Silver Spring Theatre Student Stars In Emerson College's 'Paris'

SILVER SPRING, MD — To shine a light on the accomplishments of college students from Silver Spring, Patch shares information provided by the students' families and Merit News.

Silver Spring's Molly Howard played the role of Maxine in Emerson Stage's production of the play "Paris," which was presented Jan. 26-29, at the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theater at Emerson College in Boston. Howard is a theatre and performing arts major and a member of Emerson's class of 2025.

Touching on the themes of isolation and invisibility, "Paris" focuses on Emma, one of the only Black people living in Paris, Vermont.

Written by Eboni Booth, the play was directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo. Baron E. Pugh provided the scenic designs and Ryan Bates designed the props. Ariana Dookhran was the costume designer and Joe Morales was the lighting designer. Matthew Guerber, of Reston, Virginia was the assistant company manager.

Silver Spring residents Connor Crotzer, Dylan Hill, Challote Jenkins, Andrew Gload, and Connor Hill were among the 429 students named to the fall 2022 president's list at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. To be named to the president's list, students enrolled in baccalaureate degree programs must complete at least 12 semester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher.

Sage Bittinger-Esser of Silver Spring, who is a member of the class of 2023, was named to the fall 2022 dean's list at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. To earn a spot on the dean's list, Stonehill students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and completed all courses for which they were registered.

Austin Patterson of Silver Spring, a graduate of Albert Einstein Sr. High School majoring in theatre acting and directing, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more graded hours during the semester to be named to the dean's list.

In December 2022, Alina Wright of Silver Spring graduated cum laude from the University of New Hampshire, earning a BS in analytical economics. Students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.64.

The following students earned dean's list honors for the fall 2022 semester at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland:

• Annieka Bangura of Silver Spring
• Andrea Cabrera-Vargas of Silver Spring
• Carolina Herrera of Silver Spring
• Andres Jones of Silver Spring
• Stephanie Nguyen of Silver Spring
• Sarah Nichols of Silver Spring
• Thomas Passaro of Silver Spring
• Dominic Sanelli of Silver Spring

Kelly FitzGerald, a liberal studies major from Silver Spring was named to the 2022 fall semester dean's list at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia. To earn a spot on the dean's list, students must have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0.

Ezra Heller of Silver Spring was named being named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at the the State University of New York at New Paltz, New York. Dean's list designation is reserved for students who earned at least a 3.3 grade-point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 646 new initiates from 23 universities during December 2022, including:

• Rachel Hannah Zozobrado of Silver Spring - University of Maryland, College Park
• Emmanuel Corporal of Silver Spring - University of Maryland, College Park
• Maria Cardona of Silver Spring - Washington Adventist University
• Reina Cardona of Silver Spring - Washington Adventist University
• Danitza Roman of Silver Spring - Salisbury University

Erick Pena of Silver Spring was named to Southern New Hampshire University's fall 2022 dean's List. Full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term to be named to the dean's list.

Sofia Hermoza of Silver Spring was named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Dean's list eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Colleen Kincaid of Silver Spring, a class of 2025 undeclared major at York College of Pennsylvania, was named to the fall 2022 dean's list. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.

Don't see your award-winning scholar among those appearing in this academic honors list? Send the details to Patch editor Michael O'Connell at michael.occonnell@patch.com and Patch will include them in a future post.