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12 UHS students named National Merit Scholarship Program finalists

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that 12 of our 13 Unionville High School National Merit Semifinalists are now finalists.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships in which students are entered by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test one that serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year.

Of the 1.5 million entrants, roughly 50,000 students with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores across the three sections critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills qualify for recognition in the NMSP. About two-thirds (approximately 34,000) of the 50,000 students receive Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, while only about 16,000 qualify as “semifinalists” and continue on to the next round of the competition.

Finalists typically represent 1 percent of the total initial entrants and are chosen based on their test scores, academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, and honors and awards received.

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees:

Ari Bleemer
Kate DietrichManion
Victoria Francis
Amy Gottsegen
Edward Jing
Erin Kutz
Angela Pan
Barrett Powell
Edward Pyun
Ria Rathi
Jason Shao
Alyssa Trigg

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Chadds Ford students make dean’s lists

School & Education

The following students from Chadds Ford made the dean’s lists at their respective schools.

• Dante Gizzi, who studies business and management, and Ian Kerins, studying computer science made the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

• Justin Monza, a homeschooled student from Chadds Ford and now a senior electrical engineering major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester.

• Eight Chadds Ford residents were named to the University of Delaware’s Dean’s List for the 2013 fall semester. They are:
Dakin Bond
Devon Bond
Samantha DiSabatino
Kenneth Eland
Jonathan Ellsworth
Lauren Ellsworth
Julie Henk
Nicolas Taylor

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Geraldine Roberts Barker of Toughkenamon

Obituaries

Geraldine Roberts Barker, 74, of Toughkenamon, died Monday, Feb. 17, at her daughter’s residence, with her family at her side. She was the wife of Ray Gale Barker, who died in 2013, and with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Elijah J. and Ruby Edwards Roberts.

She was a kitchen aide at Chatham Acres in Chatham for many years. She also worked at Phillips Mushrooms and in the kitchen at the New Garden Elementary School. She also did private house cleaning.

Geraldine enjoyed reading, watching and feeding birds, the outdoors, country music and dancing. She was always laughing.

She is survived by two daughters, Debra Lyall of Cochranville, and Patricia Davenport and her husband Andre of Toughkenamon; two brothers, Bobby Joe Roberts of Nottingham, and Glenn Elijah Roberts (Kathy) of Linwood; two sisters, Kathy Woods of Ashville, N.C. and Linda Sue Hampton (Jim) of Nottingham; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by two sisters, Jean Ann Price and Rosalee Hoosier.

You are invited to visit with her family and friends from 9 to 11 on Monday morning, Feb. 24, at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State Street in Kennett Square. Her funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in New Garden Friends Cemetery, New Garden.

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com

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Delaware Premiere of Cinderella

Arts & Entertainment

Continuing its tradition of presenting a Delaware or world premiere each season, First State Ballet Theatre brings the Delaware premiere of Cinderella to the main stage of Wilmington’s Grand Opera House.

FSBT dancer and choreographer Alex Buckner—a DDOA Emerging Artist Fellowship recipient who choreographed the company’s Delaware premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, its February 2014 world premiere of Irene and whose work was featured at the 2011 Delaware Arts Summit—has set the piece on FSBT’s 22-person professional company.

FSBT President and Executive Director Robert Grenfell said, “FSBT’s Cinderella presents the classic fairy tale with the ultimate happy ending. Goodness prevails, evil is punished and justice triumphs.”

In addition to Buckner’s engaging choreography and Prokofiev’s enchanting score, the production will feature spectacular new costumes designed and created in Russia.

Cinderella show times are April 12 at 7:00 p.m. and April 13 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now—adults $28.00 to $48.00, students 18 and under 50–percent off and seniors, groups and military $5.00 off. Call 1-800-37-GRAND or order online at www.ticketsatthegrand.org. Discounts are not available online.

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The First State Ballet Theatre is a 501(c)(3) corporation, founded in 2000, whose mission is to present professional ballet performances to audiences throughout Delaware, to provide superb ballet training and performance opportunities to aspiring Delaware dancers and to educate the Delaware dance audience of the future.

The company’s statewide season features performances in major theater in all three counties from Wilmington to Selbyville.