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#b#Aspirations Awards#/b#

Mercer Community College’s “Aspirations 2013” awards ceremony for high school students took place April 23 at Kelsey Theater. Winners included North students Jeremy Kaish and Morven Chin.

Published annually by the college, “Aspirations” features the writing, photography, and artistic talents of area high school students.

#b#Private School#/b#

Brandon Kaplowitz of West Windsor is a semi-finalist in the Presidential Scholar program. Students were selected from achievements, leadership qualities, character, and involvement in community and school activities. Final selections will be made later this month. He is a senior at Phillips Exeter Academy.

#b#In College#/b#

Rutgers University: Aditya Parikh, a 2012 graduate of High School North, has been selected to conduct research through the ARESTY Research Center for Undergraduates. He will be working on “Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions: Studying Quark-Gluon Plasma.”

#b#Lights On!#/b#

WW-PHS Boosters recently raised more than $18,000 through its alumni sports dinner. The organization still needs nearly $30,000 to pay off the lights at the two high schools. There are still a few plaques for purchase left at High School North. Silver plaques are $500; bronze are $250.

Another way to help is to attend the golf outing on Monday, June 24, at Gamblers Ridge Golf Course. Donations of prizes would be appreciated. They may include tickets to sporting events, golf foursomes, and sports memorabilia.

Visit www.wwphsboosters.org, contact Pat Boyle at pat@pboylefamily.com, or Manny Efstathios at mannye123@aol.com to register for golf, donate, or buy a plaque.

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