Abington Heights High School in Lackawanna County won the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, which took place March 22-23 at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg.
Helayna Baer, a student at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton, reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning a place in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival ensemble. Each year, thousands of high school musicians across the state audition in their respective geographic areas.