Norton Resident Honored by UMass Lowell

Jared Ide receives scholarship.

Jared Ide of Norton was recently honored at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's second annual Celebration of Scholarship Luncheon. Ide is majoring in plastics engineering. The celebration, held at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, brought together 300 individuals who have endowed scholarships and the students who have received them. UMass Lowell chancellor Marty Meehan told the donors and students in attendance that giving to scholarships and other areas of the university is important. "We have to be entrepreneurial in our approach to ensuring the growth of UMass Lowell and private support is absolutely essential to that effort," Meehan said. During the last academic year, 1,150 UMass Lowell students received more than $900,…

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TELL US: Should Parents Track Students' Whereabouts in College?

A University of Cincinnati student recently won a restraining order against her parents after they tracked her every move.

Heading off to college is a chance for not only students to grow, but for their parents to adapt to life changes as well. But in some cases, the parents may not have such an easy time letting go.   So has been the case with one college student that made national news recently.  A 21-year-old music student at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music recently convinced a judge to grant her a restraining order against her parents, according to The Huffington Post.  The student, Aubrey Ireland, reportedly told the court that even though she had made the dean's list, her parents would still drive 600 miles from Kansas to Ohio, making unannounced visits to her school, accusing her of drug use, promiscuity and mental illness…

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VIDEO: Coach's Corner With Barrett Roberts: Men's Swimming & Diving Season Update

Men's swimming and diving head coach Barrett Roberts discusses the 2012-13 season and previews the Lyons second half of the semester.

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College Accomplishments 2012-13

Norton residents graduate, earn honors.

It's that time of year when college students are receiving their degrees, making the dean's list and earning other accomplishments. The following is a list of Norton residents and the honors that they have received at various colleges and universities in the United States. This list will be updated periodically, so be sure to check back later.  Have you or your child accomplished something in college? Leave a comment or upload your own announment here. Julia Marie Ariola Jacqueline Rose Toomey Murphy, an education studies major, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester at Saint Anselm College. A resident of Norton, she is a member of the Class of 2013. Coastal Carolina University  Dorsey, son of Francis Dorsey amd Laren …

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Becoming My Own Person

Nicole Ellison writes her last journalism assignment as a Norton High School student.

Being a high school student can be stressful yet exciting all at the same time. This will be my last summer as a high school student because next year I will be going to college. I am so excited to finally be going off into the world and becoming my own person. However, it is very nerve-wracking and stressful. This year has been so hard because we are talking about SAT's and college applications. Even though it is hard, I think this year has been really fun and one of the best. I have met all sorts of new friends and the amount of work has let me test my abilities.  High school so far has completely flown by for me. Being a high school student has been a wonderful experience so far as I am sure being in college will too. Also, getting a …

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PLTW Program Offered at Southeastern Regional

Project Lead the Way gives high school students the opportunity to earn college credits.

What do Purdue, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Penn State - to name a few- have in common?  These universities all participate in the federally-sponsored Project Lead the Way program. Locally, students can participate in the program at Southeastern Regional High School. One of the most attractive aspects of the PLTW program is that by completing a high school course in an approved engineering course and passing the year end college assessment test, your child can earn college credits worth thousands of dollars at prestigious colleges before even graduating high school.  Although much effort was needed to align the course curriculum and meet the specifications of the Project Lead the Way …

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Lyons Extend Winning Streak to Five with Doubleheader Sweep of Western New England

The Lyons head to Trinity (Conn.) today for a 3:30 p.m. contest.

Wheaton College freshman Kevin Foley (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) drove in two runs in game one and sophomore Alec Palioca (Wrentham, Mass./King Philip) tossed 8.1 shutout innings in game two as the No. 10 Wheaton College baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Western New England University Saturday afternoon at Trelease Park. Senior Hal Landers (Salem, N.H./Salem) and freshman Justin Peluso (North Andover, Mass./St. John's Prep) each drove in a run in game two for the Lyons (20-3), who won game one 6-1 and game two 2-0 to extend their winning streak to five. Wheaton is now 11-1 against non-conference opponents and has reached the 20-win plateau in all 15 seasons of varsity baseball in school history under head coach Eric …

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Norton Residents Make the Dean's List

Dean's list students at various colleges.

The following Norton residents were named to the dean’s list or chancellor’s list at various colleges: BRYANT UNIVERSITY Joshua Cutting Kaitlyn Higgins Eric Ippoliti Ryan Kok Tara Laflamme Samuel Phillips Rohan Vakil FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Christopher Ruta ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY Devon Giblin Michelle Lee Nicole Nelson TUFTS UNIVERSITY Kelly Allen University of New Hampshire Highest Honors Kimberly Birkett Kevin Fisher Hillary Schwartz High Honors Nicholas Minicucci Michael Umberger Honors Valerie Hall Katelyn Kok Jocelyn St. Martin WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Andrew Botelho Victoria Carlson Carolynn Ohlson

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Norton Resident Participates in National Signing Day at Feehan

Taylor Levy to play soccer at Monmouth College.

Recently at Bishop Feehan High School, senior Shamrocks signed letters of intent to play sports at four different colleges including Taylor Levy of Norton.  Levy signed to play soccer at Monmouth College. Other soccer players Annemarie Galvin (Attleboro) signed for College of the Holy Cross and Delaney Lancor (Attleboro) for Central Connecticut State University.  Quarterback Andrew Murphy (Franklin) will play football for St. Anselm College. These student athletes join four others who signed letters of intent previously this year: Devin Devoy – soccer/Northeastern University; Brenden Fowler – basketball/Salve Regina University; Elizabeth Rubino – golf/University of Richmond; and Alexis Sells – basketball/Providence College.

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