The Glendale Star
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March 10, 2022
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Student Chronicles BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Bryce Lee Johnson of Glendale graduated with a Master of Education from South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. Ethan Crabb and Lindsay Gerle, both of Glendale, were named to the Biola University dean’s list. Crabb’s major is undecided, while Gerle is majoring in psychology. Biola students are placed on the dean’s list to honor those with a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits and whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.2. The university is in La Mirada, California. “Inclusion in Biola University’s dean’s list is reserved for students who demonstrate exceptional performance in their academic studies. This honor signifies
hard work, engagement and investment in scholarship,” said Tamara Anderson, associate provost of academic effectiveness and administration. “These attributes are the building blocks of continued success, not only in the classroom but in the workplace and in the students’ personal lives. We celebrate these students and their achievement and look forward to their future accomplishments.” Biola University is a nationally ranked Christian university in Southern California. Abby Wilkes of Glendale was named to Clark University’s fall 2021 first honors dean’s list for Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the fall 2021 se-
Know of a student doing something remarkable? Tell us about it! Email christina@star-times.com. mester. Students must have a GPA of 3.8 or above for first honors or a GPA between 3.5 and 3.79 for second honors. Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university.
2021. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade-point average is 3.92 or higher. Ndayikengurukiye, the son of Edouard Nyandwi and Grace Sindihebura, is a 2021 graduate of Camelback High School.
Olly Baker of Glendale earned a Master of Arts in teaching degree, majoring in integrated social studies education, from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Brynn Wingham, a sophomore at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2021 semester. She is the daughter of Eric and Shannon Wingham of Glendale. The dean’s list honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a gradepoint average of 3.6 or greater.
Jimmy Ndayikengurukiye of Glendale was named to the dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for the fall semester ending in December
Peoria USD students compete in patriotic speech contest BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF Four Peoria Unified students emerged as first-place winners in the district’s 35th annual Patriotic Speech Contest held on March 3. The students competed in front of their peers at their school sites earlier in the spring semester. They then advanced to the district-level competition, where they delivered their presentation in front of an esteemed group of judges. For the contest, fifth and sixth grade students delivered a 2- to 3-minute persuasive speech on one of several topics patriotic in nature based on a prompt. Seventh and eighth grade students prepared a 3- to 5-minute persuasive speech on patriotism. The top Patriotic Speech Contest winners in the fifth and sixth grade SEE SPEECH PAGE 21
David Sandoval, the Peoria Unified Governing Board president, congratulates Joey Garcia, the Patriotic Speech Contest first-place winner in the a.m. session. He attends Oakwood Elementary School. (Photos courtesy of the Peoria Unified School District)
Seth Bucher of Santa Fe Elementary School is the first-place winner in the a.m. session of the Patriotic Speech Contest.
Grayson Goss from Canyon Elementary School was the first-place winner in the p.m. session of the Patriotic Speech Contest in the fifth and sixth grade division.
