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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011
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THE TIMES LEADER
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St. Nicholas-St. Mary students earn scholarships MMI students excel at Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition Thirty-nine students from MMI Preparatory School, Freeland, earned awards during the regional convention of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) hosted by King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. Thirty students earned first-place awards and will continue to the statelevel competition at the PJAS State Convention hosted by the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in May. Award-winning students, from left, first row, are Megan Klein, Ashley Acri, Paige Darrow, Maria Carrato, Amanda Lara, Binki Baxi, Sara Aijaz, Shital Patel, Gabriella Lobitz and Kirsten Young. Second row: Mary-Lee Hood, adviser; Laura Petro, adviser; Laurel Jacketti-Funk; Katlyn Frey; Anjni Patel; Emily Morrison; Medina Saeed; Sarah Moyer; Claire Sheen; Gabriella Becker; Annika Fisk; and Sue Moyer, adviser. Third row: Justin Sheen, David Polashenski, Matt Yurish, Paul Brasavage, Tyler Fulton, Joe Yamulla, Joey Hornak, Luke Yamulla, Nick O’Clair and Matt Straub. Fourth row: Michael Mele, adviser; Matthew Kenenitz, adviser; Casey Olszewski; Aydun Adil; Yusuf Qadri; Bala Natarajan; Tim Yurish; Dhiren Patel; Mike McGraw; Cory Heffelfinger; and Justin Vincent, adviser. Alexis Haupt and Lora Schell also won awards.
WILKES-BARRE: Zebra Communications, Wilkes University’s student-run public relations agency, will be hosting a college night from 8-11 tonight at Mulligan’s Irish Pub, Wilkes-Barre. The event will be held in an effort to raise money for the Special Projects Under Development (S.P.U.D.) Group, an HIV and AIDS support group that helps those in Luzerne County and six surrounding counties. The event is for all local college students and the general public. DJ Ooh Wee will provide musical entertainment. Donations will be accepted at the door.
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WILKES-BARRE TWP.: Luzerne County Community College Financial Aid Office will hold a Financial Aid Night from 6-8 p.m. on April 7 at the college’s kiosk across from the CVS pharmacy in the Wyoming Valley Mall. Representatives from the college will be available to answer questions on the financial aid process. The event is free. WYOMING AREA: Wyoming Area School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2011-2012 school
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Several students from St. Nicholas-St. Mary School were recently notified by Holy Redeemer High School that they had attained scholar status from their results in the entrance test. Aleksander Ruskoski, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ruskoski, Wilkes-Barre, placed as a Royal Scholar, one of the top two students taking the test. The students, who finished in the top 10 percentile, were Benjamin Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan, Wilkes-Barre; Tyler Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Scott, Ashley; Anthony Nardone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Nardone, Shavertown; and Daniel Chapin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chapin, Wilkes-Barre. Scholars, from left, first row, are Sullivan and Ruskoski. Second row: Sister Mary Catherine Slattery, principal; Nardone; Scott; and Chapin.
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