Haverford High School announces National Merit Scholarship honorees
HAVERFORD » Haverford High School has announced that 17 students have been named Commended and Semifinalists in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in
1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Of the 1.6 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores, calculated by doubling the sum of the Reading, Writing and Language, and Math Test scores, qualify for recognition in the National Merit® Scholarship Program. In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist. More than two-thirds, about 34,000, of the approximately 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT/ NMSQT receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. About
16,000 students, or approximately one-third of the
50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists.
National Merit Commended Scholars for the
2018-2019 school year are: Jameson Barry, Andrew Borbi, Nina Brown, ZhengCheng Chen, Robert Gorman, Drew Havlick, Abigail Kesselman, Alindra Lambert, Raphael Lopez, Lauren May, Madelyn McAlexander, Edward Nestor, Britt Riegler and Spencer Hurst.
National Semi-Finalist Commended Scholars for 2018-2019 are Gregory Damico, William Gardner and Brian Timoney.
For more information, visit www.nationalmerit. org/.
Tickets on sale for Our Lady of Charity murder mystery event
Our Lady of Charity Church, Brookhaven, is sponsoring “Murder at the Moulin Rouge,” a Mystery Theater presentation from “Without a Cue Productions, and luncheon on Sunday, April 7 at 1 p.m. Doors open atv12:30 p.m. in the church hall on Upland Rd., Brookhaven. The buffet luncheon will include four entrees, salads, sides, beverages, desserts. Raffles and 50/50 will also be available. All are Welcome. Tickets cost $40. For tickets or more information, call Alice at 484-483-9337. Last day for ticket sales is March 31. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Original artwork from archives of Franklin Mint to go up for auction
Wilson’s Auctioneers and Appraisers have announced its Spring Contemporary Art cataloged live auction will take place 2 p.m. March
27. More than 1,000 pieces of original works, from the archives of the Franklin Mint Gallery of American Art will be offered. This sale is a single consignor auction, all lots will be sold, without reserve. Many pieces were used in production of the Franklin Library, including coins and medallions, porcelain collectors plates, dolls and lithographs.
Extended previews will be held March 24-26, from
12-5 p.m. and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the day of the sale. Absentee and phone bids are currently being accepted and live online bidding will be available on liveauctioneers.com and invaluable. com.
Headlining this auction are seven of the eight original paintings, created for the Franklin Mint series, “America the Beautiful.” Artists were chosen and given specific lines from our nation’s unofficial anthem, to be rendered in artform. Following this series are many other distinguished artists.
According to a Wilson’s press release, “Rarely, a sale of original artwork, of this magnitude, newly exposed to the market, is made available to the public. Wilson’s Auctioneers and Appraisers is proud to offer this single consignor collection, without reserve. This artwork from the Franklin Mint archives is guaranteed authentic. This is a rare opportunity for everyone from dealers in fine art, to private collectors, to beginner investors.”
For further information and additional pictures, visit www.wilsonsauctions. net or auctionzip.com (auctioneer ID #1924). Wilson’s gallery is located at 344 Valleybrook Rd., Chester Heights.
Celebrate Teach Music Week with free lessons
The 5th Annual Teach Music Week is slated for March 18-24. Over 750 locations in a dozen countries will offer free lessons to new students. The annual week-long holiday invites musicians, music schools, music stores and other music organizations to offer a free lesson or class to new students, both children and adults. Teach Music Week is celebrated annually during the third week of March to coincide with national “Music in Our Schools Month” (MiOSM). Anyone interested in learning to play an instrument is encouraged to seek out a participating location or musician friend to help get them started. Teach Music Week also invites public, private and charter schools to schedule activities that will encourage more students to sign up for music, band and chorus classes. Keep Music Alive is honored to welcome the following music brands as local partners for the 5th Annual Teach Music Week: Alfred Music, Casio, ConnSelmer, D’Addario Foundation, Remo and Saga Musical Instruments. Together, they will be helping to share the Teach Music Week message, inspiring more kids and adults to begin their musical journey. In addition to hundreds of independent music schools, some of the largest chains in the world have participated in the past with some of their locations including: Music & Arts, Guitar Center, Long & McQuade, Kindermusik, Music Together, Gymboree, Musikgarten and the legendary School of Rock. For more information or to find participating locations, visit www.TeachMusicWeek.org or contact founder Vincent James at 610-874-6312. Keep Music Alive is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to promoting the value of music: educationally, therapeutically and overall making us a happier society. For more information, visit http:// www.keepmusicalive.org/.
Poor People’s Boot Camp in Trainer this weekend
The “Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign” will host its first ever Boot Camp March 15-17 at Church of the Overcomer, 1010 Sunset St., Trainer. According to a press release from Church of the Overcomer, about 47 percent of American citizens living within the margins of poverty and Philadelphia is the poorest big city in America. Even once stable suburbs are now expanding food pantries and other social services to those that once lived a comfortable middle class life. The Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign has been a grass roots movement for over 30 years. It is led by poor people with a mandate of empowerment and not charity and a mission of training others from across the country in the necessary skills and disciplines to advocate for the poor.
Special guests will include Sister Margaret McKenna, founding member of New Jerusalem Recover Center. Sister Margaret was a member of the Plowshare Movement and is a lifetime advocate for peace and the poor.
For more information, contact Cheri Honkala 215869-4753 or pastor Keith Collins, 267-251-0658.