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Fafford receives Ouimet scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

HOLDEN \u2014 University of New Hampshire freshman and Rutland native Fiona Fafford has received a Francis Ouimet Scholarship in connection with her academic achievement and work in the golf industry at Holden Hills Country Club. The 2023 Wachusett Regional High School graduate was awarded the scholarship after a rigorous application and interview process.<\/p>\n

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Fiona Fafford Photo Credit: Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fafford began working at Holden Hills at 15 as a cart attendant, and subsequently picked up the game of golf, at first playing with her mother, Lisa Fafford, and later making the golf team at Wachusett High School. She worked on her game before and after her shifts on weekends and after school.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1949, the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund awards college scholarships each year to deserving young men and women who have worked at Massachusetts golf courses. Ouimet was a relatively unknown 20-year-old amateur golfer and former caddie when he defeated Harry Vardon and Ted Ray at The Country Club in Brookline. He was self-taught and grew up in a modest home across from the 17th hole at TCC. Prior to his victory, golf was dominated by the Brits and Scots. There were very few players in America, virtually no public courses, and the game was confined mostly to the wealthy or elite. Ouimet\u2019s victory changed golf in America.<\/p>\n

As a Ouimet scholar, Fafford belongs to a lifelong Ouimet Alumni Community, with members across the U.S. The Foundation provides networking opportunities, career fairs, and internship placements as part of \u201cOuimet Onward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi<\/strong><\/p>\n

BATON ROUGE, La. \u2014 Erica Turner<\/strong> of Paxton, Zachary Brennan<\/strong> of Holden, and Ryan Beck<\/strong> of Sterling were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. All three were initiated at the University of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Turner is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.<\/p>\n

Saint Anselm sophomore nurses<\/strong><\/p>\n

MANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014 Local students who are studying nursing at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, gathered in the Abbey Church for a blessing before they begin their first clinical placements. The Blessing of the Hands Ceremony, held on Feb. 2, is a beloved tradition for the college’s future nurses, connecting the Benedictine values at the center of their college experience to their future work.<\/p>\n

A total of 114 future nurses representing seven states received the Blessing of Hands, marking a new chapter in their nursing education by taking the classroom, lab and simulation learning to the clinical environment. Local students honored included Lindsey Wickson<\/strong> of Paxton and Anna Paulson<\/strong> of Rutland.<\/p>\n

To be eligible for this honor, a student must be in good academic standing and have completed three semesters of a liberal arts nursing curriculum. The nursing students were joined by faculty, family, and friends, listening to prayer and reflection. Father Francis McCarty, O.S.B., presided over the blessing.<\/p>\n

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Natasha Armstrong<\/strong> of Jefferson recently completed her Welding Technology Certificate from Technology Learning Center in Oxford, Mass. In addition, Natasha received her certification in SMAW welding from the American Welding Society. Photo Credit: Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Champlain College dean’s list<\/strong><\/p>\n

BURLINGTON, Vt. \u2014 Lily Pouliot<\/strong> of Holden and Joseph Taubert<\/strong> of Sterling were named to the Champlain College dean’s list for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the fall 2023 semester.<\/p>\n

Ohio Univ. president’s list<\/strong><\/p>\n

ATHENS, Ohio \u2014 Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences student Bryn Burnham<\/strong> of Holden has been named to the university’s fall 2023 president’s list. The president’s list distinction is presented to undergraduate students who exhibit an exceptional commitment to academic excellence each semester. Criteria for the list include a 4.0 GPA for the given semester with a minimum of 12 credit hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA.<\/p>\n

Bates College dean’s list<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEWISTON, Maine \u2014 Zach Richards<\/strong> of Princeton, a politics and economics major, was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall\/winter semester ending in December 2023. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher.<\/p>\n

Endicott College dean’s list<\/strong><\/p>\n

BEVERLY \u2014 Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, has announced its fall 2023 dean’s list students. Emily O’Brien<\/strong> of Holden is among those named to the dean’s list at Endicott. O’Brien is majoring in marketing. She is the daughter of Heather O’Brien and David O’Brien. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no letter grade below “C,” have no withdrawal grades, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester.<\/p>\n

Saint Anselm dean’s list<\/strong><\/p>\n

MANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014 Saint Anselm College has released the dean’s list of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade. This semester there were a total of 562 students from 24 states and 4 countries.<\/p>\n

The following local students have been named to the list: Ashley Beriau<\/strong> of Holden; Mary Morkuna<\/strong>s of Paxton; Jacob Nadeau<\/strong> of Rutland; and Marguerite Ortiz<\/strong> of Sterling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fafford receives Ouimet scholarship HOLDEN \u2014 University of New Hampshire freshman and Rutland native Fiona Fafford has received a Francis Ouimet Scholarship in connection with her academic achievement and work in the golf industry at Holden Hills Country Club. The 2023 Wachusett Regional High School graduate was awarded the scholarship after a rigorous application and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}