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Gerry resident receives Phi Alpha Theta Award

Senior Catherine J. Oag, a history major at the State University at Fredonia, has received the Phi Alpha Theta Award. The Department of History at Fredonia presented the award, which was created to recognize and encourage outstanding students who exemplify the spirit of Phi Alpha Theta, the ...

Jamestown Community College May graduates

Jamestown Community College has announced the names of students who are degree and certificate candidates for graduation in May. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on large public gatherings, traditional commencement ceremonies for JCC’s May 2020 graduates are postponed until December and will be held on JCC’s Jamestown and Cattaraugus County campuses. “JCC’s commencement is always a significant event for our students,” said JCC president Daniel DeMarte. “They work extremely hard, and many overcome significant challenges to obtain a college education. This year, in particular, ...

JCC announces College Connections honors

Jamestown Community College recently honored 72 area high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2019-20 students of the year in the College Connections program. In selecting the students of the year, schools were asked to consider College Connections participants who had embraced the challenges of completing college level work while in high school and demonstrated resourcefulness, integrity, and dedication. College Connections, JCC’s concurrent enrollment program with regional high schools, is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment ...

Culinary students place first, second in virtual competition

ANGOLA — Students enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at the Carrier Educational Center thought for sure their chances to compete in the New York State ProStart Invitational were erased after schools closed their doors on March 15. Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES students on the ...

Forestville announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian

Jake Alan Smith, son of Sharon and Richard Smith, has been named the Valedictorian of the 2020 senior class at Forestville Central School. He was a safety on the football team, a forward on the basketball team, and a sprinter on the track team. He plays alto saxophone in marching and concert ...

Dunham reaches for the stars and receives Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award

State University of New York at Fredonia Department of Physics Assistant Professor Michael Dunham, whose research and scholarship interests are in observational studies of star and planet formation, is the recipient of the 2020 William T. and Charlotte N. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award. In ...