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Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks Exhibition At New Hampshire Antique Co-Op
Now on view through May 31, 2020
Congregational Church Stays Connected
During the suspension of in-person activities in light of the Covid-19 situation, the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC has a variety of ways for members and others to connect with church programs. This is especially important during April as Holy Week and Easter are on the horizon.
The most up-to-date information about church activities can be found on the church’s website (ccamherst.org) or by calling the church office at 673-3231. Sunday services are broadcast on FacebookLive and recorded for later on-line viewing. Services are followed by a Virtual Fellowship Hour. Links for these and other events can be found on the website.
The church’s Facebook page is another source of information, including updates and video messages from the pastors. Pastors Maureen Frescott and Kate Kennedy are available to provide pastoral care during this time, and the church welcomes community members to connect with this loving, serving, open and affirming community of faith.
Emergency Post ~ March 20, 2020
Schools
Students in the News
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2019 Dean’s List
WORCESTER, MA - The following local residents were among 1,678 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2019 semester.
Mary Rego of Amherst, N.H., is a member of the class of 2021 majoring in biomedical engineering.
Denver Blake of Mont Vernon, N.H., is a member of the class of 2023 majoring in computer science.
Thomas Lipkin of Mont Vernon, N.H., is a member of the class of 2021 majoring in mechanical engineering.
The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
Students Named Clarkson University Presidential Scholars
POTSDAM, NY - The following local students have been named Presidential Scholars for the fall 2019 semester at Clarkson University:
Rhiannon Eve Allison of Mont Vernon, NH, majoring in biology.
Caroline Diane Louise Speer of Mont Vernon, NH, majoring in biology.
Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.
Colby-Sawyer Students Named to Fall 2019 Dean’s List
NEW LONDON, NH - Colby-Sawyer College recognizes 184 students for outstanding academic achievement during the 2019 fall semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours in graded courses. Dylan Carlson from Amherst majoring in graphic design. Chloe Brisson of Mont Vernon.
Students Named to the University of Vermont Dean’s List
BURLINGTON, VT - To be named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. The following students from your area have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester:
Karly Infanti of Amherst
Hannah Kershaw of Mont Vernon
Jennifer Ladd of Amherst
Jane Leighton of Amherst
Margot Redway of Amherst
Matthew Saunders of Amherst
Sophie Unger of Amherst
Students Named to University of Hartford Dean’s List
WEST HARTFORD, CT - The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following student has been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2019. Sarah Kolopsky of Amherst.
University of New Hampshire Announces December 2019 Graduates
DURHAM, NH-- The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2019. Students who received the honor of summa cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85-4.0; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65-3.84; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.64. Students are only graduated after the Registrar’s Office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed. Participating in the commencement ceremony is the act of honoring and celebrating academic achievement.
John Ahonen of Amherst
John Cummings of Amherst
Julia Emery of Amherst
Samantha Allen of Amherst
Drew Sanborn of Amherst
Taylor Hennas of Amherst
Tyler Swenson of Amherst
Daniel Konig of Amherst
Mary Wiley of Mont Vernon
Alexander Williams of Mont Vernon
Area resident named to dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester at Quinnipiac University
HAMDEN, Conn. - The following Amherst student was named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester at Quinnipiac University:
Kaitlin Castell. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least six credits during a semester.
Emerson College Announces Local Dean’s List Honorees for Fall 2019
BOSTON, MA -cThe following students have been named to Emerson College’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester. The requirement to make the Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher that semester.
Olivia Cashman of Amherst majoring in Media Arts Production, and a member of the class of 2022.
Leah Cedeno of Amherst majoring in Media Arts Production, and a member of the class of 2021.
Jacob Hoerhold of Mont Vernon majoring in Media Arts Production, and a member of the class of 2021.
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Tufts University announces dean’s list honors
MEDFORD, MA - Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester.
Among students earning dean’s list honors are:
Olivia Bennett of Amherst
Evan Loconto of Amherst
Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
UConn 2019 Fall NH Dean’s List
The following students from Amherst have been named to UConn’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester: Sarah Kayser and Eric Loconto. The requirement to make the Dean’s List: students received no grade below “C”, earned at least 3.0 times as many grade points as the number of calculable credits recorded by the Registrar, and (4) were in at least the upper quartile of their school or college.
Bryant University Students Named to Deans’ List
SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University is committed to the pursuit, recognition, and celebration of academic excellence. The University is pleased to recognize the students who have been named to the Deans’ List for the fall 2019 semester. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! Abigail Tesconi, class of 2022, from Amherst.
Erica Meehan Named to Canisius College Fall 2019 Dean’s List
BUFFALO, NY - Erica Meehan, of Amherst was named to the Canisius College Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. Meehan is from the Canisius Class of 2020 and pursuing a degree in Animal Behavior Ecology and Conservation. She is one of more than 1,100 Canisius College undergraduate students named to the fall 2019 Dean’s List. To qualify, students must have attained a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the semester and completed at least four courses of three credits or equivalent.
Isabell Plotsker named to Vanderbilt University Dean’s List
Vanderbilt has named Isabell Plotsker of Amherst to the Dean’s List. Plotsker is a sophomore at Peabody College of Education and Human Development. She is majoring in HOD / Pre-Law. She is the daughter of Colleen and Vadim Plotsker of Amherst.
Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Students
BEVERLY, Mass - Endicott College is pleased to announce its Fall 2019 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no letter grade below “C,” have no withdrawal grades, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester.
The following students have met these requirements:
From Amherst, Lindsey Hagerstrom, Nursing, Dillon Pollio, Entrepreneurship and Business, Emily Shaw, Interior Architecture, minoring in Dance.
Iowa Lakes Community College Fall Honors List Released
Valerie Newhouse, President of Iowa Lakes Community College, has released the fall honors list of full-time students who have demonstrated academic excellence by earning at least a grade point average of 3.25 (based on a 4.00) or higher.
Fall semester students who have achieved a 4.00 (A) average are on the President’s list. Those with a 4.00 (A) average are on the President’s list. President’s List, from Amherst, Dawson Pehowski.
Local Resident Named to President’s List at LIM College
NEW YORK, NY - Abigail Fitzgerald of Mont Vernon was named to the President’s List at LIM College for the Fall 2019 semester. To be placed on the President’s List students must earn a grade point average between 3.8 and 4.0.
Local Residents named to Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College
COLCHESTER, VT - The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the Fall 2019 semester.
Jack R. Manning, a First-Year Student exploratory major from Amherst and a graduate of Souhegan High School.
Morgan L. Zifchak, a Senior mathematics and elementary education major from Amherst and a graduate of Souhegan High School.
Emma M. White, a First-Year Student history major from Mont Vernon and a graduate of Souhegan High School.
Alexander B. Craven, a Senior political science major from Mont Vernon and a graduate of Souhegan High School.
Local University of Rhode Island students named to the Dean’s List
KINGSTON, RI -The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 6,000 undergraduates have qualified for the fall 2019 Dean’s List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations.
To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average.
The following named to URI’s fall 2019 Dean’s List:
Rebecca Farren of Amherst
Ries Grondstra of Mont Vernon
Jeff Kiesewetter of Amherst
Hallie Parenteau of Amherst
Ethan Trzepacz of Mont Vernon
Julia Unger of Amherst
Wilkins School
2020 National Geographic Bee
AMHERST – The 2020 National Geographic Bee held at Wilkins School is the first round in the annual geography competition designed to inspire and reward students’ curiosity about the world. Questions cover not only geography, but also ancient and world civilizations, cultures, and physical features.
The winner of the GeoBee was Amritanshu Pradhan, and the runner-up was Keith Mello.
Finalists who participated in the school round include John Conforti, Owen Conforti, Amritanshu Pradhan, Graham Murray, Keith Mello, Marin McQuaid, Mateus Tymowicz, Ben Siskavich, and Asher Smith.
Winner Amritanshu Pradhan, with runner-up was Keith Mello
UMass Lowell names local students to dean‘s list
LOWELL, Mass. - Local residents have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Among those recognized for achieving academic distinction for the fall 2019 semester at UMass Lowell are:
Caleb Darling of Amherst, majoring in mathematics
Adria Kajenski of Amherst, majoring in continuing studies
Tyler Orr of Amherst, majoring in mathematics
Elinor Breckenridge of Mont Vernon, majoring in nursing
Katherine Spalding of Mont Vernon, majoring in nursing.
To qualify for the dean’s list at UMass Lowell, a student must have completed no fewer than 12 graded credits for the semester and earned at least a 3.25 grade-point average with no grade lower than C and without any incompletes.
Wheaton College (IL) Fall 2019 Dean’s List
WHEATON, IL - The following Wheaton College students (Wheaton, Illinois) in your coverage area were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester:
James Kibbie of Mont Vernon
To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.
Amherst resident named to Virginia Tech Dean’s List
Fall 2019 - Erin S. Humphrey, a freshman majoring in US in the College of Interdisciplinary from Amherst is among the Virginia Tech students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must complete at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.
Local students named to Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Stonehill College
EASTON, MA - To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered. The following local students were named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Stonehill College: McKenzie Rendall, Class of 2022, of Mont Vernon.
Local student named to RIT’s Dean’s List for 2019 Fall Semester
ROCHESTER, NY - The following local residents made the Rochester Institute of Technology Dean’s List. Eric Kolb of Mont Vernon who is in the chemical engineering program. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Bates College’s Elise Lambert named to NESCAC Fall All-Academic
LEWISTON, ME - Elise Lambert of Amherst has received 2019 NESCAC Fall All-Academic honors. Lambert, the child of Lisa A. Lambert of Amherst and Brian A. Lambert of Manchester is a 2018 graduate of Souhegan High School. They are majoring in politics and minoring in Spanish at Bates.
Lambert, a member of the Women’s Cross Country team, is one of 36 students from Bates College’s fall sports teams who received the honor from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.
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Amherst student named to the UMass Dartmouth Fall 2019 Chancellors List
Students named to the Chancellor’s List in recognition of earning a semester grade point average of 3.8 or higher of a possible 4.0:
Amherst: Madison Colby
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.3 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade. A total of 556 students representing 22 states and 5 countries received this honor.
Mark W. Cronin, Dean of the College, announced that the following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Amherst, NH
John Henzell, Chemistry, 2023
Mont Vernon, NH
Hannah Beaudry, English, 2021
McKenzie Robinson, Edu Studies: Elem Educ, 2022
Mont Vernon resident earns academic honors from Clark University
WORCESTER, Mass.– Emerson S. Addams of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire has been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2019 semester.
To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A+s).
Local Residents Named to Simmons University Dean’s List
BOSTON, Mass. - The following local residents were named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston.
Abigail Powers of Amherst
Gwyneth Bailey of Amherst
Ariana Infanti of Amherst
Hailey Hull of Amherst
Kristin Meader of Mont Vernon
To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.
Roger Williams University Announces Fall 2019 Dean’s List
BRISTOL, RI - Select students have been named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester. The following students have been recognized for this achievement.
Taylor Aselin, of Amherst
Aydan Kuhnert, of Amherst
Cora Thibeault, of Amherst
Spencer Wright, of Amherst
St. Lawrence University Students Named to Dean’s List
CANTON, NY -The following student has been selected for inclusion on the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the Fall 2019 semester at St. Lawrence University.
Emily Grudzien of Amherst. Grudzien is a member of the Class of 2021 and is majoring in environmental studies-English.
Souhegan’s Spring Musical “Legally Blonde” Cancelled
AMHERST – Souhegan Drama’s cast, crew and creative team worked hard preparing a fabulous performance for this year’s musical, “Legally Blonde” March 26-28. It was cancelled and has not been rescheduled at this time. We are publishing a few photos of dress rehearsal.
Elle Woods and Paulette Buonufonte (Evmorfia Alton and Alyssa Saunders).
Legal Team: Taylor Ciotti, Sarah Bernyk, Garrett Robinson, Evmorfia Alton, Braden Foulks, Tim Eccleston, Abby Maroun, Alex McGuigan and Alyssa Saunders
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