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CROWN POINTMcConnell honored
Susan McConnell has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
McConnell, a 1976 graduate of Crown Point High School, is the Susan B. Ford Professor of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. She earned a degree in biology from Harvard University's Radcliffe College in 1980, and earned a Ph.D. in neurobiology in 1987 from Harvard.
After postdoctoral training at Stanford's School of Medicine, she joined the Stanford faculty in 1989.
DYER
Dean serves as officer
Ryan Dean served as an officer for Valparaiso University's Interfraternity Council during the 2005-2006 academic year.
Interfraternity Council works as an umbrella organization to all fraternities. Dean has served as vice president of recruitment. The junior sports management major is the son of Dennis and Sandra Dean.
HAMMOND
Art comes to CCSJ
Art exhibits this school year at Calumet College of St. Joseph include the works of CCSJ students and local high school students. Exhibits will be displayed in the Bernard Gallery.
The schedule: The art of Tom Hagen, Tuesday to June 30; the photography of Larry Mickow Jr., July 7 to Aug. 31.
Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays.
HOBART
Lear receives award
The Centier-Schrage Family Scholarship has been awarded to Ashley Lear, a senior at Hobart High School.
The $2,000 scholarship rewards academic achievement, plus school and community leadership. It is distributed in $500 payments per year for four consecutive years, providing the student achieves an annual 3.0 grade-point average.
The Schrage Family Scholarship Foundation was established in 1995 in recognition of Centier Bank's centennial and its founder, Henry Schrage.
NISEC offers services
The Northwest Indiana Special Education Cooperative provides services for ages 3 to 21 who have a variety of disabilities. To be eligible, children must live in the Crown Point, Griffith, Hanover, Highland, Hobart, Lake Ridge, Lake Station, Merrillville, River Forest or Tri-Creek school districts.
If your child did not turn 5 on or before July 1 and you think he or she has a disability, call the Eagle Park Community School office at 769-4085 for an appointment. Early childhood and speech screenings are scheduled Wednesdays.
If your child is 5 to 21, call your local school. For more information, call 769-4000.
Shots required
Effective July 1, state law required students to be immunized as protection against hepatitis B infections. Children in Indiana entering ninth through 12th grades must be immunized against hepatitis B.
Contact your child's physician to get the vaccine or get it through local health departments at the following sites: Gary, 1145 W. 5th Ave., 882-5565; East Chicago, 3903 Indianapolis Blvd., 391-8467; Hammond, 649 Conkey St., 853-6358; Lake County, 2293 N. Main St., Crown Point, 755-3655.
Contact the Health Services Department at 977-2185 for more information.
MERRILLVILLE
Sign language class
Deaf Services Inc., 6 E. 67th Ave., will offer a beginning sign language class from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays through July 10. Today is the registration deadline. The cost is $90, book included. Call 769-6506 for more information.
ST. JOHN
Stark honored
Amy Stark was one of 13 Valparaiso University students honored with the Outstanding Leadership and Service Award, which recognizes students for leadership and service they have provided to the university and community.
Stark is a senior biology and political science major in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is the daughter of Thomas and Shirley Stark.
SCHERERVILLE
Mikos graduates
Scott Mikos graduated magna cum laude from Western Illinois University in Macomb with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. Mikos, a 1997 graduate of Lake Central, is the son of Diane Mikos.
GARY
Tutor services offered
The African-American Achievers Youth Corps Inc. is offering tutoring for boys in sixth through 12th grades.
Tutoring will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the library of Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway.
African-American Achievers Youth Corp. is comprised of more than 200 middle and high school boys. They meet at 1 p.m. Saturdays at IUN in Hawthorn Room 219.
Call Vernon Smith at 887-2046 or 980-7120 for more information.
NORTHWEST INDIANA
ACMS scholarship
American Certified Massage School offers $1,000 scholarships to high school students the year they graduate.
ACMS is a state-regulated school that offers certification for massage therapists. The application is available online at www.acmschool.com or call (888) 662-2585.
DeVry scholarships
DeVry University offers programs in business, technology, health care and management.
Scholarships are offered to new students who meet specific criteria. Students should apply as soon as possible.
DeVry University Community Scholar Award -- $1,000 per semester, valued at up to $9,000 and awarded every year to a student in the upper 50 percent of his or her graduating class; must earn a final grade of B or better in one year of math; available to one high school senior from schools in Lake and Porter counties.
Dean's Scholarship -- $1,500 per semester, valued at up to $13,500, to a student with qualifying ACT or SAT scores, 24 and 1,100 in math and critical reading.
Cisco Scholarship -- $1,200 per semester, awarded to a student who has been enrolled in a Cisco Academy.
Call Diane Hodges, DeVry University Northwest Indiana adviser, at (800) 441-2916 for more information or e-mail her at dhodges@devry.edu.
Career planning site
A regional partnership of schools, businesses, the Center for Workforce Innovations and the Lake County Integrated Services Delivery Board has developed a career information Web site, www.cwcompact.com, which offers regional information on careers, plus information on career ladders.
Aviation scholarships
The Aviation Scholarship Foundation will award a $5,000 Harold Hurd Scholarship in October. Freshmen and sophomores, ages 14 to 16, who want to fly and earn a pilot's certificate should visit the Web site www.teenpilot.org. Funds are reserved for students from low-income families.
VALPARAISO
Kindergarten care
The Valparaiso Family YMCA is accepting registrations for its Kaleidoscope kindergarten care. The program is available to children in the Valparaiso Community Schools. They must bring a sack lunch, bathing suit and towel. Call Diane at 462-4185, Ext. 238, for more information.
WHITING
Induction planned
The School City of Whiting will conduct its second annual James J. Buckley Wall of Fame induction at 4 p.m. June 10 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1120 119th St.
The ceremony honors Whiting High School alumni for their accomplishments and contributions to society.
The Buckley Wall of Fame was established in 2003 by the Board of School Trustees in honor of James J. Buckley, Class of 1942, a former educator and football coach who served for 16 years as a trustee.
The inductees will be introduced during the Whiting High School graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. June 11 in the Memorial Gymnasium.
This year's inductees are:
John Keckich, Class of 1928, (academics and athletics); Andrew Yanas, Class of 1935 (civic accomplishments); Bernard Kalapach, Class of 1944 (academic, athletic and civic accomplishments); Ann Pako Devoy, Class of 1940, (civic accomplishments); Philip J. Mateja, Class of 1949, (athletic accomplishments); John F. McNamara, Class of 1957, (civic accomplishments); Joseph L. Curosh, Class of 1963, (civic accomplishments)
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