Springfield College News

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Exactly six months from today is Christmas. Hard to believe, isn't it? With the weather being a big yuck, now would be the perfect time to get started on your holiday shopping.

Former local student Krystelle Magbanua has been named to the Springfield College dean's list for academic excellence for the winter/spring 2009 term.

Thomas Smith of Dracut won a gold medal for the third consecutive year in tennis singles at the Massachusetts Senior Games at Springfield College.

For years, doomsayers have warned that college tuition can't keep shooting up. Unsustainable. Unaffordable.

There is nothing finer than ending your season as an All-American. In the last three track seasons, Nikki Hay, a Springfield College junior and Norwalk grad, knows exactly how that feels.

Last year they did a half marathon to benefit lymphoma research. This year, they're going to walk 60 miles to raise money to find a breast cancer cure.

Whately Elementary School will have a new principal when the school year begins next fall.

Questions about life and death are one of the most profound thoughts we can ponder.

If you were taunted with words like "fag" and "dyke" daily in school, to what extent would this affect you? Perhaps the experience would keep you hiding in the closet for years, send you into a depression, or lower your academic achievement.

Come July 1, Colleen Mucha will leave a job at one of the Quaboag Regional School District's two elementary schools and start a new position at the other.

Michael Boland has announced his candidacy for the North Adams City Council and recently submitted his nomination papers in preparation for the November election.

ALLENDALE a ' Northern Highlands Regional High School Principal John J. Keenan has been promoted to superintendent of schools, replacing Robert M. McGuire who will retire after 11 years in the top spot.

Mike Wereschagin can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7900. Residence: Canandaigua, N.Y. Age: 58 Family: Married, with two sons Education: Murphy earned a bachelor's degree in education and history from Norwich College and a master's degree in education from Springfield College.

Wilbraham native and Springfield College junior track star, Steve Headley, heads into the D-III nationals as the favorite to win the 100 and 200 meter races.

Jayshon Irvin and Zach Gay each has qualified to compete in the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which is scheduled to get underway at Don Drumm Stadium at 11:50 a.m. Thursday.

Carolina Alvarado has what she calls 'clown music' playing in her head - all the time.

AMERICAN Alma Collegea s Kelly Koenigsknecht was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-American Third Team.

May 11: Many members of the class of '09 are waiting for the job market to rebound before entering the workforce.

Springfield police are seeking to determine whether a 32-year-old Leeds man, arrested Sunday night for breaking into a pickup truck near Springfield College, can be linked to a recent wave of vehicle breaks on campus.