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PollUniversity at Buffalo students Guy Tuori, Jessica James and David Berquist prepare to battle their remote controlled robots in the student union of North Campus on Friday. A contest run through the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, students built robots that battled in a Plexiglass enclosed ring. A "robot melee" was held at the end in which all robots still standing battled at once. More ... The Amherst Youth Engaged in Service program will honor a number of youth volunteers at an awards gathering on March 2. Eight students will be honored as Volunteers of the Year for volunteering more than 75 hours. They are: Amanda Buckley, Meghan Cesar, Paul Cho, Cathy Lu, Julie Minick, Stephanie Mulhern, Susan Song and Lauren Stuck. More ... St. Gregory the Great School third-graders (from left to right) Michael Ferrick, Michael Braun, Liam Cleary and Emma Murphy work in the school's computer lab. On March 8 a fashion show will be held at the Buffalo Marriott to raise funds for a new computer and technology lab at the school. Tickets are $35 per person. For more information, call 759-7045. More ... Next school year may seem a long way off, but the Amherst School District is already thinking about the new kindergarten class for the 2007-08 school year. Letters will be sent home to the families with older children registered in the district and to those families who have already contacted the schools for information on the kindergarten program. More ... The following students have been named to the high honor and honor rolls for Amherst High School during the second quarter: High Honor Roll Ninth Grade Ali Adil, Galia Binder, Cassandra Carr, Laura Caty, William Chan, Nathan Chau, Allison Clack, Eoghan Connors, Nicole Daniels, Gina Dibenedetto, Gabriel Fontanez, John Huck Iii, Rebecca Keable, Conor Ketchum, Karlene Kristich, Sarah Lasker, I More ... The following seventh and eighth grade students were named the merit roll for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: Merit Roll Eighth Grade Marissa Barbalato, Andrew Bauer, Melissa Bennett, Conner Braisted, Kelly Brown, Andrew Contino, Carl Copeland, Michael Gray, Xochil Gutierrez, Andrea Holley, Jesse Huntz, Ryan Jackson, Samantha Koeppel, Alexander Kotrides, Jessica Kuzdzal, Sara More ... Sweet Home High School has named the following students to the first and second honor rolls for the second quarter: First Honors Grade 12 Aneela Alamgir, Gregory Alt-Winzig, Chelsea R. Alventosa, Joy E. Arcara, Ann Marie Awad, Katherine H. Baird, Kyle R. Balcerak, Daniel J. Barbalato, Ryan R. Barton, Jake Baumler, Andrea J. Bellavia, Bridgitte R. Berthiaume, Allison M. Boldt, Matthew C. More ... The following Transit Middle School students have been named to the honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: Fifth Grade Honor Roll Noelle Abdallah, Julie Adams, Nicholas Aja, Rachel Anthone, Rebecca Anthone, Jessica Arora, Nicholas Athans, Charlotte Bamford, Rishabh Bapna, Joshua Barrett, Brandon Battaglia, Jessica Belous, Rachel Bengart, Chloe Benzin, Aliza More ... The Amherst Police Department's Youth Police Academy, an internship program for high school students considering a career in law enforcement at the local, county, state or federal level, is accepting applications. More ... Williamsville North Student Council proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of two members of its senior class each month. Students featured in this column are selected by faculty recommendation. The Senior Spartan Spots for February are Jillian Piaggione and Jeffrey Stulmaker. More ... The Amherst Youth Board will accept applications for its Summer Day Camp programs through March 9. Registration is held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the the Amherst Youth Board office, 4255 Harlem Road. Evening registration is held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 1 and Tuesday, March 6. More ... Sweet Home Middle School has named the following students have achieved honor and merit roll status for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: Honor Roll Grade Eight Sarosh H. Ahmed, Summer N. Amoia, Timothy M. Anger, Ashley E. Arter, Michael R. Barnas, Madeline R. Bartels, Connor J. Barton, Kyle A. Berry, Jacob E. Bluestein, Anthony J. Bonati, Austin J. Bradt, Angelina F. More ... The following students have been named to the high honor, honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2006-2007 school year: High Honors Excellence Award: fifth-graders Charles VanDette, Joshua Militello, Mary Pappagallo; sixth-grader Patrick Asamoah; seventh-grader More ... Kenneth Huff, a science teacher from Mill Middle School in Williamsville, has been named a state finalist for the 2006 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for K-12 teaching in these fields. More ... The following students have been named to the 2006 fall semester dean's list at the University at Buffalo: Jason Appadu, Seung Su Baek, Kara Bennett, Elise Brooks, Sarah Brown, Janee Dabney, Marisa Dabney, Allison Fisher, Seth Levy, Wing Liu, Michelle More ... Somewhere along the way, many residents of the Buffalo-Niagara region left their career dreams behind because life got in the way. Now these citizens are working unfulfilling jobs, hitting that glass ceiling or simply having trouble getting back into the job market after years away. In addition, in a region experiencing corporate downsizing there are many researching plans for reinvention. More ... Each year, a state-wide youth leadership conference is held in Albany. This year, four members of the Amherst Youth Consortium attended: Tyler Walters, a sophomore at Williamsville South High School, Katie Niblock, a freshman at Sweet Home High School, Jake Pandolfi, an eighth grader at Sweet Home Middle School, and Chelsea Bath, a sophomore at Williamsville South High School. More ... |
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