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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (MAY 28, 2026) — Forty-one students involved in Williamsport Area High School’s School-to-Work Program were honored during its annual Community Partners Appreciation Breakfast this morning at the high school. 

In partnership with local employers, the program places students in job positions around the community. The goal of the workforce development program is to cultivate and put into practice the skills needed for job and career obtainment and retention beyond high school. Not only were the students recognized for successfully completing the program but their employers also were recognized in kind.

Twenty-two of the program participants this year were seniors, each of whom received a certificate honoring their accomplishments:
·      Aryannah Bolden
·      Rilen Brader
·      Alexander Brion
·      Amaya Brown
·      Marlin Carpenter
·      James Dunkleberger
·      Aiden Golden
·      Sarina Gonzalez
·      Dillon Goodling
·      Dante Hall
·      Greg Harvey
·      Jacobie Helm
·      Jessie Lopez
·      Samuel Manon
·      Zyhire Miller
·      Gannan Pawlak
·      William Ressler
·      Joseph Smith
·      Benjamin Soars
·      Christian Stutzman
·      Alexander Taylor
·      Preston Young

In addition, 19 underclassmen also were recognized: 
·      Gavin Apker
·      Ammar Arrington
·      Saquan Bennett
·      Bra’nai Bradshaw
·      Dwan Clay
·      Nathaniel Crowe
·      Shia’la Drummond-Jones
·      Aamir Gallishaw
·      Nakiya Hamilton
·      Ann Irvin
·      Rhakai Jeffery
·      Jayden Johnson
·      Olivia Koch
·      Amiel Lovell
·      Zaid Starks
·      Thomas Signor
·      Kylee Thomas
·      Jaezon Vega
·      Terrence Woodton

This year’s program partners were: Aramark, Burger King on Washington Boulevard, C & N Bank, Chick-fil-A, ELECT/EFI Teen Parenting Program, KFC, McDonald’s on Lycoming Creek Road, McDonald’s in Muncy, the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Rose View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Student Transportation of America, Take 5 Oil Change, Taylor Trucking Co., U-Haul Moving & Storage of Williamsport, WeCare at Sycamore, Weis Markets, and Xtreme Trucking. Students also worked throughout the Williamsport Area School District in locations including the Cochran Primary School cafeteria and custodial departments, Curtin Intermediate School cafeteria, Hepburn Lycoming Primary School cafeteria, Jackson Primary School cafeteria and custodial departments, Lycoming Valley Intermediate School cafeteria and custodial departments, Williamsport Area High School cafeteria and library, and the Williamsport Area Middle School cafeteria.

Senior Recognition Video

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