JOEL ROSENTHAL, a fourth grade student at Marquez Charter Elementary School, played violin in the Los Angeles Unified School District Elementary Music Festival, Accent on Performance, on April 30 at the Luckman Theatre on the campus of Cal State Los Angeles. Joel, the son of Betsy and David Rosenthal, was the only Marquez student invited to perform in this 2006 Elementary Honor Orchestra. o o o BYRON KENNERLY, a senior at Virginia Tech, won first place in the general news photo category for his work at The Collegiate Times, the school’s student-run newspaper. Kennerly is a graduate of Windward High School. o o o CAITLIN TORTORICI, the daughter of Peter and Susan Tortorici and a freshman at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, received academic distinction for the fall 2005 semester. To be eligible for academic distinction, a student must be full-time and receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher. Tortorici is a graduate of Crossroads School. o o o AMY JACLYN GUMENICK, DAVID DALE LAMB and JESSICA CAREY SANBORN, undergraduate students at UCSB, were selected for the dean’s list for the winter quarter. This honor is earned by students who have attained a grade point average of 3.75 (A-) on a program of 12 or more graded units in the College of Letters and Science or 3.50 in the College of Engineering. o o o DAVID L. PHILIPSON, a student at Harvard-Westlake School, and ARASH GHARIB, a student at Palisades Charter High School, were among 2,500 high school seniors in the nation who won National Merit Scholarships of $2,500 each. The winners were selected based on their academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay describing interests and goals; and a recommendation written by a high school official.
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