Woodstock pg 5 6-20-13
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WOODSTOCK — The honor roll for Woodstock Middle School for the third quarter includes:
Grade 6
High Honors: Owen Borski, Kathleen Boshka, Heather Converse, Rachel Durand, Jenna Gormley, Madeline Gronski, Nathan John, Parker Kalafus, David Marshall, Liam McDermott, Emily Menard, Nathan Price, Mariangela Ruggeri, Hannah Wotton
Honors: Renee Auger, Grace Borski, Dominic Bove, Summer Chaponis, Spencer Collins, Caleb Feen, Hanna Guillory, Jack Hovestadt, Hailey Jaques, Emma Kelleher, Ryan Latour, Samantha Mowry, Samantha Orlowski, Sophia Pontbriand, Eric Preston, Nicole Robichaud, Derek Thompson, Rebekah Wesler
Recognition: Ryan Andrzeicik, Benedict Becker, Adam Bradley, Killian Braegelmann, Seth Correia, Julia Davis, Ivy Gelhaus, Aria Gianfriddo, Erika Helmetag, Ethan Holcomb, Spencer Kalafus, Alivia Kirvin, Blake Kollbeck, Elliot Lawrence, Jacob Ledbetter, William Loftus, Justin MacCormack, Jarod Martin, Leah McFarlin, Maura McReynolds, Zachary Mowry, Sarah Naveed, Lauren Neely, Orion Newall Vuillemot, Luke Norman, Amanda Nowak, Patrick Perry, Amber Richmond, Adam Sanderson, Mason Scott, Olivia Stanikmas, Codi Staveski, Ethan Thorpe
Grade 7
High Honors: Julia Bibeault, Caitlin Cannon, Brendan Chapuis, Eleonora Chervenkova, Kennedy Davignon, Denali Johns, Eden Law, Jared MacDonald, Hannah Matsas, Ciri Miller, Kiara Monahan, Leah Randolph, Jillian Savoie, Ian Sohan, Sophia Stoll, Janel Syriac, Benjamin Thibodeau, Ethan Werstler
Honors: Abigail Brousseau, Christopher Cheney, Jake Farrell, Katherine Frankhouser, Ashley Hemphill, Jacob Mainhart, Lillian Mandeville, Lindsey O’Dea, Olivia Perry, Hailey Schofield, Scott Selmecki, Samantha Sheldon, Maeve Stevenson, Hannah Walley
Recognition: Tristan Anderson, Haley Armstrong, Madison Bazinet, Kaitlyn Bembenek, Sean Benson, Ryan Bonin, Kennady Brown, Jordan Couture, Harrison Frost, Cameron Lotter, Heidi Lotter, Joshua Resnick, Hannah Reynolds, Naomi Rivard, Cheyenne Zinnkosko
Grade 8
High Honors: Frances Adams, Jason Brule, Christopher Claprood, Emily Faist, Rebecca Feldman, Maya Fraga, Julie He, Emily Hebert, Patrick Houlihan, Shealyn Kelley, Kylie Kusnarowis, Linnea Listro, Claudia Plummer, David Redfield, Coleen Solitro, Cassidy Thorpe, Sarah Uwazany, Jordyn Woodland
Honors: Jacques Bergeron, Allison Brady, Roxanne Garceau, Jacob LaFiandra, Sylvia Lawrence, William Liscomb, Laura Looby, Steven Lotter, Christian Mayotte, Emily Olson, Madison Palmerino, Mikayla Roush, Jordyn Staveski, Joseph Thompson
Recognition: Michael Cheney, Meghan Corey, Katrina Davis, Hunter Garceau, Jason Harkins, Jack Kelley, Devin Leroy, Sean McGroary, Ellie McReynolds, Catherine Navan, Samuel Paul, Justin Shippee, Cuinn Stevenson, Jesse Viteri.
Honored pg 6 6-20-13
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Honored
The Putnam Rotary Club last week honored the valedictorians and salutatorians at local schools. Front row, left to right: Ashley Stanley, salutatorian, TMHS; Emily Audet, valedictorian, Marianapolis; Elijah Martin, valedictorian, Woodstock Academy; Lauren Biernacki, valedictorian, TMHS. Back row: Cathleen Casillo, salutatorian, Marianapolis; Sydne Andersen, salutatorian, Putnam High; Rotary Club President Paul Pikora; Leslie Prunier, valedictorian, Putnam High; Bridget Matsas, Salutatorian, Woodstock. Linda Lemmon photo.
QVCC pg 6 6-20-13
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DANIELSON — Sixty-five Quinebaug Valley Community College students were inducted into one of the college’s honor societies in ceremonies recently.
The following students were inducted into the Alpha Omicron chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma, the international honor society for business students who attend two-year colleges: Leonie Avery of Lisbon, Candace Breau of Putnam, Judith Chatelle of Danielson, Anna Facer of Brooklyn, Rose Field of North Windham, Kelly Gerlach of Ashford, Rebecca Laitres and Amanda Malbaurn of Plainfield, Ian Longest of Jewett City, William Poirier and Douglas Wolfram of Thompson, and Ashlee Stevens of Woodstock.
The other 53 students were inducted into the college’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honor society that recognizes and encourages the academic achievement of two-year college students: Lauren Brennan, Virginia-Desi Dykstra, Tara Perkins, Andrew Pinto, and Jessica Taylor of Brooklyn; Kara Ames, Alexander Cristofori, Angela Farrar, and John Farrar of Canterbury; Michelle Vertefeuille of Chaplin; Michael Kivlin of Columbia; Nathan Grondin, Philip Morency, Jonathan Snyder, Betty Varin, and Zachary Varin of Danielson; Cassandra May of Dayville; Sean Gilmartin and Emilee Kilburn of Eastford; Kyle Linevitch Jr. of Griswold; Ian Longest of Jewett City; Melissa Martin and Ronald Reasoner of Moosup; Stephanie Sise of New London; Courtney Brown, Daniel Baker, and Christine McGovern of North Grosvenordale; Rose Field of North Windham; Annaliisa Erickson of Norwich; Samantha Marsh, James Ryan, and John Zastowsky Jr. of Plainfield; Shawn Bourgeois, Diego Ordonez, and Melissa LePage of Pomfret; Sarah Borys, Adam Greczkowski, Christian Incandella, John LeBeau, and Andrea Warford of Putnam; Dalton Piecka and Olivera Schmeelk of Thompson; Jonathan Alumbaugh, Brandy Burr, Nicolle Castro, Nicole McCracken, and Stephanie Perez-Lopez of Willimantic; Uri Gumbs of Windham; Peter Battye, Claudia Dufour, and Alanna Graham of Woodstock; Caroline Switchenko of Sturbridge, Mass; and Dianna Carol of Jackman, Maine.
Military pg 7 6-20-13
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Graduates
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. --- Marine Corps Pvt. Keith M. Scott, a 2012 graduate of H. H. Ellis Technical High School, Killingly, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot,.
For 13 weeks, Scott stayed committed during some of the world's most demanding entry-level military training in order to be transformed from civilian to Marine instilled with pride, discipline and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Training subjects included close-order drill, marksmanship with an M-16A4 rifle, physical fitness, martial arts, swimming, military history, customs and courtesies.
One week prior to graduation, Scott endured The Crucible, a 54-hour final test of recruits' minds and bodies. Upon completion, recruits are presented the Marine Corps emblem and called Marines for the first time.
Returns
Army Spec. Brandi L. Michaud has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Michaud is an automated logistical supply specialist assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. She has served in the military for three years.
She is the daughter of Brian Poirier of South Main Street, Putnam, and Karen Garnier of Laiho Road, Sterling. Her husband, Joseph, is the son of Darla Pigeon of Adelaide Street, Danielson.
Operation Enduring Freedom is the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition partners. Active duty and reserve component members from all branches of the U.S. armed forces have been deployed to support the war against global terrorism outside the borders of the United States. U.S. troops serve in South, Southwest and Central Asia, the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, islands in the Pacific, and Europe.
Returns
Army Spec. Justin A. Chattell has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He is the son of Patty Chattell of Voluntown, and Gary Chattell of Central Village. The specialist is a 2005 graduate of Harvard H. Ellis Vocational Technical School, Danielson.
Operation Enduring Freedom is the official name given to anti-terrorism military operations involving U.S. troops and allied coalition partners. Active duty and reserve component members from all branches of the U.S. armed forces have been deployed to support the war against global terrorism outside the borders of the United States. U.S. troops serve in South, Southwest and Central Asia, the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, islands in the Pacific, and Europe.
Chattell is a supply clerk assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He has served in the military for four years and ten months.
Graduates
Army National Guard Pvt. Luke R. Hallowell has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Hallowell is the son of Caryn and Jeffery Hallowell of Cutler Hill Road, Woodstock. He is a 2012 graduate of Woodstock Academy.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Takes part
Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Carey-Ann M. Patterson recently participated in the Patriot Sands exercise.
She is a 1993 graduate of Shepherd Hill Regional High School, Dudley, Mass. She earned an associate's degree in 2009 from Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, Mass.
Thirty-one Airmen with the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., flew to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., for Patriot Sands, a joint agency exercise designed to train Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel, Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel, and Airmen in a contingency response environment.
Patterson is the daughter of Diane Martell of Lake Road, Fiskdale, Mass., and Gary Patterson of Buckley Hill Road, North Grosvenordale, Conn.
Graduates
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. --- Marine Corps Pfc. Devin J. Weagle, son of James W. and stepson of Angela Weagle of Thompson, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
Weagle is a 2012 graduate of Tourtellotte Memorial High School of Thompson, Conn.
For 13 weeks, Weagle stayed committed during some of the world's most demanding entry-level military training in order to be transformed from civilian to Marine instilled with pride, discipline and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Training subjects included close-order drill, marksmanship with an M-16A4 rifle, physical fitness, martial arts, swimming, military history, customs and courtesies.
One week prior to graduation, Weagle endured The Crucible, a 54-hour final test of recruits' minds and bodies. Upon completion, recruits are presented the Marine Corps emblem and called Marines for the first time.