Amherst School Board accepts Ford's resignation
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      The Amherst Central School Board of Education formally accepted the resignation for retirement effective July 1 of Superintendent Dennis Ford at the April 3 meeting. The resignation of Ford, superintendent for the past 11 years, was not a surprise since the board three weeks earlier had chosen Lau...
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North teacher chosen for exclusive dinner with Oprah
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      It was 6:30 a.m. Lisa Carney, dressed in a bathrobe, was still in "a fog" as she stumbled to her front door, slightly annoyed with who was bothering her household so early in the morning.
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Additional state aid among items to lower budget
by PATRICK J. NAGY Reporter
      The Amherst Central School District received more state aid than anticipated from the New York State 2007-08 budget. At the April 3 Board of Education meeting, Mark Whyle, the district's director of administrative services, said Amherst has received $858,000 of additional revenue for the next scho...
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State aid would fund renovations at Sweet Home
by DAVID F. SHERMAN Managing Editor
      The Sweet Home Central School District Board of Education has approved a $60,311,708 budget for the academic year 2007-08. The budget, adopted unanimously, represents an increase of 5.83 percent compared to the current spending plan. District officials said an increase in state aid this year will...
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St. Greg's wins quiz bowl
      St. Gregory the Great School in Williamsville placed first among a field of competitors in the annual quiz bowl for Catholic elementary schools on March 28. St. Greg's Quiz Bowl Moderator was Monica Pusatier and the winning team was Joseph Schnitter, Timothy Hartigan and Michael Agostinelli.
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School News
      Philip Limina, a Williamsville South High School senior and culinary student at Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career and Technical Center, won a $1,500 per year scholarship to Paul Smith's College for his second place win in their culinary competition. He is a sous chef at Trattoria Aroma.
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School News
      Cynthia McNamara and Victoria Milona, both of Williamsville and Erie Community College students, have been named as recipients of the prestigious SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. They will be honored at an awards ceremony Wednesday, April 18 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Cent...
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OUR SPACE
      Sweet Home seniors (from left to right) Ryan Murray, Lauren Miranda, Chelsea Alventosa, Rachel Scott, Amanda Harding and Lauren Zaranski hang out on one of the new leather couches added to the senior lounge. The revamped space had its grand reopening on March 27 and now has a new TV, bubble hockey...
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CultureKids opens registration
      Registrations are now being accepted for CultureKids - Spanish For The Elementary Years classes in the Williamsville School District. The six-week class meets from 3:30 to 4:10 p.m. on Mondays at Williamsville North High School, beginning April 30.
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On the Campus
      April Wallden, a senior majoring in bioengineering at Syracuse University, has been selected as a college marshal for the university's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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SECOND RUNNER-UP
      Claire Wietig, a senior from Amherst High School, was the second runner-up among a group of 16 competitors in the New York State Junior Miss scholarship program. Wietig was also cited for high achievement in the self-expression portion of the show, which was held on March 31 at Buffalo State Colle...
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