Monday, May 14, 2012
Resident is one of four winners of The Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Professional Nurses Association awards.
The Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Professional Nurses Association (WRHPNA) awarded four scholarships to area nursing students at its annual meeting on May 9 in Wethersfield. The four 2012 scholarships were awarded to: Melissa Edgerly of Middletown, a senior nursing student at Southern Connecticut State University; Rocca Perruccio of Portland, a registered nurse student at Central Connecticut State University; Paulina Gorecki of New Britain and Christie Petrossi of Berlin, both senior nursing students at UConn School of Nursing. This year’s scholarships were made available through a gift from Marilyn and Harry Covey of Wethersfield; a memorial gift from the family of Juliette Libby; memorial gifts from the family and friends of the late Marge…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Two from East Hampton get their degree.
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Sunday, May 13
Quinnipiac University conferred 878 degrees during two separate ceremonies Sunday at the TD Bank Sports Center. At a 10 a.m. ceremony, Quinnipiac conferred 727 graduate degrees to students in the schools of business, communications, education, health sciences, nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. Bill Strickland, president and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp., addressed the students and received an honorary degree. At 3 p.m. The Hon. Lubbie Harper, Jr., a Connecticut Supreme Court justice, addressed the 151 students who graduated from the Quinnipiac University School of Law. Harper also received an honorary degree. David Rosettenstein, professor of the year, addressed the class. Daniel Wade Luckett delivered remarks on behalf of …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Second annual event a good night for all.
The Portland High School Student Senate held the second annual "Senior Ball" on Wednesday, May 2. The dinner dance was held for the senior citizens of the town of Portland. Student Senate Adviser Charlie Ryan and members of Student Senate prepared a restaurant-style meal complete with home-made bread and dessert. As the guests arrived they were greeted by Senate members and given a beautiful corsage made by the Portland High School Garden Club. After dinner, DJ, Senior Student Senate member Mike Tully, played music as Senate members and seniors danced the night away. The Portland High School Student Senate would like to thank the Portland High School Garden Club for making the beautiful corsages given to our honored guests, Mary …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Asiye's Boutique in Madison is offering a free dress to one lucky girl who goes to Portland High!
It’s prom season, and East Hampton-Portland Patch and Asiye's Boutique in Madison have teamed up to stage an exciting contest that will award a free prom dress to a girl from Portland High School. All you have to do to enter is upload to this article a photo (one that belongs to you), that best demonstrates why Portland High School is awesome! After you upload the photo, tell us about it in the caption. The winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by email. And if we have missed your prom, the winner can still pick out a dress from the beautiful collection Asiye's Boutique offers. Check out the photos on the website and the Facebook page! Here are more details:
Asiye's Boutique in Madison is offering a free dress to one lucky girl who goes to East Hampton High!
It’s prom season, and East Hampton-Portland Patch and Asiye's Boutique in Madison have teamed up to stage an exciting contest that will award a free prom dress to a girl from East Hampton High School. All you have to do to enter is upload to this article a photo (one that belongs to you), that best demonstrates why East Hampton High School is awesome! After you upload the photo, tell us about it in the caption. The winner will be selected in a random drawing and notified by email. And if we have missed your prom, the winner can still pick out a dress from the beautiful collection Asiye's Boutique offers. Check out the photos on the website and the Facebook page! Here are more details:
Congratulations to Danielle Clement, Michelle Rowland, Laura Scaramella and Thomas Abbate!
Danielle Clement, Michelle Rowland, Laura Scaramella of Portland and Thomas Abbate of East Hampton have been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during a ceremony at Middlesex Community College held on May 4. They were selected to become a part of the society based on their academic achievement and success as leaders in service and fellowship on campus. Forty-three students total were inducted during the ceremony, which marked the 17th year MxCC’s Beta Gamma Xi Chapter of the PTK society has been active on campus. “These students have excelled at their academic work and they have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their extracurricular activities,” said Dr. Anna Wasescha, MxCC president. “These are the qualities that lead …
High honors and honors for third marking period.
Honor Roll students for the Third Marking Period of the 2011-12 school year at East Hampton High School are: High Honors for 12th grade: Taylor Casey, Ashley Chasse, Matthew Chiu, Allyson Dainiak, Jeffrey Fidler, Caleb Gates, Rosse Gates, Kacie Goodreau, Rebecca Gustine, Adam Guy, Victoria Johnson, Cieara Juliano, Kassandra Kappock, Meghan Kelly, William Lambert, Elaina Levenson, Stefan Marsiglio, Kimberly McLaughlin, Marissa Morassini, Taylor Redner, Carly Roy, Brandon Schuler, Alyssa Segar, Jamie Sutcliffe, Blake Szkoda, Rachael Weir and Jacqueline Williams. Honors for 12th grade: Lisa Antalik, Megan Beebe, Meagan Bergeron, Austin Bouchard, Emily Claffey, Sarah Cole, Courtney Costen, Nicholas Coutu, Benjamin DeCrescente, Alyssa DeJesus…
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Commencement for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest college at UConn, was divided into two ceremonies Sunday at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
Thousands of family and friends watched on Sunday afternoon as nearly 2,700 students from the University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) became UConn graduates during commencement ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. Representing 55 different majors from 23 departments, students received their diplomas in dual ceremonies Sunday in disciplines ranging from journalism, psychology and political science to communications, human development and family studies. Students were addressed by Cindy Luo, a graduating senior from Madison, a dual-degree student with majors in linguistics and philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English. UConn President Susan Herbst delivered the keynote address. "…
East Hampton High students attend the Grand March before heading to the prom.
Viewfinder is an occasional photo gallery of a subject from around our towns. On Saturday afternoon, the annual Grand March at East Hampton High School was held. Students gathered at the high school for introductions and photos prior to leaving for the Junior-Senior Prom. Want to upload your own photos or video from the event? It's easy. Just click the upload button! Why not follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook?
Graduation ceremony is Sunday.
East Hampton and Portland residents scheduled to graduate from UConn on Sunday: Name of graduate, degree conferred, hometown Hollin Jean Abraham, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, East Hampton Zachary T. Blondin, Bachelor of Arts, East Hampton Casie Elizabeth Burke, Bachelor of General Studies, East Hampton Kathleen Elizabeth Mullaly, Bachelor of Arts, East Hampton Christopher Ryan Perkins, Bachelor of Science, East Hampton Paul Michael Sinsigalli, Bachelor of Science, East Hampton James Nash Winkler, Bachelor of Science, East Hampton Momin Kamal Afrede, Bachelor of Science, Portland Colleen Marie Booth, Bachelor of Arts, Portland Kelsey Brown, Bachelor of Arts, Portland Sarah Elizabeth Harris, Bachelor of Arts, Portland Sarah …
