Contributed photo Fallsburg High School senior Alyssa McAllister (left) received an academic achievement scholarship to attend Berkeley College. Picutred with McAllister is Berkeley College president Dr. Mildred Garcia. (Click for larger image)

Scholarship awarded to local student

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — Berkeley College President Dr. Mildred Garcia has announced that Alyssa McAllister of Loch Sheldrake is the recipient of an academic award to attend the College’s New York City campus, located in mid-town Manhattan. The scholarships are awarded based upon academic achievement in high school. McAllister is a senior at Fallsburg High School.

“Today’s students must prepare to compete for jobs in a diverse and evolving technological world. By making a commitment to educational excellence, these students have demonstrated the potential to become the business leaders of tomorrow,” Dr. Garcia said.

Academic awards have a minimum value of $1,800 and are awarded to graduating high school seniors with a high school class rank in the top 10 percent of their graduating class or a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. The recipients receive the awards without consideration of income. The awards are renewable for each academic year based upon the recipients’ cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of the previous academic year.

The college maintains five campuses located in White Plains, New York City and in Paramus, West Paterson and Woodbridge, New Jersey. The College’s website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu.

BOCES brings Shakespeare to Sullivan 

LIBERTY, NY — The Sullivan County BOCES’ Arts in Education Program will bring “Romeo and Juliet” to local school districts on February 14. The students of Sullivan West will have the opportunity to see “Romeo and Juliet” at 9:00 a.m. and Tri-Valley at 1:00 p.m., performed by Shakespeare LIVE! NJ Shakespeare Festival’s educational touring company. On February 19 additional showings will be performed for the students of Roscoe at 9:30 a.m. and Livingston Manor at 1:15 p.m.

Adapted and directed especially for students in grades 5 to 12 by Jason King Jones, the new one-hour production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy is filled with joy and sadness, laughter and tears, love and conflict.

Among other essential academic benefits, Shakespeare LIVE! helps develop creativity, as well as language and social skills, enhances classroom study, increases young people’s awareness of and interest in live theatre and classic drama, and, most importantly, it provides them with an experience that inspires and informs them about their own lives. In advance of the in-school assembly, each teacher receives a comprehensive study guide, developed by the Festival’s education staff, for pre-show preparation and post-show reflection.

For more information on the BOCES Arts and Education Program, contact Linda Whynman, Director of Arts and Education at 845/292-0082, ext. 129.