Feb 5, 2021
LEWISTOWN The Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology was one of nine schools to receive a grant from the American Welding Society Foundation to improve the training capacity of its welding program.
According to a news release from the AWS, the Academy was presented with a $25,000 grant, which it will use to support the needs of local industries.
“We initially applied for the grant to help get some of the critical testing equipment needed to become an accredited testing facility through AWS,” said Mike McMonigal, supervisor of adult education and post-secondary education at the Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology. “We hope that utilizing the grant will get our students and the program the edge it needs to be a leading welding facility within central Pennsylvania.”
Aurora student awarded retired teachers association scholarship Waubonsee Community College student Mumba Kabemba, a child refugee from the Republic of Congo, is studying business administration with plans to become a business adviser to women in refugee camps. Courtesy of Mumba Kabemba
Updated 1/18/2021 12:05 PM
Aurora resident Mumba Kabemba, a student at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, has received a $1,500 scholarship from the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association.
Dick Schindel of Aurora, association president and former East Aurora School District 131 educator, made the announcement.
Kabemba, a 2019 West Aurora High School graduate, is a second-year business administration major at the community college. Her career goal is to become a business adviser to women in refugee camps.