The Luzerne County Schools and Homes In Education (SHINE) program at Wilkes University celebrated the eighth- opening of SHINE at Lee Park Elementary School, Hanover Township. The program uses a project-based STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) curriculum for the school districts of Hanover Area, Hazleton Area, Greater Nanticoke Area, Wilkes-Barre Area and Wyoming Valley West. Participating students, from left, first row, are: Reliant Hernandez De La Cruz, Faith Jones, Skyler Purta, Jaydon Skipalis and Jolene Booth. Adults, in second row: Kellie Kuhl, SHINE lead teacher; Ann Marie Kochuba-Mantione, Lee Park Elementary School principal; Andrew Kuhl, Hanover Area superintendent; Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, Tyler Brezinsky, representing Congressman Lou Barletta; President Patrick Leahy, Wilkes University; Senator John Yudichak, Carol Nicholas, Luzerne County SHINE director; Deanna Drako, SHINE assistant director of middle school programs; and Marlon Pitts, SHINE assistant director of elementary programs.

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