Region – Bowdoin College held its annual Honors Day ceremony May 9, with local students Daniel Palkin, Joseph Russo, Arseniy Sheydvasser, and Matthew Spring recognized for their achievements. Palken, of Northborough, a member of the Bowdoin College Class of 2014, has been awarded the Edwin Herbert Hall Prize in Physics. Majoring in English and Physics, [...]
Shrewsbury – Bryant University held its Graduate School Commencement May 17, and among the graduates was Colleen Foley, of Shrewsbury, who earned a Master of Professional Accountancy.
Shrewsbury – Syed Haider Ali, of Shrewsbury, a member of the class of 2015 at Washington and Lee University, was recently inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, which is limited to students who complete the first term of their first year with superior academic records. To be eligible for Phi Eta Sigma, a [...]
Region – Champlain College’s 134th Commencement took place at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington May 5. In all, 451 undergraduates and 66 graduate students earned their degrees. Local students who received their degrees from Champlain College include Michael Valarioti, of Southborough, who received a BS degree in Business with a possible specialization and/or minor; Derik Wrightson, [...]
Region – For the seventh year in a row, the juniors in the Health Technologies program at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School had a 100 percent passing rate on the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam. The juniors were honored at a pinning ceremony in the school auditorium, including a continental breakfast for them and [...]
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Shrewsbury – Jennifer Amdur, of Shrewsbury, graduated from the Quinnipiac University School of Law during a May 13 ceremony held at the TD Bank Sports Center. The Honorable Lubbie Harper Jr. of the Connecticut Supreme Court delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree.
Marlborough – When the question was asked, “What did you do over April Break?,” 10 Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) students and four staff members had an eager and unique response when they returned to the halls of the high school after April vacation. They participated in AVRTHS’ first Learn & Serve Program [...]
By Lisa Stukel, Contributing Writer Northborough/Southborough – Middle school students from surrounding districts competed in the Central District Junior Jazz Festival at Trottier Middle School in Southborough May 16. The jazz festival was sponsored by the Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education (MAJE), an organization “dedicated to promoting and providing jazz education throughout the state of [...]
Marlborough – Danielle M. Kaminski, Marlborough High School Class of 2008, graduated Magna Cum Laude May 12, 2012, from Drew University, Madison, N.J. She is the daughter of Bruce and Diane Kaminski She was conferred a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mathematics and with Honors in Economics. Her honors thesis in Economics was titled A [...]
Marlborough – Dr. Anthony Pope, the superintendent of the Marlborough Public Schools released this statement this afternoon in response the Marlborough Educators’ Association (MEA) vote of “no confidence” in him taken earlier today: It is unfortunate that the leadership of the Marlborough Educators’ Association (MEA) has chosen to put such a divisive vote before its [...]