Bethany Deitrick (’07) has accepted a job at John Harris High School teaching ninth and tenth graders.

Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Ryan Lauko (’04) finished a Master of Liberal Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania this past December.  He’s currently looking for a job teaching English, and hopes to go back for doctoral studies in religious studies in the not too distant future.

Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Fall/Winter 2008 cycle of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.  As you may recall, this fellowship will help fund a
proposal designed by the applicant–a U.S. undergraduate or graduate student between the ages of 18-25–to conduct brief work in a foreign country related to the mandate of UNESCO - using education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and/or communication and information to build strong ties among nations.

For applicants who will conduct their work from the period between September 2008 and December 2008, the application schedule is as follows:

• June 26 — U.S. National Commission for UNESCO opens call for applications
• August 5, 5 p.m. EST — Deadline for proposals to be received by U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
• Week of August 19 — Subcommittee meeting to produce initial top candidates
  and conduct phone interviews, as needed
• Week of August 25 — Closed Federal Advisory Committee Act call to determine recommendations of final top candidate and alternates.
• By August 31 — Announcement of recipient(s) by Executive Director of U.S.
  National Commission for UNESCO
• Early 2009 - Recipient(s) provides summary report of experiences

For more information visit the following website:
http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/103476.htm

Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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YORK LITTLE THEATRE’S 2008 PA Original Playwright Competition
Now seeking plays which meet the following requirements:

• Full-length
• Unproduced
• Non-musical
• Written by a Pennsylvania resident
• Minimal set
• A cast of approximately 10 or less

The winning play will premiere as part of York Little Theatre’s 2009-2010 Season. The playwright will also receive an Honorarium in the amount of $100.
Deadline for Submissions is Friday, October 17, 2008.
For more information please visit our website at www.ylt.org or call the theatre at 717-854-3894.

Send submissions to Eric Bradley Long, Director of Artistic Development, York Little Theatre, 27 S. Belmont St., York, PA, 17403; or via e-mail to eric@ylt.org. Please include a cover letter which includes a character breakdown and brief synopsis.

York Little Theatre, located at 27 S. Belmont St., York, Pennsylvania, is currently celebrating its 75th Season of providing community theatre dedicated to engaging Central Pennsylvania’s diverse community through a broad range of professionally directed, entertaining, and stimulating performances. York Little Theatre is a member of the Cultural Alliance of York County.

Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Witf welcomes students to submit their statements of personal belief in essays of 500 words or less to witf.org. All submissions will be considered and selected essays will be chosen for broadcasting on the witf radio station. Submissions can be sent to FM@witf.org with the phrase “This I Believe” in the subject line.

For more information go to the “This I Believe” page at WITF.org

Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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John Francis (Maher), ‘98, will have a live show on XM Radio on the following dates.

Sunday 6/8 and 6/15 @ 6pm EST
Tuesday 6/10 and 6/17 @ 11pm EST
Thursdays 6/12, and 6/19@ 3am EST

Here”s the link for free listening
http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/api/show_trial_form.jsp

Some other news about John. In February a film for which he wrote the original score won a prize, and he’s also been out in Nashville making a record with John Carter Cash. You can keep up with John’s going’s on via his web page.

Posted on June 5th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Sarah Ginolfi (’08) will be a NYC teaching fellow this fall. She’s started a new blog, Sarah in the Bronx, where she’ll keep us all informed of her goings on.

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Alicia Watkins (’03) been writing an op-ed column for three local papers for the past three months or so. Her columns have been appearing on the New Britain Herald’s Web site at newbritainherald.com, but since the platform doesn’t support archiving, she also has a blog with her work at aliciawatkins.blogspot.com.

Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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Marissa (Brown) Harris ‘04 and her husband have relocated to Pasadena, CA. Starting in August, she will be teaching 9th grade Honors English, 12th grade AP Literature, and Journalism at Pacifica Christian High School in Santa Monica, CA.

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Peter Kerry Powers
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