Alvirne High School is preparing to welcome French exchange students in a program has been an Alvirne tradition for a long time.
The program gives students the opportunity to travel to France and to host students from Alvirneâs sister school, Lycee Les Pierres Vives, which is just outside Paris.
In recent years, complications have affected the trip.
In 2010, the swine flu epidemic prevented either group from traveling for fear of spreading the disease, and the year after, terrorist threats against France stopped the Alvirne students from going.
Both sides participated last year, but this year there werenât enough students who were interested in going to France, so itâs just the French students who will be traveling this year.
The exchange program provides students with an amazing opportunity to learn more about the language and culture of another country outside the classroom.
âThis program is incredible,â said senior Josh Carter, who went as a junior. âMy time in France was awesome, and I got to experience a different way of life firsthand. I would definitely recommend participating to others.â
While there is already a strong cultural aspect to the Alvirne curriculum in the foreign language classes, this provides students with a new perspective on the differences between life in America and France.
Even without the cost of going to another country, students can benefit from the program by interacting with a native speaker of the language and participating in trips with the exchange students to places such as Boston and New York and Boston.
The French students have already purchased their plane tickets, so they will be arriving in late April. Alvirne teachers are seeking accommodations for the French students who are still without host families.
The opportunity to host the French students has recently been opened up to all students, regardless of whether someone takes French, in the hopes that it will increase the number of people willing to host.
Any Alvirne students who are interested in hosting a French student may contact foreign language teachers Svetlana Stewart or Gilbert LaChance.
Gretchen Gamrat is a senior at Alvirne High School in Hudson.![]()
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Alvirne seeking hosts for French exchange students
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BG helps state Mock Trial program rebound
It wonât be a surprise to any member of the 17 teams that competed at the Mock Trial State Tournament this weekend if you have never heard of the program.
In fact, only 17 high schools in the state, including Bishop Guertin High School, participated in the event at Hillsborough County Superior Court South in Nashua.
Bishop Guertin coach Brian Jackson, a religion teacher at the school, played a crucial role in revitalizing the âintellectual contact sportâ in the last few years.
Although the tournament and results will be concluded once you read this, earlier this week, the BG Mock Trial team was preparing for its largest competition of the year â a tournament that might never have happened had it not been for the work of its coach.
In 2007, when the New Hampshire State Bar Association stopped sponsoring Mock Trial in the state, which had nearly 25 active teams, Jackson didnât want to disappoint his enthusiastic team. He got in contact with the Mock Trial team at Yale University, which sponsored competitions for high school students, and began to compete there.
In 2009, Yale began to sponsor the state tournament again, and in 2011, Bishop Guertin began its own invitational tournament. Kyle Skinner, a Yale student who has since graduated, took over as the state coordinator, and now Mock Trial is back on the rise.
Jackson said heâs thrilled with the new Mock Trial state tournament. He has worked hard with all three of his teams to prepare for the states, competing with schools such as the Academy for Science and Design in Nashua, Souhegan High School and Phillips Exeter Academy, the winner of the 2012 state championship and the BG Invitational in December.![]()
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Flower sale raises money for scholarship at Campbell High School
Feb. 14 marks the famous Valentineâs Day.
Some say itâs a holiday made up by card companies, while others have a different theory â that the holiday was strictly made for a day when people can express their love for one another.
Campbell High Schoolâs Student Council stuck with its annual tradition of selling carnations during lunch periods to students, staff, parents and community. White, pink and red carnations were sold, as were red roses.
White carnations represent friendship, pink represents someone special and red symbolizes love.
Carnations are usually sold for $1 every year, but this year, the Student Council wanted to mix it up a little bit. For $2, students had a chance to buy a carnation with a Dove chocolate and with a ribbon wrapped around it.![]()
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Franklin Pierce group gets Milford High students up and moving
Feb. 1 was an interesting and exciting day for Milford High School students. Early that morning, the school was bombarded by students from Franklin Pierce University to get the kids up and moving, and thinking healthfully.
Students were surprised by how much they didnât know and enjoyed the fact that the Franklin Pierce group had a lot of new information to offer.
âI was shocked by the large number of students who got involved,â senior Hannah Soucy said, âbut it was easy to jump into each station because they were small, welcoming and educational.â
The college students were eager to share their knowledge at Milfordâs Health Fair. Several stations were set up in the gym and cafeteria, where students could learn about a variety of subjects.![]()
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Hollis Brookline High hosts Jazz Band Clinic
Jan. 26 was a normal day for most, but for many jazz students at Hollis Brookline High School and surrounding schools, it was a day filled with learning and fun.
Hollis Brookline hosted a Jazz Band Clinic through the New Hampshire Band Directors Association, with HB band director Dave Umstead as the main organizer of the event. It included schools such as Milford, Souhegan, Timberlane in Plaistow and Pinkerton Academy in Derry, to name a few.
To start the day, each school band was given the chance to play a few songs before professional musicians â the clinicians.
All of the clinicians are professionals who are college professors, as well as active performers in New England: Jered Sims, Dave Seiler and John Mastroianni, saxophone; Jerry Sabatini, trumpet; Dave Bresnahan, trombone; John Funkhouser, piano and bass; Bryan Killough, guitar; Manuel Kaufmann, bass; and Les Harris Jr., drums.
The clinicians would critique the songs and suggest ways to improve them. These improvements could include the dynamics, blending, style, balance or articulation.
While one band was performing, the others watched and were able to see the clinician give advice to all of the schools.![]()
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DECA helps prepare future business leaders at Merrimack High School
All students aspire to reach a specific goal during their five days a week in high school.
Some wish to score the winning goal in a sport, participate more in lecture or just to get to class on time.
For the business students of Merrimack High School, their goal for the week of Feb. 11 involved a 100- question test, role playing and the chance to learn what it will be like to work in the business world. Then on Thursday, business students from all over the state competed at the DECA state conference.
The Distributive Education Clubs of America is a nonprofit organization that helps prepare students in high school and college with hands-on experience of how to be successful in business careers such as accounting, marketing and hospitality.
Students participate by choosing from more than 100 categories of interest. In that particular area of study, students must pass a 100-question test and role play a specific scene on detailed subject matter from their category.
Points from the test and the role play are combined to create their score.![]()
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Front Door Agency in Nashua prepares for 25th Gourmet Festival & Auction
NASHUA â The Front Door Agencyâs 25th Gourmet Festival & Auction brings together southern New Hampshireâs finest chefs, who will showcase their signature dishes and drinks at Nashua Country Club from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, March 10.
This yearâs delicious cuisine will include provide something special for every palate. Returning are the Michael Timothyâs Dining Group of MT Local, Surf and Buckleyâs Great Steaks; Nashua Country Club; Villa Banca; Sodexo; St. Joseph Hospital; Celebrationâs Distinctive Catering; Stella Blu; Two Chefs Are Better Than One Catering; Creative Cakes by Debby; Frederickâs Pastries; King David Coffee Roasters; Pine State Beverage Co.; and You You Japanese Bistro.
New chefs participating will be Napa East, Firefly, 11Eleven Bistro and Burtons Grill.
Guests will have an opportunity to place bids in a silent auction that will include spa certificates, restaurant gift certificates, electronics, pottery, sports tickets and more.
Professional auctioneer John Terrio will conduct a live auction.![]()
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VFW to hold final events at location
NASHUA â Nashua VFW Post 483 is preparing for its final four events before moving from its location at 2 Quincy St.
The building recently was sold to the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter because the expenses to maintain it were costing the organization more than it was able to bring in on a monthly basis. A new location has not yet been found.
The VFW is hoping for support from all veterans and their families in Greater Nashua, along with other residents, to help make these final events a huge success:
The Ladies Auxiliary will host a Valentineâs Dinner Dance, postponed from Feb. 9, from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb.![]()
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Strengthening Families program summit planned in Concord
CONCORD â The New Hampshire Strengthening Families Summit will be held 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Drive.
More than 40 states are using the Strengthening Families program as a framework for bridging early care and education, childrenâs health and mental health, family support and early intervention. The program is based on decades of child abuse prevention studies.
The keynote speaker will be Nilofer Ahsan, of the Center for the Study of Social Policy, who leads the national Strengthening Families initiative.![]()
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Nashua North InvenTeam working toward EurekaFest
As the second semester begins, many seniors at Nashua High School North have been tempted to settle into a routine of procrastination in their final months of high school.
But for a group of six seniors, their continuing work developing a bacteria battery for the schoolâs Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam has kept them busy.
Northâs InvenTeam consists of Meghan Dezurick, Madeline Doctor, Theresa Inzerillo, Priyanka Satpute, Craig Hammond and Chris Jones. Each senior serves a unique role in the project, which started at the beginning of the school year when the group was awarded a coveted Lemelson-MIT grant for the funding of the batteryâs development.
The North InvenTeam was one of just a few across the country to win the grant.
âWe are hoping to create a product that will be able to provide cheap energy for rural and developing nations,â said Hammond, who has been developing the technical aspect of the battery. âThe bacteria battery will be powered by a readily available fuel source.
Right now, the technical role is working with different types of compost to see how effective each would be as a fuel source in the battery.â
But the projectâs technical side is only one component of its development. The InvenTeamâs communications side has been kept busy, as the project requires teams to submit monthly reports and videos to the Lemelson-MIT Initiative.
The team has also been required to keep a blog, and runs its own Twitter and Instagram, allowing local partners to keep in touch with the team.
âIn my role as the financial lead, I have a financial goal to make for each month,â Inzerillo said.![]()
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Nashua South prepares for annual Empty Bowls fundraiser
When the weather outside is frightful, what better way to warm up than with a hot bowl of soup?
For those who might enjoy delicious soup and bread, musical entertainment, visual art and a handmade bowl souvenir, attend the annual Empty Bowls event from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Nashua High School South cafeteria.
Soups are donated by local restaurants. Tickets are $13, and all proceeds go to the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter.
Pottery students from Nashua High School South and North worked hard this year making beautiful clay bowls. The two schools combined were able to provide about 700 bowls for the musical feast.![]()
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Pets of the Week for Feb. 17
Henry
If youâre looking for a lot of character in a small package, then Iâm it! Iâm a 3-year-old Chihuahua mix who is just adorable.
I can be a little shy and unsure in new situations, so Iâll need an owner with patience and a home without young children. Once I get to know you, then youâll see my cuddly, playful and extremely active sides. I like other dogs and would probably benefit from training class as a release for my energy and a chance to socialize with other people and dogs.
If youâre experienced with Chihuahuas and prepared for a little guy with a big personality, then come meet me today â I know you wonât regret it! Please consider giving a sweet guy like me a chance, and donât forget, all new adopters receive a free first veterinarian visit to your choice of 16 local vets.
Patty & Jackie
Weâre petite 2-year-old sisters who came here when our family had to move. (Thatâs me, Jackie, on the right!) We were really nervous around the kids and the dog that chased us in our previous home, so we need a quiet home without any young children.
If you take the time and patience to go slow with us, then youâll be rewarded by what sweet and loving kitties we are.![]()
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Strictly Music revival at Souhegan High School
For the first time in years, Souhegan High School is hosting Strictly Music, a night giving local bands the spotlight and teenagers the freedom to dance and sing.
Years ago, these special nights were headed by popular local acts such as the Sea Captains, the Jonee Earthquake Band, Shamherst, Flick Tracy and Undertow, but the last successful event was held in 2009. Now, in the new era of Strictly Music, Souhegan takes a fresh road: headlining bands are traveling all the way from Rhode Island to be a part of this special revival night.
Kory Boutin, a Souhegan alumnus and now an experienced musician, participated in Strictly Music while at the school.âThe last Strictly show I played was with a band called Shamherst my sophomore year,â Boutin said. âIâve been playing music since I was about 4 years old. The first show I played was when I was 15, and since then Iâve played countless shows, as well as toured across the country.â
Why would Boutin want to come back to a high school after all of his musical accomplishments?
âI believe shows like Strictly Music are extremely important for high schools,â he said.![]()
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Nashua High School South Honor Roll
NASHUA â Nashua High School South announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2012-13 school year.
HIGH HONORS
GRADE 9: Samira Abdoulaye, Rebecca Berube, Nidhi Bhagat, Jonathan Bianchi, Austin Brucks, McKenzi Carter, Regina Chartier, Abigail Cunningham, Sarah Drake, Dody Eid, Emma Fenlon, Caroline Ferris, Mikayla Flesch, Jason Fox, Nishanth Ganeshbabu, Siddarth Ganguri, Abigail Gentes, Daniela Gonzalez, Kiersten Gould, Matthew Guay, Christina Higginson, Anish Iyengar, Shannon Joyce, Bhanuchandra Kappala, Nikhil Karnane, Zachary Kelley, Deepika Kurup.
Katelyn Largy, Richard Leang, Samantha Lowry, Sunaina Mahendrakar, Madeline Manganello, Ronald Martin, Patrick McDonnell, Samuel McIntyre, Kidist Morby, Alanna Murphy, Jacob Olson, Neha Prasad, Abbey Rancourt, Julia Rivera, Sahil Shah, Nathan Sheeler, Christopher Simard, Brandon Stempler, Ankur Sundara, Noah Telerski, Katherine Tenney, Kelli Thornhill, Sarah Tsan, Kuhu Wadhwa, Aashish Welling, Elyssa Willard, Shan Zhang.
GRADE 10: Sarah Allison, Jillian Anderson, Brian Barrows, Emily Burns, Adam Buskey, Jacqueline Chea, Jesse Clauss, Charles Deichmann, Samarth Desai, Jonathan Dunn, Emily Durette, Coleen Finn, Roisin Flanagan, Gabriella Foster, Maureen Gichura, Jason Guay, Abigail Hearn-Gordy, Robert Holbrook, Bhavana Kolaparthi, Evan Lowe, Quinn Mack, Olivia Maffia, Colin McGonagle, Bridget Murphy, Duc Nguyen, Adaeze Obinelo, Jonathan Pacheco, Mackenzie Pardoe, Kaushil Patel, Kuldeep Prajapati, Cassandra Putsch, Gabriela Santos, Andrew Sevigny, Tina Ta, Tyler Vartabedian, Megan Verfaillie, Sean Vigeant, Alyssa Walker, Marinda Weaver, Pooja Welling.
GRADE 11: Atheer Al Shammari, Felicia Blais, Nicoleen Boyle, Ryan Carson, Hannah Cook, Sydney Cookshaw, Benjamin Cooper, Savannah Cummings, Edward Cunningham, Aileen Donohue, Tyler Doveno, Emily Downing, Marlene Duarte, Timothy Duffy, Nathan Fortier, Alexander Frank, Stephen Frechette, Karina Gaud, Amelia Gentes, Heather Hillard, Teddi Kramer, Julia Larsen, Anna Merkuryev, Nadia Mezghani, Kimberley Minch, Joshua Moreau, Colleen Morrissey, Brandon Nguyen, Uyen Thuy Thao Nguyen, Parthiv Patel, Alexander Peters, Samantha Ricard, Megan Sheeler, Suraj Shroff, Matthew Spokane, Nathan Thompson, Kenneth Tremblay, Isaac Wilcox, Melanie Wong, Christine Yu, John Zhang.
GRADE 12: Austin Carter, Kenneth Cashman, Jeremy Chartier, Willard Collura, Joseph Columbus, Ryan DePaolo, Samip Desai, Thanh Dinh, Cesar Dominguez, Naomi Eberhard, Mia Eisenhandler, Lauren Fox, Cody Garcia, Adam Garside, Jennifer Gaudet, Harrison Gustin, Bhavana Kaki, Shannon Knust, Elaine Kwan, Megan Mace, Caitlin Neary, Kellie Neary, Sarah Nesti, Cory Novotny, Maggie OâConnor, Megan Olson, Ashruti Patel, Shahil Patel, Kylie Perkins.
Caitlyn Perry, Zachary Peters, Hugh Phillis, Kaylee Pyrcz, Lauren Rebello, Taylor Reichle, Nicholas Rivera, Cameron Rogers, Ashlyn Ross, Robert Ross, Sohil Shah, Daniel P. Shea, Shivani Shendye, Suneer Sood, Allison Thomas, Robert Tocci, Meghan Trahan, Natalia Trikoz, Kelsey Tulley, Joshua Utterback, Nicole Viau, Zachary Warneka, Rachel Weintraub, Nicholas Williams, Darby Winkler.
HONORS
GRADE 9: Mauricio Acevedo, Nicholas Arenburg, Ashley Barton, Alexis Bergeron, Alana Bethea, Cameron Boisvert, Riley Bourque, Amanda Boutin, Michael Brideau, Timothy Brown, Savannah Buonomo, Tristen Burgess, Skylar Bush, Cody Butler, Tiffany Buturla, Joseph Callahan, Montana Carter, Stephanie Case, Taylor Cathcart, Taylor Ceci, Olivia Charron, Andrew Chaviano, Sheylin Colon, Tayla Cormier, Andrew Dasilva, Jordan Dean, Stephanie DePaolo, Monique Dos Santos.
Matthew Ekins, Kevin Erickson, Julie Espinal, Larissa Fairweather, Genesis Fajardo, Kayla Fallis, Alyssa Freeman, Craig Freeman, Taylor Frothingham, Jose Garcia, Mikayla Garvin, Jordan Gentile, Carlos Gonzalez, Robert Gosse, Jennifer Halloran, Rafael Hernandez, Catherine Hevey, Lea Iuliano, Christopher Jimenez, Derin Josephson.
Rikin Kamdar, Jacob Keyslay, Jasmine Lord, Dominique Lui, Logan Magras, Peter McManus, Alexis McNally, Peter Minch, Mohammad Mohammad, Ashleigh Morgan, Collin Morrow, Brendan Murphy, Nyara Muschette, Jacob Notinger, Matthew OâHerren, Joshua Oldro, Hazel Patel, Ravi Patel, Trey Patno, Tyler Pelovitz, Ryan Penkala, Tyler Plourde, Jessica Ricard, Cameron Ricard, Jazmyne Robinson, Roberto Robles Mata, Felicia Russell, Brianna Safarewitz, Sage Scribner, Michaila Sheehan, Marissa Slater.
Christopher Soucy, Lucas Taft, Mounika Talluri, Harika Talluri, Elizabeth Tansey, Tyler Thompson, Tommy Thung, Christine Tringali, Elizabeth Ux, Bianca Vaquerano, Rahul Vaswani, Megan Ward, Colby Wygant, Jessica Zalzal, Jonathan Zanzerkia, Samantta Zaragoza, Jason Zhang.
GRADE 10: Shahajahan Akbar, Anna Alfano, Trinity Amnotte, Zachary Anzel, Mohammad Ashrafi, Andrea Bell, Victoria Berry, Nathan Blouin, Ashley Boudreau, Kiela Bridge, Olivia Brown, Veronica Budzinski, Christopher Byers, Klaudia Card, Aimee Carignan, Jay Chittidi, Louis Cole, Madison Comegna, Magdala Content, Nathaly Davis, Julia De Siqueira, Andrew Decarteret, Kennedy Dowling, Jared Dube, Maxwell Ernst, Alberto Flores, Danika Fontaine, Katelyn Frechette, Haley Fritch, Jacqueline Garcia, Michaela Gautieri, Sylvia Gitonga, Ashley Gosselin, Drufilla Greene.
Samantha Guilfoil, Erin Horsey, Lakshmi Jampana, Mary Kiangonyo, Kayla King, Matthew Kuba, Noelle Labrie, Jamie Lavoie, Michael Lee, Thomas Lessard, Cornell Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Emma Loschiavo, Christopher Lyons, Nicole Malette, Kiana Marsh, Olivia Martinez, Alexandra McElhinney, Abigail McIntosh, Andrew Merrifield, Morgan Miller, Jeffrey Mitchell, Michaila Monaco, Joscelyn Moore, Samantha Morris, Shulma Naves, Colleen OâConnor, Kristen OâConnor, Mayur Patel, Emily Pease, Jasmine Perez, Silvana Perez, Kiran Pinninti.
Aamuktha Porika, Garrett Prince, Victoria Provencher, Michaela Raftery, Jessica Shannon, Dilpreet Singh, Kevin Smith, Ambur Smith, Robert Smyth, Victoria Sponholtz, Brianna Steeves, Samantha Stefanczak, Cameron Stockman, Christian Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Samantha Tramack, Jimmy Trinh, Joan Valdez, Amelia Wagner, Victoria Wakefield, Mayleen Walteros, Allison White, Matthew Witzig, Victoria Ziolek.
GRADE 11: Daniel Alfred, Chahiti Asarpota, Adam Babington, Micaela Baney, Caitlyn Barrett, Alexander Bartholi, Riley Bates, Cameron Beaulieu, Sarah Benamara, Shannah Boucher, Naomi Bowles, Dustyn Brown, Brandi Bush, Amy Cartier, Alexandra Clark, Jean Colley, Ian Conaway, Tyler Costa, Lindsay Craig, Megan Cunningham, Brandon Curcio, Matthew Day, Amanda Deane, Alisha del Llano, Abigail Desrochers, Andrea Dimitrova, Marle Duarte, Kristi Farr, Thiago Fernandes, Nicole Fitzgibbons, Sherlenne Francisco.
Alec Freeman, Rucha Gor, Michael Hardiman, Upasana Iyengar, Samantha Janosik, Ariana Johnston, Mackenzie Kerr, Morgan Kozyra, Alexander Lake, Kyle Landry, Abigail Lane, Nicholas Largy, Jordan Lavoie, Joseph Lehman, Volodymyr Loyko, Susana Macias, Patricia Mahoney, Philip Mansfield, Jessica Matthews, Brian McAfee, Caroline McKenzie, Katherine McTigue, Tyler Merritt, Monal Patel, Zachary Peterson, Zachary Powers, Ashutosh Rao, Brandol Reis.
Cristian Reynoso, Shantelle Richards, Markus Rios, Emily Rodriguez, Tara Rogowsky, April Rosmus, Sumeet Salvi, Alex Sarasin, Savannah Scribner, Kunal Shah, Emily Sirois, Michael Small, Amber Snider, Joseph Sordillo, Joshua Surette, Jessica Tracey, Kaila Trapani, Shannon Ulmen, Brandon Vallie, Forrest Vaughan, Alexander Ventresca, Hannah Walsh, Brooke Waye, Jonathan Zalman.
GRADE 12: Charles Alfaro, Aljohrah Alghunaim, Emma Allen, Tatianna Anaya, Daniel Auger, Ashley Azarowski, Meaghan Barrows, Jacob Barry, Paige Belliveau, Joshua Bernier, Srishti Bhatnagar, Ethan Boghigian, Anna Boghigian, Ryan Bowers, Shawn Boyle, Phillip Budzinski, Sarah Burgess, Matthew Byers, Bianca Cabrera, Joseph Campanella, Jhamell Campuzano, Franz Card, Ruoxun Chai, Malarie Charron, Sarah Cherico, Maitri Chittidi, Kayla Cichocki, Shannon Cleary, Rachel Conlon, Jessica Coughlin, Zachary DâAmico.
Krutarth Dave, Matthew Deitrich, Evan Dudevoir, Mary Katherine Duffy, Hailley Dufresne, David Dunham, Alexander Dunn, Marc Dupont, Ashlee Durand, Brandon Duras, Meghan Durkin, Chandler Ekins, Rachael Elliot, Olivia Ellis, Shaylyn Freitas, Jordan Friedman, Colleen Gamache, Shannon Gilhooly, Taylor Godin, Maxine Greij, Sara Haque, Jeremy Hartman, Garrett Hawkins, Richard Henderson, Michael Hirsch, Tyler Hynes, Nadia Jaferey, Selena Janosik, Jaret Johnson.
Griffin Kaminsky, Mackenzie Kane, Supriya Kankure, Miriam Kasten, Christian Kline, Taylor Koch, Stephanie Lantigua, Miriam Lewis, Alexander Lowe, Morganne Mackay, Robert Manganello, Jeffrey Marcoux, Jacqueline Marshall, Joseph Matthes, Marina McIntosh, Oisin McKenna, Ixchel McNeish, Lucas Medina, Amanda Michaud, Kayley Millett, Natisha Mills, Christopher Miranda, Adam Nastasia, Luz Ochoa, Shannon OâHara, Sena Oran, Toshit Panigrahi.
Brenna Parks, Alexander Radin, Nicholas Reed, Adi Rejwan, Emily Richard, Emily Riney, Brennan Ringey, Erik Robinson, Alysa Roy, Lauren Santosuosso, Gabriella Serra, Drew Serra, Colleen Skeirik, Rhiannon Sliwa, Erin Slocum, Alex Smith, Sukparchai Stephenson, Ryan Sullivan, Allison Thompson, Kathryn Tognacci, Tien Tran, Connie Tsan, Alyssa Vautier, Emilee Veilleux, Maggie Walker, Sean Warneke, Emily Weeks, Joshua Willard, Jeremy Wolfe, Martin Zhu.![]()
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Greater Nashua Scholars: Quinnipiac through Tufts
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.
FROM BROOKLINE: Rachel Tremblay.
FROM HOLLIS: Kaelyn Hawekotte.
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.
FROM BEDFORD: Christine OâBrien, a criminal justice major; Laura Heestand, an elementary education major; Sean Donnellan, a graphic design communications major.
FROM BROOKLINE: Alicia Bourque, a history/secondary education major; Alicia Wilson, a marine biology major.
FROM HOLLIS: Kellie Scholefield, a criminal justice major; Brianna Ericson, an international relations major.
FROM HUDSON: Jennifer M. Hall, a business management major.
FROM MERRIMACK: Victoria Stice-Hildebrandt, a mathematics major; Julieann Lavoie, a psychology major; Christopher Busby, a business major.
FROM MILFORD: Jennifer Hamilton, a media communications major; Perry Alperin, a liberal arts major.
FROM NASHUA: Jessica Abramson, an accounting major; Nathan Blinn, an architecture major; Brittni Morton, a construction management major; Kelsey Cintorino, an engineering major; Timothy Cunningham, a political science major; Taylor Cornacchia, a business major.
FROM PELHAM: Bradley Shapiro, an architecture major.
FROM PETERBOROUGH: Claire Briggs, a criminal justice major.
FROM WINDHAM: Alexandria Hennessy, an elementary education major.
SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
FROM BROOKLINE: Megan C. Knecht, a sophomore communication major; Christina M.![]()
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Conversational sign language class offered in Nashua
NASHUA â American Sign Language is quickly becoming a recognized international language and is being taught in some school systems as an alternative method of communication.
An introductory class on the basics of sign language will begin Thursday, March 7, at the Adult Learning Center. The six-week class focuses on basic signing techniques and interpretation, as well as on deaf cultural awareness.
The cost is $90, plus a book fee. A continuation of Introduction to Sign Language may be available upon completion of the class.
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Hudson kindergarten, first-grade registration scheduled
HUDSON â In-person registration will be held at all Hudson School District elementary schools from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13.
If your child will be 5 by Sept. 30, itâs time to start preparing for his or her first day of kindergarten.
Parents should begin the registration process at home by visiting www.sau81.org) prior to attending registration.![]()
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Greater Nashua Scholars: University of Akron through York College
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Akron (Ohio).
FROM HUDSON: Adam Auclair, a chemistry-biochemistry major.
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Delaware in Newark.
FROM BROOKLINE: Kaitlyn Sliger.
FROM HOLLIS: Nina Hawxhurst.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.
FROM BEDFORD: Laura Benson, Erika Davis, Aileen Lambert.
FROM BROOKLINE: Noelle Bourguard; Catriona Calo; Kristina Wilson.
FROM HOLLIS: Connor Howard, Alexander Petropulos.
FROM HUDSON: Tahylur Hebert.
FROM LITCHFIELD: Andrew Matte, Kevin Doxey.
FROM LYNDEBOROUGH: Hannah Crosby.
FROM MERRIMACK: Danielle Pelletier.
FROM NASHUA: John Adie, Eric Johnson, Jacquelyn Marcoux, Katrina Fisher.
FROM WINDHAM: Emily McNulty.
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.
FROM BEDFORD: Robyn Ellis.
FROM MERRIMACK: Christine Zale.
FROM WINDHAM: Steven Dastous.
UMASS BOSTON
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
FROM HUDSON: Allyson Lemieux.
FROM MERRIMACK: Jeffrey Bogle.
UMASS DARTMOUTH
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
FROM NASHUA: Michelle Giacalone.
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 chancellorâs list at UMass Dartmouth.
FROM NASHUA: Allison Romero, visual design major.
UMASS LOWELL
Michael Lunderville, of Brookline, was recently honored at the second annual Celebration of Scholarship Luncheon held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The celebration brought together 300 individuals who have endowed scholarships and the students who have received them.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of New England in Biddeford/Portland, Maine.
FROM HUDSON: Lauren Bistany, nursing major.
FROM MERRIMACK: Colleen Kelly, physical therapy major.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Rhode Island at Kingston.
FROM BROOKLINE: Andrew Stephen Brown, Elizabeth Anne Kowalik, Meagan I. Hamblin.
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
The following local students graduated from the University of Toledo (Ohio).
FROM MERRIMACK: Sarah Lumens received a BS in nursing.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
The following local students were named to the fall 2012 deanâs list at the University of Vermont.
FROM AMHERST: Timothy A. Andreasen, business administration major; Michelle R.![]()
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Nashua High School North Honor Roll
NASHUA â Nashua High School North announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2012-13 school year.
HIGH HONORS
GRADE 9: Dylin Bohan, Jael Bourque, Holly Burns, Camila De Paula, Katherine Diamond, Katie Duncan, Cynthia-Jean Estabrooke, Nathaniel Green, James Hogan Hines, Katelin Hogan Hines, Anesha Howard, Brian Inzerillo, Ethan Kim, Marie Laplante, Steven Le, Sarah Livermore, Kelli Loughlin, Emma Muller, Christopher Nguyen, Adaeze Okorie, Darby OâNeil, Brianna Rittenberg, Shea Roe, Heather Roscoe, Ethan Rose, Jordan Terilli, Kayla Terilli, Srilekha Vangavolu, Tyler Venturini, Devony Whiting.
GRADE 10: Nafisa Antora, William C. Barry, Elizabeth Benson, Devin Champagne, Aaron Cheng, Taylor Choate, Jocelyn Clancy, Kathryn Curtis, Emily Dion, Alyssa Dobens, Lisa Doten, John Dube, Kareem El-Faramawi, Robert Gallinaro, Kevin Gonsalves, Thomas Haller, Cameron Henry, Duncan Holland, Hannah Jauris, Abigail Jones, Kristen Kasper, Brennan Kastens, Morley Kert, Mayisha Khan, Olivia Kruczynska, Janelle Laflamme, Andrew Lambert, Amanda Leith, Megan Levesque, Jennifer Markmanrud, Martina Matousek, Meagan McCoy.
Alexander Moir, Keiry Montano Perez, Alice Moreira, Samantha Nardone, Alexander Nguyen, Stefen Nguyen, Melanie OâDonnell, Emily Overby, Vincent Palermo, Nicholas Paraggio, Olivia Pare, Samuel Reed, Michael Reed, Meredith Ritter, Kenneth Robinson, Jessica Schuyler, Krutak Shah, Kaylee Smith, Sarah Soliman, Rachel Sullivan, Nicholas Tamposi, Alexander Thibault, Joyce Felixes Wabe.
GRADE 11: Linda Abukhalaf, Sherlee Alvarez, Lydia Anderson, Jacob Arikian, Derick Avard, Shahked Bleicher, Melissa Brennan, Timothy Closson, Jonathan Connors, Amelia Cullerot, Peter Daniels, Wendy Dech, Aidan Denehy, Evan Dexter, Kinsey Evers, Helene Forney, Cameron Gallant, Melissa Givens, Jessica Goff, Kacie Graham, Jaden Henry, Alexander Ireland, Megan Jensen, Rachel Kirby, Annika Kossayda, Elizabeth Kruczynska, Andrea Lamper, Marcel Laplante, Amber Leblanc, Rachel Lombardi, Spencer Madden, Evan Manns, Brendan Martin, Justin Mercer, Ryan Miller.
Rhianna Moyen, Kristen Mungai, Maria Teodora Neagu, Cassandra Page, Jessica Palmer, Michael Pappas, Marissa Pearson, John Powers, Dahlia Roberts, Jennifer Rowell, Kristen Rusko, Jacqueline Siciliano, Kelsey Somers, Darren Stanizzi, Sandra Sundstrom, Katherine Swallow, Sarah Swallow, Laura Valencia, Erica Vendituoli, Renato Vieira, Stephen Waible, Gabrielle Whitman.
GRADE 12: Sarah Amrein, Tori Anctil, Brian Ashworth, Morgan Beaulieu, Jenna Bourque, Alexa Brouillard, Summer Choate, Hannah Coffey, Ellen Cook, Jessica Cote, Samantha Delci, Linderman DeSouza, Sabrina Dobson, Madeline Doctor, William Faith, Christina Fix, Naomi Flaherty, Julia Fletcher, Daniela Gamba, Juan Garzon, Donald Gendron, George Goodwin, Daniel Graf, Craig Hammond, Lisa Hatch, Chloe Hennessy, Theresa Inzerillo, Keilah Ireland, Darrien Jackson, Sarah Jauris, Trevor Knight, Brittany Ladd, Timothy Lebrun, Hannah Levesque, James Lewis, Matthew Long, Sylvia Lund, Nathan Madden, Jhenneffer Marcal, Mariah Martinez, Margaret Metzger, Melody Miller.
Breanna Mochida, Stephanie Molina, Barbara Moreira, Bethany Nguyen, Semra Ozberak, Alondra Patterson, Carina Pearson, Luis Perez, Sharon Pettey, Ashley Phillips, Jacqueline Pombrio, Olivia Powell, Kylie Rigney, Brendan Robbins, Jack Rogers, Blanca Santibanez, Priyanka Satpute, Jeremy Sayers, Amy Scarpelli, Kurt Schollenberger, Nolan Schwar, Sara Shea, Elizabeth Shuman, Thomas Siciliano, Danielle Sicurella, Wyman Smith, Autumn St. Laurent, Nathan Tassie, John Thompson, Eden Tomaszewski, Karleth Torres, Tiffani Trafton-Lloyd, Michelle Walch, Samantha Walker.
HONORS
GRADE 9: Sean Collins, Yameley Crimlisk, Angel Cruz, Justin Cummings, Michael Curley, Nicole De Almeida, Jon DâOrtona, Kaleigh Dozois, Morgan Drew, Sina Duncan, Emily Edwards, Caitlin Fallon, Jared Farley, Kelsi Farren, Alley Fortin, Alexis Frost, Shane Gagnon, Juliana Gamba, Arileya Garcia-Smith, Jasandra Gil, Bailey Gleason, Ruthrajeevi Venkat Govindaraj, Katrina Grabeau, Victoria Grady, Nathaniel Guidi, Katelyn Harrington, Mariem Hassan, Jack Healey, Jacob Henning, Alexis Ivory, Diandra Jimenez.
Justin Kelly, Carla Kossayda, Bryan Norris Laborera, Ryan Lawes, Christina Little, Victoria Lott, Brianna Lyon, Rebecca Malboeuf, Hana McLinden, Nahomy Medrano, Indiana Messier, Selena Miller, Connor Mullaly, Sierra Mullin, Julia Mungovan, Alianna Nelson, Cole Nickerson, Rory OâNeil, Eleny Ortiz, Noah Ouellette, Coby OâYoung, Thomas Pappas, Jaymin Patel, Julia Pendleton, Michael Perault, Zackary Pournaras, Alexis Proverb, Audrey Quagliozzi, Lucas Raza, Holly Reed, Ryan Rice, Exavier Rios, Lauren Ritter, Bethany Robbins, Timothy Robinson.
Emely Robles, Ashley Rodriguez, Jacob Roy, Regan Sakurada, Emily Sanford, Hanzla Sheikh, Donna-Gayle Shelton, Pudt Singhsri, Rachael Smith, Lara St.![]()
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Military news: Sgt. Nathan S. Raymond, Amherst
Army Sgt. Nathan S. Raymond has returned to the United States after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Raymond is a team leader assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He has served in the military for seven years.
The sergeant is a 2004 graduate of Souhegan High School, Amherst.![]()
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