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Top scorer
Elek Buday of California Area Middle School was the top scorer in the first round of the Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania’s first year algebra contest for Washington and Greene counties.
Elek received his award at the contest finals.
The first year algebra contest is underwritten by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
To graduate
Dr. Kayla McClellan, daughter of Ross and Ruth McClellan of Perryopolis, recently has completed the Doctor of Pharmacy Program at LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine).
Commencement ceremony will take place on June 1 in Erie. McClellan has accepted a position with Walgreens in Las Cruces, N.M. She is a 2009 graduate of Frazier High School.
Students named
The following students were named to the spring dean’s list at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown: Bryan J. Babines of Belle Vernon; Wil D. Livengood of Dunbar; Kaylee J. Gilchrist of Belle Vernon; Marissa L. Erminio of Hopwood; Mahogany A. Johnson of Uniontown; Alexa G. Miller of Uniontown; and Kelsey M. Sleighter of Uniontown.
Video wins contest
“What would your family picture be without you?”
This is one of the questions posed by an anti-drunk driving public service announcement created by Albert Gallatin Area senior Amber Machosky.
The video project won her a $1,000 award in this year’s Edgar Snyder and Associates “Words to be Heard” Scholarship Contest.
“Words to be Heard” challenges students across western Pa. to create projects discouraging their peers from underage drinking, drunk driving or texting while driving.
Machosky, a resident of Smithfield, produced a video that gives a sobering reminder of the risk of getting behind the wheel drunk.
The video opens with scenes from a party interlaced with drunk driving statistics. But it’s not long until the party atmosphere and music comes to an abrupt stop.
Recent graduate
Claire Merti of Uniontown recently graduated Millersville University of Pennsylvania during the spring 2014 undergraduate commencement ceremony at Biemesderfer Stadium at Chryst Field.