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Jan. 15, 2006

The artwork of several Nottingham students is part of the Everson Museum's Student Art Open, running through Feb. 19 at the downtown museum. Pieces were designed to explore the relationship between art and commercial culture, and most are based on themes in John D. Freyer's exhibit "Aftermarket: Art, Object and Commerce" as well as cultural and global issues. Nottingham staff members who worked with students are Lori DiFlorio, Christina Ferlenda, and Lorrie Paratore. Student artists in the show are Sierra DeSalvia (’06), Annie Hargrave(’06), Sarah Jaffe (’06), Andrew McDonough (’08), Leah Rizzo (’06), and Adrienne Winfield (’06)

Jan. 22, 2006

Tesha Elmore (’08), Sarah Jaffe (’06), Andrew McDonough (’08), Bilahi McGriff (’08), Leah Marie Rizzo (’06) all received honorable mention awards at the Scholastic Art Awards.  The exhibit this year is at Onondaga Community College.

Jan. 26, 2006

Kimberly Wolfe (’06) and Curtis Scrivens (’06) received the Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Award Sunday, January 22, at a special awards dinner and ceremony in the Carrier Dome. Kim and Curtis were nominated for their dedication and belief in eliminating racism and their tireless work with the Community Wide Dialogue and the community.

Jan. 26, 2006

The following received Honorable Mentions at the annual scholastic art contest:  Tesha Elmore, Sarah Jaffe (’06), Andrew McDonough (’06), Bilahi McGriff, and Leah Marie Rizzo (’06).

Jan. 27, 2006

Zelda Thomas (’06) was one of two winners of LeMoyne College's Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest for local high school students. This year's essay theme was the importance of maintaining and improving public education.

Feb. 3, 2006

Corey G. Harris (’06) is one of two local finalists in the National Achievement Scholarship competition for outstanding Black American students.  There are about 1300 finalists nationwide and about 800 of them will be offered scholarships.  Winners will be announced April 5.

Feb. 5, 2006

Nottingham’s Science Olympiad team was one of 30 teams competing in the NY Midstate Regional Science Olympiad.  Annie Hargrave (’06) and Sherri Finch (chemistry teacher) were photographed by the Post Standard. Nottingham qualified as an alternate for the state competition, winning best finish by a new school (competing for three years or less). Edward Traver and Jessica Bellini were first place winners in the Food Science category.

Feb. 9, 2006

Kimberley Wolfe (’06), one of two Unsung Heroes Award winners, was profiled in a long article.  Kim is a literacy volunteer, active in her church, and facilitator for the InterReligious Council’s Community Wide Dialogue on Race program.  She also worked with the dialogue program between Nottingham and Fayetteville-Manlius schools.  She is one of the program’s interns.

Feb. 11, 2006

Me’Lisa Matthews (06) performed at the Buzz Club, a safe place for students to go on the weekends.  The Buzz Club is sponsored by the Syracuse police and the Syracuse school district. Me’Lisa said “it’s a real positive place for people to go so they are not hanging out on the streets.

Feb. 26, 2006

Curtis E. Scrivens (’06), one of the winners of the Unsung Hero Awards was profiled in a page-long article.  Curtis has been a spokesman for local youth, serving as youth representative to the Syracuse  Model Neighborhoods board of directors.  As part of the InterReligous Council’s Community Wide Dialogue  on Race, he facilitated  dialogues between Nottingham and Fayetteville Manlius students.  He is a liaison to the Nottingham Student Council.

Feb. 28, 2006

Adrienne Winfield (’06) has started interning at he Rosamond Gifford Zoo, as part of Nottingham’s Syracuse As School experience, where students spend 5 or 6 hours a week working at a variety of places, gaining valuable work experience.  Adrienne plans to study zoology and film in college, with an eye to doing primate research in Africa some day.

March 2, 2006

In its second competition of the year, the Nottingham Mock Trial team beat a team from Baldwinsville High School.  This was Nottingham's second victory and the first time in its ten-year history that it's advanced to the quarter-finals with 2 victories and no defeats.  Appearing for the defense were Gus Hargrave (’06), Stephon Martin (’07), and Ed Traver (’07) as lawyers, and  Jessica Bellini (’07), Tessa Corcoran-Sayers (’07), and Ana Riley (’07) as witnesses. Mr. Little is the Faculty advisor.

March 26, 2006

MyPhuong Phan (’06) was recognized by the Syracuse Women's Commission as one of five "builders of dreams" at a ceremony at city hall on March 30. MyPhuong was the first person of color to be crowned Miss Columbus Day in Syracuse. She is a varsity cheerleader, senior class secretary, a member of the National Honor Society, and a member of the Select Chorale. The Commission also recognized one female from each of the four city high schools. Molly Fullenbaum (’06) was honored.

March 27, 2006

Three Nottingham theater students won awards at this past weekend's Michael Harms Theater Festival held at the Civic Center. Natalie Bennet (’06) was awarded for her work in scene design; Nick Fields (’06) was awarded for his performance in Ragtime; and Alex Reeder (’08) won an award for best lighting design.

April 2, 2006

Jamil Munoz (’06) was inspired by a poem by e.e.cummings to create a 6-min. experimental film.  The judges of the Syracuse International Film Video Festival liked it so much that they included it in their festival lineup.  The film was part of a class project, and Munoz is delighted that it was selected for viewing at the festival which he has attended and worked on for the past two years.

April 7, 2006

Natalie Bennet (’06) and Gus Hargrave(’06) were nominated for Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) scholarship awards for their work in Nottingham theater productions.

April 6, 2006

Corey Harris (’06) is the only student in the region to win an Achievement Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Foundation.  His award is for $2,500.

June 27, 2006

Augustine “Gus” Hargrave ('06), Nottingham’s valedictorian, produced two short videos himself and was part of a team producing documentaries for a filmmaking class at the Everson Museum of Art. Gus plans to study acting at SU. Another film, “I Shot the Sheriff”, was written by Roberto Redaelli (’06), and directed by Missy Seigler (’06).  The class is collaboration between the Everson and Nottingham, offering a credit course in filmmaking and video production.

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