Amherst Central
Director of special education accepts job at Akron
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      An Amherst administrator has announced he will expand his professional career in Akron. Scott Payne, director of special education for the Amherst Central Schools, will end his career in the district on Aug. 24. He resigned after accepting the position of director of student services for the Akr...
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School News
      The Independent Association of Accountants of New York, Inc. has awarded $1,000 scholarships to Amherst residents Christina Skibinski and Philip Occhino. They will be studying accounting in college. The Association is located at 5225 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville.
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Williamsville high schools set orientations
      The three Williamsville high schools have provided the following information for students and their parents regarding services available this summer in preparation for the school year ahead: New student registration • New student registration is available by appointment at each of the hig...
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      SCHOLARSHIP WINNER - Samantha Berger, of East Amherst, who was awarded the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Jefferson Scholarship in May of 2006, recently visited Buffalo Bills' training camp before beginning her second year at the University of Virginia. She was the first Western New York student to attend ...
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Students design roller coaster simulator at UB
by JILL SCHMELZER Ken-Ton Editor
      It's been quite the ride for 16 area high school girls who participated in a two-week, crash course on cyberengineering. On Friday, the course came to an end, and the youth took a virtual-reality roller coaster adventure at the University at Buffalo's New York State Center for Engineering Design...
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St. Leo
Students awarded high school scholarships
      St. Leo the Great School in Amherst had several of its students win high school scholarships. The following 2007 graduates of St. Leo were awarded: Joseph Adinolfi- St. Francis Xavier Quarter Scholarship; Isusan Brar - Sacred Heart Academy; Sarah Broxup - Holy Angels Academy; Zachary Derrico -...
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ECC offers new dental assisting certificate program at north campus
      Erie Community College has received approval from SUNY and the New York State Education Department to offer a new dental assisting certificate program in fall 2007 at the barzman kasimov & vieth dds pc School of Dental Hygiene at ECC's North Campus, 6205 Main St., Williamsville.
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On the Campus
      Daniel Milbrand has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2007 semester at the University at Rochester. He is a Rush Rhees scholarship recipient and a graduate of Williamsville East High School. Stephanie O'Dea of Williamsville has been awarded one of 550 nonresident scholarships to att...
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