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CROWN POINTShimala graduates
Kristen Brianne Shimala graduated with magna cum laude honors from St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind., during commencement exercises held May 15.
Shimala, a Crown Point High School graduate, earned a bachelor of business administration degree.
Special education
The Northwest Indiana Special Education Cooperative (NISEC) provides services to children with disabilities throughout Lake County.
Registration for eligible students is from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 10 and 11. NISEC will offer classes for eligible children at the Eagle Park Community School, 2150 W. 97th Place.
For information, facility tours or enrollment criteria, call the school office at 769-4085.
GRIFFITH
Two earn degrees
Kathryn LaFayette and Vanessa Ricol earned degrees from Marian College in Indianapolis, during commencement exercises held in May.
LaFayette earned a bachelor of science degree in sports management.
She is a Griffith High School graduate.
Ricol earned a bachelor of arts with magna cum laude honors in elementary education.
She is an Andrean High School graduate.
Both students are Griffith natives.
HAMMOND
Fall signups continue
Early registration for fall semester classes at Purdue University Calumet, 2200 169th Ave., will continue through Friday, Aug. 20.
The first-floor Enrollment Services Center in Lawshe Hall will be open for sign-ups from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and until 4:30 p.m. Fridays.
Current students may register online at www.calumet.purdue.edu.
Classes begin Monday, Aug. 30. Call 989-2213 or 989-2257 for information.
HOBART
Priest honored
Aaron Priest has been honored with the Student Affairs Outstanding Leadership and Service Award from Valparaiso University.
The award recognizes the student's services to the university and community. Priest maintained his grade point average at 2.5 or above to be eligible.
He is a 2004 VU graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science.
He is the son of Dale Priest of Chesterton and Trudy Priest of Hobart.
Preschool open
The Hobart Family YMCA, 601 W. 40th Place, is offering a developmental preschool program for the 2004-2005 school year. Registrations are being accepted.
A nonrefundable $35 registration fee is required, as are current immunization records.
Call the YMCA at 942-2183 for information.
LAKE STATION
Scanlon earns grant
Charles Scanlon has been recognized as one of Comcast cable's Leaders and Achievers. He received a $1,000 grant from The Comcast Foundation for his outstanding commitment to community service.
The Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program acknowledges high school seniors for leadership skills, community service, positive attitude and academic achievement.
Scanlon, a 2004 graduate of Edison Jr./Sr. High School, plans to attend Indiana University Northwest in the fall. He is the son of Charles and Patricia Scanlon of Lake Station.
MERRILLVILLE
Seven receive degrees
Sonya Denise Mitchell, Leslie S. Lampley, Reginald Antonio Holmes, Frances Ann Robinson, Gail L. Billens, Kristina L. Shultz and Teresa A. Procter have earned degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion.
Mitchell earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
Lampley, Holmes, Robinson, and Billens earned master's of business administration degrees.
Shultz and Procter earned their master's degrees in education.
All are Merrillville natives.
MUNSTER
Johnson recognition
Michelle Ann Johnson was recognized for her high scholastic achievement at the annual Indiana University Founders Day Ceremony in Bloomington.
Johnson is an elementary education major.
She recently completed her semester at the Universidad Polit�cnica de Valencia in Spain, and she is a 2001 graduate of Munster High School.
NORTHWEST INDIANA
Student hosts needed
World Heritage, a public benefit organization, is seeking local host families for exchange high school students for the 2004-2005 school year.
Students from Spain, France, Germany, Thailand, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Switzerland arrive shortly before the fall.
Host families provide room and board as well as guidance for students.
Exchange students arrive fully insured, with expectations of being included in normal family activities and lifestyles.
Families may select students from applications, photos and biographical essays.
Once paired, students and families are encouraged to begin corresponding prior to the student's arrival.
Couples, single parents and families with or without children are encouraged to apply.
For details, call Judy Wirtz at (800) 888-9040 or visit www.world-heritage.org.
ST. JOHN
Scholarships earned
The GFWC St. John Jr. Women's Club awarded their annual scholarships.
Melissa Wartak was presented with a $500 scholarship at the Lake Central Awards Night on May 20. Lynn Pokrajac and Annie Previs each were presented with a $500 scholarship during the Hanover Central High School Awards Night on June 2.
The three students will attend Indiana colleges this fall.
DePauw awards
Jamie Lynn Oslawski and Patrick Andrew Croner have received academic awards from DePauw University in Greencastle during a ceremony held May 3.
Oslawski received the Paul C. Glick Award, named for professor emeritus, class of 1933, at Arizona State.
The award is given annually to a senior who demonstrates academic excellence in the sociology and anthropology department.
Oslawski is a Lake Central High School graduate.
Croner was recognized for accepting membership to Chi Alpha Sigma, the national collegiate athlete honor society.
To become a member, the student athlete must have a 3.4 or better GPA, and have earned a letter in a sport by the junior or senior year.
Croner is an Andrean High School graduate.
Both students are from St. John.
SCHERERVILLE
Musleh graduates
Rami Musleh has earned a bachelor of medical science degree in physician assistant studies from the College of Health Science at Midwestern University during commencement exercises held May 28.
The Schererville native is a 1996 graduate of Griffith High School and he plans to pursue a master's degree in the fall.
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