Intoxicated students leave North High School dance in ambulance
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      Two Williamsville North High School students left Friday night's dance in an ambulance following excessive alcohol consumption. Amherst police and Getzville firefighters responded to the school around 9:22 p.m. for a call that two 15-year-old girls were intoxicated.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN AN HOUR
      Saima Siddiqui creates a henna design on fifth grader Claire Grant's hand during Windermere Boulevard Elementary's International Fair held on Feb. 8. With a student population representing more than 30 countries and cultures, the school holds the fair annually to celebrate diversity.
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Heim Middle School posts honor roll
      Heim Middle School has named the following students the honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: Fifth Grade Merit Roll Ashley Balicki, Timothy Brown, Emily Burow, Joseph Cavalieri, Julia Cerny, Alexander Cerra, Anne Francavilla, Jay Gilani, Andrew Hannah, Tiana...
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Amherst Middle School names honor rolls
      Amherst Middle School has named the following students to the high honor and honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: High Honor Sixth Grade Jake Alessandra, Holly Atkins, Salma Attai, Amanda Babcock, Brianna Barbarossa, Brendan Barrick, Dylan Booth, Phoebe Buscaglia, Aar...
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Metropolitan opera singer offers tips to students at Amherst High School
      Musically gifted Amherst High School students recently had the opportunity to train with a professional opera singer. Senior Ian Murray and junior Alexandra Gilewicz attended a Buffalo Chamber Music Society recital given by Metropolitan Opera young artist, soprano Jennifer Check, at the Mary Seton...
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Park School students perform at Kleinhans Music Hall
      This past Friday, students from the Park School of Buffalo orchestra performed at Kleinhans Music Hall. Under the direction of violinist and Park School faculty member, Max Zelikman, 27 Park School students, four parents and five faculty and staff members participated in the show.
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School News
      Williamsville East High School students Alexis Christ and Chelsea Neubecker were among a group of 17 to participate in Dale Carnegie courses through Junior Achievement. In order to qualify for the scholarships, applicants had to be involved with JA within the past three years and had to submit...
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Kindergarten registration information avilable
      Participation in the Amherst Central School District's pre-K program is open to any 4 year old who resides in the district. The half-day pre-K program operates out of two sites - Windermere Boulevard Elementary School and Amherst Community Church Child Care Center on Washington Highway.
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Casey Middle School names honor roll
      The following Casey Middle School students have been named to the honor and merit rolls for the second quarter of the 2006-07 school year: Honor Roll Fifth Grade William Atkinson, Jacob Aufschlager, Brad Bailey, James Bailey, Matthew Bartlett, Katelyn Battaglia, Madison Bauer, Alexander Binner...
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Cell phones collected by students for charity
      Much like the popular TV show, "The Apprentice," a marketing class at the University at Buffalo is challenging students to complete a fundraising project that ends Monday, Feb. 19. The objective is to collect old cell phones to raise money for the Buffalo Zoo.
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Amherst students place among nation's best
      Amherst Central High School students Ariel Binder and Shuchen Song have received finalist status for achieving one of the top 16,000 scores in the country. More than 1.4 million juniors in nearly 21,000 high schools entered the 2007 National Merit Program by taking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/Nationa...
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GUEST READER
      Daniel Paille of the Buffalo Sabres reads to first grade students at Heritage Heights Elementary School last Thursday as part of the Perry's Ice Cream "Shoot! Score! Read More!" program. Ten schools from across Western New York were winners in a random drawing for a visit by a Sabres player.
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On the Campus
      David Roy of Getzville has been named to the 2006 fall semester dean's list at Cornell University. Susan Hoy of Williamsville has been named to the 2006 fall semester dean's list at Grove City College. Maura Kernan of Amherst will study abroad in Capetown, South Africa in the spring 2007 semes...
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