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Adult Learning Center

The Adult Learning Center in Nashua has announced that the following local residents recently passed their GED tests.

FROM BROOKLINE: Todd M. Mason, Jr.

aSSUMPTION college

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Siobhan E. Kelley, daughter of Kathleen Kelly.

Patrick O’Kane, of Hollis, a rising junior, was recognized in May on the Student Athlete Honor Roll at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. This is the third time in two years he has achieved honor roll status. He was named as the Northeast-10 Conference Ice Hockey Player-of-the-Year and received the Andrew Laska Award as the top male athlete at Assumption College. He has been named team captain for the 2010-11 season.

Bates College

Conor B. Sullivan, of Hollis, graduated this spring from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and received a bachelor’s degree in economics magna cum laude. Sullivan was also inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Sullivan and a 2006 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School.

Boston College

The following local students graduated from Boston College.

FROM HOLLIS: Amanda Giglio graduated cum laude with a BS in finance, philosophy. Erin Flaherty graduated with a BS in nursing.

Boston University

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Boston University.

FROM BROOKLINE: Jacquelyn D. Hodgson, Sophie K. Pallies.

FROM HOLLIS: Chantal M. De Bakker, Kimberley E. Glover.

The following local students were awarded academic degrees in May from Boston University.

FROM BROOKLINE: Jacquelyn D. Hodgson, BA in business administration, summa cum laude.

FROM HOLLIS: Paula M. Grieb, BA in Hispanic language and literatures.

Bowdoin College

Kara Courtney Maloney, of Hollis, graduated this spring from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She received a Bachelor of Arts in music, with a minor in economics.

Bryant University

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.

FROM BROOKLINE: Melanie Farbotko, a senior management major.

FROM HOLLIS: Christina Dussault, a sophomore actuarial mathematics major.

Castleton State College

The following local students graduated this spring from Castleton (Vt.) State College.

FROM BROOKLINE: LeeAnne Ketchen received a Bachelor of Science degree.

FROM HOLLIS: Hillary Greenfield received a Bachelor of Science degree.

Champlain College

The following local students were named to the president’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt.

Alex Tardif, of Merrimack, and Allison Harrow, of Brookline.

Clark University

The following local students graduated this spring from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Jana R. Loux-Turner received a MA in biology.

FROM HOLLIS: Erica L. Getto received a MA in community development and planning.

The following local students were named to second honors for the spring 2010 semester at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Sarah Bilotta.

Colby College

The following local students graduated this spring from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

FROM HOLLIS: Alexander V. Oot, son of Robert Oot and Carol Robey, received a BA in mathematics, with Distinction, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

College of the Holy Cross

Elizabeth L. Quaglieri, daughter of Philip and Maureen Quaglieri of Brookline, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. She is a rising fourth-year student majoring in Spanish and fine arts.

eMMANUEL college

The following local students graudated in May from Emmanuel College in Boston.

FROM HOLLIS: Nicole Roderick graduated with a degree in studio art.

Emory University

Danielle Thompson, of Brookline, received a Bachelor of Arts degree this spring from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. She is the daughter of Keith B. Thompson and Patricia J. Thompson.

Franklin Pierce

The following local students graduated this spring from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge.

FROM BROOKLINE: Robert Kyle Michaelson graduated magna cum laude with a BA in mass communication with high honors.

FROM HOLLIS: Meghan Joy Roth, graduated with a BA in psychology. Ryan Michael Connolly graduated with a BS in management. He was also named to the dean’s honors list for the spring semester.

The following local students were named to honors lists for the spring 2010 semester at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge.

FROM BROOKLINE: Ryan Tracy, a junior mathematics and accounting/finance major, earned dean’s honors list status.

FROM HOLLIS: Paul Smith, a sophomore majoring in management, earned dean’s list status.

Gettysburg College

The following local students were named to the dean’s Commendation List for the spring 2010 semester at Gettysburg (Pa.) College.

Katherine Elkind, a junior from Hollis.

Hendrix College

Robert Kempton, of Hollis, graduated this spring with a BA in interdisciplinary studies from Hendrix College in Conway, Ark.

Hofstra University

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

FROM BROOKLINE: Steven Morin.

FROM HOLLIS: Samantha Reilly.

Lesley University

The following local students graduated this spring from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Valerie Arruda earned a BFA in illustration.

Lyndon State College

Scott Baker, of Hollis, earned the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lyndon State College in Lyndon Center, Vt. He is a junior majoring in digital and graphic arts.

MIT

Quentin Smith, son of Phillip and Gina Smith of Hollis, graduated from MIT on June 4 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. As an undergraduate, Smith was active in several organizations, serving as Technology Director for The Tech, MIT’s newspaper, as Chief of Information Technology for the Undergraduate Association, MIT’s student government, and on the Executive Committee for the Student Information Processing Board, a student group focused on advancing MIT’s computing capabilities and assisting those who use them. He also served as Treasurer of the MIT Radio Society and Governor of the Tech Model Railroad Club. Smith will pursue graduate studies at MIT in the fall.

Middlesex Community College

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Middlesex Community College in Lowell and Bedford, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Piyanet Curran.

FROM HOLLIS: Riley S. Rodgers.

New England College

The following local students received degrees this spring from New England College in Henniker.

FROM BROOKLINE: Glen Spargo received a MS in management: healthcare administration.

FROM HOLLIS: Amy Bottomley received a Master of Ed. in school principal.

providence College

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Providence (R.I.) College.

FROM HOLLIS: Nicole Kramer.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Lauren E. Jacoby, of Hollis, was awarded dean’s list honors for the spring 2010 semester at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City.

Saint Michael’s College

The following local students graduated this spring from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt.

Zachary James Jandl, son of William Jandl of Brookline, earned a Bachelor of Science, cum laude in business administration.

Salve Regina University

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Salva Regina University in Newport, R.I.

FROM HOLLIS: Whitney Loeb.

Simmons College

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston.

FROM BROOKLINE: Rachel Fitzmaurice, an undeclared major.

SNHU

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester.

FROM AMHERST: Jill Darin, psychology; Stephanie Wasson, communication/digital media.

FROM BEDFORD: Aaron Backus, justice studies; Joseph Beaulieu, business administration; Ross Brown, business administration; Sara Fortin, baking and pastry arts; Stephanie Fournier, baking and pastry arts; Ryan Harding, Culinary; Christine Heller, English language & literature; Adam Hickman, business administration; Shannon Hodgdon, creative writing and English; Alex Jenkins, business admin/3 year program; Alex Meyer, business studies; Collin Ranfos, economics/finance; Tiffany Tarlowski, accounting; Josephine Volpe, child development; Meaghan Yuska, business studies.

FROM HOLLIS: Kyle Adamyk, exploratory studies; Samuel Balsama, marketing.

Springfield college

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Springfield (Mass.) College.

FROM AMHERST: Grantham Raymond, a sports management major.

FROM BEDFORD: Karah Heald, a communication disorders major;

FROM HOLLIS: Aaron Landolt, a physical therapy major.

Stonehill College

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.

FROM HOLLIS: Alex W. Ogozaly, Maura E. McCartney.

The following local students graduated this spring from Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.

FROM HOLLIS: Heather Andrea Johns, BA.

Tufts University

The following local students graduated this spring from Tufts University in Medford, Mass.

FROM BROOKLINE: Benjamin J. Sacks graduated summa cum laude with a BA in history, and with high thesis honors. He was elected to the Tufts chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in April and received a Beinecke Scholarship in 2009.

Tulane University

The following local students graduated this spring from Tulane University in New Orleans, La.

John Bundschuh, of Hollis, received a MA from the School of Liberal Arts.

Union College

Benjamin Cote, of Hollis, graduated this spring from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. Cote received a BA in political science magna cum laude.

University of Hartford

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Ct.

FROM BROOKLINE: Amanda K. Hickerson, James C. Dzindolet.

FROM HOLLIS: Christopher J. Petropulos.

University of Maine

The following local students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington.

FROM BROOKLINE: Ryan Bretschneider, Jeremy Gath.

University of Nebraska

Savanah Parker, of Brookline, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

UnH

Ariel Ferguson, of Hollis, was elected to the UNH chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a senior majoring in psychology.

UNH-DURHAM

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire-Durham.

FROM BROOKLINE: HIGHEST HONORS: Liam Daly, Todd Ferrell, Janelle Ostroski, Erin Powell, Paige Ricci, Daisy Vaughn, Meagan Visnaskas.

HIGH HONORS: William Arpin, Jessica Cockerham, Miki Elms, Matthew Paul, Jaclyn Schwartzberg, Natalie Wisti.

HONORS: Christopher Anderson, David Etlinger, Brett Ferrell, Jessica Fraser, Trevor Bosquet.

FROM HOLLIS: HIGHEST HONORS: Beth Cowan, Samantha Ebner, Carrie Anne Harmon, Ashley Kaplan, Daniel Lutz, Simon Lutz, Matthew Mazzola, Elizabeth Petry, Lindsey Veiga.

HIGH HONORS: Ian Buckley, Matthew Casazza, Christopher Doleac, Ariel Ferguson, Alexander Gerlitz, Adam Kaplan, Patrick Kennedy, Tollan Renner, John Riester, Jeremy Stanizzi, Maegan Teichman, Carly Veiga, Taylor Woodrow.

HONORS: Pat Archambault, Chelsey Bauer, Kristian Bohn, Gregg Coulter, Andrew Drazin, Hannah Johnson, Matthew Klisz, John Kowalski, Vatche Manoukian, Andrew McCartney, Ashleigh Moran, Sara Schmidt, Christopher Stroili, Jenna Zullo, Ashley Levine.

People in the news

CBY students present workshops

Courtney Byer, Sam Carkin, Jim Foley and Ben DiNardo, members of the Coalition for Bedford Youth, had the pleasure of presenting three workshops at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School’s “Stand by Me” Workshop on June 4. They are graduates of the “Stand by Me” program and currently attend Bedford High School.

The mission of the CBY Task Development team is to provide a safe and fun environment, encourage mutual respect between self and others, and provide a strong voice for the youth of Bedford through activities and community service. These teens not only accomplished their task, but also lit the “spark” of many seventh-graders and their parents as they played an ice-breaker game, snowball activity and blue wristband activity.

Give someone a blue wristband and be a valued asset builder. Join CBY. Visit CBYNH.org for more information and see how you can have fun making a difference.

Teens set to take stage in ‘Copacabana’

Four Bedford teens take to the stage when the Teen Actorsingers present Barry Manilow’s musical, “Copacabana,” where the story of Lola the showgirl, her lover Tony and the notorious diamond-wearing Rico will be brought to life. There will be four performances: 8 p.m. July 30 and matinees at 2 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1. All will be held at Nashua High School South, 36 Riverside Drive, Nashua.

The story is about Stephen, a playwright who is in the process of creating a musical production about Lola Lamar, a farm girl from Oklahoma who comes to New York with aspirations of becoming a world-famous Copa Girl. Upon her arrival at the nightclub, she befriends Tony Forte, a handsome singer/songwriter/bartender; Gladys, a retired Copa Girl who now works as the cigarette girl; and Sam, the gruff, yet lovable manager of the club. The plot twists and turns when Lola is kidnapped and taken to Havana by Rico, where he owns the also world-famous Tropicana Nightclub. He wants to make Lola his new star, much to the dismay of Conchita Alvarez, his long-standing leading lady (played by Bedford’s own Emma Benson).

The cast consists of 32 talented youngsters from the Nashua area ranging in age from 13-19, including Benson, Hannah Benson, Jennifer Ryder and Christian Seasholtz, of Bedford.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.actorsingers.org and clicking on the “Tickets” link on the left or by calling 320-1870. Reserved ticket prices are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.

Bedford teen earns dance scholarship

Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet, a nonprofit organization and the affiliate performing company of Southern NH Dance Theater, congratulates 14-year-old Erika Davis, of Bedford, for receiving scholarships at this year’s Regional Dance American Northeast Festival in Pittsburgh in May.

Evaluated in the spring of 2005, SNHYB is the first company from New Hampshire – and currently the only company from New England – to be accepted into this prestigious organization. Since 2005, SNHYB dancers have participated in RDA’s annual Northeast Festival, which is held in a different city within the Northeast region of the United States. Member companies and their dancers participate in three days of master classes with renowned teachers from professional companies and are seen by directors, choreographers and other dance professionals from around the world. SNHYB dancers also perform at each festival.

Davis, a freshman at Bedford High School, has been dancing for 12 years and four of those years at Southern NH Dance Theater. She has also trained with School of American Ballet, Briansky Saratoga Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Walnut Hill School. She received a tuition scholarship to the Philadelphia Dance Theater Summer Program.

“Like Southern NH Youth Ballet, Philadelphia Dance Theater is a performing member of Regional Dance America Northeast,” said Patricia Lavoie, artistic director at Southern NH Dance Theater. “We are so proud of all of our dancers.”

Bedford teens take on ‘Drowsy Chaperone’

The Roaring ’20s are back and better than ever. The most celebrated musical of the 2006 Broadway season, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a completely original musical comedy, is being performed by the Derryfield Repertory Theatre Company for two weekends only, July 23-25 and July 30-Aug. 1. The music and lyrics offer a modern take on classic comedy.

Bedford residents Daniel and Nathan Schwartzberg and Andrew Barret Cox are appearing in this production. No strangers to the stage, all three have appeared in Palace Theatre professional productions, as well as local community, teen and school productions. The Schwartzbergs represented their schools in the chorus at the NH All-State Music Festival this year. Cox was busy choreographing for local musical theater productions and pageants.

Last month, the cast went to see a production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” in Maine starring Carson Kressley. They all had a chance to meet with the cast following the show and learn a bit from the professionals about playing the roles in the musical.

Excited to be involved in such a fun show, all three are enjoying the challenge of preparing a show in just a month’s time. This production requires the actors to rollerskate, tap dance, do the splits, and execute complicated vaudeville routines. Cox will continue to pursue his theater dreams at Emerson College in the fall. The Schwartzbergs are still in high school, but keep your eyes open: Daniel has been invited to audition for “American Idol” this summer.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” will be performed at The Derryfield School Theatre, 2108 River Road, Manchester. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Sunday show is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at Etix.com or the box office at the theater prior to the show. For more information, go to derryfield.org and click on the link to Derryfield Repertory Theatre.