Emily and Jennifer Carp, of Harleysville, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, December 19, 2010. Both received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
The Grade Point Average (GPA) breakdown for Latin honors is: Cum Laude 3.50-3.74; Magna Cum Laude 3.75-3.94 and Summa Cum Laude 3.95-4.00.

The Oak Park Elementary School’s robotics team won the “Teamwork Trophy” award this year at the recent “Body Forward — Tune Up in PA” Lego Robotics competition at Lansdale Catholic recently.
The Oak Park Elementary School team was composed of fourth, fifth and sixth grade students who competed with 48 teams of middle school-aged students from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and South Carolina. Oak Park Elementary was the only North Penn school in the competition.

Third-grade teacher Donna Grabner of Oak Park Elementary School and fourth-grade teacher Brynn Grabner of Inglewood Elementary School were the team leaders.

The Oak Park Robotics Club is supported by North Penn Educational Foundation grants and the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant sponsored by Joe Spaniel’s Exxon station in Hatfield.

The Lock Haven University 2010 winter commencement ceremony was held Sunday, Dec. 12. There were 254 degree candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Human Services.
President Barbara B. Dixon presented degrees to the following local students:
Kyle A Ayers of Telford, Bachelor of Science.
Meghan Elizabeth Barci of Chalfont, Bachelor of Science in Health Professions.
Laura E DelliCarpini of Norristown, Master of Education.
Kristina Kane of North Wales, Bachelor of Science.

A total of 203 students were inducted into the Montgomery County Community College Alpha Kappa Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society of two-year colleges, during the fall 2010 semester. To be eligible for PTK membership, students must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 and must have completed at least 12 credits. The fall 2010 inductees are listed below by area of residence:
Abington: Tisha Salim
Ambler: Shane Dougherty, Angela Folin, Brice Hickey, Robin Walton, Kimberly Wyszkowski
Barto: Michele Hess
Birdsboro: Arrison Bunner
Blue Bell: James Hoagland, Dawn Kummerer, Eunju Lee, Nelson Lee
Boyertown:
Bridgeport: Kimberly Carney
Chalfont: Gap Seok Byun, Stacia Fader, Nikki Oilda
Cheltenham: Corinne Molloy
Chester Springs: Rhea Roat, Donald Robinson III
Collegeville: Evan Hundertmark, Nicholas Igbokwe, Alyssa Sassaman, Margaret Witmer,
Conshohocken: Jenna Lindinger, Monica Robinson, Amanda Scharff
Douglassville: Sarah Grebe, Cynthia Martello, Jean Miley, Robert Orfield, Patricia Shoemaker
Dresher: Kathleen Fernandez, Jeffrey Golden
Eagleville: Jocelyn Moye, Scott Rittenhouse
East Greenville: Heather Berry, Suzanne Esterline, Michelle Mason, Danielle Moriarity, Thomas Oberst, Amelia Peterman, Karen Wagler
Elkins Park: Jeffrey Murphy, Jason Yu
Erdenheim: Sandra Gordon
Exton: Rasha Sharhan
Gilbertsville: John Ambrusch, Kathyleen Mallon, Patricia Marcus, Rebecca McKendrick, Steven Ochs Jr.
Gladwyne: Sarah Salmi
Glenside: Christy Dishman, Carol Gill, Melissa Hood, Jessica Murtagh, Lara Schmidt, Andrew Stafford, Adriel Viss
Green Lane: Denise Cooper, Kiara Weibel
Harleysville: Jayne Eppley, Diane Francis, Amy Kriebel, Linda Landis, Tristan Landis, Nancy Malecki, Kevin Massey, Jeremy Schroeder, Bridget Stein, Peter Tran
Hatboro: David Birch
Hatfield: Keith Bannon, Jackie Lee, Brittany Leszczynski, Jasmine Monroe
Horsham: Cayla Braccia, Woo Chang, Dawn Gruber, Anna Kelley, Shelia MacDonald, Linda Patel
Huntingdon Valley: Kent Miller
Jenkintown: Min Kim, Max Kravitz, Karl Wulfekotte
King of Prussia: Karen Moran, Calvin Wang
Lansdale: Robyn Brogan, Ruth Degrattenreidt, Sheela Devnath, Michael Ferrer, Kasandra Flannigan, Jason Mussomeli, Darshita Patel, Jessica Prowant, Beata Szczech, Any Wenrich, Heather White, David Witte, Thomas York
Limerick: Amanda Lozinak
Mertztown: Mary Clemmer
Norristown: Hannah Burkhardt, Patricia Cameron, Thomas Cassey Jr., Mono Chikov, Stephanie Disque, Jeffrey Fisher, Michael Kilroy, Dianne Licwinko, Christina Myers, Richard Sitek, Katherine Verbeten
North Wales: Joseph Daniels, Megan Doran, Jailyn Drebes, Daniel Hanrahan, Ryan Hoon, Erica Howard, Terry Kim, Vanessa Ortiz, Carolyn Powers, Joshua Schwartz, Soohee Yoo
Oreland: Samantha Craig, Olivia Mawi
Pennsburg: Shelby Godshall, Jenna Kulp, Antonio Marrero
Perkiomenville: Wayne Downs
Philadelphia: Jean-Gabriel Kuoh
Phoenixville: Ryan Godman, Ryan Kier, Abby Lucas, Lynette Rubin, David Sheplock, Karen Vasko, Angela Verduchi
Plymouth Meeting: Allison Berger, Jessica Heebner
Pottstown: Bryan Banks, Stacy Bluhm, Seth Conbeer, Jennifer Freese, Jessica Gebhard, Chrisann Golden, Chelsea Hartzman, Michele Hess, Joseph Hickey, Rebecca Himes, Megan Johnston, Corey Klaus, Dianne Krumm, Erica Leibensperger, Michele Loftus, Andrew Lyngarhos, Rebecca Martz, Cheryl Mayberry, Susan McAllister, Amber Reifsneider, Cynthia Steed, Gregory Vey, Kim Weber, Tia Marie Wenek
Red Hill: David Klotz
Royersford: Michael Anderson, Elizabeth Beckermeyer, Aaron Dewiler, April Ferguson, BethAnn Fisher, Adrianna Nicoline, Caitlin Norris, Hannah Thompson
Rydal: Shane Renaud
Schwenksville: Patricia Banks, Gwen Lark, Kristine Barnes-Meyers, Caitlin Moser, Christopher O’Toole, Michael Suder, Shirley Suder
Sellersville: Leeann Pompillo
Spring City: Bryan Banks
Stowe: Denise Ruser
Telford: Korey Bishop, Amie Casady, Jeremy Davidson, Cassandra Gerhart, Marissa Gerhart, Ixmucane Gonzalez, Anna Smith
Willow Grove: Stephanie Brooks, Kelly Caffrey, Kaitlin Lindquist
Wyncote: Amanda Reeder, Joseph Sapienza II
Wyndmoor: Elizabeth Forden, Robert Zitin
Wynnewood: Damien Blasko

Mary Kate Brady of Skippack, and three other Wilkes University senior nursing students and assistant professor of nursing Wanda Ruppert, accepted a check from the Zeta Psi organization who raised money to fund their medical trip to Burkina Faso and Kaya, Africa, from Jan. 14 through Jan. 22. Brady and her team will travel with an interdisciplinary medical-surgical team to provide nursing care and health care education to people in need. Brady is the daughter of Steve Brady. Zeta Psi is a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society.

The following area students graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania, during a Commencement Ceremony held Sunday, December 19, 2010:
Emily Carp, of Harleysville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary & Early Childhood Education.
Jennifer Carp, of Harleysville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary & Early Childhood Education.
Alexander B. Galante, of Lansdale, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology.
Kyle Zimmerman Godfrey, of Perkasie, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education.
Jacob Andrew Hoffman, of Harleysville, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary & Early Childhood Education.
Katelyn Anne Maccarone, of Quakertown, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education/Special Education, Dual Major.
Julianne Danielle Place, of Quakertown, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
Lauren Ashley Smith, of Ambler, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
Stephen Garrett Bolger, of Schwenksville, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Peter J. Fox, of Sellersville, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Communication.
Joshua Kent Moyer, of Perkasie, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Students who received the honor of Summa Cum Laude graduated with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.95 - 4.00; students who received the honor of Magna Cum Laude graduated with a GPA of 3.75-3.94 and students who received the honor of Cum Laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.74.

The following local students graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on December 22.
Andreana Nekoranik of New Britain, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing.
Jennifer McCann of Doylestown, graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration.

The following students from Montgomery County have been recognized as a Provost Scholar at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At the start of the fall semester, any undergraduate student who meets the following requirement is eligible to be named a Provost Scholar: a current junior with a minimum of 45 semester hours earned at IUP with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Provost Scholar recognition is given only once during a student's time of study at IUP.

Harleysville
Stephanie Mallis, Hackney Way, Elementary Education

Lansdale
Megan Alexander, Misty Meadow Lane, Fashion Merchandising
Jennifer Zanoni, Chaucer Court, Family & Consumer Science Education

Norristown
Jesse Thomas, North Trooper Road, Communications Media

North Penn High School students earned honors at the recent Region 20 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Regional Leadership Conference that was held at North Penn High School.
Out of 52 participating NPHS students, North Penn walked away with 19 first place ribbons, four second place ribbons, seven third place ribbons, four fourth place ribbons, one fifth place ribbon and one sixth place ribbon.
Thirty of these students now qualify to attend the FBLA State Leadership Conference and Competitions in Hershey, Pennsylvania from April 3-6.
There were 543 students participating in the conference in total from 12 high schools in this area. The North Penn High School FBLA is advised by NPHS business teachers Linda Westerlund and Ken McLarnon.
Student winners are listed below:
1st Seth Brynien Banking and Financial Systems - Team Event
1st Brandon Koehler Banking and Financial Systems - Team Event 1st Zach Schaffer Banking and Financial Systems - Team Event
1st Jeremy Boco Business Procedures 1st Ravi Ramakrishnan Computer Problem Solving
1st Megan Ro Desktop Publishing - Team Event
1st Brittany Yang Desktop Publishing - Team Event
1st Julian Pei Economics
1st Danny Adams Emerging Business Issues - Team Event
1st Andrew Dougherty Emerging Business Issues - Team Event
1st Alex Keating Emerging Business Issues - Team Event
1st Rama Ramakrishnan Health Care Administration 1st Brandon Rosenthal Help Desk
1st Matt McAllister Hospitality Management
1st Lucas Hinkle Management Information System - Team Event
1st Aaron Keyser Management Information System - Team Event
1st Anthony LaRosa Management Information System - Team Event
1st Samuel Curlee Business Math
1st Suyog Padgaonker Word Processing II 2nd Bob Ni Business Calculations
2nd Sean Yuan Hospitality Management 2nd Conner Smith Spreadsheets
2nd Rudy Zhou Word Processing II
3rd Justin Carter Business Calculations
3rd Vidya Punati Business Communication
3rd Ashley John Business Math
3rd Wesley Newcomer Economics 3rd Faris Chugthai Help Desk
3rd Linda Giang Hospitality Management
3rd Will Buceilli Technology Concepts
4th Anila Gidwani Global Business - Team Event
4th Dharmesh Patel Global Business - Team Event
4th Divya Thomas Global Business - Team Event
4th Jamie Min Word Processing I
5th Cheryl Rozinski Job Interview
6th Amanda Torhus Public Speaking II

The Student Community Service Award, an initiative of the Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee, was created to recognize students for their outstanding contributions to society through significant community service. This award serves the dual purpose of recognizing such contributions and providing role models for other students and the community at large.
Five students were recently honored at a luncheon at the Indian Valley Country Club for being selected for the 2010 award. They are Matt Breen, Souderton Area High School; Maddie Goertel, Souderton Area High School; Caroline Lynch, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School; Jillian Leatherman, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School; and Matt Roynan, Souderton Area High School.
To qualify for this recognition, nominees met the following criteria: they must be in grades 9 through 12; must demonstrate leadership by having established a new project or enhancing an existing project which benefits the community; must demonstrate the six pillar of Character: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship; and must demonstrate outstanding community service.

Pictured from left, Ken Byler, IVCC president; Ellen Jamison, IVCC education committee chair;
Matt Breen, SAHS; Maddie Goertel, SAHS; Caroline Lynch, CD; Jillian Leatherman, CD;
Matt Roynan, SAHS; and State Rep. Matt Bradford.

Students from Souderton Area High School have been named as Students of the Month for December. Students are nominated by their teachers for showing exceptional characteristics such as responsibility, leadership, respect, honesty, and citizenship.

Freshman Andrew Curotto, also known as AJ, is a shooting guard on the high school basketball team. His favorite subject is math because he likes working with numbers and is considering a future career in business. He is the son of Jim and Chris Curotto of Harleysville.

Freshman Amanda Cole, divides her time out of the classroom between horseback riding, voice lessons, and hip-hop and modern dance. She loves to sing and not surprisingly says chorus is her favorite class. She hopes to go to college after high school to become an equine veterinarian and run a rescue farm for endangered and retired horses. She is the daughter of Steve and Lisa Cole of Harleysville.

Sophomore Ridgley Schultz, also known as Ridge, plays the position of middie on the boys’ lacrosse team. He volunteers at Grandview Hospital and serves on the Principal’s Student Advisory Council and tenth grade student government. His favorite subject is physics. He enjoys conducting experiments and learning why and how things work. His future plans include college and lacrosse. He is the son of Sandy and Greg Schulte of Harleysville.

Sophomore Rebekah Hershey, also known as Bekah, is a member of Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE). She plays field hockey and lacrosse and is active with her youth group. She says science is her favorite subject because she enjoys learning about the environment. She hopes to attend Boston University one day. She is the daughter of Pete and MJ Hershey of Harleysville.

Junior Alexander Cupo, also known as Cupo, is vice president of the Leo Club and is a member of Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE), National Honor Society, and Ace Mentoring. He plays the cello in the orchestra. Alex loves learning about the history of our country and the world. He follows current events and wants to be involved with policy to be more informed about the way our country operates. He is the son of Al and Julia Cupo of Harleysville.

Junior Christina Harris is the secretary of Key Club. She is a member of student government, Link Crew, Movement (Bible study), National Honor Society, CASH tutor, and concert choir. Away from school she plays the piano and is very involved in her church. Her favorite subjects are science and First Aid. She enjoys seeing how everything fits together and plans to attend college to major in nursing. She is the daughter of Bruce and Sherry Harris of Harleysville.

Senior Nicholas Spause, also known as Nick, is recognized for his athletic performance on the high school football team as captain and right tackle. Math is Nick’s favorite subject. He is fielding offers from a variety of colleges and hopes to study sports management and business when he decides. He is the son of Dave and Sharon Spause of Harleysville.

Senior Kathryn Kundrod, is the president of the National Honor Society, the business manager of the student newspaper, The Arrowhead, commissioner of Link Crew, coordinator for the CASH tutoring program, and serves as one of the student representatives to the school board. She is also a member of the school leadership team, student council, and Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE). Her favorite subjects are physics and calculus because she likes problem solving. Kathryn hopes to study biomedical engineering after high school. She is the daughter of Jim and Gita Kundrod of Harylesville

North Montco Technical Career Center Health Occupations students recently selected their Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) officers for the 2010-2011 school year. Pictured from the left, president Brittany Koch (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley); vice-president: Brianna Caperilla (11th grade, Methacton); secretary Meredith Moyer (12th grade, Perkiomen Valley) and Kim Stott (11th grade, Perkiomen Valley); treasurer: Sara Kirkpatrick (12th grade, Souderton); parliamentarian Lanie Perrone (12th grade, Methacton); historian Alyson Trout (11th grade, Souderton); and reporter Brianna Layden (12th grade, Methacton). HOSA is a student organization designed to serve students enrolled in health occupations courses, with activities directed to the instructional program. Emphasis is placed on individual and group leadership skills and development. HOSA combines responsibility with the development of occupational competence.

Ryan Focht, of Hatfield, a student at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, recently received a fall 2010 Neimeyer-Hodgson Research Grant. Focht, a Chemistry major, was awarded $ 525.00 for the The Synthesis and Reactions of Some 1,2-Diaclydiaziridines project.
Recipients of these funds must be full-time undergraduate students at Millersville. The total grant amount awarded for the fall is $3392.27 to 13 students. This program was established to recognize individuals in pursuit of scholarly research.

Jessica Do, of Hatfield, a junior at Millersville University and member of the University's chapter of the National Broadcast Society (NBS) won a first place award for video commercial and video feature segment as well as an honorable mention in the news package category at this year's regional conference, Nov. 12-14.
Twenty-three Millersville University NBS students used their skills to create multiple award-winning productions at this year's conference, held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Millersville's NBS chapter won nine first place production awards, five honorable mentions and a rookie of the year award.

Jordan Kuhns, of Harleysville, a junior at Millersville University of Pennsylvania and member of the University's chapter of the National Broadcast Society (NBS) won first place for audio sports play by play and honorable mention for video sports play by play program, at this year's regional conference, Nov. 12-14.
Twenty-three Millersville University NBS students used their skills to create multiple award-winning productions at this year's conference, held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Millersville's NBS chapter won nine first place production awards, five honorable mentions and a rookie of the year award.

Three area students were among Lock Haven University dance students participating in a recent recital the school. The students performed for full houses on the evenings of November 19 and 20 and at a November 20 matinee:
Ashley Krueger of Souderton, a History major, Dancer.
Tiffany Fellenz of Quakertown, an Accounting major, Dancer.
Rachael Radomski of Hatfield, a Communication Media major, Dancer.
Under the leadership of Associate professor of Dance Jayme Host, the students performed a variety of dance styles, including ballet, tap, and modern techniques. One number that was a hit with the audience was "Lovers of Light," in which the dancers performed a dance similar to the famed "Riverdance." In the piece entitled "Family," the audience heard the dancers speaking about the significance of family while they expressed the meaning of their remarks through dance. "Encounters" expressed through dance the depth and complexity of romantic relationships. In all, the dancers performed thirteen dances. All of the dances were choreographed by Jayme Host and her students.

David M. Glinski, son of Mary and Robert Glinski of Hatfield, was recently inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society at Temple University. He is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. He will graduate from Temple University in December 2010 with a bachelor's degree in history. He is a 2006 graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School.

Valerie D'Angiolini of Hatfield, a student at Quinnipiac University, was inducted into the Tau Delta Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society, during a recent ceremony at Quinnipiac.
To be inducted, communications students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.25 and a minimum communications studies grade point average of 3.25. They must also complete at least 60 credits, three communications courses and achieve junior standing.

Kristin Kajari, a senior biology major, is a daughter of Joseph and Carin Kajari and a graduate of North Penn High School, was one of 15 Westminster College senior biology and molecular biology majors that recently presened their capstone research projects at the college.
Her project, “The Role of Sleep Disturbance and Its Relation to Neurodegenerative Disorders in Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaste),” is advised by Dr. Lesley Ashmore, Westminster visiting assistant professor of biology.
The capstone experience permits opportunity for structured reflection on the value of education in and beyond the major and provides an opportunity to strengthen communication and problem-solving skills.