STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Honor student program
YOUNGSTOWN -- Stephanie Ann Miller, an Ursuline High School junior, was one of 30 students selected to attend the Collegiate Summer Program for High School Students this July at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, N.H. She is the daughter of Gary and Linda Miller of Canfield. The two-week program for honor students included study of political science, philosophy, history and apologetics.
The students, from the United States and northern Italy, also toured the Boston Freedom Trail and climbed Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, N.H.
Choate Rosemary Hall
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mary Elizabeth Banks has graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding and day school in Wallingford, Conn. She is the daughter of Dr. Virginia D.N. Banks of Youngstown.
College-level classes
FLINT, Mich. -- Brittny Humphrey of Youngstown is one of 40 students from across the United States, Jamaica and the Bahamas who spent part of the summer at Kettering University's "Academically Interested Minorities" program.
High school seniors who meet academic eligibility requirements take college-level courses through the program. Brittny, a senior at Liberty High School, was sponsored by UPS Foundation.
Diocesan tuition grants
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Diocesan Confederation of Teachers has awarded tuition grants to five freshmen in each of the five diocesan high schools.
Each recipient will receive $100 each year for three years.
Criteria were academic achievement; service to school, church and community; financial need; essay or interview; and teacher recommendations.
Local recipients are: Colleen George, Justin Ginnetti, Nathan Horvath, William Kandray and Cassandra Pallai, all of Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown; Phillip Besoiu, Jennifer Colla, Jenna Klempay, Meaghan Manning and Ryan Novotny, all of Ursuline High School, Youngstown; and John Baker, Laura Groner, Mary Hull, Ashley Mongelluzzo and Elaine Standohar of John F. Kennedy High School in Warren.
EDUCATOR NEWS
American Humanics grant
YOUNGSTOWN -- Jane Reid, director of the American Humanics program at Youngstown State University, was awarded the $1,000 Jeannette and Jerome Cohen Program Innovation and Research Grant during the American Humanics Campus Director Professional Conference in June. American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations that certifies college students for professional careers in youth and human service agencies. Reid's research will focus on the relationships between college students from different types of colleges and universities, perceptions of requirements for certification, and degree of empathy, altruism and volunteering.
Dyslexia tutor training
YOUNGSTOWN -- Adults interested in tutoring dyslexic children can attend training sessions offered by The Scottish Rite Children's Learning Center of the Valley.
The program offers initial certification in the Scottish Rite Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction and is available to those with a bachelor's degree. Instruction includes 45 hours, starting with two six-hour sessions Sept. 6 and 13 at the Masonic Temple, 223 Wick Ave. Remaining sessions are held monthly on Saturdays. Also required are 100 hours of after-school tutoring.
There is no charge. Graduate credit is available through Youngstown State University for a fee. Call (330) 743-7789.