JROTC cadets helped deliver Angel Gifts to Norristown Family Center.  This collaborative effort between SKF Inc on Forty Foot Road and NPHS JROTC in Towamencin helps numerous area families celebrate the holiday season.  

SELINSGROVE — Kaitlyn Kinsey, of Hatfield, has been selected as a member of the 2012–13 Susquehanna University Dance Team.

The dance team performs at all home men’s and women’s basketball games and at several campus and community events throughout the academic year. The auditioned group is composed of fourteen dancers.

Kinsey, a senior communications major, is a 2009 graduate of North Penn High School and is the daughter of Karen and Jeffrey Kinsey.

LANSDALE – The North Penn School District announced that North Penn High School students Anisa Eshraghi, Poojita Sharan, Jiyoon Song, Layla Annous, Christopher You and Matt Hinkle have been selected to represent the district in the 2012 Montgomery County Honors String Orchestra. 

This year’s festival is being hosted by Diana Helmetag, Orchestra Director at Upper Merion High School.  The guest conductor will be Yoon Jae Lee.  Mr. Lee is the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble 212 in NYC, Music Director of the Old York Road Symphony, and a teacher at the City College of New York, CUNY.  The concert will be held at Upper Merion High School on Friday, November 9, beginning at 7 p.m. 

 North Penn High School Students Recognized as

Commended Scholars in National Merit Scholarship Competition

LANSDALE – The North Penn School District is thrilled to announce that 15 North Penn High School students were recognized as commended scholars in the 2012-2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC). Congratulations to the following students on this honor:

Shweta A. Akolkar                             

Vivien S. Chang                     

Ashley A. John

Akhil Katakam                                   

Colin D. Kelly                         

Priya T. Kikani

Michelle Y. Ko                                    

Nathan R. Lamb                    

Andrea D. Mobley

Vivian L. Nguyen                               

Nicholas W. Seiler                 

Alyssa M. Tate

Aspen R. Trautz                                 

Francis Walsh                        

Christopher S. You

Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the United States are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. These students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

The National Merit Scholarship Award recipients, including the 11 semi-finalists announced earlier this month, will be honored  at a breakfast to be held at North Penn High School.

 Submitted by North Penn School District

The following local students were named to the dean's list at Albright College for the 2011-2012 fall semester:
Erin Marie Poulson of Lansdale, a physchology/religious studies major.
Francesca Marie C. Simpson of Royersford, a biochemistry major.

Jessical L. Spencer, daughter of Mary and Jack Spencer of North Wales, was honored for her scholastic achievement during the 2011 fall semester at Cottey  College, MO.
She was named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester.

The following students earned dean's list standing for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year at Moravian College, Bethelehem:
Katherine Robbins, daughter of Helen Loidl of Harleysville.
Melissa Zirkel, daughter of Paul and Denise Zirkel of Earlington.
Aisling Housel, a graduate of North Penn High School, Towamencin.

Emily Parkins, a senior general management major at Shippensburg University, was named  to "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
Parkins is the daughter of Bob and Kim Parkins of Harleysville and a 2008 graduate of Souderton Area High School.  She was named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference  scholar athlete three times, designated as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete for 2010-11 and is vice president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.

Tara Venturini,, daughter of Dale and Judy Venturini of Hatfield, was named to the Dean's Honors List for the 2012 Spring Semester at Cedarville University. She is majoring in Allied Health.

Brianna Oertel, of Telford ,recently graduated from Eastern University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She is the daughter of William and Shari Schick and an alumna of Souderton Area High School.

Lansdale School Of Business Names Area Students

To Dean’s List

 

AMBLER

Daniel Breuinger

AUDUBON

Karen Matthews

 

DOWNINGTON

Stefanie Durnell

DOYLESTOWN

Wendy Strassler

DUBLIN

Russell Elia, Jr.

EAST GREENVILLE

Donna Hayden

EAST NORRITON

Safwan Mattar

GLENSIDE

Hong Yan Feng

HARLEYSVILLE

 

Jessica Portock

Stephanie Smith

Victoria St. John

HATBORO

Melissa DeMichael

 

HATFIELD

Miranda Hileman

Nathaniel Hulstein

Linh Luu

Victor Sobrado

Barbara Steiner

David Whitner

LANSDALE

Elizabeth Foote

Sandra Grooms

Stacy Lewis

Le’Chean Reed

Janine Ricci

Kellie Simpson

Kathryn Szajdecki

MAPLE GLEN

Ann McGlumphy

Dorothy Ochotny

NORRISTOWN

 

Annie Byerly

Robert Corbi

Kimberly Hackett

Cynthia Hart

Kimberly Phillips

Michael Rose

NORTH WALES

Health Radcliff

Anne Zimmerman

PERKASIE

Tiffany Dahm

Matthew Emann

PHOENIXVILLE

Lisa Kellighan

Devon Mensch

Pat Schell

POTTSTOWN

Kavitha Lakshamanan

 

QUAKERTOWN

 

Chelsea Bronstein

Ashley Lynch

Laura Rogers

RED HILL

Susan Exner-Klaiss

SELLERSVILLE

Kelly Williams

SLATINGTON

Jillian Long

SOUDERTON

Brian Cottee

Dana Meyers

 

SPRING CITY

Danielle Saviello

TELFORD

Nicole Danyluk

Emily Le

Amber Nelson

WARMINSTER

Jill Delahaut

Jennifer Glick

WARRINGTON

Sandra Slotter

Several local residents graduated from Drexel University. More than 5,000 students received degrees from Drexel this year at the University's 125th Commencement. Congratulations to the following students:

• N Wales resident Patricia Allen graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Post Master's Certificate.

• Maple Glen resident Charles Avant graduated from Drexel's School of Technical and Profesional Studies with a Master of Science.

• Blue Bell resident Nicole Baglivo graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Ambler resident John Barr graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Perkasie resident Timothy Bolinski graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• North Wales resident Elizabeth Bortz graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Master of Science in Nursing.

• Schwenksville resident Blythe Bourger graduated from Drexel's School of Education with a Master of Science.

• Norristown resident Charles Bowman graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Doctor of Philosophy.

• Maple Glen resident James Boyd graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Harleysville resident Scott Bronsdon graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Red Hill resident Giuseppe Chiaro graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Ambler resident Amanda Croke graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Blue Bell resident James D'Anjou graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Schwenksville resident Jenna Derhammer graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Master of Science.

• Harleysville resident Sapna Doshi graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Doctor of Philosophy.

• Doylestown resident Andria Ergemlidze graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Norristown resident Christopher Fornace graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and Master of Science in Civil Engineering.

• Hatfield resident Arpit Gandhi graduated from Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.

• Chalfont resident Rosalia Giambanco graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Perkasie resident Jordan Gorczynski graduated from Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering.

• Blue Bell resident Antonia Greene graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Master of Science.

• Perkasie resident Jeffrey Gunsel graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Ambler resident Jason Gurian graduated from Drexel's College of Information Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems.

• Harleysville resident Jared Harbin graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

• Perkasie resident Nikolas Heid graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

• Doylestown resident Patrice Hilghman graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Jeffersonville resident Brandon Hinman graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering.

• Doylestown resident Samantha Hodge graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Chalfont resident Christine Holderness graduated from Drexel's School of Technical and Profesional Studies with a Bachelor of Science.

• Green Lane resident Andrew Houchins graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Telford resident Philip Huntoon graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

• North Wales resident Heather Jones graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Doylestown resident Ashley Klun graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

• Blue Bell resident Lindsey Kriegel graduated from Drexel's School of Education with a Master of Science.

• Doylestown resident Monica Kuna graduated from Drexel's College of Information Science and Technology with a Master of Science.

• Blue Bell resident Caroline Laschenski graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Doylestown resident Katherine Lawler graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Norristown resident Barbara Lee graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Eagleville resident Elise Lennon graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Hatfield resident Patrick Lockner graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science.

• Chalfont resident Stephen Lucas graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Quakertown resident Francis Lynn graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Eagleville resident Philip Maconi graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering.

• North Wales resident Rebecca Marcantuono graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Master of Science in Nursing.

• Doylestown resident Sean McDonald graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

• Maple Glen resident Kelly McVeigh graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Ambler resident Caitlin Meehan graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Blue Bell resident Warren Messerschmidt graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Lower Gwynedd resident Julia Meyn graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• East Norriton resident Wanda Mitchell graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• East Norriton resident Patricia Monaghan graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Master of Family Therapy.

• New Britian resident Shane Moss graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Harleysville resident Ethan Mullins graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

• Norristown resident Jessica Natalini graduated from Drexel's School of Technical and Profesional Studies with a Bachelor of Science.

• Harleysville resident Jacob Nichols graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Blue Bell resident Liam O'Neill graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

• North Wales resident Hiren Patel graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Hatfield resident Jatish Patel graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

• Eagleville resident Nisarg Patel graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.

• Doyelstown resident Nicholas Postiglione graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Penllyn resident Steven Pribis graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

• Ambler resident David Ramirez graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

• Quakertown resident Eric Rayburn graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science.

• Ambler resident David Resnick graduated from Drexel's School of Technical and Profesional Studies with a Bachelor of Science.

• Quakertown resident Eric Rice graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

• Blue Bell resident Othmane Rifki graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Perkasie resident Brenda Riley graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science.

• Doylestown resident Jessica Rosen graduated from Drexel's School of Education with a Master of Science.

• Norristown resident Lauren Rosenberger graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Master of Science.

• Blue Bell resident Christopher Schieve graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Master of Business Administration.

• North Wales resident Sonia Shah graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Maple Glen resident Jonathan Shamberg graduated from Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science.

• Doylestown resident Rachael Sheridan graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Chalfont resident Christopher Snavely graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering.

• Blue Bell resident Martine Susko graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Master of Science in Nursing.

• Blue Bell resident Robert Waitkus graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Doylestown resident Amber Watts graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Science.

• Norristown resident Maureen Waweru graduated from Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health with a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering.

• Doylestown resident Kevin Wiley graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

• Doylestown resident Martin Williams graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

• North Wales resident James Yaw graduated from Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design with a Bachelor of Architecture.

• North Wales resident Christopher Yun graduated from Drexel's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Norristown resident Kristin Zielinski graduated from Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions with a Associate of Science.

• Eagleville resident Daniel Zollers graduated from Drexel's College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. 
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• Norristown resident Renee A'Hearn graduated from Drexel's School of Education with a Master of Science.