HARRISONBURG, VA - Clifford Twp resident, Macy Matthews, has been named to the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2012 semester. Students who earn dean's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899. Matthews is majoring in health services administration.

Highest Honors 93 -100

12th Grade – Elizabeth Acosta, Courtney Arthur, Kayla Coleman, Tiffani Colwell, Karlene Cottrell, Ashley Craig, Brandon Deakin, Alexandria Dominick, Timothy Flanagan, David M. Hansen, Heather Hedrick, Justin Kerber, Kristy Monks, Morgan Ofsharick, Stephanie Skurski, Jeffrey Wayman.

11th Grade – Emily Carmody, Emily Day, Elizabeth Fink, Lindsey Glidden, Coleman Hansen, Melissa Kukowski, Raymond Polak, Andrzej Tomczyk.

10th Grade - Sydney Avery, John DeLaPlaine, Joseph DeLaPlaine, Amber Dubanowitz, Jonathan Felter, Mashawna Hargett, Rachel Hubal, Alyssa Jacobs, Ashley Miller, Mollie Mroz, Micaela Rhone, Sarah Serfilippi, Emily Staros.

9th Grade – Brianna Burlingame, Ivy Christensen, Willard Cobb, Austin Felter, Ariana Hagopian, Clayton Hansen, Felicia Hines, Keith Hubal, Brendan Lamb, William Reddon, Dale Reid, Olivia Rockwell, Justin Stanford, Emily Stark, Abigail Stumbo.

8th Grade – Baily Barnes, Daniel Braun, Breanna Bushong, Cori Glidden, Kaitlyn Gow, Alyssa Hubal. Kendra Papocchia, Miranda Rhone.

7th Grade – John Abruzzo, Madison Canfield, Evan Cantone, Hannah Day, Garret Grausgruber, Jessica Lamb, Karina Polak, Lauren Soden.

Honor Roll 90-92.99

12th Grade – Daphne Barnes, Emily Conroy, Brittany Herold, Matthew Hilling, Vincent Matta Jr., Lindsay Way.

11th Grade – Derek Case, Chelsea Matta, Ryan Swanson.

10th Grade - Chastity Carvin, Nicholas Hall, Kaelin Payne, Alexis Roe.

9th Grade – Nicole Barnes, Lucas Brinton, Kasey Burdick, Nicole Hines, Brad Sherman, Taryn Tross.

8th Grade – Haley Alrich, Michael Armitage, Sean Elliott, Miranda Groover, Marissa McConnell, Michael Pelicci, Jessica Plutino-Gilleran, Rachel Serfilippi.

7th Grade – Annabell DiNoto, Saige Perry, Skyler Voege.

Merit Roll 85-91.99

12th Grade – Jeremy Acone, Ashley Ballard, Adam Boughton, Austin Cowperthwait, Rex Fullam V, Benjamin Gall, Autumn Hadlick, Ashley Kapcsandi, Mary Kemmerer, Thomas Maby, Sierra McConnell, Dillian Rivenburg, Corey Towers, Stephanie Zappe.

11th Grade – Ana Alvidrez, Brianne Bianco, Megan Canfield, Mark Conklin, Kyleigh Fiske, Britney Glover, Dylan Krall, Amanda Marco, Patricia Pauswinski, Chelsea Sparks, Ashley Sweeney, Zachary Vaughn, Casey Williams.

10th Grade – Chelsea Ayres, Cameron Barnes, Lindsey Burdick, Dylan Cohen, Macie Karhnak, Kyle MacDonald, Brandon Soden, Brittany Swank, Cody Towers.

9th Grade – William Archambault III, Susan Chamberlain, Abigail Day, Katie Greene, Jerry Hallisey, Mikayla Hargett, Tiara Leonard, Adam MacDonald, Christian Miller, Allison Ryder, Nicole Shay, Anastasia Smith, Daniel Staros, Kayla Swartz and Brady Towner.

8th Grade – Donna Jo Decker, Ashley Hallisey, Allison Hampton, Benedict Kane, Ashley McKinney, Trevor Passetti, Alyssa Rockwell, Alyssa Sweeney.

7th Grade – Jack Avery, Taylor Bennett, Brittany Burlingame, Angelica DeLong, Briana Ferrante, Gabrielle Glover, Kassandra Hall, Myra Hargett, Chad Lee, Lyndsey Mroz, Robert Murphy, Shayna Slocum, Alexandria Warring, Taylor Williams, Tyler Williams, Kathryn Woodruff.

Sharon Stockholm, retired kindergarten teacher from the Choconut Valley Elementary School in the Montrose Area School District, recently received a $700.00 enrichment grant. She was one of ten members from Pennsylvania who proudly accepted an enrichment grant during the 75th Anniversary Celebration of Alpha Alpha State at the Nittany Lion Inn in State College. Since her initiation in 1980, Sharon has been an active member of the Beta Rho Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, whose membership is composed of women educators from Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties. This is Sharon’s second enrichment grant and there were six other chapter members in attendance at the convention for the presentation.

Beta Rho Chapter member Sharon Stockholm (pictured) received an enrichment grant at the Alpha Alpha State Convention of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in State College. She will use the grant to take beginner watercolor painting classes in St. Croix, Virgin Island during her winter stay there. She is holding a red rose which symbolizes friendship, loyalty, and helpfulness, the work of each for all in the Society.

Sharon’s grant will be used for watercolor painting classes in St. Croix where she and her husband spend the winter months. In her application letter, she stated that “the island of Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgins Islands is blessed with many talented artists. Their enthusiasm and camaraderie inspired me to become interested in watercolor painting. I would like to enroll in a beginners’ class under the instruction of Jane Akin.” Jane has been painting her beloved St. Croix since moving there in 1998. She does house portrait commissions, but tropical flowers are her very favorite subjects. Like Georgia O'Keefe, Jane paints the flowers larger than life. This is where her mastery of watercolor really shows its spontaneity--mingling colors, "glazing" one over another, creating luminosity, allowing the pigment to "bloom," and creating texture with salt or dry brush.

A goal of Sharon’s, once she gains the basics of watercolor painting, is to join “The Palletteers of Saint Croix” a fun-loving group of serious painters who meet weekly to share the beauty of Saint Croix and the challenge of painting Plein Air. The Palleteers are a community conscious fellowship that provides art work for various charities on the island.

In addition to receiving the grant, Sharon also participated in activities throughout the convention weekend and performed as a member of the State Chorus.

One of the seven purposes of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is to endow scholarships and enrichment grants to its members to promote personal and professional growth and excellence in education. The Society is composed of key women teachers in 17 countries throughout Europe, Canada, Latin America, and the United States and represents more than 100,000 of the world’s most respected women educators.

ITHACA, NY The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the spring 2012 semester.

Helene Weiss, a resident of Brackney and a Communication, Mgmt. & Design major in the class of 2013, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Communications.

Larissa Hilgner, a resident of Montrose and a Clinical Health Studies major in the class of 2014, was named to the Dean's List in Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.