Brianna Roth of Lansdale performed in Susquehanna University’s spring theatre production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” presented by the Department of Theatre in the Degenstein Theater recently. Roth, a junior majoring in theatre at Susquehanna, played the part of Titania.
A 2007 graduate of Gwynedd Mercy High School, she is the daughter of Vince and Judy Roth.

Sent from the Rotary Club of Ambler
The Rotary Club of Ambler honored Laura Even, a student at Germantown Academy, as its Student of the Month for April. Laura consistently demonstrates the qualities that underscore the behavior of a true scholar; she is the editor of the school newspaper, member of the crew team, co-chair of the Ethics Society and one of the most influencial senior leaders in the Service Organization, demonstrating that a life of service to her school has clearly been a compelling priority for her, placing "Service Above Self," according the press release.

Christiana Karr, a senior from Lansdale, was inducted into the Lycoming College chapter of the national collegiate honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. Karr is a graduate of Gwynedd-Mercy Academy in Lower Gwynedd.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. To be eligible, students who are juniors must be in the upper 7.5 percent of their class and seniors must be in the upper 10 percent of their class. Lycoming faculty and staff members of Phi Kappa Phi vote those eligible candidates into the society.

North Penn High School senior Shayne Dwyer was recently awarded with the KYW Newsradio Richard Monetti Scholarship. Dwyer, one of the 171 students to graduate from KYW Newsradio’s 2010 Newstudies program, received a $2,000 college scholarship. The award was announced at the Newstudies Graduation ceremony on April 6th at The Franklin Institute.

The Richard Monetti Scholarship is awarded every year to the Newstudies student who demonstrates the most potential and enthusiasm throughout the six-week student reporter program. The scholarship is named for Richard Monetti, a 1986 Newstudies graduate who was killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. Richard’s parents, Bob and Eileen Monetti were on hand to announce the winner of the 2010 Monetti Scholarship.

Rochelle Landis of Souderton has been selected to serve as Executive Vice President of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. She is the daughter of Randy and Tammy Landis.
Susquehanna is home to five national sororities for women that comprise the Panhellenic Council: Alpha Delta Pi (Gamma Omicron chapter), Kappa Delta (Beta Upsilon chapter), Sigma Kappa (Epsilon Delta chapter), Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Tau Alpha (Iota Nu chapter). The officers work toward improving life at Susquehanna through community building events and social activities.
Landis is a junior majoring in business administration at Susquehanna. She is a 2007 graduate of Christoper Dock Memmonite High School in Towamencin.

Bryn Whitmire of Lederach has been selected to serve as Finance Vice President of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Susquehanna University. She is the daughter of Ken and Judi Whitmire.
Susquehanna is home to five national sororities for women that comprise the Panhellenic Council: Alpha Delta Pi (Gamma Omicron chapter), Kappa Delta (Beta Upsilon chapter), Sigma Kappa (Epsilon Delta chapter), Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Tau Alpha (Iota Nu chapter). The officers work toward improving life at Susquehanna through community building events and social activities.
Whitmire is a junior majoring in mathematics secondary education at Susquehanna. She is a 2007 graduate of Souderton High School.

Rob Conner sent us the following information: The North Penn Middle School Indoor Colorguard won the USSBA Colorguard Championship Junior A Division at the Sun Bank Center in Trenton, N.J. recently. They also won the Cavalcade Of Bands Championship Middle School Indoor Division at Wissahickon High School held earlier this mont.

The Guard did have a undefeated season in competition.

Pictures were taken by Ryan Conner. Unit director is Jennifer Zarimba .

Joyce E. Christian, a resident of North Wales has earned an Associate in Science in Nursing from Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y.

Students attending Indian Valley Middle School and Indian Crest Middle School are proud to have each hosted a READaTHON, a program of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Souderton Area School District announced.

The SASD submitted the following information:

During the READaTHON, students read books to raise money to benefit MS research and local services for over 11,000 persons who have multiple sclerosis and their families. Students at Indian Valley Middle School raised $3,325.00 during their READaTHON.

Stephen Dietrich, sixth grade, was the top reader in the school reading 22 books. By collecting $260 from sponsors, Adam Donley, seventh grade, was the top fund raiser. Austin Rabut, seventh grade, secured the highest number of sponsors – 9.

Jackie Duggan, language arts teacher, coordinated the efforts at Indian Valley. Valley has been sponsoring a MS READaTHON for six years.

This was the first year of participation for Indian Crest Middle School and they raised an impressive $2,737.45 during their READaTHON. Sixth-graders Matthew Blankenstein and Ivan Villageois tied as the top school readers by each reading 25 books. Alex Cross, seventh grade, not only obtained the most sponsors (17), but he also raised an amazing $500! Stephanie Dedominic, learning support teacher, coordinated the efforts at Indian Crest.

“We are very thankful for the huge support from Souderton Area School District,” said Kristin Marnie, Sr. Development Coordinator of the Nation Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Greater Delaware Valley Chapter.

“The students are our littlest fund raisers. They are helping to create a world free of MS and through their participation; they are really going to a great thing.”

PICTURED ABOVE ARE at right, Austin Rabut and Stephen Dietrich.
Not pictured, Adam Donley. Pictured above at left, Alex Cross, Ivan Villageois,
and Matthew Blankenstein.

The North Penn School District announced that North Penn High School senior Megan Hughes has been selected as one of four awardees of the 2010 Won Community Service Center Scholarship.
Hughes was selected based on excellent academic work, interviewing skills, extracurricular achievements and excellent volunteer service to the community. She was honored at a special musical event and awards ceremony on Sunday, April 25 at Won Buddhist Temple in Glenside.

Six students at Indian Crest Middle School have earned the distinction of being named Students of the Month for March. Selected students are Avery Price and Matthew Koffel, grade six; Samantha Culp and Eric VonAllmen, grade seven; and Marisol Gonzalez and Nathan Walmsley, grade eight.Students are nominated by their teachers for showing exceptional characteristics such as responsibility, leadership, respect, honesty, and citizenship. In addition to their parents, students invited a special teacher to join them for a celebratory breakfast before school.
Pictured standing from left, Matthew Koffel, Eric VonAllmen, and Nathan Walmsley.Sitting, Avery Price, Samantha Culp, and Marisol Gonzalez.

Students from Souderton Area High School have been named as Students of the Month for April. Students are nominated by their teachers for showing exceptional characteristics such as responsibility, leadership, respect, honesty, and citizenship.
Souderton Area School District provided the following information:
Freshman Travis Copenhaver says his favorite subject is English because he loves to write and be creative. He puts his interest in learning new words to work in the journalism club. He has served as the director for 9th grade Key Club and plays the violin. After high school graduation, Travis plans to pursue a degree as a child psychologist. He is the son of Sheila and Terry Copenhaver of Souderton.
Freshman Mikayla Allen is a member of the Big Red Marching Band and Forte’ Indoor Colorguard. She loves languages, German in particular, and learning about other cultures. Although Mikayla hasn’t narrowed down a field of study, she knows she wants to attend college after high school. She is the daughter of Marie and David Allen of Souderton.
Sophomore Ryan Connolly says math is his favorite subject because it is his best. He participates in student government, plays basketball and plans to attend college after high school. He is the son of Terry and Jim Connolly of Harleysville.
Sophomore Sarah Parcell enjoys chemistry because “the material is interesting and the class really challenges me to do my best.” She is very active in sports playing softball and hockey. She is a member of Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE). After high school, Sarah plans to spend a year as a missionary in Africa and then attend college to pursue a career in peace relations or something involving the environment. She is the daughter of Donna and Jon Parcell of Souderton.
Junior Miles Hartl plays saxophone in the jazz band, and is a member of the Spanish, SAVE, and CrossFit clubs. His favorite subject is history because “it is the best explanation for how we got to where we are today.” He plans to attend college after high school. Miles is the son of Lorraine and Dave Hartl of Telford.
Junior Kelsey Hendler hopes to pursue a career in either medicine, music education, or vocal performance. She has built a distinguished musical resume’ during her time at SAHS with her participation in advanced, concert, and show choirs and district, regional, and state chorus. She is a member of the Movement Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She performed in the spring musical, Beauty and the Beast. Kelsey is the daughter of David and Collette Hendler of Souderton.
Michael Denison, Class of 2010, plays the alto sax in the marching band, jazz band, and indoor drumline but says English is his favorite subject. He loves writing and classes where there is no wrong answer “as long as I can defend my answer.” Mike plans to study journalism at the University of Maryland after graduation. He is the son of Gary and Barbara Denison of Souderton.
Cassondra Diaz, Class of 2010, also known as Cassie, had a starring role in Beauty and the Beast, the high school spring musical. She is well known throughout the district for her talented vocal performances and participation in the a capella group and all choirs. She loves singing and says music is her passion. When not singing, Cassie is a member of the Link Crew, National Honor Society, and student government. She plans to study music education at Lebanon Valley College to become a high school music teacher. She is the daughter of Richard and Ramona Diaz of Harleysville.

In celebration of Earth Day, Penn View Christian School students participated in Envirothon at Norristown Farm Park. They were among 11 teams and won first place. This year’s theme was ‘Protection of Groundwater through Urban, Agricultural and Environmental Planning.” Students were presented with environmental problems to solve and then worked together to come up with solutions for the problems.

Michael Iacono and Luke Muscara, 8th-grade students at Corpus Christi School in Upper Gwynedd, placed fourth at the Regional Science Olympiad held at Cabrini College last month.

Nicole Sidorski and Meghan Hricak who represented Hatfield Elementary School on April 17 at Drexel University for the ninth annual Delaware Valley Habitat for Humanity Build a House Contest for 5th graders. The Build A House...Build A Dream! Contest for Kids.

This is an annual event hosted by Delaware Valley Habitat for Humanity. The contest raises both awareness of the need for affordable housing and funds for local Habitat homebuilding programs. 5th grade students from schools across the Delaware Valley work individually or in teams to build their own three dimensional, model "dream homes." The imaginative, colorful designs reflect the wide ranging interests and issues that are of concern to the participants.. The girls received a First Round RED RIBBON and a GO GREEN White Ribbon.

Jacob Radcliff of Harleysville, a doctor of pharmacy studentm has been inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
Invitations to join ALD, a national honor society for first-year students, are based on attaining a first-semester academic average of at least 3.50 and ranking in the top 20 percent of the class.

Souderton Area High School students, Lucas Bohidar, Tu Pham, Jim Stoffey,and Kevin Wu, won the Pennsylvania State Economics Challenge held in Harrisburg. The top 15 teams from the regional qualifying round competed for the state prize. After three rounds of testing, they entered the quiz bowl round ranked number one and defeated all challengers in this final round.T hey competed in the division for regular Economics students and will now square off against Pennsylvania's top AP team to see who will represent PA in the Country's Regional round.
This is the third straight year Souderton has been State Champions (and the fourth time in the last six years).

The following Pennfield Middle School students were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) State Convention in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 23:
Alto Saxophones
James DeSimone (9) Adam Defazio (8) Marykate Owsiany (7)
Tenor Saxophones
Justin Veverka (9) Pat Zancolli (8)
Baritone Saxophone
Ryan Schulze (9)
Flute
Megan Larouche (7)
Trumpets
Kevin Zhang (8) Ji Hwan Kim (8) Michael Kim (8) Andrew Schlegel (7) Eric Kim (7)
Trombones
Brett Slifer (9) Pat Geiger (9) Spencer Seipt (9) Scott Landes (9) Rebecca Lamb (8) Matt Malloy (8) Alayna Slifer (7)
Piano & Vibes
Jeanne Shi (9) Emily DeFelippis (7)
Bass
Zachary Travis (9)
Guitar
Ish Baid (9)
Drums
Anthony Cubbage (8)Tim Doerr (8) Jake Walter (8)

Area students are among the 283 candidates planning to receive diplomas at Goshen College's 112th Annual Commencement on April 25.

Alison K. Gotwals, daughter of Brent and Julie Gotwals of Telford, will receive a bachelor's degree with a major in biology and minors in Spanish and secondary education. She is a 2006 graduate of Souderton Area High School.

Elena L. Histand, daughter of Steven and Bronwyn Histand of Telford, will receive a bachelor's degree with a major in mathematics and a minor in secondary education. She is a 2006 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School.

Drew P. Stoltzfus, son of Barry and Ingrid Stoltzfus of Souderton, will receive a bachelor's degree with a major in music. He is a 2006 graduate of Souderton Area High School.

Reuben B. Stoltzfus, son of Sue Bergey of Harleysville and Dwight Stoltzfus of Ephrata, will receive a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting. He is a 2006 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School.

Scott A. Wilkinson, son of David and Lisa Wilkinson of Harleysville, will receive a bachelor's degree with an interdisciplinary major with concentrations in accounting, global economics and Spanish. He is a 2006 graduate of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School.

The following North Penn High School students who recently participated in the tri-state Delaware Valley Science Fair on April 6-8, as part of the STARS (Science, Technology and Research) club.
NPHS senior Jason Mineweaser received an Honorable Mention in Senior Engineering for his presentation of Implementing Ag+ Into Polyvinyl Nanofibers for Antibacterial Purposes.
NPHS Sophomore Ishaan Nerurkar placed second in sophomore mathematics for Proof of Infinite Solutions for Pell’s Equation.
The North Penn High School STARS is a group of students who develop, research and run experiments on topics in various science disciplines. Students work independently of the student curriculum. Research projects are presented at local, regional and international.

The North Penn School District would like to congratulate the following North Penn High School students for their selection to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District, Regional and All-State Band.The following students performed with the District Band on Feb.11-13:
Jen DiCandilo Marissa Flores Heather Heacock Jen Krout
Kate Kim Kristen Orehowsky Scott Olsen Maria Rosato
Bryan Ziegler

The following students performed with the Regional Band on March 25-27:
Melissa Yoon Olivia Richards Tyler Lawson Emily Schaefer
Alex Powers

The following students will perform with the All-State Band on April 21-24:
Chandler Nadig Lauren Everett Paul Feldman David Dalton

In addition, the North Penn School District would like to announce that the North Penn Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform in the PMEA State Convention in Pittsburgh on Friday, April 23 at the Lawrence Convention Center. More than 140 schools applied for this honor.

Loyola University in Maryland has announced the members of its fall 2009 Dean’s List. The following Lansdale students have achieved this honor:
Caitlin Boccella, a member of the class of 2010
Kevin Fox, a member of the class of 2010
Meaghan McKeron, a member of the class of 2011.

In order to qualify for the Dean’s List at Loyola, a student must have a GPA of at least 3.5 with a minimum of 15 credits.

A local team, representing the North Penn school district won first
place in the Pennsylvania state Odyssey of the Mind competition on April
10. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving
competition involving students from kindergarten through college. The
program encourages kids to think outside the box.

Max Ives and Robert Gaibler from Pennbrook Middle School and Tim
Bilodeau, Danielle Bereschak, Olivia Farina, Kevin Chen and Jackson
Simpson from Penndale Middle School along with their coaches, Kate
Early and Mark Bilodeau, worked hard all year to come up with their
solution to the problem Return to the Gift of Flight in which teams had
to make and operate a series of aircraft that completed a variety of
flight plans.

They won first place for their solution to this difficult
problem, but they also won a coveted Ranatra Fusca award for one of
their extraordinary ideas. During the team’s presentation, they
offered a glimpse into the possibility of transportation in the near
future and delved into science principles beyond their years by creating
a small version of powerful magnetic force.

The North Penn team will be representing the Pennsylvania at Michigan
State University where the World Finals will be held May 27 -29. The students will face competing teams from all over the globe
including Poland, China, South Korea, Japan and Europe.

ABOVE the North Penn School District Odyssey of the Mind team is shown. Back row from left, Robert Gaibler, Timothy Bilodeau, Kevin Chen and Jackson Simpson. Front row from left, Max Ives (holding the trophy), Olivia Farina (holding the certificate) and Danielle Bereschak.

Two local residents were named to the Dean’s list for academic excellence for the Fall 2009 semester at The Johns Hopkins University.
Aaron Schecter of Lansdale, a son of David and Kelly Schecter and who attended North Penn High School is majoring in applied mathematics and statistics, will graduate in May 2012.
Leah Harrell of Harleysville, a daughter of Meacham and Catherine Harrell and who attended Souderton Area High School is majoring in an arts and sciences pre-major, will graduate in May 2013.
To be selected for this honor, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits.

2010 National Latin Exam results
North Penn High School Latin scholars had a banner year at the National Latin Exam 2010, yielding a bumper crop of XXXIII awarded students. This exam, sponsored by the American Classical League, is administered annually to something in the neighborhood of over 140,000 students in high schools and colleges across the United States and in many other countries.
The exam is recognized as a benchmark of successful study of the Latin language and classical culture.
Special awards consisting of parchment certificates and medals for high achievement go to the students listed below, and will be presented in classes at the end of the year with appropriate celebratory rituals and oratory.

Gold Summa Cum Laude: Julia Ma (’10)* Daniel DeFelippis (’11) Hayley Reed (’11)** Sarah Simon (’11) Ji Jung (’12) Marlee Milkis (’12) Bob Ni (’12) Eileen Park (’12)

Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Peter Olsen (’10) Joseph Van Galen (’11) David Bisio (’12) Scott Olsen (’12)
Magna Cum Laude: Scott Dubree (’10) Emily Buehler (’12) Michelle Cha (’12) Eric Goldstein (’12) Colin Huber (’12) Saundria Moed (’12) Shreya Patel (’12)

Cum Laude: Stephanie Kim (’10) Priyanka Patel (’11) Bobby Dougherty (’12) Amy Driscoll (’12) Micheil Finley (’12) Dan Gross (’12) Stephanie Hong (’12) Meghan McGovern (’12) Sarah Parrotte (’12) Aaron Peng (’12) Vidya Punati (’12) Matt Shaw (’12) Val Stearns (’12) Susan Tabassum (’12)


*Three-time Gold winner, and highest overall school score all of high school career
**Two-time Silver winner

Nicholas Rosenberger of North Wales, a Junior has been placed the Deans' Commendation List for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2009.
Gettysburg College students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester's work are placed on the list.

North Penn High School students involved with the STARS (Science, Technology and Research) club recently competed in the Montgomery County Research Competition held at Montgomery County Community College. This five-day event is sponsored by the Montgomery County Science Teachers Association and the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
Nearly 50 public, private and parochial schools entered this competition with approximately 500 students from sixth through twelfth grade participating.
NPHS senior Jason Mineweaser placed first in senior engineering for his presentation of Implementing Ag+ Into Polyvinyl Nanofibers for Antibacterial Purposes and NPHS Sophomore Ishaan Nerurkar placed first in sophomore mathematics for Proof of Infinite Solutions for Pell’s Equation.
Both students will participate in the tri-state Delaware Valley Science Fair from April 6-8, 2010. Medal winners from this competition will then compete at the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in May.

Collin Sewell of Lansdale, a Junior at Gettysburg College is spending the Spring 2010 semester studying in United States.

North Penn Air Force JROTC Cadets recenlty participated in the Conschohocken’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. North Penn AFJROTC received the Judge’s Award.

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union presented Hoffman Memorial Awards to five high school seniors at its annual meeting on March 30, held at Pine Crest Country Club.

For 39 years, the Hoffman Memorial Award recognizes high school seniors who are active in their community, and represent the “people helping people” philosophy of credit unions. This year, recipients were awarded $5,000 each and were recognized at the credit union’s annual meeting by W. Andrew McPherson, MSDFCU Chairman, and David B. Whitehead, MSDFCU CEO. Combined, the students contributed over 4,200 hours toward community service efforts.

Those awarded include Meredith Lavin of Central Bucks East High School, Doylestown; David He of Central Bucks East High School, Doylestown; Alexander Murdich of North Penn High School, Lansdale; Jennifer Gerhart of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown; Laura Paviglianiti of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown.The award was created in honor of Raymond O. Hoffman, founder and first president of Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union. Hoffman contributed many hours of volunteer service to the credit union’s formation and success.MSDFCU has $405 million in assets and serves over 26,000 members.

SEEN ABOVE, left to right, W. Andrew McPherson, MSDFCU Chairman; Meredith Lavin and David He, Central Bucks East HS; Alexander Murdoch, North Penn HS; Jennifer Gerhart and Laura Paviglianiti, Mount St. Joseph Academy; David B. Whitehead, MSDFCU CEO.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has announced the names of some 800 outstanding high school seniors who have won Achievement Scholarship awards through the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

Local winners include: Nathalie N. Musey of Blue Bell, a student at Wissahickon High School. Her probable career field is nursing. She was awarded a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship. This award is supported by NMSC, which conducts the National Achievement Scholarship Program.
Tochukwu C. Okoro of Blue Bell, a student at Wissahickon High School, whose probable career field is engineering. Okoro was awarded a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship, supported by NMSC.

The Kutztown University chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) including Harleysville native Christine Luecke, a junior at Kutztown University was among students selected as a top 10 finalist in the 2010 AITP National Collegiate Conference Web Project Competition held recently in St. Louis, Mo. Luecke, a computer science major, also presented at the conference.
The AITP student program, started in 1968, is designed for students planning careers in information systems or related fields.

The following area students were recently named to the Dean's List at the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT., for the fall 2009 semester.
Andrew Kinzie of Harleysville
Erin Kostrubiak of Perkasie
Patrick Saboe of Harleysville
Full-time undergraduate students must have a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA for the semester to be eligible for the Dean's List.

The following local residents were among the December 2009 graduates of Holy Family University in Philadelphia.
Anna Marie Barr a resident of Doylestown received a Master of Education;
Lisa A. Kolimaga a resident of Blue Bell received a Master of Science in Human Resources Management;
Tara Leigh Lorah a resident of Telford received a Master of Education;
Michelle R. Randall a resident of Harleysville received a Master of Education;
Jennifer Ann Summers a resident of Chalfont received a Master of Education.

The following local residents were among the December 2009 graduates of Holy Family University in Philadelphia.
Anna Marie Barr a resident of Doylestown received a Master of Education;
Lisa A. Kolimaga a resident of Blue Bell received a Master of Science in Human Resources Management;
Tara Leigh Lorah a resident of Telford received a Master of Education;
Michelle R. Randall a resident of Harleysville received a Master of Education;
Jennifer Ann Summers a resident of Chalfont received a Master of Education;

When is the right time to honor our military heroes? That question was posed to students at Indian Valley Middle School by members of the Telford/Souderton VFW in the form of the Patriot Pen essay competition. Three students were chosen as entry level winners. At a small reception at the school, the students read their speeches to fellow team members and parents. Winners were selected and presented with a cash prize by VFW representative, Jeff Hill.
First place winner, Jennifer Giannini, was awarded $125. Second place winner, Victoria Bateman, was awarded $100. Third place winner, Sabrina Elyse Bimson, was awarded $75. Hill, who served during the Vietnam aboard an aircraft carrier, personally read all of the essays. “They were all excellent,” he said. “The sentiments expressed made us feel good as veterans.”
Pictured at above at right, Jennifer Giannini, Victoria Bateman, and Sabrina Elyse Bimson pose with VFW representative Jeff Hill.

North Montco Technical Career Center Allied Health and Health Occupation students competed recently at the state level Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition in Lancaster. Through their hard work and efforts, the students earned 8 gold medals and 1 silver medal.

Gold Medal Winners

HOSA Bowl Team:

Li-Hui Zhang (12th grade, Methacton)

Judy Lavelle (12th grade, Souderton)

Lyndsey Burzynski (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley)

Nicholas Thorneloe (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley)

Researched Persuasive Speech:

Trisha Lala (12th grade, Wissahickon)

Human Growth & Development:

Lindsay Beatty (12th grade, Methacton)


Health Education:

Alexis Hyczko (12th grade, Wissahickon)

Nathalie Musey (12th grade, Wissahickon)


Silver Medal Winner

Dental Terminology:

Rachel Camaish (12th grade, North Penn)

Gold medal winners are eligible to compete against students from across the country this summer in Orlando, Florida at the National HOSA competition. The mission of HOSA
is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill andleadership development of all health science technology education students, therefore, helping students to meet the needs of the health-care community.

Science Fair competitors and winners from Indian Valley Middle School, sitting from left, Dreya Cherry, First-Place winner; Bryan Freedman, first-place and winner of top project in each division/most promising scientist/engineer; Joseph Pinnola-Vizza, honorable mention; Mitch Plummer, honorable mention; and Thomas Frick, honorable mention.
Standing are, Sonya Miller, Devon James, Kyle Wetzler and Erin Solomon.