Local Students Win Comcast Scholarships
Local high school seniors are receiving a helping hand for college in the form of $1,000 scholarships from the Comcast Foundation. The 2010 Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program recognizes students who have demonstrated leadership skills, academic achievement and a commitment to community service. Full Story
Author Brings Message to Middle School
For four years, Jennings Michael Burch was shuttled from one institution or foster home to another, never staying long enough to make a real friend or form a close relationship. In one home, he was stripped of his clothes and left outside in below-zero temperatures. In another, schoolmates attacked him, ripped his clothing and beat him. But he survived–and thrived. Full Story
Two Students Earn Mitchell Dean’s List Honors
The following local students made the Dean’s List for the spring 2010 semester at Mitchell College in New London, Ct.: Phillip Garcia of and Steven Spiridigliozzi, both of Carmel. Dean’s List honors are awarded to students with grade point averages between 3.50 and 4.00. Full Story
School District to Offer Free and Reduced Lunches
The Carmel School District has announced new eligibility criteria for its free and Reduced Lunch Program.
Free lunches will be available this year to households earning no more than $14,079 with a single child to as much as $48,113 annually with a household size of eight. Full Story
Are High School Students Ready for College?
As the hot summer days continue most kids are focused on time at the pool and going out with friends, returning to school being the furthest thing on their mind. But for the Mahopac Board of Education, as the superintendent put it, “the school year is here; we’re ready for it.” Full Story
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