College notes

Graduations

Katie Rhein has completed a masters of professional studies in TESOL (Teachers of English to speakers of other languages) from Manhattanville College in Purchase.

Kate also has completed her first year of teaching at P.S. 443X on Sheridan Avenue in the Bronx near Yankee Stadium.

Sarah Bosco of Highland Mills graduated magna cum laude from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, earning a bachelor of science in business degree in marketing management from the Pamplin College of Business.

Kaitlin Paige Dunn of Monroe graduated cum laude from SUNY Cortland, with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She is a 2008 graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School.

Dean’s list

Sophie J. Shachter of Central Valley was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing.

Alexa Cupo of Monroe has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. Alexa is a member of the Class of 2013 and is studying studio art.

Carly Keiss of Tuxedo, a member of the women’s track and field team at Binghamton University, was named to the spring 2012 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after achieving semester grade point averages (GPA) of 3.30 or higher. She attended Monroe-Woodbury High School.

First-year student Ryan Staudle of Highland Mills was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Hartwick College in Oneonta.

Inclusion on Hartwick’s dean list is an indication of excellent academic work, including the completion of a full course load with at least a 3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale.
Ryan, the son of Alana and Daniel Staudle, is majoring in psychology.

The following students received academic honors from the College of Community and Public Affairs at Binghamton University by making the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester:

Jennifer A. Gordon of Central Valley.
Jeanne M. Zonneveld of Monroe.

The following students received academic honors from the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University by making the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester:

Garrett C. Hipsman of Monroe.
Emily K. Niebour of Monroe.
Elizabeth M. Thompson of Monroe.

Nicholas Gray of Monroe was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at West Virginia University, where he is a business finance major. A graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School, Nicholas has just completed his junior year.

Macgill Davis of Tuxedo Park, class of 2014, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Tuft’s University in Medford, Mass.

Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

Lauren Alifano of Monroe has earned a place on the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Dean College in Franklin, Mass.

Students are eligible to be named to the dean’s list if they have successfully completed an academic course load of 14 credits per semester with a grade-point average of 3.3 or higher, with no grade below B-.
Lauren is a dance major.

College acceptances

Several local residents have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego. Fall classes will begin Aug. 27. Set to attend Oswego, with their high school in parentheses, are:

Daniel Musico of Highland Mills (Cornwall High School).
Alexander Rosario of Highland Mills (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Claire Slattery of Highland Mills (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Gabriele Curley of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Kimberly Heuberger of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Steven Iaccarino of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Kamille Martinez of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Kristin Mayer of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Josh Medina of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Lindsay Nirenberg of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Sean O’Halloran of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Candice Ribiere of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Daniel Rodriguez of Monroe (Monroe-Woodbury High School).
Allison Forsythe of Tuxedo Park (George F. Baker Tuxedo High School).
Kyle Price of Tuxedo Park (Monroe-Woodbury High School).