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Dean’s List At Middlesex Community College

All students carrying 12 cred-it hours or more, who earn a 3.20 grade point average or higher, with-out D, F, I or IP grades, are acknowl-edged by inclusion on the Middle-sex Community College Dean’s List which is posted each semester. Mid-dlesex Community College Dean’s List students for the fall semester 2011 include Ryan S. Ordway, Am-herst and Cale List, Mont Vernon.Local Student Named to Dean’s List at VTC

RAnDOLPh CenteR, Vt - taylor George of Amherst, a soph-omore majoring in elecromechani-cal engineering, was named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2011 semes-ter at VtC. Fulltime students who have earned a 3.5 or higher GPA are placed on the Dean’s List recogniz-ing academic performance.Local Residents Named to Dean’s List of Emory College

AtLAntA, GA - Katheryn Al-meida of Amherst, daughter of Thomas Almeida and Sarah Almei-da, was named to the Dean’s List of emory College, the undergraduate, liberal arts college of emory Uni-versity in Atlanta, Ga., for the 2011 fall semester. Students must be in the top 20 percent of emory College or have approximately a 3.81 grade point average or higher to be named to the Dean’s List.Local Student Named to Deans’ List at Merrimack

nORth AnDOVeR, MA - Jac-quelyn Jones, Amherst was recent-ly named to the Merrimack College Fall 2011 Semester Deans’ List.Local Student Named to Dean’s List at U. Rochester

ROCheSteR, nY – Gabriel Da-vid Unger, a senior majoring in elec-trical engineering at the University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean’s List for academic achieve-ment for the fall 2011 semester.

Unger, a resident of Amherst, is the son of Piyanai Saowarattitada and Michael Unger and ellen Ung-er, all of Amherst, and a graduate of Souhegan high School in Amherst.The Derryfield School Announces Winter Honor Roll

MAnCheSteR - head of School Craig Sellers is pleased to announce that Madeleine Walstad ‘12, Mar-garet huckaby ‘13, nicole Antho-ny ‘15, Samantha Carbery ‘15, and James O’Brien ‘15 of AMheRSt have received Academic highest honors for the winter term at The Derryfield School. highest honors are awarded to those students who maintain at least an A- average, with no grade below a B. tessa Greer ‘12, Dong Zhou ‘13, Brianna Smith ‘14, Riley Greer ‘15, and Mitchell huck-aby ‘15 of AMheRSt have received high honors for the winter term. high honors are awarded to those students who maintain a B+ aver-age, with no grade below a B-. In addition, Luke De noble ‘12, Sierra Goodson ‘14, taylor huxtable ‘14, and John Cissel ‘15 of AMheRSt have received Academic honors

for the winter term at The Derry-field School. honors are awarded to those students who maintain a B av-erage, with no grade below a C.Sarah Regan Named to Honor Roll at Loomis Chaffee School

WInDSOR, Ct - Sarah Regan, a sophomore from Amherst, has recently been named to the high honor Roll for the winter term at The Loomis Chaffee School.Amherst Native Honored As Part Of Northeastern’s ROTC Program

Amherst native Michael Brise-bois is among those in northeast-ern University’s ROtC program that were honored for their accom-plishments. For the first time, Lib-erty Battalion, the largest ROtC program in Massachusetts, received a MacArthur Award for the 2010-11 academic year, which designates the program as one of the top in the na-tion. MacArthur Awards are pre-sented annually by the U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, and recognize the ideals of, “duty, honor and country” as advocated by MacArthur. Awards are given to one battalion in each of the eight brigades nationwide that collective-ly comprise 273 ROtC programs.

Brisebois is currently a senior at northeastern and his dedication and commitment to the ROtC ide-als helped to set the battalion apart. Local Residents Receive Academic Honors

BOStOn, Mass - northeast-ern University is pleased to recog-nize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The fol-lowing local residents were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the fall semester, which ended in December 2011:Amherst resident Emily Eagan, a Business Administration major.Mont Vernon resident Marissa Ash-craft, a Nursing major.Amherst Resident Dalton Colen, a Mechanical Engineering student also receives Academic Honors and an invitation to further hone his studies and interests in the Honors Program.

In addition to achieving distinc-tion through the dean’s list, Dalton Colen is a member of the Univer-sity honors Program, which offers high caliber students the chance to further hone their studies and in-terests. Invitation into the honors program is highly competitive and students must maintain a high GPA and strong commitment to campus leadership to remain a part. Tabor Academy Announces Honors List for Semester 1

headmaster Jay Stroud has named hadley Ramsay, class of 2015 to the Commended List at tabor Acade-my for semester 1 of the 2011-2012 academic year. Students earn com-mendation for achieving an overall average of 80 or above with no grade below 75 and no more than one grade between 75 and 80. hadley is the daughter of Mr. James Ram-say and Ms. Sarah elliott Ramsay of Amherst.

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Jasper Valley Swim & Tennis Club, located in the heart of Amherst’s Jasper Valley, has been the perfect family spot to enjoy summer for over 35 years. Our swim program offers lessons for all ages, a cham-pionship-winning swim team, and a shaded kiddie pool for our young-est members. Tennis programs and instruction on our eight courts (no reservations, no waiting) span the spectrum of ages and abilities. Members barbecue and relax in the shady Jasper Grove, home to a packed calendar of social events like arts and crafts and family fun fairs. Nearly all of these club activi-ties are free for members under the single, affordable, all-inclusive annual membership fee.

A limited number of memberships are now available for Summer 2012. Come join us this summer at Jasper Valley to relax or play, the fun is not far away! For more information please contact us at membership@jaspervalley.com, or visit us at www.jaspervalley.com

Amherst PTA Family Math and Science Night Offered Challenges to Students and Families

Amherst PtA Family Math and Science night was held on March 12 In honor of International Pi Day. Students tested their skills playing games

based on circles and spheres, designing colorful jewelry using Pi, weighing the sun and learn-ing more about chess, astronomy, geometry and

Leonardo da Vinci. Science and math can be so much fun.

Jeff Johansen, Dan Oates and Peter Forster Maddy Colby and Jack Arnold with Jen Eccleston, Clark - Wilkins School math curriculum specialist

Evie Gillespie, Given Hale, Emily Lewis, and Kate Bermingham Lillian Handwerk and Annie Bermingham

Emmy McGuy a Winner at Poetry Out Loud State Semi-Finals

Congratulations to junior, emmy McGuy for her winning Poetry Out Loud performance March 15th at the nh State semi-finals in Man-chester. emmy’s recitation of three poems earned her a spot in the nh Finals at the State house in Con-cord on March 26th.

Dean of Faculty, Colleen Meaney, who attended the Semi-final said emmy’s recitations were “so earnest and vibrant; she stood out immedi-ately, and through all three rounds.” emmmy’s joy and enthusiasm was palpable. Once again, Souhegan was well-represented in the state by its students.

emmy McGuy had won the Souhegan school-wide Poetry Out Loud national Recitation Contest which qualified her for the state semi-final .

emmy had chosen to recite from memory three challenging poems: “The Bearer,” by hayden Carruth; “The Children’s hour,” by henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and “Fa-mous,” by naomi Shihab nye. The competition took place on March 15 at 7pm in Robert Frost hall at

Southern nh University.

nearly 800 Souhegan students chose, analyzed, memorized and performed from memory a pub-lished poem from Poetry Out Loud’s online anthology. english teachers in grades 9-12 linked the project to their curriculum. World Literature students choose poems by non-American poets, 9th graders choose poems based on the themes they are studying in literature, and AP eng-lish students choose from a selec-tion of english Romantic poets.

Both emmy and hannah won $15,000 renewable merit scholar-ships from new england College. If emmy is chosen, she will compete in the nh State Final in Concord. The state champion then advances to the Poetry Out Loud national Fi-nals in April in Washington, DC, where $50,000 dollars in awards and school prizes will be distribut-ed.

Last year, Souhegan’s first year hosting the competition, freshman Olivia Vordenberg was the nh state champion. She represented the state of new hampshire at the national competition in Washington, DC., finishing 10th in the nation.

Emmy McGuy (L) and Hannah Whitney (R)

phy. Carl Benevides leads the or-chestra, with Kim Frischknecht stage managing and nathan Kim-ner as set designer for his Senior Project. Olivia Falkenstein and Pa-tience Deaton control lighting while Andrew Winter and Matt Coppola handle sound. Michelle Withers has lent her professional costuming expertise, and Stan Creighton, who builds sets for the Derryfield School shows, kindly assisted with super-vising set construction in Stan St. Onge’s absence.

tickets are be $10 adults; $8 for senior citizens and students. tick-ets may be purchased at the door. All seating is reserved. ticket pric-es are $10 for adults and $8 students and senior citizens. tickets may be pre-ordered by downloading an or-der form on the Souhegan website: http://www.sprise.com/shs and will be available at the door. For more information call 673-9940, ext. 167.

Don’t miss your chance for what’s sure to be a night of laughter and fun. See you at 7PM on March 29, 30 and 31!

(Helping to develop a cure for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy)What: 5k run/walk fundraiser to raise money for the Hope for Gus

foundationWhen: Sunday, April 15, 10:00am Where: Souhegan High School hoW Much: 15$ for SHS student participants, 25$ for other

participants hoW to register: Show up, or register online at active.com

(search “Run for Gus”)contact Bill cookP: 603-801-0307E: Billycook47@gmail.com

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