Eliza A. Hopkins, a senior at Buffalo Seminary, has been named a 2013 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winner. A member of both the National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society, Eliza has distinguished herself as a High Honors student throughout her tenure at Sem. With this most recent honor, she joins an elite group of nationwide high school scholars.

According to an official announcement from the National Merit Scholarship Corp., Eliza was chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists in each state were judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

Annunciation parish, located at 7580 Clinton St. in Elma, will host two upcoming musical events in the church.

The Lancaster High School Music Department will present its second annual “Evening of Chamber Music” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. The concert will feature the Men’s Choir under the direction of Gary Lee, the Brass Choir with director Jacob Seymour, and the Woodwind Choir directed by Daniel DeAngelis. Both Seymour and DeAngelis are members of Annunciation parish. The event is open to the public and free of charge.

Nine local high school seniors have been working hard over the last two years toward this one defining moment. Tonight, at the Walden Galleria Mall, students in Erie 1 BOCES' Fashion Design and Merchandising program brought their designs to life on the runway during a high energy fashion show. From concept drawings to stitching the hems, the students poured countless hours into the outfits that were worn on the runway.

It was standing room only as community members filled the seats in support of the teens. Later, show goers browsed BOCES Career Program Expo. This is Erie 1 BOCES 4th Annual Fashion Show. In addition to the Fashion Design students, the production of the show was made possible by students in other career programs such as cosmetology and digital media.

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