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CANTON — More than 450 members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2021 earned their degree following the University’s Commencement ceremonies, held Sunday, April 18, at Newell Field House in
Wellesley education achievers
Pomfret School
Wellesley resident Yubing Yang of Wellesley was named to the head of school scholar honors list at Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut. To qualify, a student must earn a GPA of 4.0 or higher and receive no grade lower than an A-.
St. Joseph Prep
Wellesley resident Daria Nikitina was named to the headmaster’s circle for the third quarter honor roll at St. Joseph Prep in Boston. To qualify, a student must earn all A’s.
Boston College High School
Wellesley Hills resident Luke McGonagle was inducted into the Robert J. Fulton, SJ Chapter of the National Honor Society at Boston College High School in Boston. Applications are reviewed by a committee of BC High teachers to confirm that each student has attained a high standard of each of these characteristics: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. At BC High, NHS members are committed to service in the school and in the broader community. All students applying for membe
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Bryan receives doctor of chiropractic degree
Timothy Bryan of Dedham was one of 27 students from around the world who received the doctor of chiropractic degree from Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, S.C., on March 19. The graduates participated in the college s 138th Commencement Program in December 2020 and completed their final requirements during winter quarter 2021.
The doctor of chiropractic program at Sherman College requires students to complete approximately 4,600 hours (14 quarters) of classroom and laboratory study, and also includes an internship in the college’s on-campus Chiropractic Health Center.
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Andrea Miller
With sun shining through beautiful sparkling snowflakes outside the window, Andrea Westing Lisle Miller, 71, passed away at the McClure Miller Respite House on February 9, 2021. There was so much love with her daughter holding her hand, stroking her hair, and Joan Baez on the speaker. Though a fast and furious cancer diagnosis just four short weeks earlier overwhelmed her suffering body, it did not dim her warm and loving spirit in those last days.
Andrea was born in New Orleans, La., to Mildred (“Midge”) Somers Westing. Shortly thereafter, Midge packed her wee infant daughter into a Model T Ford and, after a brief time in Texas where Midge babysat A.J. Foyt (yes, that A.J. Foyt!) to make money, she drove up the East Coast looking for a place to build a life for the two of them. She landed in the quaint village of Townshend, Vt. As the story goes, the small house she found to rent had a cow living in the basement that ha