Pictured at the USCAA National Championships, left to right, are Penn State DuBois athletic director Ken Nellis, runners Heidi Rodgers, Tamara Anthony, Juliann Boddorf, Charles Miller, and Matthew Burke, and Coach Kyle Gordon.
A total of five area schools have received bids to compete in the BEST Robotics Regionals in North Dakota following the preliminary competition at Penn State DuBois on Oct. 24, and 25. Those schools invited to participate in the contest slated for Dec. 4 to 6 at North Dakota State University are DuBois Area High School, DuBois Central Catholic, Brockway Area High School, Overbrook High School of Philadelphia and Ridgway Area High School.
Left to right, Penn State DuBois' Director of Development Jean Wolf and Chancellor Melanie Hatch accept a check from Phoenix Sintered Metals Chief Operating Officer Steve Leuschel and Community Initiatives Coordinator Nick Hoffman.
The Penn State DuBois golf team completed another extremely successful season by taking third place in the Penn State University Athletic Conference Championships as well as a 16th place finish in the USCAA National Tournament on Oct. 13 and 14.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Penn State DuBois cross country runners competed at the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Championships on the official course of the Penn State Nittany Lions at University Park. Several of the runners were no strangers to the course, having run a similar competition in high school for the annual Harry Groves’ Spike Shoe Invitational. Competing for the conference championships along with Penn State DuBois were Penn State Worthington Scranton, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Penn State Lehigh Valley, Penn State Mont Alto, Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Schuylkill, Penn State Fayette and Penn State Brandywine.
Some area elementary school students got a lesson in health and safety from students in the Penn State DuBois Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program on Oct. 16. The Backpack Awareness Program is intended to teach youngsters the safest practices when it comes to carrying backpacks.
Left to right, Penn State DuBois OTA students Brittany Auman and Cassidy Lenox check Juniata Elementary School first grader Riley Mooney and her backpack for proper fit and weight. Riley passed with flying colors.
