Newtown students are encouraged to start planning now for the 2000 Science Horizons Fair and Symposium to be held at New Fairfield middle and high schools March 3-5. Key dates include a mentorship program on October 23 and science fair registration due by November 10. For more information, please contact either co-chairperson Lyle LaPlante (860-350-647) or Jim Petros (203/794-3024).

Sandy Hook resident Karina Wolfe has been named to the 1999 spring semester dean’s list at Marywood University, where she recently was awarded the Gene and Florian Zabach Endowed Scholarship for performing arts. She has also received the All-American Scholar Collegiate Award from The United States Achievement Academy and has been named to the national dean’s list. She is a music therapy major and a member of the university orchestra, music therapy club and cross-country team. She is a 1998 graduate of Newtown High School.

Tara Wolfe, the daughter of Val and Sue Wolfe of Mountain Laurel Lane, Sandy Hook, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Temple University. She is a music education major and as a senior has been named to the dean’s list each of her six semesters there. She is a violinist in the university symphony orchestra and is a member of the student chapter of the Music Educators’ National Conference and the Golden Key National Honor Society. She is a 1996 graduate of Newtown High School and the 1996 recipient of the Adele Reinschmidt Memorial Scholarship.

Alyson A. Harris has been notified by the University of Connecticut that she has been named to the dean’s list for the 1999 spring semester. She is a Newtown resident, and plans to major in early childhood education.

Loyola College of Maryland will hold an information session for its M Ed in Montessori Education programs for the primary (ages 3-6) and elementary (ages 6-12) levels on Sat., October 16 from 10-11:30 am at the Loyola Graduate Center. For further information, please call graduate admissions at 410/617-5020.

The Children’s Adventure Center has announced it is participating in the federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Under this program, nutritious meals and/or snacks are provided at no separate charge to all enrolled participants. The US Department of Agriculture  (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, ages, disability or religion. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202/720-2600.

Sandy Hook resident Alison M. Peterman was recently a Commended Student in the year 2000 National Merit Scholarship at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury.

Immaculate High School in Danbury will hold an open house on Sunday, October 31, from 1 to 4 pm at their campus. Prospective students and their parents are invited to come meet the teachers, staff, and students of Immaculate, and tour the facilities. For further information, call Immaculate High School at 744-1510.