Sophomore Kiersten Swart and junior Libby Dix wrestle on opposite sides of the lineup for the Mount Vernon Mustangs. This season, the dynamic duo is quite similar. Their records are nearly identical Swart’s is 29-3, while Dix 29-1.
In Maine, there’s a small community of gardeners and farmers who are restoring and saving lost seed varieties. Seed saving is a way to connect with past traditions, but in the face of climate change, it's an important way to the adapt for the future.
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Spalding in The Honor Society
Sondra Spalding of Hillsboro was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Spalding was initiated at the University of Maryland Global Campus.
Pence of Northland Dean’s List
Northland College has named sophomore Emily Pence of Hillsboro to the dean’s list for outstanding academic performance during the winter 2021 term. To qualify for the dean’s list, full-time students must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale with no grade less than a “C.”