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Hollis sisters participate in Geography Bee

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Sisters Lauren and Grace Lassila, of Hollis, N.H., were finalists in the school level of the annual National Geographic Geography Bee at Applewild School. Both girls hope to qualify for the state-level bee. Lauren is an eighth-grader and Grace is a fifth-grader.

Gate City Charter School in Nashua accepting lottery forms

NASHUA – Gate City Charter School for the Arts is accepting enrollment lottery registration forms for students entering kindergarten through fourth grade for the 2014-15 school year. Any New Hampshire resident is eligible to enroll. The lottery is scheduled for Monday, March 17. To ...

Merrimack girl earns ‘merit’ on piano exam

MERRIMACK – Nicole Straussberg, of Merrimack, gained a “merit” in December for her Level 5 piano theory examination given by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in Boston. Nicole is an eighth-grader at Merrimack Middle School. She is the daughter ...

Greater Nashua students on Derryfield School fall trimester honor roll

MANCHESTER – The Derryfield School announced its honor roll for the fall trimester of the 2013-14 school year. Local students include: HIGHEST HONORS FROM AMHERST: Ryan Quinlan, 9; Jessey Bryan, 10; Nicole Anthony, 11; Samantha Carbery, 11; Cory Greer, 12; Brianna Smith, 12; ...

Merrimack Middle School announces spelling contest results

MERRIMACK – Merrimack Middle School hosted its annual Watkins Spelling Contest on Thursday, Jan. 16. The winner was Nick Marcus. Nick will participate in the regional spelling bee at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Saturday, March 1. Runners-up were Robert Sawdey, ...

Eighth-grader wins Amherst Middle School Geography Bee

AMHERST – Amherst Middle School held its annual Geography Bee finals for grades 5-8 in early January. Thirty students from the four grades earned strong enough scores to move to the schoolwide finals. After more than six rounds of questions and a tiebreaker, eighth-grader Sean ...