August 19, 2009
Bob Hannon, President of Mahoning Valley United Way, Delivers EBC's Commencement Address
Erie Business Center South – New Castle Campus held its 2009 graduation ceremony on Wednesday, August 19th at The Villa Banquet Center. Bob Hannon, former WYTV/33 Sports Director and currently the President of the Mahoning Valley United Way, was the commencement speaker. Bob Hannon was introduced by his son, Craig Hannon, Admissions Representative for Erie Business Center South.
The following students earned their Associate in Specialized Business (ASB) degrees from Erie Business Center South:
Business Administration – Accounting:
Lisa DeFiore, Brittany Lewis, Melissa Price, and Nicolas Shaffer
Business Administration – Marketing & Sales:
Cory Cloud, Jennifer George, Shelbi Lyons, Rachel Moyer, William Orten, and Susan Williamson
Computer Science:
Lucille Marva Montgomery and Ray Wojtowicz.
Secretarial Science: Executive Administrative Assistant:
Susan Summers
Secretarial Science: Legal
Tissan Dessau, Tiffany Gravatt, Portia Harris, and Janice Heasley
Secretarial Science: Medical
Amanda Clark, Karla Flaisman, Theresa Hill, and Debbie Nocera
Secretarial Science: Medical Transcription
Kay Chestney, Genevieve Jackson, and Janet Ketzel
The following students earned one-year Diplomas:
Medical Coding/Billing Specialist
Amanda Clark, Pam Coast, Karla Flaisman, Theresa Hill, Genevieve Jackson, Lindsay Jinar, Janet Ketzel, Joyce Kinsley, Christopher Madura, Stephanie Martino, Laura McKay, Debbie Nocera, and Rachel Tedrow.
Personal Computers for Business
Arnestra Brewer
Erie Business Center South – New Castle Campus, is a progressive, private institution offering programs of post-secondary education designed to equip men and women for business careers. The school is located at 170 Cascade Galleria in downtown New Castle.
The Hannon family
Shelbi Lyons and family
Melissa Price and family
February 27, 2009
2009 Business Olympics Winner Announced
The 2009 Erie Business Center South Business Olympics was held on Friday, February 27, 2009 at the campus in the Cascade Galleria in downtown New Castle. Seventy-six high school seniors participated in one of nine competitive events. Eight high schools from four counties in Western Pennsylvania were represented.
The day began with breakfast provided by Erie Business Center South. After a rousing welcome by the EBCS Staff, students moved on to their individual testing sessions. Due to the large number of participants involved, two testing sessions were held. Participants not testing took time to register for the assortment of prizes donated by area businesses to be awarded later in the day. Erie Business Center South staff and faculty were assisted by area high school business instructors in checking the tests.
Pizza Joe’s provided lunch for the students. Mike Glorioso provided entertainment. Sponsors were Erie Business Center South, Pizza Joe’s, and Josten’s. The top prize giveaway was a laptop computer donated by Erie Business Center South, which was won by Heather Deems from Wilmington High School.
Students Marva Montgomery and Stephanie Martino volunteer to help
Laurel High School won the overall High School Championship.
Winners of the Accounting event were: first place, Audrey Patterson (Neshannock); second place, Brooklyn Davis (Neshannock); and third place, Aaron Paolini (Neshannock).
Kaitlyn Anderson (Laurel) finished first in the Business Communication Skills event, second place, Monica Magda (Neshannock); and third place Rachel Latsko (Neshannock).
The Business Law event was won by Kierston Anderson (Laurel); Keith Reeher (Laurel) took second; and Amber Ferrari (Wilmington) finished third.
In the Business Math event Samantha Breetz (Wilmington) placed first; Grey Berrier (Wilmington) second; and Kayla Lane (Laurel) third.
Benjamin Pearson (Wilmington) took first place in Computer Applications, second place, Rachel Edman (Neshannock), and third place Jake Mumford (Laurel).
Winners in the Geography event included John-Thomas Baird (Laurel) first; Kendall Kerr (Laurel) second; and Ian Kelly (Wilmington) third.
The PowerPoint event winner was Nicole Vanasco (Laurel); Rebecca Buckwalter (Wilmington) second.
Public Speaking featured Joshua Elifritz (Lawrence County Career & Technical Center) first place, Christian Heasley (Laurel) in second; and Keri Lawrence (Laurel) third.
The final event Word Processing was won by Alaina Kirkwood (Laurel) first; Kasie Brown (Laurel) second; and Ashley Hill (New Castle) third.
The winning team at Laurel High School
Each participating student received a Business Olympics T-shirt and a certificate of participation. The top three places in each competition received a plaque and now have the opportunity to apply for the Erie Business Center South’s Business Olympics scholarship.