University of Scranton Students Begin Fall Student-Teaching Assignments
Twenty-five University of Scranton education students are currently engaged in student-teaching assignments in schools throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Pictured, front row, from left: Abigail Griesemer, Catherine Serpico. Second row: Emma Schultz, Alexis Cox, Ashley Sion, Leanna Catania. Third row: Nina Balchune, Brigid Pooler, Emma Ryan. Fourth row: Makenzi Jashembowski, Lilly Essis, Bridgid Guarnuccio, Monica Dell’Olio. Fifth row: Anya Kelly, Jessica Pavlowski, Rachel Walsh. Sixth row: Megan Dittmar, Morgan Grismer, Catherine Ziegler, Kathleen Mooney. Seventh row: Benjamin Bauman, Emma Torok, Molly Ursich, Cameron Magardino. Not pictured: Rita Gowarty.Twenty-five University of Scranton education students have begun student-teaching assignments during the fall 2026 semester in school districts throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania.
These placements, which provide students with hands-on classroom experience under the guidance of supervising teachers, include assignments with 10 school districts (Carbondale Area, Crestwood, Dunmore, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, North Pocono, Pittston Area, Scranton, Valley View and Western Wayne).
- Nina Balchune, of Duryea, Pittston Area Intermediate Center
- Benjamin Bauman, of Quakertown, R.D. Wilson Elementary School
- Leanna Catania, of Mahopac, New York, Lackawanna Trail Elementary School
- Alexis Cox, of Pottstown, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Monica Dell’Olio, of Westbury, New York, Lakeland Elementary School Scott Campus
- Megan Dittmar, of Downingtown, Moscow Elementary Center
- Lilly Essis, of Hummelstown, John G. Whittier Elementary School
- Rita Gowarty, of South Abington Township, Lackawanna Trail Elementary School
- Abigail Griesemer, of Reading, John G. Whittier Elementary School
- Morgan Grismer, of Lynbrook, New York, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Bridgid Guarnuccio, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Carbondale Area Elementary School
- Makenzi Jashembowski, of Middletown, New York, Evergreen Elementary School
- Anya Kelly, of Monroe, New York, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Cameron Magardino, of Chappaqua, New York, R.D. Wilson Elementary School
- Kathleen Mooney, of Rockville Centre, New York, Carbondale Area Elementary School
- Jessica Pavlowski, of Dickson City, Moscow Elementary Center
- Brigid Pooler, of Philadelphia, John G. Whittier Elementary School
- Emma Ryan, of Goshen, New York, Evergreen Elementary School
- Emma Schultz, of Slatington, Valley View Elementary School
- Catherine Serpico, of Staten Island, New York, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Ashley Sion, of King of Prussia, Pittston Area Intermediate Center
- Emma Torok, of Southampton, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Molly Ursich, of Ramsey, New Jersey, Dunmore Elementary Center
- Rachel Walsh, of Scranton, Lakeland Elementary School Scott Campus
- Catherine Ziegler, of Mountain Top, Fairview Elementary School