Bentonville WestHigh School
Bentonville West High School will celebrate its inaugural Colors Day on Friday. The Bentonville West Wolverines will host the Rogers Heritage War Eagles at Wolverine Arena.
A homecoming assembly is planned for 1 p.m. Friday at Wolverine Arena. The queen will be revealed during a ceremony at halftime of the varsity boys' basketball game.
Washburn University
John Glynn of Bentonville was named as a 2016 dean's list honoree at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., with a grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.99.
Rhodes College
Olivia Doty of Fayetteville, Erin Dempsey of Centerton and Lauren Hamm of Bentonville were named to the fall 2016 dean's list at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., with grade-point averages of 3.70 or better.
Washington State University
Angela Delgado of Bentonville was named to the 2106 president's honor roll at Washington State University in Pullman, with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Ouachita Baptist University
Several local students were named to the fall 2016 president's list at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, with grade-point averages of 4.0.
Kathleen Lopez of Alma; Ceira Carpenter of Altus; Kallie Polk of Bella Vista; Colton Eldridge, Ashley Sharp and Emily Siemens, all of Bentonville; Mattie Couch of Cave Springs; Michaela Finley of Cedarville; Rylee Roberts of Centerton; Samantha Burgess, Rachel Dilatush, Anna Holcomb, Clay Patrick, Talor Tartaglia and Daniel Thomas, all of Fayetteville; Emma Riley, Emma Shortes and Matthew Ward, all of Fort Smith; Colton Sims of Greenwood; Kaylee Bond of Prairie Grove; Esther Atkinson, Maggie Donnell, Josh Neago, Madison Prowell and Emily Weeden, all of Rogers; Alyssa Cook, Brittany Engel and Morgan Miller, all of Siloam Springs; Chuck Farmer, Jay Patrick, Mitchell Richards, Laura Ward and Katelyn Young, all of Springdale; and Sarah Coles of Van Buren.
Local students also were named to the fall 2016 dean's list, with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Madison Brittain and Beth Crisler, both of Bella Vista; Kelsey Hogue, Claire Lacina, Kate Lacina and Mallory Tabler, all of Bentonville; J.D. Sanders of Booneville; Brittany Parker of Clarksville; Natalie Bingaman, Casey Morris, Paige Purifoy and Mariel Van Horn, all of Fayetteville; Taylor Dooly, Cody Walls and Michael Ward, all of Fort Smith; Savannah Hart of Hartman; Crystal Brown of Knoxville; Emery Brock and Sarah Vickers, both of Lowell; Logan Bond of Prairie Grove; Emily Alderson, McKenzie Duncan, Andrew Lockhart, Jayme Lovelace, Baylee Overstreet, John Thomas Ryan, Shannon Stribling and Cedar Valdez, all of Rogers; Blake Bowen, Aaron Breeding, Kesley Brown, Caleb George, Arden Hall, David Lundstrum and Kord Offenbacker, all of Springdale; and Hannah Saunders of St. Paul.
University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway named several local students to its fall 2016 honor rolls.
Presidential scholars earned grade-point averages of 4.0. Ashley Freitag and Karly Krodell of Elkins; John Blew, Lauren Goff, Mackenzie Goff, Tessa Holman, Audrey Pike, Madison Spence, all of Farmington; Sarah Esch, Emily Field, Harper Foster, Rebecca Laury, Sophie McDade, Terrina Walker, John Williams, Gabrielle Willis, all of Fayetteville; Shannan Brown, Olivia Capps, Ashley Crismon, Mckenna Dilday, Jasmine Gonzalez, Jacqueline Halderman, Kathryn Immel, Allison Laney, Wesley Martsching, Sydney McConnell, all of Springdale.
Students named to the dean's list earned grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Jessica Patrick, Emily Phillips of Elkins; Jessica Partain of Farmington; Jackson Andress, Jesus Chavez, Christina Cunningham, Alexander Fuller, Jessica Helms, Layne Killian, Halle Lambert, Rachael Lee, Ericka Lee, Mia Moulden, Samuel Willis, all of Fayetteville; Maggie Barnard of Hindsville; Thomas Barnum of Lincoln; Brian Eubanks, John Vinzant of Prairie Grove; Jacqueline Abshier, Evan Carlton, Rebecca English, Neftaly Gonzalez, Alicia Hamley, Rachel Lewis, Hailey McNee, Elandra Morse, Rosa Nino, Conner Sowerbrower, Karissa Todd, Leslie Vaught, Maria Whitaker, all of Springdale; Madison Rich of Summers; Lauren Lichty, Michael Siniawa of West Fork.
Mercer University
Ashley Whittle of Springdale has been named to the fall 2016 dean's list at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., for her work in the Townsend school of music.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Liz Berger of Fayetteville was named to the fall 2016 dean's list at University of Wisconsin-Madison, earning dean's high honors for her work in the school of human ecology.
EAST Initiative Founder's Award
Environmental and Spatial Technology Inc., an educational nonprofit organization that promotes service learning through students' applied use of technology, has named five schools as finalists for the organization's 2017 Timothy R. Stephenson Founder's Award. They include Greenbrier High School, Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale and Lakeside Junior High School in Springdale. The Founder's Award recognizes achievement in three distinct categories: student growth, project sophistication and innovation, and community and collaboration.
In addition to selecting the overall Founder's Award finalists, the EAST Initiative also named the following schools as finalists for the Awards of Excellence. They include Bentonville High School, Greenbrier High School, Helen Tyson Middle School and Lakeside Junior High School.
St. Olaf College
Katherine Kroening of Fayetteville has been named to the fall 2016 dean's list at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.
National Science Bowl
A team from Fayetteville High School took first place in the National Science Bowl regional competition held Jan. 28 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The winning team included Albert Xu, Ryan Kim, Steven Du, Kyle Jiang and Fletcher Hall, coached by Marc Reif. The Fayetteville team advances to the national competition scheduled for April in Washington, D.C.
Russellville High School placed second, with team members Jeremy Collins, Brant Collins, Chris Schaubroeck, Tyler Tracy and Phillip Takach, coached by Paul Grey.
Haas Hall Academy placed third, with team members Robert Prettyman, Commor Fritsch, Hamaad Mehal, Sarah Sadiq and Sailesh Sirigineedi, coached by Chad Thurman,
The National Science Bowl is organized through the U.S. Department of Energy and is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science.
NAN Our Town on 02/16/2017