Christian Hoffman, a sophomore at Newtown High School, was selected as the “Battalion Company Honor Cadet” at the 2012 New England Region Naval Sea Cadet Recruit Training. He was one of the eight cadets nominated by their petty officers who were then interviewed by a panel of five officers, who selected Christian for the award. He also won the USS Ouellet Association’s “Spirit” award for best exemplifying the “enviable qualities” of Medal of Honor Recipient, US Navy Seaman David G. Ouellet, “including those of Fearlessness, Humble actions, Loyalty and Patriotic service to country.”

The following Newtown residents were named to second honors on the Clark University, Worcester, Mass., Dean’s List for its spring semester: Bridget J. Naphen, Katherine S. Bamberg, and Rachel K. Rockwell. To be eligible for second honors, students at the university must have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79, of a maximum of 4.3.

Christopher Haylon of Newtown and Lara Briehl of Sandy Hook were named on the Dean’s List for Franklin & Marshall College’s, Lancaster, Penn., spring semester.

Victoria Mead, a Sandy Hook resident, was named to the 2012 spring semester Dean’s List at Simmons College in Boston. Her major is psychology. To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.

Anna Janisch, a Newtown resident, recently received a certificate in didactic program in dietetics from the School Nursing Health Sciences at Simmons College, Boston.

Genevieve Marie Santayana has been named to the spring Dean’s List at University of the Sciences, Philadelphia. Selection for this award is based on completing and passing all assigned courses with no grade below a C and attaining an academic average of at least 3.4 for courses taken in the spring semester at the university.

Harrison Kass of Newtown, graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor of arts degree in history. Harrison was one of the 321 students to graduate from Lake Forest College at Ravinia Festival Park on May 12.