School News: Dean's List Students, DeSales Graduate, Teachers Dress Up

Students Tops with Deans

Michael Brady of Long Beach was named to the SUNY Oneonta’ dean’s list for the fall 2010 semester, one of 1,507 students to earn this honor. To qualify for the dean's list, undergraduate students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while carrying a course load of 12 semester hours or more.

Andrew Simeone of Long Beach was named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont for the fall 2010 semester. Simeone is a sophomore anthropology major in the College of Arts & Sciences.To be named to the dean's lists, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Miranda Graduates from DeSales

Kristine Miranda of Long Beach graduated with a bachelor's of science in nursing from DeSales Universit in Pennsylvania. DeSales University held its mid-year commencement Jan. 22. During the ceremony, university President Father Bernard O'Connor conferred degrees upon 149 graduating students for January 2011, including 82 bachelor's and 67 master's.

A “Classic” Celebration of Reading in Long Beach

Each year Long Beach’s West School participates in the PTA’s Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) Program. As part of an annual tradition, Principal Sandra Schneider presents a reading challenge to the student body. This year, in a program dubbed “The Classics,” their challenge was to read 100,000 minutes with their parents over the course of four weeks.  If they met this goal, she promised that she and their teachers would dress as some of their favorite classic storybook characters.

Students far surpassed the benchmark, reading over 175,000 minutes, which earned them a gala celebration, hosted by Mrs. Schneider, who dressed as Raggedy Ann. Other classic storybook characters who made special appearances to congratulate the students on their accomplishment were The Cat in the Hat, Lady Bug Girl, Peter Pan, Fancy Nancy, Corduroy, Amelia Bedelia, Madeline, Minnie Mouse, Robin Hood, Snow White, Cinderella and Scooby Doo.