Patch Loganville-Grayson, GA --

The following Loganville residents were booked into the Gwinnett Detention Center during the period April, 18 - 25, 2013. The information comes from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department Docket Book. These individuals have been charged with, but not convicted of, the crimes listed.

*April 18* 

· Craig Anthony Lyttle, of Apt. 522 2945 Rosebud Road, Loganville, was charged with obstruction of officer.

*April 20*

· Tadrick M. Organge, of 137 Garden Manor Court, Loganville, was charged with violation of probation.
· Mark Anthony Yarbough, of 3823 Plymouth Rock Drive, Loganville, was held for another agency.

*April 21*

· Ryan Joel Manaois, of 3347 Summit Glen Drive, Loganville, was charged with driving under the influence – alcohol.
· Andre Jamaal Williams, of 4248 Webb Meadow Drive, Loganville, was charged with criminal trespass.
· Qaiss Sayed Husseini, of 3810 Brushy Wood Drive, Loganville, was charged with shoplifting, less than $300.
· Damion Courtney Brown, of 3581 Stephens Creek Place, Loganville, was charged with shoplifting, less than $300.
· Lindsey Wicker, of 1165 Youth Jersey Road, Loganville, was charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer.

*April 22*

· Christopher Keith Dunham, of 2661 White Rose Drive, Loganville, was charged with interference with call for emergency assistance, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and simple battery.

*April 24*

· Brien Lucien Donahue Burnett, of 3899 Elm Trace Drive, Loganville, was charged with violation of probation and theft by shoplifting.
· Celerino Sanchez Casarrubia, of 921 Bay Creek Lodging, Loganville, was charged with giving false name or information, no drivers license, failure to appear and following too closely.
· Jonathan Roshell Smith, of 1825 Stephens Pond VW, Loganville, was charged with VGCSA Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
· Douglas Winston Peters, of 1761 Rose Garden Lane, of Loganville, was held for court.
· Mark Richard Hildebran, of 3855 Grady Smith Road, Lot 23, Loganville, was charged with DUI – alcohol, failure to maintain lane, open container violation (driver only) and view obstructed (windshield/other).

*April 25, 2013*

· Chadam Thomas Cole, 1035 Burning Drive, Loganville, was charged with DUI – alcohol and failure to maintain lane.
· Devan Marie King, of Apt. 611 2945 Rosebud Road, Loganville, was charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place and possession of gambling devices, failure to produce permit.
· Marlene Ava Thompson, of 1521 Timber Heights Drive, Loganville, was charged with commercial gambling, keeping a gambling place, possession of gambling devices and failure to produce permit.
· Erica Monice Howell, 4435 Brookbridge Drive, Loganville, was charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children – 3^rd degree.
· Darcy Emmanuelle Umbower, 1828 Floye Drive, Loganville, was charged with simple battery.
· Forest Corey Godwin, 2300 Village Centre, Loganville, was charged with no drivers license.
· Ahmad Rechad Davis, of 4435 Brookridge Drive, was charged with VGCSA – possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
· Rubin Edward Lord, of 1162 Ozora Farms Court, Loganville, was charged with parole violation.
· Leah Tamara Waller, 3668 Range Way, Loganville, was charged with cruelty to animals.

  Reported by Patch 2 days ago.

Patch Montclair, NJ --

The 33-year-old former West Orange High School teacher and Montclair resident who admitted to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student was sentenced Monday and will serve no jail time, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

Erica DePalo, a former Essex County Teacher of the Year, was sentenced on Monday in Newark Superior Court to a three-year suspended sentence of parole with no jail time. She will also forfeit of her teaching license and be on lifetime supervision under Megan's Law, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said.

When DePalo acccepted the plea deal in February the interim superintendent of the West Orange School District, James O'Neill, told Patch he was “personally disappointed” and felt the parents and students in the district “have been poorly served by the justice system in Essex County."

DePalo was arrested on Aug. 31, 2012 and initially charged with aggravated sexual assault and a second count of sexual assault since the student was 15 and could not consent.

DePalo was chosen as the 2011-12 County Teacher of the Year, which is part of the state Department of Education’s New Jersey Teacher of the Year program. That year, she also was selected as one of the five finalists for the Teacher of the Year in the same program.

DePalo's lawyer Anthony Alfano could not be reached for comment.  Reported by Patch 2 days ago.

Last week TIME released its annual 100 Most Influential People list, filled with luminaries who have had a major impact on the world.


We had an opportunity to attend the TIME 100 Gala at Lincoln Center in New York City, where we asked influencers: "What's the riskiest career decision you've ever made?"

Chess wunderkind Magnus Carlsen told us from the red carpet that there wasn't "particularly [any] risky decision" that he's had to make, whereas Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (who was on last year's TIME 100 list) said he's "scared every day."


-Bryan Cranston, actor-

"The riskiest career decision is to go into this career. You have to be a risk taker of some degree to be able to say, 'Alright, I'm throwing it all out there. Whatever happens, happens. I want to be an actor.' "

"If that means sleeping on someone's couch for the rest of my life, then that's what that is."

Read Cranston's Time100 bio here.





-Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, developers-

*Kochi:* "Starting an innovation group and having a startup within a very large organization are probably the riskiest things we've ever done. There isn't really any structure to support us, but we just thought it was a good idea so we said 'Lets do it.' And thankfully, we did have support in the end."

*Fabian*: "I think the riskiest thing that I did last year was presenting a failure fair at the UN. We're very lucky to have the support of our executive director and people inside UNICEF who recognize that with every success is a string of failures."

"However, it's still hard to get up in front of cameras, in front of reporters to talk about the things that didn't work. But talking like that and thinking like that is really important to change the way we do development."

Read Kochi and Fabian's Time100 bios here.





-Magnus Carlsen, chess wunderkind-

"I decided to be a professional chess player. At that point, it wasn't a particularly risky decision, because I was already, you know, quite good."

Read Carlsen's Time100 bio here.



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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  Reported by Business Insider 2 days ago.

Patch Paramus, NJ --


Four Paramus High School students have been chosen by the Paramus Rotary Club as this year's Rotary Youth Leadership Award recipients.

Emily Aranda, Erica Cruz, Erika DiPasquale and Karan Shah will now head to Pennsylvia in May to take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference.

These youth leaders were chosen for RYLA based upon their leadership, involvement in school and community activities, and well developed communication skills as seen by the faculty including counselors and administrators. Once nominated they were interviewed by members of the local Rotary Club and candidates were chosen to represent Paramus. Reported by Patch 14 hours ago.

Patch Savage-Guilford, MD --

Below is a roundup of recent property sales recorded by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation in Greater Laurel (including the City of Laurel, South Laurel, North Laurel, West Laurel, Maryland City, and Russett). Transaction records are made available through the department's database several weeks or months after a sale occurs.

*8618 Far Fields Way, North Laurel:* James Roy sold to Marlon Taylor on April 11 for consideration valued at $500,000.

*9720 Northern Lakes Ln., North Laurel:* KB Home Maryland LLC sold to Anthony Higdon on April 11 for consideration valued at $445,000.

*7332 Archsine Ln., Laurel:* John D. Emmert sold to Tonya Twyman on April 15 for consideration valued at $329,000.

*8915 Pembrook Woods, North Laurel:* David C. Fleming sold to Joshua I McCave on April 10 for consideration valued at $260,000.

*11527 Tuscany Dr., South Laurel:* Erica B. Drezek sold to Bijan Haghtalab on April 15 for consideration valued at $259,900.

*309 Park Hall South, Maryland City:* Raymond F. Moore sold to Andrew Lamb on April 15 for consideration valued at $255,000.

*3362 Wye Mills South, Maryland City:* Jacques Veilleux sold to Mario R. Ricci on April 15 for consideration valued at $235,000.

*8601 Magnolia St., South Laurel:* Gerald W. Fraley and Carol A. Fraley sold to Nazario Family LLC on April 30 for consideration valued at $210,000.

*9915 Mallard Dr., South Laurel:* Wells Fargo Bank sold to William T. Spicknall on April 15 for consideration valued at $112,500.

*9170 Hitching Post Ln., North Laurel:* Beneficial Financial I Inc. sold to Meixia Deng on April 10 for consideration valued at $110,000. Reported by Patch 11 hours ago.

Patch Cranford, NJ --


The following information was provided by the Cranford Police Department. Arrests do not indicate convictions.

*April 21, 2013:* Ptl. Spencer Durkin arrested Erica Dilcher, 18 and Jared Mullen, 19, of Clark for Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana (less than 50g) and Possession of Paraphernalia. Ptl. Durkin stopped a 1997 beige Nissan for failure to yield as it exited the Garden State Parkway at Centennial Ave/Cayuga Rd.  Following an investigation at the scene he located suspected marijuana and a crack pipe inside the vehicle.  Additional suspected cocaine was located on the person of the driver, Dilcher.  Both the driver and the passenger, Mullen, were arrested.  They were processed and released pending a first appearance in Superior Court.

*April 22, 2013: *At 3:19 p.m. Ptl. William Pietrucha arrested Elizabeth Mattson, 49 of Cranford for Driving While Intoxicated at Centennial Avenue. According to police, following numerous reports of a possible intoxicated driver, police located a 2002 blue Jeep in a parking lot on Centennial Ave.  Ptl. Pietrucha conducted an investigation at the scene and arrested the driver, Mattson, for Driving While Intoxicated.  She was processed and released pending a first appearance in Cranford Municipal Court.

*April 22, 2013:* At 11:30 p.m.Ptl. Spencer Durkin arrested Max Ricco, 18, of Avenel for Possession of Marijuana (under 50g), Possession of Paraphernalia at Centennial Ave/Cayuga Road.

According to police, a 1994 blue Saab was stopped for an overdue inspection sticker.  Following an investigation at the scene, Ptl. Durkin located suspected marijuana inside the vehicle and arrested the driver, Ricco.  He was processed and released pending a first appearance in Cranford Municipal Court.

  Reported by Patch 6 hours ago.

Patch Glen Ellyn, IL --

*Editor's note: *A caution to readers: Parents at the meeting spoke frankly and bluntly on the topic, using language some might find objectionable. Patch is quoting the parents verbatim.

The Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board of Education on Monday has nixed a recommendation to keep a controversial novel in eighth-grade classrooms at Hadley Junior High School at after two parents requested to have it removed because of its mature content. 

The book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, has been available to eighth graders in literacy classrooms for independent reading. Per the school's literacy curriculum, students could choose to read a book and put it down at any time.

Hadley parents Jen and Brian Bradfield submitted their request after their daughter stopped reading the book because of its disturbing content, including references to bestiality and coupons for free oral sex.

Upon reviewing the request, researching reviews of the book and hearing from the Bradfields and the teacher who recommended the book, a committee comprised of Hadley teachers and administrators, one parent and a district administrator recommended the district keep the book at Hadley. The recommendation also included an increase in communication with parents to remind them of the importance of parental awareness of students' book choices.

"We can’t even describe to you how hurt we are that this was allowed, or recommended to her," Jen Bradfield told board members Monday.

"There are specifics of a boy making a fake coupon advertising a free blowjob—this is what our daughter read," she said. She read from the book, "'There was a guy Carl Burns and everyone called him C.B. and one day he got so drunk at a party, he tried to (have sex with) the host's dog.'

"...I don't see a place for this for 13-year-olds," she said.

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Brian Bradfield said the book's content—bestiality, homosexuality, heterosexuality, oral sex for money—raised questions an eighth grader shouldn't have to ask.

"I didn’t want to have this conversation with my daughter in eighth grade," he said. "It's hard not to get emotional and upset because we're here talking about things we never thought we'd talk about... Our innocent child has already been tainted."

According to a publisher's description on Amazon, the book is a "haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion... the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating."

Hadley literacy teacher Lynn Bruno said while many Hadley students have supportive and caring parents like the Bradfields, there are students facing issues similar to those depicted in the book and don't have supportive parents to look to for guidance.

"Like it or not, your daughters and sons in eighth grade heard the word ‘blowjob,’" Bruno said. "I’ve been at this for 30 years… What they are exposed to in terms of dialogue, in terms of media... I don’t like it any more than you do, but it's (out) there."

She added books like Perks of Being a Wallflower are valuable because of the lessons students can learn from characters' decisions in difficult situations.

"I have children in my classroom who need this knowledge now because they’re facing those issues… You cannot take away from children who need to have those conversations... just because it upsets some other children."

Board member Sam Black said while he’s reluctant to censor material, he agreed the issues addressed in the book have no place in a middle school.

Board member Terra Costa Howard said her two daughters, in eighth and ninth grade, have both read the book and that she couldn't support removing the book from classrooms.

“The book was a suggestion (to my child) and she brought it home and we looked at it and talked about it, and she read it. …As a parent, that is my responsibility," she said.

"We, as parents and as board members who have been around, cannot in today’s day in age put our heads under the sand and think our children don’t know, and are not exposed to, (these) things... We live in an age where these kids are exposed to things much sooner than we want them to be.”

Board president Erica Nelson, who also voted in favor of the recommendation to keep the book, said the issue is subjective.

“This book might not even be appropriate for someone in ninth or tenth depending on their maturity level, but it might be appropriate for somebody at the end of eighth grade (with a different maturity level)," she said.

The board voted 4-2 against the recommendation. Board member John Kenwood was not present for the vote.

Following the vote, District 41 parent Betsy Pringle suggested Hadley staff implement a rating system for books, so parents could be made aware of potentially controversial books available to students.

*Do you agree with the board's decision? Tell us in the comments below.* Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.

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The article ICF International Team Awarded New $50 Million Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement with U.S. Department of Interior Reported by DailyFinance 7 hours ago.

Following her vote against gun control measures, Sen. *Kelly Ayotte* (R-NH) was confronted by the daughter of a Newtown victim, *Erica Lafferty*, during a town hall on Tuesday. The incident reportedly led to Lafferty storming out of the room. Morning Joe broached the topic on Wednesday, noting Ayotte's "disingenuous" response. And the inevitable ending to the story: she'll have to find a way to support background checks. Reported by Mediaite 6 hours ago.

Patch Hellertown-Lower Saucon, PA --

*High Honors*

*Grade 8* – Jonah Beers, Trevor Blackwood, Michael Boreman, Cole Bower, Kayleigh Boyle, Shannon Boyle, Gabrielle Brogle, Vincent Bufanio, Mackenzie Butera, Cole Carey, Michael Chaffier, Caleb Chen, Jason Cherry, Ashley Chi, Hayden Clifford, Helen Cordes, Emily Deily, Ashley Dougherty, Jessica Evans, Katia Faroun, Rachel Fenstermacher, Sean Freed, Aaron Gardiner, Kelsey Gatchel, Laura Gombocz, Zachary Harvey, Jordan Hawk, Erin Kelly, Victoria Kohn, Samuel Margolis, Hannah Maykut, Paige Medei, Tanner Morgan, Ashleigh Nagy, Joseph Naiburg, Wakana Nakajima, Jacob Nicholas, Jamie O’Brien, Alexandra Ordonez, Kiran Pandey, Kiera Peterson, Dominick Peteto, Nicholas Pettegrew, Savannah Radogna, Geoffrey Reed, Daniela Sanchez, Sarah Savant, Haley Schulte, Elizabeth Seipp, Jennifer Sinko, Jillian Sinko, Gunnar Smith, William Smith Joshua Snead, Jill Spirk, Christina Stack, Allyson Starr, Alyssa Trudniak, Molly Wean, Konstandinos Zaharakis, Xin Qiao Zhang

*Grade 7* - Megan Altemose, Katherine Appel, Fox Avery, Brynn Bambu, Ethan Bernstein, Nicole Butch, Alexa Chaikowsky, Susanna Chen, Alexa Curtis, Alexander Dabundo, Garrett Deppert, Kaleigh Dyer, Sean Fenoff, Samantha Gaydos, Lexi Hollingsworth, Connor Jackson, Rhiannon Jaen, Benjamin Johnson, Kyle Kalinchock, Kevin Kern, Valerie Kline, Dylan Kozlowski, Thomas Madigan, Lauren Malone, Matthew Mayger, Bradley McAllister, Rebecca McCabe, Clare McKenna, Amanda Meadows, Kathryn Milliren, Bailey Morgan, Rebecca Old, Sara Patterson, Joel Paulson, Leigh, Petrie, Erika Pugliese, Joslynn Rose, Steven Rose, Brooke Schultz, Ethan Smiley, Christopher Smith, Nicholas Steckel, John Story, Erik Sundlof, Kylee Swoveland, Benjamin Szydlow, Phoebe Tanis, Vanesa Valencia, Shelby VanVliet, Samuel Ward, Andrew Wieder, Shannon Williams

*Grade 6* – Emily Ackerman, Heidi Altif, Nicholas Blacklock, Anthony Bufanio, Siobhan Coakley, Ian Csicsek, Jessica Danner, Lindsay Dortic, Sarah Duffy, Jacy Farace, Kiana Faroun, Chase Fong, Katherine French, Morgan Fritts, Megan Gatchel, Evangelos Hahalis, Melina Heffner, Audrey Holland, Evan Honsel, Reily Hudak, Mary Johnson, Serafina Johnstone, Katelyn Kramer, Brianna Lee, Mia Lloyd, Tyler Marino, Allison Martins, Tyler Massey, Keegan Maykut, Brandon McIntosh, Abigail Misiak, Katherine Naiburg, Antoine Neveu, Ofori Ohene, Sydney Oskin, Nayana Pandey, Lauren Polak, Brooke Riefenstahl, Kiele Riefenstahl, Madelyn Schaffer, Cole Schreck, Samantha Severn, Cora Shine, Kayla Shive, Jenna Skillinge, Christopher Stump, Mackenzie Swett, Chloe Trachtenberg, Kylie Trapp, Nicole Valianatos, Talia Vinson, Matthew Wagner, Timothy Weaver, Mikayla Yeager, Hannah Yonney, Mara Yurasits, Zoe Zaharakis, Jonathan Zettlemoyer

*Honors*

*Grade 8* – Kylee Bernardo, Thomas Coakley, Jacob Coyle, Jacob Doddy, Skylar Ehrhart, Myra Fisher, Maxwell Frank, Taylor Geiger, Brendan Gertz, Gabriella Giannetto, Stephen Good, Kayla Hart, Amanda Heft, Dezarae Hero, Chelsea Hill, Kelly Hofstaedter, Evan Holbert, Sierra Johnson-Vetere, Camryn Koch, Marissa Kraemer, Evan Kramer, Noah Kriner, Hope Kunsman, Nicholas Madajewski, Blaiz Maguire, Morgan Malone, Allie Martin, Dioniser Miranda, Melissa Moran, Justin Morgandale, Khoa Nguyen, Rachel Panek, Kayla Prichard, Kayla Reifinger, Shaun Reilly, Katherine Ross, Ally Small, Ryan Smith, Karly Souders, Joel Tanis, Jacob Thatcher, Hanna VanNorman, Michael Velas, Drew Wagner, Mackenzee Warnke, Skylar Warrelmann, Darius Wilkins, Alexandra Youse

*Grade 7* - Haley Andreas, Daniel Austin, William Barr, Thomas Baxter Redfern, Cassidy Beahn, Patrick Beatty, Ashley Bedner, Kylie Bodish, Amanda Borovies, Camryn Butera, Erica Carr, Alexander Christopher, Elisha Cruz, Hayley Cunningham, Alexandra Dale, Tyler Duffy, Damian Dziadowicz, Olivia Frey, Olivia Gardiner, Mason Gerstenberg, Hope Gress, Cassidy Guthrie, Emily Hahr, Steven Hartman, Megan Hashagen, Courtney Heiser, Makenna Hill, Alexandra Houck, Hannah Housenick, Brittany Howell, Garrett Hudak, Adriana Intini, Payton Johnson, Samantha Johnson, Jason Jones, Emma Keats, Nicholas Korin, Helen Kreschollek, Jamie Lasko, Renee Lepley, Victoria Ludwick, Kyle Malone, Matthew Marker, Brandon Melendez, Ashlynn Mixa, Zachary Petiet, Kyle Petsch, Paul Reily, Taylor Roney, Emma Rover, Alexis Royer, John Seipp, Braden Simpson, Savana Staats, Andrew Stires, Samuel Striz, Brooke Szmodis, Joel Thompson, Austin Till, Elana Valladares, Alstan Wolfe, Joseph Wunderly, Tyler Yeakel, Emily Youells

*Grade 6* – Christian Alling, Carl Barrell, Yasser Bendjilali, Jamie Bodor, Jacob Boehm, Eric Boyko, Megan Bredbenner, Alexander Bucsi, Mikayla Burns, Ross Cannon, Hanna Ciesielka, Curtis Clifford, Thomas Coffin, Sean Cyphers, Phillip Dayoub, Anna Dixon, Kelvin Gallard, Josiah Gaston, Emma German, Allycia Gonzalez, Slade Grant, Benjamin Happel, Jared Harka, Jarrett Hirschbeck, Jenna Hoff, Christopher Knauss, Aaron Kuhns, Justin Kyra, Joshua Leidy, Connor Lettich, Reily Martin, Kaitlyn McCormick, Isabelle Medei, Nicholas Millets, Patrick Morrissey, Jarod Morykan, Paul Myers, Connor O’Donnell, Adrian Ortiz, Kimberly Polefka, Cameron Pritchard, Jakob Raven, Jarred Reccek, Nicholas Rosengrant, Ali Schrantz, Gage Stelzer, Caden Swiderski, Jared Thatcher, Lauren Weintraub, Olivia Williams, Nicholas Zanon, Aidan Zawodny

-Information supplied by Saucon Valley School District Reported by Patch 3 hours ago.

Erica Lafferty, the daughter of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung, attended Senator Kelly Ayotte's (R-NH) town hall meeting on April 30 and asked the Senator why she voted against expanded background checks.

Lafferty pointed out that Ayotte said she voted against background checks in the interest of gun store owners who would be harmed by them. Then she asked: "I am just wondering why the burden of my mother being gunned down in the halls of her elementary school isn't more important than that."

After not getting the answer she wanted, Lafferty marched out of the town hall meeting, making it clear she "had had enough."

This set the stage for emotional shouting matches that failed to take into consideration the key issue about expanded background checks--namely, that they would have done nothing to prevent the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. 

Background checks were already in place when the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary happened, and expanding them will not do anything to stop a determined and wicked person from carrying out such a heinous act again. Adam Lanza was a cold-blooded killer who went around background checks by stealing the weapons he used to commit his crime. 

 
 
 
  Reported by Breitbart 4 hours ago.

Patch Severna Park, MD --

Severna Park High School has released the names of students who earned honor roll for the third marking period of the school year.

The following students earned the principal's honor roll (straight A's).

*Grade 9: *Kailey Anderson,  Blaise Bushnell,  Braeden Callis,  Shelby Capel,   Alexander Cauneac,  Peyton Cummings,  Rebekah Frater,  Samuel Fuller,  Kathryn Getsinger,  Samuel Giacinto,  Casey Handwerger,  Kadie Hartman,  Madeline Haughton,  Samantha Haughton,  Sara Henke,  Andrew Keith,  Hyunji Kim,  Greta Kintzley,  Hannah Krauss,  Daniel Kwon,  Tec Lee,   Anna Linthicum,  Abigail Mandelblatt,  Brendan Martin,  Connor Meyers,  Sasha Mrose-Boles,  Micah Muessig,  Jake Newbill,  Alexander Nolte,  Diana Otis,  Isabella Pazaryna,  Brett Pohlmeyer,  Bridget Rabaglia,  Cemre Sahinci,  Matthew Scarborough,  Julia Selle,  Shelby Shallue,  Julia Springer,  Cameron Stadlin,  Catherine Storch,  Emma Trew,  Olivia Turner,  Jessica Valvano,  Angela Wieber,  Camille Williams

*Grade 10: *Patrick   Ayerle. Morgan Binnix,  Kendra Bloom,  Meghan Bohny,  Keith Boone,  Niklas Brake,  Erica Brown,  Matthew Brundin,  Jacqueline Burnett,  Robin Buxton, ,  Shawal Chaudhry,  Dillon Cooley,  Anna Dunlap,  Edward Dunoyer,  George Gaylord,  Jessica Gentile,  Brady Hemmerle,  Bradley Hogan,  Erica Hughes,  John Hussey,  Sydney Jolliffe,  Kevin Jordan,  Ara Ko,  Thomas Kubic,  Rachel Luthcke,  Grayson Metzger,  Jack Payne,  Courtney Popivchak,  Sarah Pumphrey,  Bo Reidy,  Taylor Sabol,  Amanda Schulkowski,  Emma Slattery,  Haley Swanson,  Abigail Thomas,  Tracy Vander Kolk,  Vanessa Wagener,  Sean Walker,  Morgan Williams,  Olivia Williamson

*Grade 11:  *Ryan Bathras,  Evan Boone,  Taylor Brown,  Kevin Clements,  Erica Coe,  Martina Costagliola,  Carly D'Aurora,  Colin Domenech,  Julia Downing,  Erin Falvey,  Stephen Ford,  John Fritz,  Molly Gallant,  Elizabeth Grabowski,  Jacob Hamel,  Simon Honigmann,  Jade Jaeger,  Kathryn Jensen,  Kevin Johnson,  Jennifer Kahn,  Kensey Katz,  Sierra Knoch,  Rachel Kraft,  Allison Luthcke,  Eric Manning,  Nora McCann,  Michelle Nie,  Mario Orofino,  Natalie Pike,  Madison Sabol, ,  Justin Snyder,  Andrew Stemberger

*Grade 12: *Seohwee Ahn,  Michelle Alfini,  Mary Armiger,  Paul Balleza,  Sophia Bell,  Cristina Berron,  Emily Biedlingmaier,  Blaise Brennan,  Megan Buchheister,  Jodie Clouser,  Mark Cobuzzi,  Michaela Cunningham,  Keegan Davis,  Justin Diffley,  Samantha DiSanti,  Lea Dolimier,  Olivia Goldberg,  Taylor Hancock,  Ashley Hayes,  Allison Holtz,  Nathaniel Hutchings,  Sarah Jablon,  Emilee Jolliffe,  Maria Kaplan,  Lauren Kiebler,  Garrett Klingensmith,  Caitlin Laughlin,  Xiao Li,  Sarah Lizewski,  Margaret McCready,  Kristina McGraw,  Erin Nottrott,  Nicholas Ordansa,  Anastasia Ostrowski,  Rachel Popivchak,  Kelly Portela,  Yari Randall,  Nathan Roe,  Samantha Roskam,  Theresa Schwitalla,  Jennifer Skrenta,  Leala Smith,  Olivia Snow,  Madeline Steiner,  Rachel Tenney,  Bethany Turner,  Lauren Turner,  Brittany Wolfe,  William Zito

The following students earned honor roll:

*Grade 9:  *Norah Aljunaidi,  Jacob Allison,  Marc Alvin Al-Os,  Collin Altomari,  Jonathan Ambrose,  Sean Anderson,  James Armiger,  Brooke Avedon, ,  Andrew Avery,  Joseph Baker,  Richard Baker,  Corinne Barbieri,  Bailey Barcome,  Megan Barnard,  Lauren Belloff,  Daniel Belson,  Bailey Benedick,  Sydney Biuk,  Victoria Blancke,  Brandon Boehm,  Taylor Boggio,  Sophie Bowes,  Evan Bradley-Lewis,  McKenna Brennan,  Megan Brennan,  Ryan Brenner,  Louis Brown,  Haley Brueckman,  Kristen Brugnoli,  Brooks Burnett,   Elizabeth Cameron,   Alexander Carran,  Joshua Carson,  Bradley Casto,  Beatrice Chaudoin,  Serena Chenery,  Grace Chung,  Jordan Claar,  Brendan Clark,  Reece Clark,  Madeline Cloud,  Benjamin Cockroft,  Liam Connolly,  Aubrey Conway,  Jennifer Cook,  Shane Cornelius,  Eliza Craddock,  Daniel Craig,  Christopher Crosby,  Mackenzie Crowell,  Christina Damon,  Drew Davidoff,  Sierra Davis,  Alec Decker,  Brendan DeFeo,  Abigail DelPrete,  John Dennison,  Jacob Derlink,  Carla DeRosa,  Tatiana Djordjevic,  Philippe Dolimier,  Benjamin Dooley,  Despina Sabrina Douglas,  Jenna Drecchio,  Jordan Dressel,  Madeline Dressel,  Megan Duffy,  Lauren DuVall,  Elizabeth Echols, ,  Lydia Edwards,  Matthew English,  Summer Evans,  Lauren Fanshawe,  Elizabeth Fare,  Connor Feick,  Leandra Fleming,  Dominic Fonseca,  Benjamin Forman,  Reece Fratus,  Emma Furniss,  Alexander Gehring,  Joshua Geis,  Jacob Gilinsky,  Richard Gins,  Olivia Gleber,  Hollis Glick,  Crystal Golden,  Adam Gray,   Theodore Gregory,  Jenna Guglielmini,  Sarah Gun,  Austin Hancock,  Danielle Harmeyer,  Catherine Harmon,  Zachary Haynie,  Chelsea Hehl,  Darby Hehl,  Melissa Henry,  Shannon Hickman,  Thomas Hildebrand,  Kevin Hines,  Sophia Hoekstra,  Nicholas Holtz,  Olivia Honecker,  Martin Huff,  Bradley Hunt,  Brian Huntley,  Ian Hutcheson,  Nanhe Hwang,  Liam Hylind,  Jason Iliescu,  Brooke Intlekofer,  Tatyana Jackson,  Cory Jeweler,  Lauren Johnson,  Stephen Johnson,  Paul Kalafos,  Robin Karns,  Dylan Kemmer,  Jake Kenny,  Evan Kiebler,  Danielle Kila,  Hyunjung Kim,  Katherine Kobosko,  Jane Koussouris,  Timothy Kubista,  Jessi Kuhlman,  Eric Landgraf,  Jennifer Lang,  Gillian Layng,  Madison Layng, ,  Ha Yeon Lee,  Dylan Lenart,  Jacob Lenear,  Sarah Lewis,  Grace Logan,  Sarah Lotlikar,  Benjamin Love,  Emily Luczkowski,  Taylor Lynn,  Rachel Lyon,  Falon MacDonald,  Jacob Maier,  Trevor Mann,  Jessica Martin,  Sarah Martin,  William Matthews,  Ryan Mayers,  Kayla McCleery,  Chase McConnell,  Christian McConnon,  Kyle McCoy,  Patrick McCready,  Laura McDougall,  Chloe McFall,  Raymond McKay,  Katrina McNally,  Liam McNally,  Seamus McNally,  Sean McTammany,  Abigail Meier,  Tiago Mendez,  Christian Mielke,  Joshua Mondor,  Evan Monseu,  Elizabeth Montagnino,  Jacob Mooney,  Christian Moore,  Nicholas Moore,  Kyle Morgan,  Colby Mueller,  Maya Murphy,  Peter Murphy,  Tonia Murphy,  Robert Naimark,  Megan Nelson,  Sydney Nep,  Garret Newbill,  Robert Newman,  Kyle O'Brien,   Christopher Pallett,  Kelly Parisi,  Monica Patrick,  Allison Penna,  Katherine Perunovich,   Katelyn Phillips,  Christian Poindexter,  Gabrielle Pozza,  Margaret Praley,  Matthew Praley,  Haley Prengaman, ,  Kaitlyn Preston,  Cathi Ramagnano,  David Ramsey,  Dana Rand,  Justin Reeves,  Thomas Riddle,  Kristen Ridgeway,  Margaret Riggin,  Collin Riley,  Johanna Rivera,  Ryan Robertson,  William Rogers,  John Rott,  Kaylee Russell,  Eamon Ryan,  Thomas Ryan,  Grace Sayers,  Cameron Schaefer,  Adam Schaeffer,  Erin Schaeffer,  Madison Scheimreif,  Benjamin Scherr,  Ashley Schropp,  Ian Shadowens,  Kaitlin Sharpe,   Emily Shelleman,  Hailey Shipley,  Julia Shuart,  Jacob Sides,  Sam Siettas,  Madeline Singleton,  Caitlin Smith,  Caroline Smith,  Keegan Smith,  Macrae Smith,  Mary Smith,  Sydney Smith,  Hannah Snyder,  Tristan Soja,  Christina Sparby,  Nathaniel Stevens,  Brennen Stevenson,  Bradford Strennen,  Kimberly Stringer,  Robert Stryker,  Courtney Sullivan,  Emily Sullivan,  Michael Sullivan,  Cole Swartz,  Anna Taflan,  Conner Tegeler,  Timothy Tenney,   Madeline Tyler,  Matthew Vaillant,  Matthew Valentine,  Anna Vernacchio,  Melaney Vickery,  Joshua Wade,  Justice Walrath,  Daniel Watkins,  Dakota Watson, ,  Samantha Watts,  Sarah Weinstein,  Jacqueline Welsh,  Margaret Welsh,  Theresa Weyant,  John Whaling,  Clayton Whitney,  Joseph Wild,  Jennifer Wiley,  Erin Wilson,  Noah Windsor,  Shelby Windsor,  William Wishart,  Claire Witting,  Jacob Yarnell,  Brett Young,  Sabre Young,  Harrison Youngwood,  Charlotte Zemo

*Grade 10: *Andreas Adam,  Benjamin Agee,  Micheal Anderson,  Jeanne Angeles,  Jacqueline Anna,  Miquela Apicella,  Murphy Atwell,  John Bacot,  Brittany Ballesteros,  Noor Barnes,  Christopher Barranco,  Whitney Bateson,  Nathan Bayles,  Colleen Beairsto,  Clifford Bean,  Michael Beardmore,  Read Beigel,  Savannah Bell,  Kathryn Bellotte,  Juno Bender,  Jessica Binnix,  James Bishop,  Katherine Black,  Kathleen Boidy,  Anna Bollino,  Benjamin Boro,  William Bosak,  Taron Bradshaw,  Paige Brodbeck,  Connor Bruce,  Kelly Bryant,  Rhys Burgett,  Grace Buxton,  Aleksander Campbell,  Angelique Care,  Alexander Cavallo,  Ian Chaput,  Christine Chhor,  Sarah Childress,  Hannah Chitterling,  Stephanie Choi, ,  Austin Christner,  Simone Cipriano,  Stephanie Claar,  Courteney Cline,  Jessica Cohen,  Natalie Converse,  Nora Corasaniti,  Matthew Corbitt,  Haley Courtney,  Joseph Cox,  Sarah Crumling,  Elara Cunningham,   Brittany Curry, Samuel Cush,  Anthony Dalida,  Michael Dalisera,  Caitlyn Dearborn,  Matthew Dell,  Christopher DeMaio,  Michael DeMaio,   Sophia Dietrich,  Jace Dike,  Ryan Dingess,  Maeve Doherty,  Jennifer Dougherty,  Sydney Downing,  Emily Dreszer,  Samuel Easter,  Madeline Echeverria,  Zachary Elliott,  Nicholas Embser,   Ashley Eskalis,  Rebecca Eskalis,  Caroline Evans,  Jake Faranetta,  Matthew Ferrara,  Kayla Fick,  Grant Flagler,  Ryan Forsyth,  Ryan Fox,  Patricia Franklin,  Jillian Garza,  Jana Gawitt,  Samuel Gerhart,  Bradley Geyer,  Logan Gibb,  Andrew Giganti,  Daniel Giles,  Ben Gillingham,  Samantha Giordano,  Kara Glynn,  Jannet Gonzalez,   Taylor Green,  Robert Greenspan,  Elizabeth Grier,  Alexis Grubel,  Catherine Gvozden,  Colin Hackett,  Jeffrey Harding,  Andrew Harrington, ,  Adam Harrison,  Tyler Haskell,  Sarah Hayden,  Samuel Heller,  Patrick Hill,  Steven Hines,  Michael Hofstedt,  Alexandra Horgan,  Corbitt Howard,  Heather Huebner,  Ryan Iliescu,   Benjamin Jackson,  Kieran Jenkins,  Maya Jennings,  Elee Johns,  Grace Johnson,  Ashley Jung,  Evan Keating,  Imanee Keemer,  John Kenealy,  John Kiely,  Lauren Kirchenheiter,  Carson Kirchner,  Kelsey Kirk,  Eden Kittiver,  Taylor Kitzmiller,  Grace Koehne,  Julie Koffler,  Wallace Korol,  Carolyn Kotkiewicz,  Griffin Kowalewski,  Eric Kozireski,  Julian Kupper,   Kelsey Langello,  Ryan Langlois,  Julianna Larsen,  Paul Laser,  Thomas Laughlin,  Madison Lawrence,  Courtney Lay,  Alexander Lebowitz,  Daniel Lee,  Taylor Lentz,  Taylor Lindsay,  Monica Linnell,  Elizabeth Lloyd,   Matthew Lohff,  Mercedes Lopez,   Hannah Lyon,  Mackenzie Manis,  Samantha Martel,  Shannon Martin,  Samuel Mason,  Elizabeth Mata,  Shane McCord,  Keegan McCormack,  Kayla McHugh,  Margaret McPherson,  John McWilliams, ,  Alexander Meinert,  Alexander Merryman,  Ashlyn Meyers,  Benjamin Mia,  Ian Mills,  Kyle Mittrick,  Rachel Moore,  Cal Moreno,  Pierce Muessig,  Thomas Mumford,  Jack Muscovich,  Allison Musser,  Melinda Myers,  David Nagel,   Justin Nelson,  Sarah Nicholls,  Jacob Nold,  Brooke Northfield,  Carly Novick,  Charles Obrecht,  Wesley Odell,  John O'Hara,  Julia O'Mara,  Thomas Outing,  Kara Overton,  Aidan Palmer,  Alexandra Palmer,  Katherine Parker,  Alexander Paskal,  Erin Paxton,  Sadie Peisel,  John Pike,  Sophie Podlich,  Sarah Polkabla,  Andrew Powell,  Jennifer Proebstle,  Samuel Prout,  Matthew Przybyla,  Crystal Quirino,  Megan Reese,  Matthew Reise,  Julianna Ricci,   Olivia Romano,  Jillian Romanosky,  Robert Ross,  Zachary Routhier,  Hanna Ruark,  Renee Ruppert,  Sylvester Schaner,  Andrew Schell,  Dominic Schellin,  Karl Schmidt,  Hannah Schoener,  Jacob Schubbe,  Christopher Seeman,  Harrison Seidelman,  Richard Sellars,   Joseph Shehade,  Tara Siefert,  Kevin Simmons, ,  Taylor Simmons,  Hanna Siverling,  Darby Smith,  Mercedes Smith,  Sloane Smith,  Stephen Smith,  Benjamin Sonnenberg,  Jacob Soreff-Jones,  Elizabeth Sousa,  Michael Spence,  Kerrigan Stern,  Olivia Stibolt,  Cara Stine,  Brandon Stock,  Laura Stock,  Kevin Strasser,  Daniel Stringer,  Benjamin Studnicky,  Kasey Sullivan,  Patrick Sutherin,  John Swanton,  Alexis Tayag,   William Taylor,  William Thomasson,  Emma Thompson,  Michael Thorn,  Ryan Tiffany,   George Tolley,  Sydney Tracey,  Lea Traynor,  D'Angelo Tubaya-Lane,  George Ulrich,  Nicholas Valentine,  Bronwyn van Joolen,  Gabrielle Vance,  Rachel Vander Kolk,  Daryan Ver Ploeg,  Michaela Vernon,  Molly Volk,  Abigail Walker,  Casey Wallace,  Elizabeth Warner,  Kelly Watson,  Mackenzie Watson,  Morgan Weiland,  Benjamin Weinberg,  Allyson Wesley,   Braedon Wikle,  David Wilkinson,  Isabella Williams,  Mackenzie Williams,  Kyle Williamson,  Bronzell Wilson,  Caitlin Wilson,  Jason Winkler,  Sabrina Wood,  Spencer Wood,  Taylor Wood,  Erik Wright,  Shannon Wright, ,  Lindsey Wyne

*Grade 11: *Ethan Abbott,  Kyle Albach,  Emily Allen,  Rachel Allen,  Kaitlyn Anna,  Taylor Anspach,  Joseph Avedon,  Austin Babish,  John Bachkosky,  Rohini Bahethi,  Benjamin Baker,  Marissa Balleza,   William Baringer,  Michael Bartosiewicz,  Kimberly Bell,  Haley Bennett,  William Bieri,  Addie Binstock,  Samantha Biuk,  Julianne Blunt,  Charles Bollhorst,  Logan Brady,  Timothy Brant,  Christopher Brenner,  Nathan Brown,  Ryan Brown,  Shannen Bunoski,  Kiera Burgett,  Jerrikka Burrell,  Xavier Bushnell,  Robert Buttles,  Brittany Buxton,  Carey Buxton,  Ryan Callahan,  Benjamin Cambon,  Craig Carassanesi,  Caroline Carr,  Christopher Carr,  James Carran,  Hannah Carroll,  Adriana Castille,  Olivia Chaisson,  Eddie Chang,  William Chaudoin,  Samantha Chou,  Kasey Cingel,  Victoria Cockroft,  Elinore Coe,  Logan Colborne,  Edward Cole,  Kirsten Collier,  Gretchen Compere,  Sarah Compton,  Bridget Connolly,  Bryan Connolly,   Nicole Convissar,  Sean Cooley, ,  Victoria Courtney,  William Cramer,  Corey Cristallo,  Christina Cropper,  Erin Crowley,  Lucy Culver,  Kelly Curran,  Elena Damon,  Sarah DaRe,  Steven Davis,  Susan Davis,  Madeline de Goede,  Tucker Dell,  Caroline Dennehy,  John Dirks,  Kayla Distin,   Kathryn Dobyns,  Alice Doherty,  Conor Doherty,  Lyla Doyle,  Erin Duckworth,  Cory Duke,  Phillip Entwistle,  Dominic Ess,  Slaton Evans,  Garrett Fanshawe,  Emma Fare,   Jenna Fisher,  Madison Fisher,  Matthew Flinter,  Samantha Flohr,  Patrick Fowler,  Katherine Franchak,  Joseph Fulton,  Emily Garhart,  Aaron Gates,  Valerie Gawitt,  Delali Gbekor,  Chad Gehring,  Kathleen Gerrity,  Emily Gibson,  Kathryn Gibson,  Katherine Gowland,  Samuel Griffin,  Antonio Guarino,  Ellen Guthrie,  Madeleine Guy,  Elyza Halpern,  Kristen Halsey,  Douglas Hanna,  Katherine Harrison,  Jordan Hayes,  Austin Heemstra,  Katherine Hein,  Hunter Hensley,  Jack Henstrand,  Stephen Herbermann,  Darcie Hildebrand,  Lukas Hoffman,  Andrew Hoffmann,  Hartley Hogenkamp, ,  Olivia Holloway,  Andrea Holtermann,  Erika Howard,  Kevin Huntley,  Tyler Jacobs,  Ryan Jeffries,  Zoe Jeka,  Emily Joy,  Satrio  Joyowidarbo,  Andrew Kaelin,  Emily Kamsch,  Melissa Kapelewski,  Dylan Karr,  Katarina Kaser,  Christina Kasmer,  Hannah Katz,  Luis Keene,  Bradley Keith,  Margaret Kelley,  Sarah Kelly,  Hailey Kerr,  Marley Kerr,  Jacob Kerrigan,  Owen Kiriazoglou,  Nathan Kirk,  Dunavan Knight,  Kendall Kosman,  Alexander Kotkiewicz,  Reid Kowalski,  Sarah Krashoc-Tunis,  Katherine Laird,  Kasey Lawler,  Kasey Layshock,  Anh Le,  Christine Leidner,  Jordanna Levin,  Riley Lewis,  Arthur Libby,  Jonathan Lin,  Matthew Livas,  Emily Lohff,   Alysha Lowman,  Molly MacIntire,  Joshua Magness,  Kevin Mak,  Michelle Mandeville,  Kyle Maschal,  Samuel Mayer,  Katelyn Mayers,  Colin McCarthy,  Carly McHenry,  Rachel McNealey,  James McNelis,  Michael McNulty,  Athena Mears,  Chase Merkel,  Morgan Merkert,  Dana Meyers,  Matthew Meyers,  Alec Micklos,  Ellie Milleker,  Grant Millenburg, ,  Michael Minter,  Salvatore Misuraca,  Anthony Mobley,  Carly Moore,  Ana Morales,  Taylor Morin,  Katherine Morrison,  Eliza Mott,  Courtney Mullins,  Grace Murphy,  Hannah Murphy,  Elizabeth Nalepa,  Timothy Nelson,  Mitchell Norris,  Michael Novick,  Steven O'Neill,  Alexander Pack,  Christina Parisi,  Megan Pazdersky,  Hannah Pendergast,  Madeline Pendergast,  Madison Pennington,  Madeline Pere,  Samuel Pershall,  Lydia Peterson,  Taylor Peterson,   Samuel Phillips,  Emmie Potter,  Kaitlin Poulton,  Maureen Poulton,  Stephen Rabaglia,  Jose Reyes,  Emily Rieck,  Nathan Riley,  Hannah Roane,  Evan Rockenbauch,  Olivia Roy,  Douglas Rutherford,  Mehreen Saba,   Samantha Scheimreif,  Jade Schrader,  Sarah Schuck,  James Seibel,   Kayla Sheckells,  Zachary Shefska,  Thomas Sheldon,  Madelyn Sherman,  James Shipley,  Grady Sider,  Jacob Siefert,  Taylor Simmons,  Samantha Slattery,  Bailey Smith,  Cassidy Smith,  Emily Smith,  Madison Smith,  Solon Snider,  Carly Snyder,  Emma Staisloff,  Brendan Steele, ,  Austin Stein,  Trey Strasnick,  Matthew Stringer,  Cole Strong,  Bethany Studnicky,   Bridget Sundel,  Logan Swartz,   Guy Taylor,  Monica Tenney,  Kaley Tessieri,  Lindsay Theisen,  Keaton Thomas,  Morgan Torggler,  Christopher Tran,  Sean Urbanski,  Alexa VanDillen,  Aveen Ver Ploeg,  Danielle Victorio,  Samar Waheed,  Ikjot Walha,  Gary Wallace,  Jessica Walsh,  Zachary Watkins,  Colleen Weadon,  Joseph Weadon,  Thomas Weber,  Kimberly Westbrook,  Thomas Weyand,  Sara Weygandt,  Christopher Wheatley,    Keith Williams,  Morgan Williams,  Katherine Wilson,  Makenna Wilson,  Jayme Windsor,  Celeste Witting,  Jessica Wood,  Mason Woolford,  Timothy Yi,  Jeffrey Zander,  Vincent Zell,  Samuel Ziff

*Grade 12: *Lauren Abbott,  Alexandra Adams,  Arzo Akbari,  Jonathan Albers,  Lindsey Allen,  Shenell Allen,  Jessica Allison,  Lauren Allwein,  Carmine Apicella,  Nolan Arnold,  Daniel Baldyga,    Andrew Beardmore, ,  Dylan Bechill,  Lynsey Beck,  Matthew Belson,  Alicia Black,  Nicole Black,  Claire Blevins,  Mary Blevins,  Nicholas Blue,  Nicholas Boushell,  Elizabeth Breighner,  Paige Briganti,  Brianna Briggs,  Megan Brugnoli,  Emma Buchman,  John Burkhalter,  Chad Callahan,  Gary Carr,  Dalton Chasser,  Elizabeth Chisolm,  Danielle Cloney,  Margaret Cloughley,  Maddie Clouser,  Lauren Conniff,  Shannon Connolly,  Patrick Conrad,  Kevin Cook,  Steven Cosgrove,  William Cottrell,  Julia Craddock,  Logan Crouse,  Katherine Cucinotta,  Tyler Culp,  Brenna Cutlip,  Taylor Dalisera,  Megan Dant,  Connor DelPrete,  Janey Dike,  Erica Dillon,  Catherine Dixon,  Khrystian Dorsey,  Shane Duffy,  Jake Dunoyer,  John Dushel,  David Eagleson,  Elizabeth Embser,  Christopher Euerle,  Benjamin Fach,  Erika Feldman,  Barbara Fisher,  Brendon Fisher,  Robert Ford,  Sydney Forman,   Karlie Fuller,  John Galdi,  Matthew Gardner,  Megan Garris,  Edwin Gaylord,  Antonino Giacobbe,  Gregory Gibson,  Joseph Giles,  Victoria Grier,  Robert Gurlik, ,  Jack Hamilton,  Marissa Hand,  Claire Hanratty,  Robert Harrington,  Christopher Hayward,  Kaitlin Hendry,  Thomas Hines,  Clare Hofstedt,  Aaron Holben,  Chad Holden, Chad Holden,  Christiana Holden,   Justin Hudson,  James Hughes,  Samantha Hunter,    Jesse Imhof,  Aqueel Iqbal,  Katie Irvine,  Bryten Ives,  Alexis Jeter,  Adam Johnson,  Kelly Jones,  Jennifer Judd,  Julian Karanikas,  Rhyan Karr,  Aaron Katz,  Amanda Kila,  Edward Kim,  Jacquelyne Kirby,  Celaya Kirchner,  Sasha Kleiman,  Warren Klug,  Corinne Kneis,  Sarah Knop,  Anna Koehne,  James Koustenis,  Zoey Kowalewski,  Peter Kraus,  Julie Kuhlman,  Jacob Lebowitz,  Alice Lee,  Emily Lehnert,  Peter Lerario,  Vincent Lewis,  Leanne Linnell,  Patrick Love,  Amy Ludmer,  Ashley MacBride,  Kyle Macey,  Jenna Mahan,  Madeleine Mankowski,  Kimiko Manuel,  Victoria Markham,  Nashely Martinez Garcia,  Meredith McBroom,  Meghan McClung,  Devin McCord,  Matthew McKenney,  Emily McPherson,  Shamera McShine,  John McTammany, ,  Samuel Meyers,   Hannah Miller,  Katherine Misuraca,  Kaylee Monroe,  Nathan Monseu,  Joshua Mooney,  Samuel Moore,  Gabriele Moreno,  Andrew Morgan,  Alan Morrison,  Kevin Mott,  Laura Muscovich,  Gregory Mutter,  Scott Myers,  Jennifer Nance,  Adam Narimatsu,  Michelle Nelson,  Jon Neseth,  Nicole Newbill,  Conner Nocar,  Morgan Northfield,  Tyler Northfield,  James Notaro,  Jocelyn Odell,  Shannon O'Neal,  Maya Outing,  Katlyn Packal,  Christen Paradissis,  Kelly Parker,  Katelyn Parry,  India Pasiuk,  Jeffrey Patrick,  Taylor Patterson,  Brandon Paugels,  Janee Perry,  Sarah Peterson,  Zachary Pittenger,  Benjamin Pleasant,  Palkpoon Pongsuphat,  Lauren Poniatowski,   Erica Preston,  Briana Prettyman,  Julie Pulliam,  Bilal Qamar,   Andrew Reddinger,  Victoria Reyes,  Lauren Reynolds,  Marcus Reynolds,  Megan Rhodes,  Gary Richardson,  Cameron Rines,  Heidi Roane,  Justin Rodgers,  David Rolf,  Julianne Romanosky,  Amanda Ross,  Megan Rossi,   Mark Ryan,  Braden Ryzenga, ,  Sierra Safak,  Cassidy Sauvageau,  Christine Sawyer,  Samuel Scardefield,  Ellie Schachter,  Ellen Schaefer,  Katherine Schaner,  William Scherr,  Sara Schulkowski,  Chardell Scott,  Julia Shah,  Taylor Simpson,   Stephen Slay,  Broderick Smith,  Charles Smith,  Connor Smith,  Ryan Snader,  John Sparby,  Jonathan Spence,  Erika Spilker,  Allison Steele,  Kendall Steele,  Weber Stibolt,  Courtney Stoner,  Allison Stroh,  Allison Sullivan,  Brian Taylor,  Grace Taylor,  Abigail Thornton,   Kara Trimpin,  Sarah Twigg,  Marta Ulbricht,  Ronny Umlandt,  Ian Vaillant,  Ian Vetter,  Hayley von Hollen,  Jessica Wells,  Alexis Wenz,  Carleigh West,  Ceanne West,  Jenna Whitman,  James Williams,  Matthew Williams,  Lindsay Woodcock,  Tiffany Yang,  Olivia Zebron Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.

On MSNBC's Morning Joe Tuesday, footage of Sen. Kelly Ayotte's (R-NH) town hall was carefully edited to take away the Senator's rational explanations for why she opposes background checks, while leaving in full the emotional appeals from gun control proponents attending the Monday event.

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The segment opened by showing Erica Lafferty, daughter of the slain Sandy Hook Elementary School principal, speaking to Ayotte at the town hall. Lafferty said Ayotte had opposed background checks because they would hurt gun store owners in New Hampshire, and then she asked why the thought of "my mother being gunned down in the halls of the elementary school isn't as important as that."

Instead of explaining that background checks had nothing to do with the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, the Morning Joe crew showed video of Lafferty storming out of the town hall in protest--after she didn't get the answer she wanted. 

Host Joe Scarborough and panelist Chuck Todd used the discussion to suggest Republicans' stances on background checks are making or breaking their popularity among constituents. 

Scarborough said, "We've been looking at the polls, and Ayotte is down, of course." He continued, "You look at Pat Toomey [R-PA], and [he's] up 7 percentage points in his home state." 

Scarborough did not mention Toomey has completely disavowed and abandoned the very bill he was championing two weeks ago--the Manchin-Toomey "compromise." 

Scarborough specifically suggested Ayotte will face political fallout for her vote, saying there is no place for any politician to run and hide in New Hampshire. 

However, a Quinnipiac University Poll was on the screen showing that Americans trust Republicans with guns 42% to 38% over Democrats. But Scarborough bypassed the poll, and instead went back to describing gun control as an "emotional" issue.

 
 
 
  Reported by Breitbart 2 hours ago.

A former New Jersey “Teacher of the Year” who admitted having sex with a 15-year-old student was spared prison time yesterday.Erica DePalo, 33, who won the Essex County honor, received a three-year suspended sentence and will be subject to lifetime parole supervision.“I feel nothing but remorse for my... Reported by NY Post 3 days ago.

The College of Education at Purdue University launched its first online program in the fall of 2011, and now the first-ever online class is graduating. Twenty students will finish the online Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology (MSED) this spring.

West Lafayette, IN (PRWEB) April 30, 2013

The College of Education at Purdue University launched its first online program in the fall of 2011, and now the first-ever online class is graduating. Twenty students will finish the online Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology (MSED) this spring.

The MSED is a long-established program, having been available on campus for nearly 35 years. Its strong history and presence was part of the reason University faculty and administrators chose it as the first program to be offered solely through the online format.

The MSED focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of learning materials and experiences that integrate effective instructional techniques and technology. Students learn to customize and tailor learning plans for a variety of fields, organizations, groups and settings, resulting in applications in K-12 and higher education, corporate training, e-learning and curriculum development, healthcare and anywhere else people need to be taught new skills and information.

Students in the online program interact in a virtual classroom interface where they view assignments, post discussions, upload coursework and communicate with their fellow students as well as faculty members, who are active researchers with both past and current experience to share.

“The program prepared me to approach instructional design systematically, to be more effective at faculty training, to be mindful of learner motivation, and to identify non-training solutions to performance problems,” said MSED student Erica Vail. “It was practical and was very relevant to my work, and I was able to help and be helped by so many of the other students that I met as we shared our work experiences with each other and used each other as a resource.”

Several students will travel to West Lafayette to take part in commencement activities on campus, which will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

“This graduating class is proof of the success of our first fully online venture,” said Dr. James Lehman, professor and associate dean of the College of Education. “I’m sure they will continue to make Purdue proud through their professional contributions to teaching, training and learning, while we look forward to expanding our list of online programs so we can welcome even more students to our community.”

Known for focusing on science, technology and research, Purdue provides programs in the online format to further its mission of innovation in these fields. With its long history, rich traditions and a diverse community that includes an international student body and a faculty and staff dedicated to the highest scholarly and ethical standards, Purdue continues its tradition of academic excellence and personal attention to each student, both on campus and online.

US News & World Report has ranked Purdue among the top 100 online graduate education programs in its 2013 listing of “Best Colleges”. US News also ranked Purdue’s respected College of Education No. 32 among the nation’s education schools.

Purdue also maintained its top 25 ranking among US News’ list of the nation's public universities and is 65th among all universities. In other 2013 rankings, the University is listed among the Princeton Review's 150 "best value" colleges and ranked in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings.

To learn more about the online Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue, go to http://www.purdueonlineprograms.com.

About Purdue University:
At Purdue University, our reputation for innovation and discovery is built on a foundation of tradition and history. Founded as a land-grant school in 1869, today the University is known for scholarly excellence, research, and achievement in the fields of aerospace, engineering, technology, science and math. Our faculty and staff commit themselves every day to preparing students to become dynamic leaders and lifelong learners. Purdue is committed to research that is transferable to real-world applications and benefits the world in positive ways.

Purdue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. Additionally, the College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Reported by PRWeb 3 days ago.

A former New Jersey teacher of the year won't serve any prison time after admitting she had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.A state Superior Court judge in Newark sentenced 33-year-old Erica DePalo to lifetime parole supervision.She also will have to forfeit her teaching certificate and register as a sex offender.A tearful DePalo made a brief statement in court Monday expressing r...

 
 
 
  Reported by msnbc.com 3 days ago.

Patch Romeoville, IL --

*April 13*

Joshua Alvarez, 19, of the 1000 block of Cottonwood Lane in Mount Prospect was arrested by Romeoville police at 2:49 a.m. at Route 53 and Airport Road and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, possession of cannabis, speeding and driving an uninsured vehicle, according to police.

*April 14*

Robert Munch, 21, of the 1-100 block of Beacon Avenue, Romeoville, was arrested at 2:28 p.m. in the 300 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, according to police.

*April 16*

Frank Kowal, 38, of the 1-100 block of Abbeywood Drive, Romeoville, was arrested at 10:23 p.m. in the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive and on an in-state warrant and charges of resisting arrest and obstructing identification, police said.

*April 17*

Erica Madding, 30, of the 31000 block of Hickory Street in Wilmington was arrested at 1:15 p.m. in the 400 block of North Weber Road and charged with retail theft, police said.

Serena Staszak, 30, of the 2600 block of Sumac Drive, Joliet, was arrested at 4:51 p.m. in the 200 block of South Weber Road and charged with retail theft, according to police. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.

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From the Iowa City Police Blotter

*Name*
Address *Offense Date*
Date of Birth Arrest Location *Charge(s)*
*AGUILAR-ROSALES, PEDRO*
321 N JOHNSON ST APT 1 *5/1/2013  17:40*
dob : 5/31/1994 1945 DELWOOD DR 1) Possess Controlled Substance - Marijuana
*BRYANT, ERICA RESHELLE*
2401 HWY 6 E APT 3013 *5/1/2013  02:20*
dob : 12/24/1985 HWY 6/S GILBERT ST 1) OWI- 2nd Offense
*JUVENILE*
JUVENILE *5/1/2013  17:26*
dob : 8/8/1995 IOWA CITY 1) Possess Controlled Substance - Marijuana
*LOTT, JESSE GARRETT*
904 MILLS ST, BROOKLYN, IA 52211 *5/1/2013  02:09*
dob : 2/13/1991 1100 N DUBUQUE ST 1) OWI
2) Possess Controlled Substance - Marijuana
3) Possess Drug paraphenalia
*LUCY, MISTY LOU*
1213 HOLLYWOOD BLVD *4/30/2013  21:51*
dob : 8/5/1967 KMART 1) Theft 5th Degree
*MARTIN, TERRANCE DEMARCO*
2400 BLOCK LAKESIDE DR *4/17/2013  04:50*
dob : 10/4/1986 2400 BLOCK LAKESIDE DR
1) Assault- Domestic Assault w/injury-serious or aggravated
2) Communication - Obstruct Emergency Communication
*SPENCER, RUSTON HOLLOWAY*
217 S GOVERNOR ST *5/1/2013  17:14*
dob : 2/26/1964 HYVEE DRUG 1) OWI
*TURNER, HOLLY A*
305 S SUMMIT ST *5/1/2013  01:20*
dob : 9/3/1992 SUMMIT BAR 1) Possess alcohol under legal age (PAULA)
2) Presence on premise (licensed liquor establishment)after hours
*YOUNG-IKECHUKWU, ELIZABETH ANN*
1147 MAPLE ST *5/1/2011  03:46*
dob : 9/26/1963 1100 BLK MAPLE ST 1) Public Intoxication Reported by Patch 14 hours ago.

*redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online*

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Tuesday the over-the-counter sale of morning-after pills for those 15 years of age and older, and will make the pills available on store shelves, rather than being sold from a pharmacy.

Until now, emergency contraception has been available by prescription only to those under the age of 17, and was only sold from behind pharmacy counters.

The FDA ruling, which takes effect immediately, applies to only one brand of emergency contraception – Plan B One-Step, made by Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company Teva – and requires that the product be security-tagged to avoid theft, and only be sold over-the-counter in stores that have a pharmacy.

The product will be packaged with a product code prompting a cashier to request and verify the customer’s age, and those who cannot provide age verification will not be able to complete the purchase.

The product will now be labeled “not for sale to those under 15 years of age *proof of age required* not for sale where age cannot be verified,” the FDA said in a statement late Tuesday.

Plan B One-Step is a levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception pills that contains the same active ingredients as birth control pills, but at higher doses to prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.

Tuesday’s FDA ruling defies a judge's order to make the pills available to all girls and women of all ages. On April 5, US District Court Judge Edward Korman ruled that a 2011 decision by the head of the US Health and Human Services to require teens under the age of 17 to obtain a prescription for the pills was "politically motivated" and "scientifically unjustified.” Judge Korman’s ruling directed the FDA to make the pills available to all girls of reproductive age without a prescription within 30 days.

On Wednesday, the Justice department filed a formal appeal of that court order with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, according to court documents.

According to Terry Baynes of Reuters, FDA spokeswoman Erica Jefferson said DoJ lawyers have asked the court to temporarily halt its order from taking effect while the appeal is pending.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the drug agency’s current decision to allow the morning after pills to be sold over-the-counter to 15 year olds was based on a review of data submitted by the Teva, which showed that girls and women aged 15 and older were able to understand how the pill works without the assistance of a health care provider.

"The data reviewed by the agency demonstrated that women 15 years of age and older were able to understand how Plan B One-Step works, how to use it properly, and that it does not prevent the transmission of a sexually transmitted disease," she said in the FDA statement.

The appeals case is Tummino et al. v. Hamburg et al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No. 12-763. Reported by redOrbit 14 hours ago.

'The book cover is 100% beautiful'

The book cover is 100% beautiful and tells me lots about the characters. I love the illustrations. I love that you can colouring and activities at the end of the book. I wish the next books also have this at the back.

I really enjoyed the prologue because it made me curious about the characters. I love the characters. They are interesting and make me curious about what's going to happen. I love their names - my favourite is Marina who loves hearts, like I do. I like the way the story shows the pirates thought the Nori would be one thing and turned out to be another. I like the invented mermaid language and I love mermaids, so enjoy reading a story about them. I like the idea of kelp tea and all the other food they eat.

I really enjoyed this book.

*Want to tell the world about a book you've read? Join the site and send us your review!* Reported by guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago.