Jim Thorpe senior Pierce Gothard (seated, center) will continue his academic and athletic careers at Cairn University. Gothard, who plans on being a member of the Highlanders men’s basketball team, was joined in the front row by his parents, Sarah Litts and Jeremy Gothard, at a signing ceremony at the high school. Also attending, in the back row, were Jim Thorpe Principal Ryan Delong, Olympian boys basketball coach Brian O’Donnell, and athletic director Dustin McAndrew. KAIA MEHNERT/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS