The following University of Idaho students made the dean's list for fall semester 2007. To achieve this honor, undergraduate students earned a grade-point-average of 3.5 or better on 12 or more graded credits. Law students earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a minimum of 10 graded credits.
Burbank -- Casi Akerblade.
College Place -- Jessica Smith.
Kennewick -- Christine Angelos, Erin Casey, Rylan Clark, Megan Cook, Jordan Engel, Rich Farnsworth, Justin Foeppel, Sara Fredrickson, Tatiana Gettelman, Robert Harder, Jordan Henderson, Jessica Herring, Marissa Ibarra, Michelle Kenney, Rachel Kenney, Kimbre Lancaster, Aaron Phillips, Rachel Shoop, Faith Snyder, Blake Stemp, Timothy Tate, Nicholas Timchalk and Marcella White.
Pasco -- Emily Halliday, Ashley Perez and John Vincent.
Richland -- Morgen Bihl, Catrina Bruchman, Matthew Hardman, David Hewitt, Mari Hubbe, Kevin Joyce, Michelle Machinal, Kelley McCallum, Zachary McNair, Kara Riordan, Erik Shallman and Emily Weier.
Sunnyside -- Laken Top.
Waitsburg -- Jeremy Nichols.
Walla Walla -- Sydney Boyd, James Caulk, Timothy Conley, Joel Kim, John Neal, David Ross and Anthony Sutlick.
Warden -- Ricardo Buenrostro.
West Richland -- Branden Carpenter, Dana Carpenter, Stephanie Cassidy, Tracy Gerber, Matthew Hinkelman, Benjamin Killinger and Tori Westcott.
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The Richland students, Shanta Katipamula (grade 8) and Swetha Shutthanandan (grade 7), have a chance to be one of 30 finalists, who will be named Aug. 31.
If chosen, they will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the finals. Finalists will compete for a share of more than $100,000 in prizes.
Focus on reading spells success for Kennewick
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Probation, not A for effort, for Pa. grade hacker
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Prosser school to offer after-school program
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An afternoon program at Housel Middle School designed to engage students with school will begin on Sept. 12.
The 21st Century program provides students with before and after school enrichment opportunities intended to increase their grades, attendance, and enthusiasm.
The program will offer a variety of activities including cooking club, tutoring and flight school.
Video game night planned Dec. 13
Video game night planned Dec. 13
A video game night for students in grades six to 12 is from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive.
There will be Wii and PS2 game stations set up, and there also will be board games, cards and Legos. There is no admission fee.
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