Sandy Hook resident Hilary Sepe, the president of the Connecticut chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA), recently attended FFA’s national conference in Washington, DC. Miss Sepe joined other officers representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Miss Sepe, 19, is the daughter of Peter and Carolyn Sepe.

Christopher Defeo of Newtown has accepted membership in the National Society of Colle-

Christopher Defeo

giate Scholars and will be honored during a campus ceremony this fall at Villanova University. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a high selective, national, non-profit honors organization. Founded in 1994, NSCS recognizes first and second year undergraduate students who excel academically.

Kara Alyse Mulholland, daughter of Bob and Linda Dale Mulholland, recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of science degree in environmental economics. She completed a junior semester abroad program in Greece where she studied island culture and environmental issues.  During her senior January term, Miss Mulholland studied environmental policy in Washington, DC.  She is a 1996 graduate of Newtown High School.

Laura Terry, a freshman, of Newtown, was awarded honors on the Marist College dean’s list for the Spring 2000 semester. Miss Terry is the daughter of Weston and Jean Terry.

Marine Corps Pvt. Frank P. Savo, son of Rosemary Savo of 17 Pebble Road, Newtown, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.

Pvt Savo successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally.

Pvt Savo and fellow recruits began their training at 5 am, by running three miles and performing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Pvt Savo spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and assorted weapons training. They performed close order drills and operated as a small infantry unit during field training.

Pvt Savo and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps’ core values – honor, courage, and commitment, and what the words mean in guiding personal and professional conduct.

Pvt Savo and fellow recruits ended training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour team effort, problem solving evolution which culminated with an emotional ceremony in which the recruits were presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and were addressed as “Marines” for the first time since boot camp began.

Pvt Savo is a 1996 graduate of Newtown High School.