Ansaldo Energia has completed the upgrade of ENGIE’s 393.5 MW Leinì power station near Turin in Italy’s Piedmont region with a new AE94.3A gas turbine Completion of the Leinì upgrade was achieved in April “a few days ahead of schedule” and the revamped plant is now running at a higher operational efficiency while burning less fuel Blackouts across Iberia show vulnerability of ‘island grids’ Hybrid generation helps mitigate intermittency risks JERA’s FY2024 revenue falls amid lower electricity prices Taurus Energy to implement first AGP XPAND upgrade in Iraq Avangrid helps restore power in Penn’ State after storm Rare earths shortage risks to undermine the energy transition BKV and Comstock to accelerate CCUS projects at Haynesville Egypt-Greece interconnector to get EBRD and EU financing has developed a new technology to capture CO2 directly from factory chimneys The company will launch Series A round to roll out its solution on a large scale aiming for a turnover of €200 million by 2030 May 1 – The Finish technology group has signed a services agreement with Aqualectra the leading power generation on the Caribbean island of Curaçao The 5-year accord will see Wärtsilä optimise energy generation on the island as Curaçao targets to move from its current 30% renewable capacity to 50% in 2025 and 70% by at least 2027 has reserved a site for a new hydrogen plant Oulu the electrolysis plant could reach a capacity of over 500 MW with the plant meant to be commissioned in three phases between 2028 and 2033 April 10 – As offshore wind becomes cost-competitive to fossil power generation Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing a digital tool to help wind farm operators decide whether to continue operating older wind turbines or replace them Modern wind towers generate up to 20 MW each three to four times more than older structures while fossil power station based on a modern gas turbine generates over 590 MW April 7 – Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corp (TNPGCL) are planning to add 2,640 MW of power gen capacity in India Main projects included Stage 3 of the 800 MW North Chennai power station Stage 1 of the 1,320 MW Udangudi power plant as well as the 500 MW Kundah pumped hydro power project April 4 – Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) has secured new orders in India it will install and commission a 765kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) and built a transmission line for power evacuation Saudi Arabia's orders include two 380kV overhead transmission lines spanning over 130 km while the UAE and Qatar contracts cover multiple GIS projects April 3 – Siemens AG has agreed to acquire Dotmatics a Boston-based provider of Life Sciences R&D software The acquisition extends Siemens’ AI-powered product lifecycle management portfolio given that the US company offers highly profitable multi-modal data management for Life Sciences R&D TÜV SÜD will showcase its services for electric utilities in terms of testing inspection and certification for a broad range of energy sources Suitability studies and inspection is on offer for wind power April 1 – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North Wales and Merseyside are forecast to pay 13% more in electricity bills next financial year than their counterparts in London this equates to nearly £19,000 more in bills on an average like-for-like basis March 31 – Formation of the ‘Accenture Siemens Business Group’ was announced at Hannover Messe today The two companies aspire to co-develop and co-market solutions that combine automation industrial AI and software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio with Accenture’s data capabilities has converted its existing coal-fired power plant to natural gas in the Morrow repowering project utility replaced a coal-fired generating unit with an SGT6-9000HL gas turbine and the repowered combined-cycle gas plant can now produce 550 MW of flexible power March 26 – Hitachi Energy and Amazon Web Services have teamed up to deploy cloud-based solutions for utilities and power grid operators to manage the impact of vegetation on their business Wild growth of trees and bushes can impact power transmission lines while the data gathered from drones and ground patrols can be incomplete and disconnected and real-time weather forecasts to help utility customers identify and mitigate vegetation interference and risks March 25 – Wärtsilä will supply three 25DF dual-fuel engines for a new 18,600 cbm capacity LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish operator Ibaizabal The vessel is built at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China with the equipment scheduled for fast-track delivery to the yard in September 2025 The ship is expected to be delivered before the end of 2026 March 24 – GE Vernova’s Saudi engineers and specialists have led the first gas turbine outage at SEC's eight power plant in Riyadh With a production capacity exceeding 1,700 MW the plant is vital for grid stability in Riydh and surrounding areas March 20  – The global market for Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) is growing at a rate of 23.1% ResearchAndMarkets projects the market to reach $9.6 billion by 2029 account for more than half of global of CO2 emissions and 20 countries account for 80% of the global emissions March 19 – Korea East-West Power and E1 have sealed an agreement build an LNG-fuelled power plant in Yeosu A 679 MW coal-fired power station is already in operation in Jungheung which Korea East-West Power may well want to ultimately run on cleaner-burning gas March 17 – YPF’s ‘Vaca Muera Oil Sur’ pipeline has gained Argentine government approval to enter into the Regime of Incentive for Large Investments (RIGI) “With an investment of approximately $2.9 billion this project will generate more than $15 billion in oil exports annually,” YPF President and CEO Horacio Daniel Marin said suggesting the project will also impact dry gas production at the field Copyright © 2021 Gas to Power Journal In this Student View column Leini Miranda ’24 shares what she learned by traveling to Seattle with a group of Oles to explore career paths and connect with alumni as part of St a collaboration between the Piper Center for Vocation and Career and the Alumni and Parent Relations Office and I’m in the aisle seat of an airplane pondering what brings me and 21 other St Olaf College students to Seattle on this Sunday morning of our spring break It’s not necessarily the extra few degrees of warmth in Seattle (although warmer temperatures are always welcome) What drives all of us on this flight is the eagerness and curiosity to meet new people and resolve some of the various questions we all have about our professional future selves — exciting but also a little scary and leave the airport behind to head to the hotel The city greets us with towering buildings as our group’s program gets underway the students’ smiles gradually begin to brighten the landscape Engaging in conversations and reflections with St we learned about their experiences of entering the workforce and propelling their careers full of Oles willing and enthusiastic to help current students as much as possible Yet it was astonishing to be able to see this magic come to life in the different meetings and conversations we had during the trip Listening to their discussions about the passion they have for their current roles was captivating.Leini Miranda ’24 this trip was not only a window into future career possibilities but it was also a space for introspection about the long and continuous journey of career exploration — everything I have experienced up to this moment and everything that is yet to come I imprinted these reflections in my always-by-my-side journal which I’m sharing a glimpse of with you today Here are my five major takeaways from the Seattle Connections Trip: and donors for making this trip possible; to Piper Center staff members Bryan Shealer and Hector Aguilar and Alumni and Parent Relations staff members Madi Salisbury and Ellen Cattadoris; and to my fellow Seattle Connections travelers See photos from the Seattle Connections Program’s alumni networking event at St. Olaf College’s LinkedIn page We are grateful for the impact your gifts make possible on the Hill SUBSCRIBE We'll keep you up to date on Partners In Health's work bringing hope and health care to some of the world's poorest Leini Escalante provides compassionate care in her community amid pandemic Leini Escalante works at a community clinic in rural Chiapas helping clinicians care for COVID-19 patients she heads out again to do home visits with patients who are in isolation What may feel like a packed day for some is just a typical day for Escalante, a community health worker with Compañeros En Salud especially these days.  Since early March at least 7,874 people have become infected with COVID-19 in Chiapas a state in southeast Mexico where 76% of people live in poverty Compañeros En Salud works with nine rural communities in the coffee-growing Sierra Madre region of Chiapas CES hires and trains local residents like Escalante to serve as community health workers helping patients manage their medications and understand their health status Escalante has been a community health worker (CHW) in the community of Honduras de la Sierra for about four years She was inspired to become a CHW after living in front of the clinic and constantly seeing other women in her community participating in trainings and developing the knowledge and skills to provide care when the pandemic reached its peak in rural Chiapas Escalante’s work took a new turn—she decided to shift her focus entirely to COVID-19 patients Escalante has spent her time caring for COVID-19 patients in isolation and supporting the community clinic She is one of two CHWs entirely focused on COVID-19 patients In Chiapas—a historically marginalized state with barriers to accessing quality health care few PCR tests for accurate COVID-19 diagnosis and a three-hour ride to the closest hospital—her work is essential When patients have respiratory symptoms and arrive at the clinic they are screened and sent home for isolation; there If they have risk factors like diabetes or hypertension Escalante also supports PIH’s contact tracing team in Chiapas identifying people who have been in contact with a confirmed or suspected case and keeping an eye on them in case they present symptoms because I feel like I’m doing something worthwhile,” says Escalante but being a CHW has definitely improved my sense of peace.” Escalante recalls meeting a patient and identifying some signs of depression in her the patient started to open up and talk about her personal life mentioning that she was happy to have someone caring for her and taking an interest in her health “I felt very satisfied to know that I was helping someone else a movement began that would change global health forever Bending the Arc is the story of Partners In Health's origins Stay informed about Partners In Health's work to provide high quality health care to those who need it most Partners In Health (PIH) is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit corporation Partners In Health, Suite 300,800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. 021991-857-880-5100 • info@pih.org PIH® is a registered trademark of Partners In Health.© 2009-2024 Partners In Health.All Rights Reserved Please send donations to: Partners In Health Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application He passed peacefully in the home of his daughter He was the first of 12 children born to Mo'unga O'Tonga Aisake and Halamehi Kalolaine Kaufusi Emosi.  He attended Church College of Hawaii where he met and married Victoria Jeanne Powell on November 4th Mote and Vicky served as senior missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Quezon City After 40 years of marriage Mote and Vicky divorced He will be buried next to his son Moses O'Tonga (Tony) who preceded him in death He leaves us all a legacy of love for his family and friends Funeral Services will be held at noon on Saturday Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The 96th Annual Tennessee FFA State Convention was held in Gatlinburg Rutherford County brought home the following honors:   Retiring State FFA President and Treasurer: Ella Hasty of Stewarts Creek and Hannah Harrell of Oakland High School retired from the 2023-2024 State FFA Office Hasty and Harrell were part of an all-girl state officer team this was only the third time in history women have comprised the entire state officer team.  Oakland: Agriculture Issues State Champions: Team members are Lily Amstutz Participants in the Agricultural Issues Forum Leadership Development Event research the pros and cons of an agricultural issue and present their findings to a panel of judges presentation and questioning an understanding of the principles and fundamentals of agricultural issue analysis.  Oakland: Bull Pen Challenge State Champions: Team members are Annabeth Cruz and Madalyn Meadors students are tasked with creating a unique product or service that will positively impact the Tennessee agriculture economy The Bull Pen Challenge is designed to encourage students to foster their entrepreneurial spirit and creativity for the betterment of agriculture.  Riverdale: Creed Speaking State Champion: Paige Jones The Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event recognizes outstanding FFA members in seventh through ninth grades for their ability to present the National FFA Creed from memory and answer questions related to it Riverdale: Floriculture State Champions: Team members are Dorique Insisienmay The Floriculture Career Development Event requires students to identify plants judge flower arrangements and solve problems Participants also demonstrate skills in flower arranging propagation and the preparation of floral and foliage products for sale Stewarts Creek: Cooperative Development Challenge State Champions: Team members are Ty Hall Participants in the Cooperative Development Challenge Career Development Event created a cooperative based on the seven basic principles of cooperatives Students created a cooperative based off our pig show team and titled it Stewarts Creek Premium Piggery Oakland: Ashton Reed in Forage Production Placement Stewarts Creek: Kendall Beard in Service Learning; Karlee Dunn in Agriscience Plant Research Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who through supervised agricultural experiences have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.   Karlee Dunn and Harley Huber; in Food Systems The State FFA Agriscience Fair recognizes students who gain real-world hands-on experiences in agricultural enterprises Students use scientific principles and emerging technologies to solve complex problems related to agriculture Additional state competitors and accomplishments are listed below:  TyQueria Benford and not pictured Jolie Counts Eagleville: Holly Parks received the $500 Kenneth K and Kendall competed in a rigorous state officer election process including: knowledge test Oakland: Madelyn Meadors and Julian Floyd  Oakland: State Runner-Up: Annabelle Alexis  Oakland: State Runner-Up in Plant Science Systems: Kennedy Lewis and Alyssa King  Riverdale: 3rd in Animal Science Division 4: Addy Krantz and Avery Thigpen Stewarts Creek: 3rd in Social Systems: Kasen Miller; 5th in Plant Systems: Kendall Beard Stewarts Creek: Ariana Mota: State Finalist in Outdoor Recreation Environmental and Natural Resource Management: Riverdale: 20th Place: Jeremiah Haney Stewarts Creek: Participants: Annabella Anthony Stewarts Creek: 15th Place: Jaylyn Dearsman Stewarts Creek: 3rd Place: Cameron Myers and Megan James Riverdale: 16th Place: Cordell Leonard and Kaylee Carmouche Stewarts Creek: Participants: Hannah Barlow The El Dorado Sea Dragons Swim Club competed against the Derby Dolphins Swim Club on June 19 Combined Team Scores were Derby Swim Club - 419 and El Dorado Swim Club - 216 The Derby Swim Club women scored 240 points while the El Dorado Swim Club women scored 122 points The Derby Swim Club men scored 179 points and the El Dorado Swim Club men scored 94 points Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter Freestyle: Tiffiny Nguyen Women 15-18 200 LC Meter Freestyle: Riley Paye Women 9-10 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Women 11-12 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Boys 13-14 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A 2:38.55                                                         Women 15-18 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Men 15-18 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Girls 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Grace Gomez Girls 9-10 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Brittan Towner Girls 11-12 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Hallie Yeubanks Men 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Guy Myers Men 9-10 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Gunner Coslett Men 11-12 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Payton Sadowski Girls 13-14 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Jenae Waite Women 15-18 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Kerstin Pierce Men 13-14 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Breck Towner Men 15-18 50 LC Meter Freestyle: Austin Castleman Girls 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Backstroke: Jaelyn Sheffler Event 17  Girls 11-12 50 LC Meter Backstroke: Channing Kimble Men 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Backstroke: Guy Myers Men 9-10 50 LC Meter Backstroke: Gunner Coslett Men 11-12 50 LC Meter Backstroke: Andrew Tipton Women 15-18 100 LC Meter Backstroke: Riley Paye Men 13-14 100 LC Meter Backstroke: Keagan Wilson Men 15-18 100 LC Meter Backstroke: Austin Castleman Girls 9-10 50 LC Meter Butterfly: Taylor Nguyen Girls 11-12 50 LC Meter Butterfly: Callie Carter Men 11-12 50 LC Meter Butterfly: Mason Paye Girls 13-14 100 LC Meter Butterfly: Jenae Waite Women 15-18 100 LC Meter Butterfly: Kerstin Pierce Boys 13-14 100 LC Meter Butterfly: Breck Towner Girls 9-10 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Girls 11-12 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Boys 13-14 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Women 15-18 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: El Dorado Swim Club A Girls 9-10 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Kealy Wilson Girls 11-12 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Grace Myers Men 9-10 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Gunner Coslett Men 11-12 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Mason Paye Girls 13-14 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Riley Provo Women 15-18 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Quincy Yeubanks Men 15-18 100 LC Meter Freestyle: Wes Haines Girls 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: Jaelyn Sheffler Girls 9-10 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: Brittan Towner Girls 11-12 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: Grace Myers Men 8 & Under 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: Guy Myers Men 11-12 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: Payton Sadowski Girls 13-14 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: Jenae Waite Women 15-18 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: Quincy Yeubanks Men 13-14 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: Wes Haines Girls 9-10 200 LC Meter IM: Brittan Towner Girls 11-12 200 LC Meter IM: Hallie Yeubanks Women 15-18 200 LC Meter IM: Quincy Yeubanks Girls 13-14 400 LC Meter Freestyle: Tiffany Nguyen Men 13-14 400 LC Meter Freestyle: Isaac Haahr Men 15-18 400 LC Meter Freestyle: Austin Castleman Grand Canyon University software development major and music producer Alex Vergara couldn’t find a music-streaming service that hit the perfect note but unlike other music-streaming services — and what makes BeatsTree so different — is that users also can download those music files … I wanted to put my name out there,” Vergara said of the seed of inspiration behind BeatsTree It’s a project he started working on over the summer even before his capstone class started in September “I’m not using any API’s (application programming interfaces which allow programs to communicate with each other) Everything’s built from scratch … all of it is built by hand by me,” he said The learning curve was huge for him in working on this project Not only did he refine his skills in programming language C# but he dove headfirst into cloud computing program Microsoft Azure over the past few months “It was HUNDREDS of pages of documentation I had to filter through,” he said of searching through Azure to find what he needed to build BeatsTree Vergara’s music-streaming service was one of approximately 60 projects on display Thursday in Antelope Gymnasium as part of the end-of-semester Technology Capstone Showcase organized in partnership with Strategic Employer Initiatives and Internships which are meant to showcase all they’ve learned in their academic career at GCU The event, featuring the College of Science, Engineering and Technology’s software development, computer science, information technology and Research and Design Program students welcomed industry professionals and advisory board members who got to see firsthand the tech savvy of the University’s students and now it's gotten so big that we moved it into the gym Technology Project Manager Katherine Urrutia on the growth of the Technology Capstone Showcase The showcase has grown exponentially since it made its debut in 2016 and now it’s gotten so big that we moved it into the gym It’s a good problem to have,” said Katherine Urrutia Visitors could view everything from VR Arcade (developers: James Ridley and Dylan Olthoff) which re-creates the throwback ’80s arcade experience through virtual reality; to HikingTracker (developer: Connor Rolstad) which includes a where-you’ve-hiked map and gives hikers a way to track data such as elevation gain; to the Collection Tracker (developer: Nate Kelley) which gives Pokémon enthusiasts a way to track their card collection Visitors also could scan in a QR code at each project site to give their feedback While the capstone presentations usually feature seniors, software development freshman Joseph Abraham was invited to participate as one of several representatives of the University’s Research and Design Program. Abraham is part of the Computational Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning & Robotics Lab uses machine learning to ferret out false information Abraham is looking through news about Elon Musk of SpaceX fame to teach the program what statements are objectively true or false He aims to go through 20,000 pieces of data while the program is in its “learning phase.” I didn’t know how to code,” Abraham said of his project which he will continue to develop as he moves through his years at GCU Computer science students Katelyn Hochstetler and Evan Kliewer developed a virtual reality simulation using Microsoft HoloLens technology It allows nursing students to practice their assessment of newborns and perform other tasks The simulation is meant to be an intermediary teaching tool sharpening nursing students’ skills between the classroom and the time they start to interact with real newborns “It just gives them more experience,” Kliewer said Information technology students Luke Levene Jerry Connelly and Victor Perez shared the details of their nutrition web app What makes it different from other nutrition apps is “it shows you a broader range of your data.” So instead of showing users a week’s worth of what they’ve eaten it goes back further to track their nutrition habits The app also can recommend foods based on your eating history It knows if you’re lacking the recommended dairy for the day Users also can set personal goals on the app which tells you if you’ve gone over or under your personal calorie goal Student developers Melanie Spence and Elijah Olmos developed a software that uses Web3.0 blockchain technologies to keep track of attendance Blockchain records transactions organized in blocks in a peer-to-peer network The software would be something professors could use in class to keep track of attendance or that organizations around campus could use so they know who attended their event who demonstrated the technology by scanning a card onto a raspberry pi computer “What I learned the most about was blockchain,” a newer technology he and Spence wanted to add to their academic arsenal Software development senior Charles Osiris developed MediHealth a phone app that reminds users to take their medicine He got the idea for the project because his mom is on medication and tends to miss taking a pill or two “My biggest challenge was to launch it on the mobile phone I had to update the API,” which then caused problems that he scrambled to fix product designer for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona was one of about 50 industry professionals and advisory board members who attended the event “We’re potentially hiring for a new developer in January,” she said She’s hoping they’ll find a student developer from GCU who will hit that perfect note “Thinking of all the building blocks we’ve done, this is the fruition,” said Assistant Dean of Technology Brandy Harris who looked out into Antelope Gymnasium and saw the sea of tables and students dressed in their presentation best “We’ve just had tremendous support from our industry partners who have come back and helped us refine (what we do) even more GCU senior writer Lana Sweeten-Shults can be reached at [email protected] or at 602-639-7901 GCU News: Students' high-tech projects impress industry GCU News: Showcase orbits around virtual reality projects Leini Tonga grasped his hand while she gave birth to Man-Man and Bubba His mother always looked for his hand right after he scored a touchdown for West Virginia and the Bengals knowing he would punch the sky with his index finger for One Love But the baby Chris Henry called "Man-Man," has his hand "Scary," says Leini of her oldest son while driving him home from middle school in Charlotte When he started playing Pop Warner I saw him running and saw him catching the ball 'That's crazy.' Everything about him is like his dad." It is 10 years to the week the world lost Chris Henry He was the dad in the middle of a December run to the AFC North title It was in the middle of a week where the Bengals were preparing to win the AFC's No In the middle of the Bengals locker room after his teammates were told they turned off the machine keeping him alive in Charlotte To go through all that and to have this happen to you?" asked T.J Houshmandzadeh for all of us the night before he died But this is like every day for Leini Tonga She always talks about him so his two sons know him as well as she did is playing middle school football and tearing it up on both sides of the ball skipped a grade so he's now in sixth and his dream is to play at Duke and become a brain doctor so he can help people facing the same problems as his father They're asking more and more questions all the time about dad Chris was two and DeMarcus was one when he died in a Charlotte traffic accident a month after his season ended with a broken arm A cruel end to what started as the NFL's feel-good story of the year Remember that first practice of '09 training camp and a release from the Bengals in April of 2008 after yet another incident after looking so good in his reunion with Carson Palmer (Bubba is the name his father gave DeMarcus because when he was a baby he would crawl around the floor excitedly eating crumbs gurgling B-B-B the one thing Man-Man doesn't have from his dad.) "I love spending time with my kids," Henry said that day at Georgetown College He was one of the reasons Bengals president Mike Brown a man Leini says her family is blessed to know ("When everybody was ganging up on him he was the one person that didn't") allowed the NFL to film the always radioactive Hard Knocks in that training camp Brown put a team in charge of working with Henry the Bengals' versatile director of security who can play good cop and bad cop in the same sentence Also huge in Henry's development was Eric Ball and former assistant strength coach Ray "Rock," Oliver played golf at Duke before going into law enforcement Henry came out of one of the roughest parts of New Orleans But they went through so much together that they could talk to each other about how both spent most of their childhoods without a father "But you knew when you were talking to him he was listening intently." Everyone heard Guy quote everyone from Jim Valvano to Vince Lombardi to Galatians as one of his eulogists the day they said good-bye at the Alario Center "If you knew him only by hearsay you would think he is some kind of ogre," Brown said of Henry before that camp opened He'll be soft spoken and a pleasant person People who understand him to be different (will) now know better They're interesting as personalities as well as players and if that comes through in this program I think that helps the Cincinnati Bengals." That's a story that covers both topics for Leini always looking for Chris stories for the kids "I let his friends tell them how he was as a football player." how his dad would point at him as he loped out of the tunnel for a game And then how after the game they would wait with the other families behind the rope outside the locker room but there was Man-Man flying under the rope to go get him when he saw his dad breeze down the hallway Sometimes he'd scoop him up and take him into the locker room he's seen enough video of his dad in stripes to come work for Bengals video vicar Travis Brammer "He's good," says Man-Man and when asked what he likes best about his dad's game Man-Man ("Chris was so proud to have a son and he was so cute He looked at him and said "My little Man-Man," Leini says) probably has this all figured out But at 6-5 his father was a tall glass of water that drained defensive coordinators because it seemed like he could never get overthrown the X factor for a team that already had a Pro Bowler in Chad Johnson a 1,000-yard receiver in Houshmandzadeh and a guy that could throw it through the bus to the airport in Palmer They called him "Slim," but he got fat going deep authored glittering stats during his first two seasons in the league when he scored 15 touchdowns on 67 catches for a stunning ratio of a touchdown every 4.5 catches His career numbers of 119 catches for 15.3 yards per catch during five seasons represent the seventh best yards per catch average in Bengals history among players with as many catches had great numbers this season for the middle school team at Mountain Island Charter this season "I never played corner and then they asked me if I wanted to play corner," Man-Man says Man-Man and Bubba spent Thanksgiving weekend at Jones' home in Cincinnati which has become a holiday tradition of sorts Making sure her sons are surrounded by people who loved their dad and love them She makes sure their support group is filled with positive people One of the great ironies in Bengals history is that Jones never played in Cincinnati with Henry so the two close college teammates never got a chance to practice against each other "But Pacman has always made sure he stayed close to the kids," Leini says Hurricane Katrina drove her and her family out of their New Orleans home during Henry's rookie season and life went Category 5 She married a Cincinnati man and is a busy volunteer ambassador for the LifeCenter enhance and change lives through organ and tissue donation." Glaspy saw the many lives her son saved by donating his organs and she spreads the good message through the schools particularly to the students receiving their temporary driver's licenses so they understand exactly what they're signing She'll represent the LifeCenter at next year's Transplant Games with the competitors transplant recipients She also mans the LifeCenter's table at two Bengals games a year and it's still tough when she goes inside to watch "I miss him coming through that tunnel and pointing "And when I see somebody else wearing that No Carolyn has always been close to Leini and Leini keeps her heavily involved with her grandsons At one of the ceremonies Bubba took down the highest math score in the fourth grade Carolyn knows why he wants to study the brain She donated her son's brain to the University of West Virginia and researchers revealed he had CTE but the mystery is he had never been diagnosed with a concussion in college or the NFL "He wants to see what's going on in the head," Carolyn says He wants to help the people that have what his dad had." but they saw the Bengals last year when they came to Charlotte to play the Panthers and that's when it kind of hit Leini how close the Bengals are to their hearts So when she found out only a few days ahead of time they were coming to town she texted Guy to see if she could get the boys and some of their friends into the game The group went to the hotel the night before the game and met the players during the team meal Andy Dalton ("Because he's a good quarterback") and running back Giovani Bernard took some time and a picture "The one in the backseat is telling me Giovani Bernard," said Leini when asked if they know any of the current Bengals as she drove home from school Then the next day the group went on the field before the game and got a picture with another play-making Bengals receiver They probably weren't too concerned the Bengals lost who says his favorite team this year is the Ravens and his favorite Ravens are Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram with his favorite NFL receiver Stefon Diggs of the Vikings But Leini says she likes to keep the spotlight off the kids and not advertise who they are He's two games from retirement and it went by like that because of relationships like this one He still remembers how warm Henry's hand was in his last minutes Like he was going to get up and go play football," Guy says "I don't take credit for him turning the corner," Guy says "It was the normal process of maturation of a guy that simply grew up A late bloomer who wanted to take care of his family." Man-Man says his favorite football video is his dad playing against the Saints He's probably looking at that pre-season opener in that final season of '09 one of those games he leaned and stretched for seven catches for 100 yards His favorite video of the ones his mom shows is when he and Bubba are in diapers and his dad is pulling up Bubba to dance wanders off after a few bounces while the voice is singing to Soulja Boy's "Turn My Swag On." dad and Bubba and we're next to the pool table," Man-Man says the Bengals' all-time postseason scoring leader continues his march up the franchise all-time scoring ladder with a revamped kicking routine The NFL 2025 season schedule will be announced on Wednesday the league announced during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft The Bengals welcomed rookies Demetrius Knight Jr and Dylan Fairchild to Paycor Stadium Saturday But it's not exactly like they're strangers Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsRosh Lowe HOLLYWOOD – For the past several nights outside Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood a large group has gathered to pray for a young girl Two-year-old Leini Ezra was rushed to the hospital on Saturday morning after nearly drowning in an Aventura pool Officials said Leini fell into her pool and was underwater for several minutes Dozens of people have come night after night to pray for the little girl Her family spent most of the day Wednesday inside the hospital as doctors continue to run tests on the child but they are hopeful that the power of prayer will result in a miracle Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Reporter Rosh Lowe has been covering news for nearly two decades in South Florida TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. Members of Brandeis' 2018 indoor track team Brande's first male All American since 2012; Emily Bryson '19 3000 meter national champion; Julia Bryson '19 It was a spectacular weekend for Brandeis Track and Field at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Birmingham The Judges sent six student-athletes to compete at the national meet and they came home with six All-America trophies Categories: Athletics, Student Life Olaf College recognizes alumni whose service and leadership exemplify the ideals and mission of the college In honoring these graduates for their exceptional achievements and professional contributions they become an integral part of college history and a testament to St The 2023 Alumni Award recipients are Daniel Grossman ’03 an emergency medicine physician and business leader; Julie Paulsen Keller ’88 the co-founder and president of a foundation that provides economic empowerment opportunities to people living in Kenya; Rachel Sattler ’03 a Wisconsin-based civil rights attorney and a social entrepreneur; and Renée Jones Schneider ’01 an award-winning multimedia photographer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune While on campus to receive their awards last fall these alumni sat down with students Leini Miranda Condori ’24 and Zane Ross ’24 for a conversation about the powerful impactful work they’re doing around the world watch each Alumni Award winner share how they’ve developed their career path And if you know a St. Olaf graduate who should be considered for an Alumni Award, use this form to nominate them now The deadline for 2024 Alumni Award nominations is February 24 Daniel Grossman ’03 * Distinguished Alumni AwardDaniel Grossman ’03 came to St Olaf knowing that he wanted to pursue a career as a medical doctor “Medicine was always the plan,” he says Then he had several internships that allowed him to see the business side of healthcare — including an impactful experience working with Fairview Clinics President and Senior Medical Officer Lois Lenarz P’07 Grossman realized that in order to deliver innovative care to patients he needed to understand the business behind it and added a management studies concentration to his biology major and biomedical studies concentration.  there was an evolution in my career path from pure medicine to the combination of medicine and business,” says Grossman from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and M.B.A from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business as part of the Medical Scholars Program That evolution has fueled a powerful career focused on patient-centered healthcare innovations Grossman currently serves as the chief growth and strategy officer for Mayo Collaborative Services the customer-facing business for Mayo Clinic Laboratories and other Mayo Clinic diagnostic businesses he practices emergency medicine at both Mayo Clinic Hospital where he is an assistant professor in emergency medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science where he is a clinical assistant professor in emergency medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine Grossman was the first-ever chief medical officer at Best Buy where he was responsible for providing clinical leadership and for guiding strategy and corporate development for Best Buy Health the Minneapolis-based medical device company a business dedicated to transforming healthcare for underserved patients in emerging geographies and he advised Medtronic on business development and the changing environment of healthcare delivery in the U.S “If you can take what you learn from those individual patient interactions and evolve them into systemic change and tie them into new business models you can create impact at scale for many more patients.” While Grossman loves the one-on-one interactions he still has with patients as an emergency department physician he says the work he’s doing on the business side is critical to ensuring broad changes in the way care is delivered you can create impact at scale for many more patients,” he says you can do that domestically and internationally You can have the same impact in West Africa — you just have to pause and listen and then think about what the local innovation has to be in order to be impactful in that region.” Having a commitment to global healthcare is something Grossman has been passionate about since the early days of his career as a doctor He trained in emergency medicine and completed a fellowship in international emergency medicine at Stanford University While at Stanford he practiced clinically at John F Liberia; worked with GVK Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) in Hyderabad to design curricula and to teach courses for physicians from district hospitals; and was a visiting professor at the University of Zimbabwe and Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare “My experiences practicing medicine in Liberia and in India helped inform a lot of how we approached our work at Medtronic and Medtronic Labs,” Grossman says “I love working on those transformations that require the translation of medicine to business and business to medicine — merging these industries that really speak different languages.” Another experience that has helped inform Grossman’s work in healthcare is the spinal cord injury he suffered in 2017 while mountain biking with friends in northern Minnesota he spent five months in a variety of hospital and rehabilitation settings where he worked tirelessly to hit his goal of returning to work as an emergency medicine physician within six months he gained a newfound understanding of what it’s like to be a patient.  His own experience receiving care and interacting with health insurance companies led Grossman to a role as the medical director at Bright Health “It was a way that I could take what I learned and make an impact on the lives of others,” he says Grossman’s business experience also includes work for Boston Consulting Group and he has consulted for venture capital firms in the San Francisco Bay Area he also serves on the boards of the Walker Art Center and the Yaya Foundation for 4H Leukodystrophy “My practice of medicine has helped inform my business roles and my business roles have helped inform my practice of medicine,” Grossman says “It’s important to me to do this broad set of things I use my brain differently in each one of those I use my skills in a transferrable way across all of them but have to adapt them for what I’m doing that day Julie Paulsen Keller ’88  * Alumni Achievement AwardJulie Paulsen Keller ’88 vividly remembers the Sunday morning nearly 20 years ago that she met the woman who would change the course of her life “My husband and I had sort of tripped our way to church with two very small children so I sort of had that disorganized vibe going,” she recalls David’s Episcopal Church in Minnetonka ended that morning Keller went down to the fellowship room to grab a much-needed cup of coffee In the back of the room sat a woman she didn’t recognize Keller sat down next to her and struck up a conversation.  She was soon engrossed in conversation with Mama Ada a woman from Kenya who was visiting family in the area Mama Ada asked Keller a simple question: Could she come to Africa to meet her people my immediate reaction was ‘no.’ I thought of a thousand practical reasons not to go — I mean But my heart said ‘yes.’ So I found myself on a plane a few months later,” Keller says In 2008 Keller co-founded The Mama Ada Foundation which provides economic empowerment opportunities to people living in Kenya the organization gave tuition funds to five students and provided seeds to several farmers In 2023 the organization awarded scholarships to 291 students to attend high school or college It also served 150 farm families through an Agriculture Pilot Project that provided seeds and fertilizer “Mama Ada’s invitation gave me the opportunity to do something in the world,” says Keller “I could have just walked out of church that day and forgotten her But because I listened to her and let my heart run with it “Mama Ada’s invitation gave me the opportunity to do something in the world.” And that vocation has benefitted Keller as much as those The Mama Ada Foundation serves Keller lost one of her legs two years ago due to an amputation needed to eliminate a malignant tumor “I kept stubbornly working in Kenya through that time on chemotherapy and radiation And I really did it with the conviction that the world needs us engaged even when things are hard for us,” she says “That could have been the time I pulled back but I didn’t because I believe so much in the students and the farmers and the work that we do and that wasn’t going to wait.” Keller says persistence and resilience are core qualities that she learned during her time on the Hill and it pushed me to strive,” she says “That became really beautiful later in life when I felt like I had the strength to do what I needed to do.” “I’ve been a huge proponent of liberal arts education for a very long time because I feel like there could be no better preparation for what I’ve done.” Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota earning her master’s degree with an emphasis in nonprofit and public management and social policy.   She began her career working in several nonprofit capacities including Big Brothers/Big Sisters and a center for people with disabilities She then worked for Head Start at the Minnesota Department of Education She has also done consulting work for nonprofit and government entities “I’ve been a huge proponent of liberal arts education for a very long time because I feel like there could be no better preparation for what I’ve done,” Keller says “One of the things that I remember about my professors is that they expected us to share our ideas if you’re able to capture that magic dialogue and be in that sweet spot when people are talking and listening back and forth And if you’re able to be someone who’s helping facilitate dialogue or at least participate in it that’s a huge skill that I believe is very important for our world and very desirable to employers.” Rachel Sattler ’03 * Alumni Achievement Award Rachel Sattler ’03 had always been told that she would be a great lawyer Driven academically and rounded by extracurricular activities like varsity swimming Olaf assuming she was on the fast track to law school she began filling out law school applications The form required her to write a personal statement in response to a simple question: Why do you want to go to law school “I got the worst case of writer’s block that I’ve ever had I remember sitting in my room in my Honor House at the desk for days on end just trying to figure out what to say,” Sattler says ‘The only reason I want to go to law school is because people tell me I’d be good at it.’ And I finally realized that that’s not a good reason to go to law school.” So Sattler took the scariest risk of her life and decided not to go to law school a national service program designed to alleviate poverty That role led her to work at a nonprofit preschool for abused and neglected children in Minneapolis.  people came to her with pressing needs: help for a friend with immigration issues who was being deported help getting a restraining order for an abusive partner Where can I go for help?’ And we never had the answers at those organizations and that felt really bad to me,” Sattler says “And I realized that those are legal issues with legal solutions.” She finally had her reason for going to law school from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School And it turns out that the people who told Sattler she would be a great lawyer were right As the senior managing attorney at LOTUS Legal Clinic she oversees a team of impact litigation attorneys who provide free legal representation to survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking Sattler is also the founder of two organizations that develop solutions that make it easier for survivors to connect with local post-assault support: a nonprofit she served as a sensitive crimes prosecutor for 10 years before starting the Crime Victims’ Rights Project Wisconsin’s first network of attorneys specializing in victims’ rights law “It was through that experience working in the criminal justice system for a long time that I figured out new and alternative ways to do legal work within a system that is pretty entrenched in tradition and pretty oppressive,” Sattler says “So I sought different ways to try to create systemic change through my legal work and then through the nonprofit that I founded and the company that I’ve started.” “I sought different ways to try to create systemic change through my legal work and then through the nonprofit that I founded and the company that I’ve started.” Sattler was recognized as a 2018 Legal Innovator of the Year and 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Award finalist She has published several articles on victims’ rights issues “Victims’ rights law is a very new field and one that is really exciting to be a part of,” Sattler says “I think learning about the issues surrounding gender-based violence is important because it is sort of a hidden global pandemic When it comes to really digging into finding out how to address the root causes of gender-based violence encouraging others to speak openly about their experiences there’s a tendency to want to avoid the topic of conversation because it’s really uncomfortable.” A liberal arts education provides a great space for learning to have those uncomfortable conversations I felt really supported and encouraged to try new things take classes that weren’t necessarily in my wheelhouse and learn from the people around me.” and learn from the people around me,” she says “It wasn’t one experience that directed me toward this career path but it was more a sense of collective interest in creating a culture that emphasizes fellowship and community and also learning about yourself and learning about others around you so that you have an awareness about how you fit into the world and how you can impact the world And I think that was what shaped my willingness to take risks and try different things in my career.” Renée Jones Schneider ’01 * Alumni Achievement Award Renée Jones Schneider ’01 took the road less traveled on her journey to becoming an award-winning multimedia photographer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.  she didn’t attend journalism school or pursue internships at large newspapers as an undergraduate she majored in studio art and took a wide range of liberal arts courses It gave her a unique perspective and a different eye for photos that quickly propelled her professional career forward Jones Schneider started working at small newspapers and connecting with other journalists she had landed a job as a photojournalist at the Star Tribune “Brian Peterson is a famous photojournalist and at the Star Tribune they paired me up with him as my mentor — it was a ‘pinch me’ moment he was my idol and now he was my mentor,” she says For two years Jones Schneider worked alongside Peterson and he looked at all her photo takes and provided feedback “I remember one time he was looking at some of my photos and he was like ‘Why didn’t you follow this photo?’ It was kind of an odd photo ‘Why didn’t you work that more?’ And I said ‘I think I just took that with my hip by accident.’ And he said lean into them more.’ So he really opened my mind to seeing past my instincts and pushing for me to see things differently.” the experience of taking photos is much more interesting than the results I love just experiencing all walks of life and different situations It’s been such a gift in my life.” combined with mentorship from photojournalists like Peterson have led Jones Schneider to an impactful 20-year career at the Star Tribune include stories examining why so few rape and sexual assault victims in Minnesota get justice and Minnesota’s broken special education system She was named Journalist of the Year in 2016 in the Society of Professional Journalists Minnesota Chapter Her work on the story “Denied Justice” was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Local News and she was part of the Star Tribune’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for coverage of the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath “I’m passionate about what I do,” Jones Schneider says So for me it’s more just the experience of photography that’s really rewarding.” A decade ago Jones Schneider also became interested in documentary filmmaking “Now there are new things like drone photography and so photography is always changing,” she says “I like to say that my job is all about variety I never really photograph the same thing twice.” Variety is one of the things that Jones Schneider appreciated about a liberal arts education and leaned into hands-on learning opportunities Although I was very interested in traditional education areas like science and English So I never seriously considered anything except visual arts or some kind of arts Something that was hands-on for me,” she says “Everything good that’s ever happened to me So what I like to tell people is ‘Just be brave.'” Leaning into her strengths and challenging herself is what eventually led her into her dream career I really had to push myself to do that,” she says “So what I like to tell people is ‘Just be brave.'” Alumni E grassl1@stolaf.edu Many football teams create a sense of family between players. But when Adam "Pacman" Jones stepped up after a teammate passed away Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died in 2009 during an argument with his fiancée when he fell out of a moving truck The community was stunned in the wake of Henry's death which left his two sons without a father.  Jones and Henry played together at West Virginia University and developed a deep-rooted friendship that carried them through their respective NFL careers Pacman sat out the 2009 season after his own struggles but signed with the Bengals in 2010 and became an integral member of the team Jones announced he adopted Henry's children in September on Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay Shay podcast after working through the legal process to welcome them into his family aka "Man-Man" and DeMarcus aka "Bubba" are both athletes following in their father's footsteps Jones has remained close with Henry's family and the boys' mother, Loleini "Leini" Tonga His relationship with the kids offered a natural next step to adopt and join them with Jones' four other children so I can take what we've done so far and maximize it.'" The journey has been emotional for Jones and his relationship with Henry is special it's heartwarming because I know my man up there just sitting up there smiling like "I don't get too teared up about so much stuff Bleacher Report recently shared the story of Pacman adopting Henry's sons The post received applause from star wide receiver Dez Bryant, calling Jones a real one Rapper Murs also expressed his support with a pair of flex emojis There were plenty of heart emojis from other fans Pacman has set a standard for what it means to be a good teammate and friend while reminding us that family doesn't have to be blood a board member of the Italian Judo Federation received a call to plan a celebration for Alice BELLANDI and her remarkable Olympic gold medal from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games they devised with the idea of the Golden Tour a seven-stage program organised across Italy allowing Alice to visit and inspire judoka across Italy Due to participant limits for safety reasons yet came to catch a glimpse of Alice outside of the respected venue These trips include workshops and demonstrations where Alice interacts with judoka of all ages sharing her journey and inspiring the next generation of competitors As she is about to take over the load at stop number four Catania – November 10Turin (Leinì) – November 17Rome (Ostia) – November 23 Bologna (Castel Maggiore)- November 30Montecchio Maggiore (VI) – December 1Naples – December 14Brescia – December 15 The first stop of the ‘Alice Bellandi Golden Tour’ was Sicily Thank you all for the warmth and for the large number of registrations I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about an episode that happened at this trip but my eye fell on this little girl with her eyes downcast who was shy to approach me even though her team was already there with me I hugged her and she replied in a shy voice: “It’s the best day of my life.” – her attitude changed; she started smiling and didn’t stop This is to tell you that in life they say that to be happy you have to have a lot of money and be successful but I assure you that what I felt seeing that little girl happy with a simple gesture was priceless Every stop on this tour gives me unique feelings is a land of great champions like Fabio Basile Giulia Quintavalle sparked something within me The athletes from Piedmont clubs truly resonate with their champions it’s as if they’re more accustomed to “him” compared to athletes from other regions They carry themselves as champions in a distinct way What struck me most in Turin was the way young athletes looked at me the pure admiration and love in their eyes for every step I took Days like these remind me of how much I’m contributing to the next generation inspiring them to dream big and believe in themselves I moved to Rome when I became a professional judoka I hope I helped them realise a “little” dream by sharing the tatami with me They are used to watching me and the national team on television so it feels almost unreal for them to be on the same mat hugging me and hearing about my experiences firsthand The second part of the tour was with older athletes which has a different but equally special dynamic These athletes are closer to achieving their dreams My time with them on the tatami has a different focus My goal is to help them see that judo offers endless possibilities tailored to each athlete’s unique characteristics There’s no “completely right” or “completely wrong” way to approach it tirelessly inspiring judoka of all ages and perhaps even future Olympic champions Alice’s victory marks her as a national icon in the sport and with that in mind in a few hours she will be sharing her experience with hundreds of others in Bologna (Castel Maggiore) This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page I felt good about my decision to head to the first beer stand I saw upon entering Livestrong Sporting Park on Saturday night. It said Leinenkugel on the marquee, and “Leini” had never wronged me in the past. I felt just fine until I actually took a sip of the Wisconsin brewery’s Sunset Wheat Get the latest from The Pitch delivered directly to your inbox Subscribe Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Hawke's Bay schools have a diverse range of academic talent that has been recognised in 2023 Who were the students who shined the brightest through a year punctured by Cyclone Gabrielle Hawke’s Bay Today asked secondary schools in the region to highlight the achievements of their 2023 Dux I am proud to be the Amokura Tuarua and the Student Representative on the Tamatea High School Board of Trustees I have received Merit and Excellence endorsements in NCEA Level 1 and 2 I have been a member of our ball committees our Tuakana-Teina (mentoring) programmes and I have assisted with our school’s open days I have helped to run our full-school assemblies to keep them interesting for our ākonga I have helped implement changes in our school uniform to ensure everyone feels comfortable and included and everyone at Tamatea has helped me get to where I am now I will attend the University of Otago to study health sciences My mind is set on becoming a physiotherapist and my siblings are my inspiration Three of my siblings have a rare genetic disorder that affects them in many different ways I have watched my brothers grow up and make significant progress with their physical health due to the help of physios and I want to give back to my community by supporting people to live their best lives I will be the first person in my close family to attend university and I can’t wait to make them all proud I want to inspire my younger sisters and others who are in similar situations to show them no matter where they come from or what their circumstances are they can achieve anything they put their minds to Hastings Boys’ High School - Henry Massingham Henry attended Havelock North Intermediate before starting at Hastings Boys’ High School in 2019 It was clear from the start Henry would be an asset to our school in many ways He is a talented and confident young man who has always upheld our values of what it is to be an Ākina Man (courage Therefore it was no surprise Henry was appointed Deputy Head Boy for 2023 He also made a huge contribution to the school on the sports field but it was in volleyball he really succeeded passing NCEA Level 1,2 and 3 with excellence and his marks earned him the Dux award for 2023 He is enrolled in 2024 at the University of Canterbury to study engineering Woodford House’s 2023 Dux is academic prefect A school spokesperson said Meghan was “highly deserving” of the award “Meghan has excelled in all four cornerstones of school life in her seven years at Woodford House She has shone in all academic spheres which includes the Humanities A very well-rounded student with a high work ethic Meghan is also a talented pianist and capable artist.” The student won the Supreme/Best in Exhibition Award at the 2023 Art Hawke’s Bay Annual Exhibition the first time a high-school student had won the category She will attend Melbourne University this year to begin a Bachelor of Science St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College - Holley Carlson Ko Te Pakipakitanga o Hinetemoa te papakāinga Holley will attend Otago University to study law and conjointly psychology and Māori studies Lindisfarne College is delighted to announce that Dux for 2023 is Leo Guo Leo is a very worthy recipient of this award as he has achieved an outstanding grade point average of 100 per cent across his five best Level Three subjects Leo has taken six subjects for Level Three and all of the credits sat at this level have been awarded with Excellence Leo has come first in class in five of his six subjects and was additionally awarded the Halstead Medallion for Excellence as a science student and Academic Colours with Distinction Leo has been awarded all three levels of NCEA with Excellence endorsements Leo won the senior Proxime Accessit award and earned two scholarships in chemistry and accounting Leo will sit eight Scholarship exams in addition to his six NCEA subjects at the end of 2023 The college is enormously proud of Leo and his achievements and offers him heartiest congratulations Olivia has had a successful and busy time at Taradale High School as Deputy Head Girl mathematics with statistics and Endeavour in physics She won the University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship and the OU Dux scholarship Olivia has also played in THS 1st X1 girls’ hockey team and has been a peer support leader and a keen debater In 2024 Olivia is heading to Otago University to study health sciences Flaxmere College - Karlleah Sullivan Sciascia Karlleah has achieved an Excellence in Level 3 Health She is a capable athlete across several codes is a member of the 2023 student executive and is a Hawke’s Bay student sports councillor Karlleah is attending Victoria University to study biomedical science Napier Girls’ High School is proud to announce the winners of the gold medals for its two most prestigious prizes for 2023: Dux of the School and the Shand Cup for Scholarship Nicole has proven herself to be an outstanding student during her school life with awards for all-around academic excellence every year She gained first place in classical studies She also gained an NZQA Scholarship in English in 2022 as a Year 12 student performing in regional and national competitions and she is also a talented debater and musician Head Prefect Leini Briggs is the winner of the Shand Cup Leini has been involved at the highest levels in Waka Ama Leini also had a lead role in the school musical and is a talented public speaker Leini exemplifies the NGHS values of Manaakitanga (showing respect and care for others) Whānaunatanga (forming and maintaining relationships) and Kairangi Whaiaro (personal excellence) and she has been an exceptional role model Being awarded Dux is the culmination of five years of hard work for Sacred Heart College student Amelia Murphy The Year 13 student was recognised with the college’s top academic award at the final prizegiving on December 8 Amelia also won the Dr Roshan Perera Award for Excellence in Level 3 Science and Mathematics She also achieved distinction in all five of her subjects: physics It continues her successful academic record over the past few years: she was awarded top in Year 11 and 12 and achieved an excellence endorsement across all three levels she was one of two academic leaders this year “I feel like I have been working so hard over the last five years and it’s just amazing to actually get it,” the 18-year-old said “It just gives me more motivation to keep going and try my best.” She credits her success to the support of her family and the teachers at Sacred Heart “When I got into the senior years of high school I saw the potential and my teachers at school really pushed me to go even further “I have had some cool opportunities like being able to participate in the Otago University Science Academy as well as the Biology Olympiad.” Amelia was awarded a Massey University Undergraduate First Year Scholarship – School Leavers and will study a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in Palmerston North she played in the 1st XI Football Team and is working towards her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Principal Maria Neville-Foster says Amelia is deserving of all the accolades she has achieved “We are all very proud of Amelia and the hard work and dedication she has shown throughout her time at Sacred Heart.” Abel Bincy credits being awarded Dux at St John’s College to his parents who emigrated from India to New Zealand to give him and his brother a better life I am really grateful for such a well-recognised award “My parents come from a low-socioeconomic area in India where it’s hard to make a good living and they came all the way here to provide for us so that we can work hard and succeed in life.” He says this has been a big motivator in his drive to succeed The 18-year-old was presented the prestigious academic award at the St John’s College prizegiving in November His father Bincy Uthup and mother Smitha Bincy were in attendance Abel achieved First in Accounting with Excellence Ethics and Theology with Excellence and Excellence in Level 3 English he achieved Level 1 and 2 with Excellence and was an Academic Prefect this year He was nominated for the Best Asian Secondary School Student category at the Hawke’s Bay Multicultural Association’s Asians in the Bay Awards and was heavily involved with pastoral and religious work including through the Parish “I’m proud to represent my Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church over the past few years.” He says the school has been very supportive in his journey The teachers especially over these last five years have helped me a lot.” He will now follow in the footsteps of his brother Alan who was the first in their family to go to university Abel was offered scholarships from four universities including the University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Next year he will begin a double degree in Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) at the University of Otago placing Top in Year 12 with the 2022 best NCEA results Lena has proven her success is not limited to the classroom She has been a member of the Hastings Youth Council for three years was the chairwoman in 2022 and the 2023 chair adviser Lena is a member of Parliament’s youth reference group made up of eight under-21-year-olds from across the country being national runner-up in the Race Unity Speech Awards and winner of the Tohu Eke Panuku – Human Rights Commission Award for Impact Lena is the region’s only three-time Ngā Manu Kōrero Senior Winner across both Prepared and Impromptu sections Her Young Enterprise business Posie Papers was Hawke’s Bay Company of the Year and National Finalist Lena also received the Lions Foundation Young Achiever’s award She has been awarded the National Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship and Auckland University Top Achiever’s Scholarship both valued at $25,000 Lena is passionate about empowering and mentoring rangatahi and is an inspiration in our school and community Imogen Hosford was awarded Iona College Dux for 2023 She has had an exceptional academic year at Iona as well as being a greatly respected leader who has carried the responsibility of Head Girl with grace and distinction Imogen’s leadership has left an indelible mark on Iona encapsulating the true essence of the Iona spirit through her love Imogen’s outstanding abilities span a wide range of subject areas earning her a remarkable collection of awards in 2023 • The prestigious Victoria University Tangiwai Scholarship Her accomplishments stand as a testament to her unwavering pursuit of excellence and her invaluable contributions to the Iona community statistics and physics and outstanding scholarships in calculus and chemistry biology and chemistry Olympiads; all as a 15-year-old Tapas competed for New Zealand in the First Tech Robotics Championships in Houston and was selected by the Royal Society Te Apārangi (Royal Society New Zealand) to represent New Zealand at the International Science School in Sydney he was awarded Havelock North High School Dux for the second year attitude and work habits are highly impressive as is his respectful appreciation and quiet humility Tapas has a remarkable capacity for learning and he can master new and challenging concepts with relative ease he is prepared to apply himself to any task and appreciates the time and energy required to reach academic excellence Tapas backs up his capacity for higher-order thinking with an organised and self-disciplined approach to learning and thoughtful disposition will stand him in good stead in his future endeavours The Saturday closure comes amid a proposal to shut Napier Library for at least two years.