Hey, folks. Hold tight until Thursday when I am back on line full time. For today, here is the Must-Know info for Tuesday. Thanks for your patience!
Christine Rose
Announcements
At Bryant University's 149th Commencement on Saturday, May 19,
Kayla Velez, of Bethel, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting.
Elizabeth Ann Hartmann of Bethel, Conn. was awarded a bachelor of arts and science degree in Secondary Education & Math during Salve Regina University's 62nd commencement on Sunday, May 20.
Philip Jacob Bergen Jr. of Bethel, CT, was recently honored for outstanding academic achievement at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. Bergen Jr. earned one of the college's top academic honors, a Gold Star.
Gold Stars are presented to students who achieve a 3.7 grade point average or higher during a semester's course work. In addition, Bergen Jr. also will be placed on the Dean's List, a recognition that is given to those cadets students whose grade point ratio is 3.2 or higher with no grade below a C for the previous semester's work. Bergen Jr. is a Cadet seeking a bachelor's degree in Physical Education .
Pre-Prom Ice Cream Social
The Bethel Community Care Coalition, the Housatonic Valley Coalition against Substance Abuse, and the Bethel Police Department will be hosting a pre-prom Ice Cream Social for parents of students attending the Senior Prom. This event will take place on Tuesday May 22, 2012 from 7-8PM in the Bethel High School cafeteria and will be an informational session for parents to help make their their child's prom night fun and safe. Our featured speakers will be Attorney Colleen Zingaro from the Danbury Office of the State's Attorney and Allison Fulton from the Housatonic Valley Coalition against Substance Abuse. Prizes include 8 free prom tickets as well as $20.00 off the price of the prom ticket for the first 25 people to sign up and attend the event. The event is free and open to parents as well as students, but reservations are required. RSVP to either Hilda DeLucia@203-482-1732 or hildadelucia@sbcglobal.net or Detective Lynn Morris @203-744-7900 or lmorris@bethelpd.com. For more details, click
Melanie Barnum will be signing her book today at Molten Java/Byrds Books at 7pm. For more information, click.
The Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, and Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce are coming together for an evening of Food, Fun, and Networking Featuring "A Taste of Anthony's". Sample their menu, enjoy beer and wine, and live music!
The event is exclusively for members of Danbury, Bethel, Brookfield, or Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce and their invited guests. For more information, click
