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Hat’s Off Award
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Rotary Club presents its March Hat’s Off Award to seniors Rebecca Kelleher and Harshit Pal. Hat’s Off is a joint initiative of the Tewksbury Rotary Club and Tewksbury Memorial High School, and recognizes students who have distinguished themselves academically, have contributed to the co-curricular program at the high school and have been actively involved in the community.
Rebecca, whose parents are Melissa and David Kelleher, is a member of the National Honor Society and a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipient.
She played junior varsity lacrosse from 2020 to 2022, selected as team captain in 2022. Rebecca also played varsity field hockey from 2019 to 2023, serving as co-captain this year. The senior is active in the community, volunteering for the One Wish Project, as a volunteer coach for Tewksbury Field Hockey, a tutor for fourth-graders and was a vaccine clinic volunteer.
She has a high school work history that includes Market Basket, Circle Health Urgent Care and Lowell General Hospital as a dietary aide. She volunteers her time with the Tewksbury Food Pantry, the youth lacrosse clinic and as a National Honor Society tutor. Rebecca has been accepted at Umass Lowell, and will study nursing. She hopes to someday work as a pediatric nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Harshit’s parents are Usha Roni and Kunal Pal. He is a member of the National Honor Society with a 4.3 GPA, and is a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship recipient. He also played football during high school.
In addition to being elected this year’s class president, Harshit is the town’s student representative for the Tewksbury Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Committee, a member of the student peer
mentoring program at the high school, and served as the student representative for the Tewksbury superintendent search committee. Harshit volunteered at the Tewksbury Public Library and at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center as a messenger and patient guide his sophomore and junior years.
He received a full scholarship to attend Tufts University, where he plans to major in political science and minor in finance to pursue a career in either law or business.
Tech night at the library
LOWELL — Tech Day/ Night is an opportunity for Pollard Memorial Library patrons to make an appointment to speak with the library’s IT specialist about technology-related questions on Thursday, March 22, from 7 to 8 p.m., in the first floor computer area, 401 Merrimack St.
The IT specialist will answer questions, help with additional resources and even provide brief demonstrations of technology platforms and tools. This event is for informational purposes New Black Eagle only, and is not to be Jazz Band takes the Concert used to provide diagnostic Hall stage at Groton services. Hill Music Center on
To register, go to to the Saturday, April 1, at 7:30 second-floor Adult Reference p.m., 122 Old Ayer Road. Desk or call 978674-4121 Enjoy an evening of traditional or email oagberankhe@lowelllibrary.org. New Orleansstyle jazz. Tickets are Attendees may also submit $34.39, including fees. questions in advance to that To purchase, visit bit. email. LY/3TCV2OT. For information, call 978-486-9524 or email boxoffice@grotonhill.org.
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