Entranceway Tree Decorated in Honor of College's Military Family
Published 12.04.2014
– Photos by Tom Wilson, writer/editor-PCToday
![Howard W. Troup (right) explains safe operation of the press.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/MAC1.jpg)
Howard W. Troup (right) explains safe operation of the press.
![Doing his stellar share is Joshua D. Boal, of Olanta, majoring in automated manufacturing technology.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/MAC3.jpg)
Doing his stellar share is Joshua D. Boal, of Olanta, majoring in automated manufacturing technology.
![Some attached ornament hooks, some climbed ladders and some pointed out the bare spots – but all contributed to the labor of love and appreciation.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree1.jpg)
Some attached ornament hooks, some climbed ladders and some pointed out the bare spots – but all contributed to the labor of love and appreciation.
![With fitting proximity to the towering American flag outside the Student and Administrative Services Center, admissions representative Sarah R. Shott strategically places a handful of ornaments.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree2.jpg)
With fitting proximity to the towering American flag outside the Student and Administrative Services Center, admissions representative Sarah R. Shott strategically places a handful of ornaments.
![A brief pause for photographs, then back to work ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree3.jpg)
A brief pause for photographs, then back to work ...
![Hooked and hanging, stars await the helping hands that will lift them into place.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree4.jpg)
Hooked and hanging, stars await the helping hands that will lift them into place.
![Jacob M. Heuman, of Boiling Springs, a building automation technology major and a Veterans Affairs Work-Study employee in the Financial Aid Office, rises in support of his colleagues.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree5.jpg)
Jacob M. Heuman, of Boiling Springs, a building automation technology major and a Veterans Affairs Work-Study employee in the Financial Aid Office, rises in support of his colleagues.
![... so the dazzling results can be seen at moonrise.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree6.jpg)
... so the dazzling results can be seen at moonrise.
![Dennis L. Correll, associate dean for admissions and financial aid, adds a decorative touch to a tradition-in-progress.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree7.jpg)
Dennis L. Correll, associate dean for admissions and financial aid, adds a decorative touch to a tradition-in-progress.
![Under close supervision of a General Services crew, Air Force veteran Kimberly A. Venti, financial aid specialist, takes to the skies to handle those hard-to-reach places.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/Tree8.jpg)
Under close supervision of a General Services crew, Air Force veteran Kimberly A. Venti, financial aid specialist, takes to the skies to handle those hard-to-reach places.
![Forming an assembly line for the most efficient creation and collation of 500 stars are (from left) Chester M. Beaver, the college’s veterans affairs coordinator; and manufacturing engineering technology students Robert W. Myers, of Montoursville, who set up the press in preparation for Monday's die-cutting of the ornaments; Justin L. Black, of Turbotville; and Joshua D. King, of Noxen.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2014/12/MAC5.jpg)
Forming an assembly line for the most efficient creation and collation of 500 stars are (from left) Chester M. Beaver, the college’s veterans affairs coordinator; and manufacturing engineering technology students Robert W. Myers, of Montoursville, who set up the press in preparation for Monday's die-cutting of the ornaments; Justin L. Black, of Turbotville; and Joshua D. King, of Noxen.