Students from Indian Crest Middle School have been named as Students of the Month for March. Students are nominated by their teachers for showing exceptional characteristics such as responsibility, leadership, respect, honesty, and citizenship. T

hey are Rachel Byrnes, sixth grade; Hannah Schmidt, seventh grade; and Matthew McPherson, Matthew Massina, Emily Loughery, Eric von Allmen, Eric Gabel, Gabrielle DiPietro, Charles Corrao from eighth grade. Also selected but not pictured are Joshua Wentz and Julie Pham from eighth grade.

Andrew M. Smolcynski of Hatfield was named to the 2011 winter honor roll at The Gunnery, Washington, Conn.

Local students chosen as National Youth Correspondent have the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C.
FAIRFAX, VA -- The following local students have been nominated to join 200 others from across the nation as National Youth Correspondents for the 2011 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University.
Alexandra Loeser, of Ambler, a rising senior at Wissahickon High School has been nominated to represent Pennsylvania.
Harris Risell, of Blue Bell, a rising senior at Wissahickon High School has been nominated to represent Pennsylvania.
They were chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in journalism and media studies.
National Youth Correspondents will participate in hands-on, experiential learning through decision-making simulations that challenge them to solve problems and explore the creative, practical, and ethical tensions inherent in journalism and media. The experiential portion of the program is complemented by speakers who are well-known leaders in the field. These presenters range from prominent journalists to CEO's of major media outlets and from researchers to recent college graduates already successful in the field.
With distinguished faculty, guest speakers, and direct access to elite D.C. practitioners, The Washington Journalism and Media conference offers aspiring journalists and student leaders an unparalleled experience. The week long program, held at George Mason University's state-of-the-art campus, will encourage and inspire young leaders from across the country who desire a unique experience focused on successful careers in this dynamic industry.
The Washington Journalism and Media Conference will be held July 10-July 15, 2011.

PHILADELPHIA -- The following students were named to the Dean's List of Thomas Jefferson University for the Fall 2010 semester.
Jennifer Thompson, a Nursing FACT student and a resident of Dolyestown.
Kelsey Callahan, a Nursing, RN to BSN student and a resident of Telford.
Kristine Kelly, a Nursing FACT student and a resident of Maple Glen.
Fei Peng, a Nursing student and a resident of East Norriton.
Stepfanie Duva, a Rad. Sciences Multicomp-BSMS student and a resident of Norristown.
Linda Do, a Nursing FACT student and a resident of Hatfield.
Lisa Brass, a Nursing student and a resident of Lansdale.
Michelle Kline, a Nursing FACT student and a resident of Lansdale.
Sejalben Savalia, a BiosciTech-Entry MS Med Tech student and a resident of Lansdale.
Annie Lee, a Nursing student and a resident of North Wales.
Justin Anderson, a Radiologic Sciences, AP MRI student and a resident of Schwenksville.
Joan Wood, a Radiologic Sciences, Gen Sonog student and a resident of Schwenksville.

The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2010 semester.
Allison Usavage, Daughter of Gregory and Donna Usavage of Green Lane, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Madeline Rublee, Daughter of Mark Rublee and Jaime Cheromcka of New Britain, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Humanities and Sciences.
Lindsay Osgood, Daughter of William and Cheryl Osgood of Chalfont, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
Evan Spitzer, Son of John and Hillary Spitzer of Chalfont, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Shaun Poust, Son of William and Tammy Poust of Perkasie, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Lisa Wenhold, Daughter of Craig and Tamara Wenhold of Quakertown, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Music.
Kenneth Greiser, Son of Kenneth and Melissa Greiser of Souderton,PA, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Humanities and Sciences.
Mark Kolodinsky, Son of Nicholas and Diane Kolodinsky of Norristown,PA, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
Brian Wojcik, Son of Jeffrey and Susan Wojcik of Norristown, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Business.
Jacqueline Nedorezov, Daughter of Joseph and Inna Nedorezov of Blue Bell, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Alexandra Schoener, Daughter of William and Karen Schoener of Harleysville, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
Michelle Montgomery, Daughter of Richard and Linda Montgomery of Harleysville, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
John Horan, Son of Thomas and Joyce Horan of Lansdale,PA, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Megan Wright, Daughter of Wallace and Eileen Wright of North Wales, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's School of Music.
Mamuyan Jones, Daughter of Charles and Maima Jones of Schwenksville, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications.

Tara Venturini dauger of Dale and Judy Venturini of Hatfield was named to the dean's honor list for the 2010 fall semester at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. She is a freshman student majoring in allied health.

Joseph A. Roatche of Harleysville, son of JoAnne Malcolm and Richard Roatche, was named to the fall 2010 dean's list at West Chester University. He attended North Penn High School and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in education.

Allison Meyers, daughter of John and Laura Meyers of Lansdale, was named to the fall 2010 dean's list at West Chester University. Meyers is a North Penn High School graduate and is pursuing a degree in nutrition.

The Indian Crest Middle School MATHCOUNTS team includes, Elizabeth Hunsicker, Victoria Rest, Hannah Schmidt, Avery Price, Liam Schmidt and Devon Schmidt with advisor: Miss Bratcher. In February, the team competed in a regional competition held at Upper Merion Middle School in King of Prussia where the team did well and several of the students had personal best scores.

On March 14 , North Penn High School seniors Spencer Hill and Karen Katz competed in the Pennsylvania State Computer Fair at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU). The North Penn School District is proud to announce that both students walked away with first place medals.

Spencer Hill received first place in the Graphic Design category and Karen Katz placed first in the Information-Based Web Page Design category. The two students worked as a team to enter the Computer Fair Logo category and took first place in this as well.

These students will now go on to compete in the state category competition held at Dickenson University in Carlisle on May 24.

Twelfth grade Allied Health and Health Occupation students at North Montco Technical Career Center recently earned 9 gold medals and 1 bronze medal at the state level Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition in Lancaster.

Medal winners were:

Gold Medal Winners
HOSA Bowl Team:
Joshua Clark (Souderton)
Kristen Polaski (Perkiomen Valley)
Nish Ravichandran (Methacton)
Ashley Shellenberger (Souderton)

Health Education:
Brittany George (North Penn)
Danielle Kovalsky (Methacton)
Grace Moon (Wissahickon)
Allison Tipton (Methacton)

Extemporaneous Writing:
Erich Franz (Perkiomen Valley)

Bronze Medal Winner
Medical Terminology:
David Blum (Souderton)

Emily Vogel of North Wales recently received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics, Cum Laude from Boston University.

Souderton - Ten students from Souderton Area High School recently participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Competition at Cheltenham High School in Wyncote.
Placing first, second, or third in the competition are: Amanda Brush, 1st place, How do differently types of pollutants affect the growth of grass?; Dreya Cherry, 2nd place, The Effect of Music Volume on Memorization; Natalie Robertson, 1st place, Forcing a Pointe; Colin Detweiler, 1st place, Got Golf?; Genevieve Grossman, 2nd place, Music and the Mathematical Brain; Sean Hayden, 2nd place, Color Crickets; Devon James, 3rd place, Fruit Fly Attraction to Fructose; Christopher James, 2nd place, The Effect of Barometric Pressure of Voltage; Alison Lipscomb, 2nd place, Are cats primarily left pawed or right?; and Kevin Hanlon, 2nd place, Effect of Creatine on Crayfish.
The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote science and mathematics among the youth in Pennsylvania. Three students: Amanda Brush, Natalie Robertson, and Colin Detweiler advanced to the State Competition to be held at Penn State University in May.

The North Penn School District announced that North Penn High School junior Minzo Kim was accepted into the 2011 All-National Orchestra. He was one of thousands of students who applied from across the United States.

He was selected for this ensemble based on his audition and recent musical experiences that include, but not limited to, participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District, Region and All-State Orchestra.

In addition to his selection to the 2011 All-National Orchestra, Kim was also selected to represent the North Penn School District in the 2011 All-Eastern Orchestra from March 31 to April 3 in Baltimore, MD.

Four Perkiomen Valley High School students were awarded prizes in the 33rd Annual Montgomery County High School Exhibition and Competition.

Held at the Fine Arts Center Art Gallery at the Whitpain campus of Montgomery County Community College (MCCC), the show features 250 works of student art. Fifteen public, private and parochial schools submitted work in seven categories. Each school could submit only fifteen of its best artwork, so selected students had already been through a critical judging process in their own school. The show runs through March 25th.

This year in the painting category, judged by MCCC Professor of Art Roger Cairns, Perkiomen Valley students were awarded the following prizes:

· First prize – senior Natalie Watson for her oil painting, “Purity”
· Second prize – senior Amanda Patrylak (pictured at left) for her trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) oil painting , “Glass House”
· Honorable Mention – senior Georgia Donnelly for her oil portrait, “At Rest”
· Honorable Mention – junior Alexis Kossey for her dramatic sunlit still life in oil, “Susan’s Bowl”

Several other Perkiomen Valley High School students exhibited their artwork at the MCCC art competition:

Drawing:
Alisha Losinno
Katie Muscatello
Paige Brooks
Soo Jin Park

Photography:
Megan Ryan
Jermaine Boca
Raelyn McAfee
Emily Gotlewski
Allie Klipp
Abby Dove
Mike Roberto

In addition, this year’s show invitation and poster featured last year’s award winning oil painting “Lazy Day”, by Perkiomen Valley graduate Todd Stong.

Kyle Feiser of North Wales was named to the dean's list at West Chester University. He is the son of Mark and Lisa Feiser and a graduate of North Penn High School. He is a junior student pursuing a degree in health sciences.

Philip C. Dlugolecki of Souderton was named to the dean's list at West Chester University. He is the son of Barb and Cas Dlugolecki of Souderton and a graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School. He is a senior student pursuing a degree in kinesiology health and physical education teacher certification.

LANSDALE – North Penn High School students participated in the 4th Annual Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival High School Competition recently at DeSales University.

After three rounds of competition, repeating Shakespeare Monologues each time to different judges, the NPHS Theatre team of NPHS seniors Dani Corradetti, Justin Dumke and Erica Tolton brought home the first place team trophy for all-around highest combined scores for a team.

For all four years of the Annual Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival High School Competition, a NPHS Theatre team has placed in one of the top three trophy-winning spots.

North Penn High School students participated in the MCATFL James J. Doyle Annual Oral Proficiency Contest recently at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School. This annual contest provides a forum for students to measure their oral skills in a foreign language against students from other schools in the county. Individual interviews are conducted by foreign language professionals to determine which students are most proficient in the second language.

The following students in the Japanese I, II and III classes at North Penn High School participated in this annual contest and received awards:

Level I Jennie Ju (first place) Kang Lee (second place)
Level II Vy Nguyen (first place)
Level III Erik Barnes (first Place) Evan Barnes (second place)

Students were individually interviewed by a judge in the first round. Then, two students are selected from each level to advance to the second round in which these finalists are interviewed again by three judges. In this interview, each student is asked to perform a role play on a given topic in front of an audience. The NPHS students had a wonderful time performing at both the competition and the world trivia question activity. All of them did an excellent job on their role play.

This contest is open to students from Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (MCATFL) member schools that have learned their foreign language in a classroom in the United States. There are five different levels of competition depending on years of experience or academic work in a specific language. Students who speak the language as their primary tongue at home, or who have spent more than six consecutive weeks in a country where the language is spoken are not eligible to compete.

For more information, please contact Noriko Coyle at coyleno@npenn.org.

LORETTO - The following local residents were among over 550 students from Saint Francis University who made the Fall Dean's List:
Jacob Portock, a Chemistry major and a resident of Souderton.
Melanie Reynolds, a Marketing major and a resident of Ambler.
Kevin Schimpf, a Nursing major and a resident of Lansdale.

BALTIMORE, MD -- Loyola University Maryland has announced the members of its Fall 2010 Dean's List. 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. The following local students have achieved this honor:
• Kevin Breen, a member of the class of 2014 from Maple Glen
• David Byrne, a member of the class of 2011 from Ambler
• Melina Di Prato, a member of the class of 2014 from North Wales
• Alisha DiIanni, a member of the class of 2014 from Schwenksville
• Anna Evich, a member of the class of 2014 from Lower Gwynedd
• Maria Handy, a member of the class of 2014 from Perkasie
• Matthew Jones, a member of the class of 2012 from Blue Bell
• Barrett MacQuarrie, a member of the class of 2012 from Doylestown
• Meaghan McKeron, a member of the class of 2011 from Lansdale
• Sarah Milligan, a member of the class of 2012 from North Wales
• Kevin Molyneux, a member of the class of 2014 from Harleysville
• Richard Montgomery, a member of the class of 2011 from Chalfont
• Victoria Osborne, a member of the class of 2014 from Blue Bell
• Anthony Scalfaro, a member of the class of 2013 from Lansdale
• Jarrett Shugars, a member of the class of 2014 from Doylestown
• Michael Wall, a member of the class of 2011 from Maple Glen
• Christie Welch, a member of the class of 2011 from Perkasie

BRISTOL, RI The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Fall 2010 semester.

Ashley Kichline, a resident of Souderton
Vanessa Camiolo, a resident of Doylestown

Nathan Duncan and William Manning have been named as Finalists in the 56th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Mikaela Hamje, Kathryn Kundrod, Aaron Lowe, and Zachary Zern have been named Commended students in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.

GETTYSBURG - Gettysburg College students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester's work are placed on the Deans' Commendation List. The following students from your area have been placed on the Fall 2010 list:

Vanessa Curran, a Sophomore, from Chalfont
Scott DuBree, a First-year student, from North Wales
Dylan Johnson, a Sophomore, from Norristown
Elizabeth Krueger, a Senior, from Maple Glen
Elizabeth Royer, a Junior, from Blue Bell
Alexander Allen, of North Wales, a Senior
Matthew Carlson, of Doylestown, a Sophomore
Victoria Casterline, of Lansdale, a Senior
Jonathan Condra, of Doylestown, a Senior
Kelley Furman, of Blue Bell, a Sophomore
Elizabeth Heisler, of Gwynedd, a Junior
Caitlin Hoy, of Audubon, a Senior
Daniel Kim, of Maple Glen, a Junior
Brian Lauderback, of Schwenksville, a Junior
Kam Ching Li, of Norristown, a Senior
Rachel Lovelidge, of Lansdale, a Sophomore
William Marple, of Norristown, a First-year student
Kelsey Mellott, of Telford, a Junior
Darcy Merrill, of Lansdale, a First-year student
Kelly Murphy, of Audubon, a First-year student
James Myers, of New Britain, a Junior
Anthony Palmer, of Audubon, a Sophomore
William Parkinson, of Lower Gwynedd, a Sophomore
Joseph Portale, of North Wales, a First-year student
Ali Roth, of Doylestown, a First-year student
Christopher Stiteler, of Quakertown, a Senior

ANNVILLE -- Lebanon Valley College, has inducted 145 students to its chapter of Phi Alpha Epsilon, an academic and service honor society. Local inductees include:
Valerie L. Augustine of Lansdale, a senior business administration major.
Lindsay J. Bauman of Quakertown, a senior elementary education major.
Charles W. Johnson of Schwenksville, a senior health science major.
Sarah M. Morasco of Norristown, a senior elementary education major.
Kimberly C. Poehlmann of Harleysville, a graduated psychobiology major.
Membership is limited to senior students who have achieved a 3.6 GPA, completed 24 credits of LVC coursework, and earned a bronze, silver, or gold community service award. A formal induction program will be held on March 24 at the College.

CLEARWATER, FL -- Local students received the Dean's List Award at Clearwater Christian College for scholastic achievement during the 2010 fall semester. In order to be recognized for this award, honorees are required to earn a GPA between 3.50 and 3.90 on a 4.00 scale.

Justina Bechtel of Schwenksville, is a graduate of Calvary Baptist School in Lansdale. She is the daughter of Don and Robin Bechtel of Schwenksville, and a sophomore Elementary Education major at CCC.
Danielle Heffernan of Chalfont, is a graduate of Upper Bucks Christian School in Sellersville. She is the daughter of David and Debbie Heffernan of Chalfont, and a senior Exercise Sport Science major at CCC.
Dexter Hollenbach of Sellersville, is a graduate of Faith Christian Academy in Sellersville. She is the son of Russell and Becky Hollenbach of Sellersville, and a senior Exercise Sport Science major at CCC.
Joshua Horine of Harleysville, is a graduate of Calvary Baptist School in Lansdale. She is the son of Steve and Connie Horine of Harleysville, and a junior Information Systems Management major at CCC.
Shaun Stimson of North Wales, is a graduate of Calvary Baptist School in Lansdale. She is the son of David and Caroline Stimson of North Wales, and a sophomore Music Education major at CCC.

MANSFIELD - A total of 162 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania students have been named to to fall 2010 President's list.
To be named to the President's list, a student must attend the university full-time and earn a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester.
The following area students earned the honor:
Jennifer King of Lansdale.
Caitlin Johnson of Green Lane.
Kevin Kern of Norristown.

VILLANOVA -- Every year, Villanova University students with established outstanding academic records are honored by the dean of each college. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Engineering, one must be a matriculated full-time student and earn a semester grade point average of 3.25.
The following local residents are on the Dean List in the College of Engineering for the 2010 fall semester:
Andrew Horgan; Lansdale, senior
Robert Abramo; Ambler, junior
Brian Broderick; Lansdale, sophomore
Rebecca Capobianco; Ambler, senior
Phillip Caramenico; Norristown, senior
Jesse Carey; Chalfont, sophomore
Katie Clemm; Blue Bell, junior
Celise Feller; Lower Gwynedd, freshman
Stephen Gazak; Harleysville, freshman
Christopher George; Schwenksville, sophomore
Miguel Gonzalez; Norristown, senior
Anna Heleniak; Blue Bell, senior
Samuel Kim; Norristown, sophomore
Steven Lee; Lansdale, sophomore
Kyra Limberakis; Ambler, sophomore
Michelle McNamara; Maple Glen, junior
Christine Mockus; Chalfont, freshman
Laura Monaco; Eagleville, junior
Linh Nguyen; Hatfield, freshman
Lauren Peachey; Harleysville, sophomore
Meghan Pellens; Lansdale, freshman
Michelle Record; Blue Bell, senior
Meghan Ross; Schwenksville, junior
Michael Schoen; Harleysville, freshman
Maija Taylor; Blue Bell, senior
Marissa Weber; Lansdale, senior
Cosmo Guerra; Blue Bell, freshman
Timothy Peifer; North Wales, freshman
Leonard DiWilliams; Blue Bell, senior
Daniel Fritch; Doylestown, sophomore
Nicole Harchut; Maple Glen, freshman
Daniel Novak; Ambler, freshman
Gretchen Bauerle; Chalfont, junior
Ryan Kelly; Ambler, junior
Dana Cosenza; Lansdale, senior
David Reynolds; Harleysville, senior
Robert Smith; Hatfield, senior
Kyle Voigt; North Wales, senior
Maureen Fink; Maple Glen, senior
Carlton Seybolt; Chalfont, senior
Kimberly Whitehill; Lower Gwynedd, sophomore
Daniel Wu; North Wales, sophomore