WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County community came together Friday to light the community blue and raise awareness about autism. Wilkes-Barre City Hall was packed with people wearing blue shirts, …
Graham Academy students serve as honorary city officials
“I’m always calling you ‘Chief,’ and now it means something,” Ernest Snyder told his son, Hunter, who had recently put on a badge and a dress blue jacket. Indeed it …
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Graham Academy shares blue ribbons for Autism Awareness Month
Kingston, Luzerne Co. — Staff at Graham Academy and students from Wilkes University and King’s College were out today putting blue ribbons around Wilkes-Barre and Kingston to promote autism awareness month. To also …
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‘Light It Up Blue’ with the Graham Academy
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Balloon Release at Graham Academy
KINGSTON – Students released a bevy of blue balloons into the sky outside The Graham Academy lower school Tuesday to send a symbolic message. Blue is the color that represents …
Graham Academy Students Publish Book on “What Kindness Means to Us”
Eight students at The Graham Academy, a special education elementary school for students living with autism and students living with behavioral challenges, can now say “I am a published author”. …
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Creating a supportive environment
The Graham Academy sees growing demand for services to students affected by autism KINGSTON — For many of us, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic may seem like ancient …
Helping kids with autism overcome ‘Invisible Battles’
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s well-documented how the pandemic has had a negative psychological and mental health impact on young people. That impact is even worse for children and adolescents …
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‘My kids become a part of me,’ says award-winning Graham Academy teacher
KINGSTON — Brynn Kovalick speaks with disarmingly simple passion about the many roadblocks a teacher overcomes in helping children on the autism disorder spectrum. Disarming because, even as she extols …
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Graham Academy educator is regional Specialized Education Services Inc. teacher of the year
Brynn Kovalick, an autistic support/emotional support classroom elementary school teacher at The Graham Academy in Kingston, won the regional Specialized Education Services Inc. teacher of the year award. The region …