The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Glehholme students enjoying fall activities
WASHINGTON — Fall has only just begun and students at the Glenholme School in Washington are enjoying every minute of it. Students recently visited the Elliott Pratt Nature Center in New Milford, which has a hiking area, nature museum and a small farm with chickets, goats and a donkey.
To learn more about the Glenholme School and its programs, visit theglenholmeschool.org
Lewis S. Mills seniors named Commended Students
BURLINGTON — Christopher Rau, principal of Lewis S. Mills High School, recently announced that seniors Lauren Fitzgerald, Amanda McCard, Evan Reynolds and Hubert Sliwka have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, according to a statement. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students across the nation who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” according to the NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
Students graduate from St. Lawrence University
CANTON, NY — A total of 465 bachelor degrees were conferred by St. Lawrence University in May 2020. An in-person Class of 2020 commencement ceremony is planned for August 2021.
Graduates included Acacia Farber-Krug of Barkhamsted, Margaret Frankenbach of Lakeville and Hanna Gregory of Woodbury.
Lewis Mills students inducted to National Honor Society
BURLINGTON — The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achievement), leadership, service, and character.
Lewis S. Mills High School recently announced the newest members of its
National Honor Society: Grace Annonson, Emily Audet, Ava Balkunas, Andrew Bonini, Grace Buchanan, Resmije Bylykbashi, Gavin Cabral, Taylor Clark, Kristina DeMichiel, Samuel DiSorbo, Tyler Dougherty, Avery Fazio, Brooke Fitzgerald, Lauren Fitzgerald, Victoria Fleming, Sydney Fournier, Hailey Gorack, Samantha Groleau, Scott Groleau, Natalie Hamel, Anish Gupta, Isabella Harding, Matthew Hedden, Reinhold Hekeler, Tyler Hoffman, Jack Howard, Edward Jankoski, Linus Johnson, Jaclyn Johnston, Ava Joiner, Makenzie Jones, Campbell Karanian, Brooke Kvedar, Amber Laskos, Joseph Licata, Kacper Lojewski, Jacob Magill, Julia
Malejczyk, Vincent Mascoli, Kristina Maytas, Amanda McCard, Michael McGough, Lindsay McKnight, Jake Michaud, Abigail Mills, Lilah Moley, Alyse Pasqualini, Brianna Pelchar, Samantha Plebanek, Sean Polinsky, Evan Reynolds, Nickolas Rouskas, Madisyn Sadecki, Emily Scott, Hubert Sliwka, Alexandria Stanislaw, Tyler Strull, Sara Stewart, Brandon Soucy, Garrett Sullivan, Adrian Surian, Maeve Tucker, and James Watson.
NHS officers for the 202021school year are president, Julia Maleczyk, vice president, Joseph Licata, secretary, Resmije Bylykbashi, treasurer: Kristina DeMichiel, and tutoring Coordinator: Samuel DiSorbo.