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The United States Collegiate Athletic Association announced its end-of-year All-American and All-Academic Team award-winners at the 2011 men's and women's soccer national championships this past weekend.Ten members of the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's and women's soccer team made the cut. All-Americans are determined by the USCAA based on athletic performance throughout the season.

Busy, busy, busy. That is the kind of week that Pennsylvania College of Technology sports teams face. Two Wildcat squads women's volleyball and men's cross-country will compete in United States Collegiate Athletic Association national championships, while three others men's and women's basketball and wrestling will begin their seasons.

Kayleigh M. Stonecipher, a health information technology student, and Jarad J. Askren, a welding and fabrication engineering technology major, scarcely were "boo-ed" by their landlord for Halloween decorations in a West Fourth Street apartment building. Judee Lyon, from Lyon Properties, was highly impressed with the students' skills and believes it added a lot of character to the residence.

Ornamental horticulture students, staff and faculty took an informative field trip to an EP Henry manufacturing plant in Parker Ford and the Hershey Gardens in Hershey on Thursday. " The EP Henry plant gave the students a look into the manufacturing of the types of pavers and retaining-wall products that they so often design and install in the landscape," horticulture instructor Carl J.

Hughesville Cub Scout Pack 80 recently visited Penn College, addressing various topics including conservation, art, the environment, crafts and science as they continue their strides toward becoming Boy Scouts. "It was an incredible night in both the plastics labs and the construction labs," said Carl J. Shaner, college health services director and a member of the troop's Parent Committee.

Incorporation of locally grown food into one's diet and the resulting environmental benefit will be detailed Monday, Nov. 14, in a public event hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Activities Office. Guest panelists for a discussion of "Local Food, the World and You" will include C.

An ever-charitable Penn Collegecontingent took part in a number of fundraising events on behalf of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The Horticulture Club, based in the School of Natural Resources Management, raised $200 by selling fresh floral arrangements in pink and white. This was the sixth year for the sale, and adviser Carl J. Bower Jr.

Students in human services classes at Pennsylvania College of Technology will combine forces to offer holiday-shopping opportunities that benefit others Nov. 16-18 in the Bush Campus Center.

A team of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently won the 29th Precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo, the third straight year in which overall honors were retained by the host institution. The crowd-pleasing competition, which drew 52 participants from five schools in Pennsylvania and New York, was held Oct. 23 during a collegewide Open House.

A student design brought to flourishing life by a Landscape Operations class from Pennsylvania College of Technology is being considered a memorial garden at First United Methodist Church in Montgomery. "It's nice when students can be involved in a project like this because it gives them a sense of community and lets them know they can make a difference in using their skills," said Carl J.