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Allegany College offers students help with FAFSA priority deadline CUMBERLAND, Md. –– Allegany College of Maryland wants current and prospective students to complete their 2024-25 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by Maryland’s priority deadline of March 1, to maximize their financial aid. The application is available at www.student aid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa and ACM’s federal school code is 002057. FAFSA’s 2023 overhaul helps more students. The college recommends that all students apply for federal financial aid using the 2024-25 FAFSA, even if they ...

Deans’ lists

YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA — Dean’s list, fall semester: Kimberly Conway, Mount Union; Nolan Johnson, Ebensburg; Ashley Leese, Northern Cambria; Dawson Rightenour, Saxton. VERMONT STATE UNIVERSITY, Randolph Center, Vt. — Dean’s list, fall semester: Zaine Dodson, Altoona. UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, Tampa, Fla. — Dean’s list, fall semester: Meghan Frederick, Duncansville; Kaitlyn Ickes, Schellsburg. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta — Faculty honors, fall semester, 4.0 academic average: Luke Dague, Hyndman. FLAGLER COLLEGE, St. Augustine, Fla. — President’s ...

N. Bedford to present ‘Matilda, the Musical’

LOYSBURG –– The Northern Bedford County Middle School/High School Music Department will stage its annual production, Roald Dahl’s “Matilda, The Musical” with performances March 14-17. The musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term ...

Program recognizes Commended Student

Andrew S. Neely, Altoona Area High School principal, announced that Owen J. Hoover has been named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commenda-tion from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, was ...

WISE Women seeks applications for Gority Scholarship

WISE Women of Blair County is seeking applications for scholarship assistance with the Donna D. Gority Scholarship Fund, which is under the WISE Women of Blair County umbrella and administered through the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation. This scholarship was established at Gority’s retirement dinner from her service to Blair County as a long-serving county commissioner. One or more scholarships will be awarded. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, March 29. Completed applications must be received by U.S. mail to WISE Women. P.O. Box 134, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 ...

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Law student selected for civil rights field study NEW YORK CITY — Makayla Murphy of Altoona was selected to be among 25 undergraduate students from Pace University’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and law students from Elizabeth Haub School of Law that recently traveled to ...