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WESTERN MONMOUTH BULLETIN BOARD
Those planning on an Eagle Scout Court of Honor can get in touch with the Supereme Lodge Knights of Pythias at (617) 472-8800, e-mail kop@earthlink.net or supseckop@verizon.net, or fax at (617) 376-0363. Include full name of the Scout, troop number and a physical mailing address. DONATIONS FOR CHILDREN The Shore Optimist Club is seeking donations for its Children's Charities Campaign. The club sponsors sporting events for children of the community, offers activities such as an annual essay, oratorical and photo contests. To help the children of Neptune, Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, send donations to P.O. Box 1114, Oakhurst, New Jersey 07755. For more information about the Shore Club, call (732) 363-1346, or e-mail ShoreOptimists@opton line.net.
e-sound off
A parent asked the question if any homeowner in Hartselle pays at least $800 in property taxes because that is what that parent was paying to send their children out-of-district to school in response to that question: My family purchased a 1,700 square foot home four years ago in Hartselle for $143,000. The home was brand new and we now pay nearly $970 in property taxes as of now. So to answer his question, if anyone owns a home over $140,000, we are all paying well over what he pays to send his children to these schools.
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State Recognizes Schools, Individuals
Seventeen educators and schools were honored Monday evening for their achievements in the past year by the state Board of Education during a special meeting at the state Capitol.
Those honored were: Superintendent of the Year Ann Clark, Fairfield's superintendent since 2002; High School Principal of the Year Robert G. Hale from Westbrook High School; Assistant High School Principal of the Year Donna Hayward of Rocky Hill High School; Middle School Principal of the Year Shellie Pierce, who recently retired from Granby Memorial Middle School; Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year Anthony D. Carrano of Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School; Elementary School Principal of the Year Loretta Rubin of Farm Hill Middle School in Middletown; Teacher of the Year Christopher Poulos of Joel Barlow High School in Redding; and Teacher of the Year finalists Sandra Adams, who teaches in Bristol, Mark Danaher of Manchester High School and Susan Matthews of the University High School of Science and Engineering in Hartford.
WSU to award Barton Scholarship on Tuesday
Wichita State University's $44,000 Clay Barton Scholarship in Business will be awarded during a 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday in the second-floor conference room of WSU's Devlin Hall. The scholarship is the school's largest. The recipient will receive $11,000 annually for four years. Six finalists from Andover, Eudora, Maize, Wichita and Norfolk, Neb., were chosen from 25 students competing during the Nov. 10 Allen, Gibbs & Houlik L.C. Scholarship Competition. The finalists were invited to a follow-up competition last week. Students with a grade point average of 3.5, an ACT score of at least 24 and an interest in a business degree were eligible. The scholarship was established in 1991 as a memorial to the son of the late Rent-A-Center chairman emeritus W.
Recent Grad Wins Rhodes Scholarship
A recent graduate was named a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday, joining a group of elite Georgetown alumni and instantaneously making her a subject of media attention throughout the nation. Maria Repnikova (SFS 06) was one of 32 students from the United States named as a Rhodes Scholar on Sunday, joining a group of 21 other Georgetown graduates, including former President Bill Clinton (SFS 68), who have received the honor since the program was created in 1902. Repnikova is the first Hoya to receive the distinction since 2004. The scholarship, which is awarded to students from many countries around the world, funds 2-3 years of study at Oxford University. Repnikova said in an e-mail that she was ecstatic upon receiving the honor. Repnikova was one of 896 students nominated for the scholarship this year, according to a press release from the Rhodes Trust, which hands out the awards.
'Horses run past Rebels
SOUTH BURLINGTON -- Defending Division I high school boys basketball state champion Burlington High School unleashed its potent offense on South Burlington to post a 90-56 win Monday.
Senior Tyrone Conley collected 35 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Seahorses ran out to a 42-28 halftime lead.
Conley scored 14 points as part of a 33-15 third-period blitz to eliminate any thought of a Rebel comeback.
"We're just starting to click and playing well together," said Conley, who has accepted a basketball scholarship to attend the University of New Hampshire.
And click they did.
Coming off the bench to score in double digits for the Seahorses (5-0) were freshman Joe O'Shea (13 points), sophomore Clancy Rugg (11) and senior Brady Callahan (10).
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