gathers outside the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre prior to Thursday’s ceremony.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Loghan Hirkey of Tunkhannock Area receives her medal from Larry Holeva, Times-Shamrock executive editor, during Thursday’s ceremony.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Mollie Corbett of Hanover Area
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Shailee Desai of Wyoming Seminary
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Scholastic Superstar Patrick DelBalso of Holy Redeemer was joined by, from left, his teacher, Chet Hine, and his parents, Pat and Leane.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Scholastic Superstar Charles Alfano of Wyoming Area addresses his fellow honorees.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Abigail Chalawich of Wyoming Valley West
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Scholastic Superstars and their families gather for a ceremony at F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
2021 Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars
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Tunkhannock Area’s John Chilson addresses his fellow honorees and their families as Larry Holeva, Times-Shamrock executive editor, and Kristen Gaydos, The Citizens’ Voice Scholastic Superstars program coordinator and assistant city editor, listen during Thursday’s ceremony.
Caitlin Heaney West is the content editor for Access NEPA and oversees the Early Access blog in addition to working as a copy editor and staff writer for The Times-Tribune. An award-winning journalist, she is a summa cum laude graduate of Shippensburg University and also earned a master’s degree from Marywood University. Caitlin joined the Times-Shamrock family in 2009 and lives in Scranton. Contact: cwest@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100 x5107; or @cheaneywest
