Angela Zhang, 8, of Mars, recently received a gold medal at the American Music Scholarship Association's 2005 World Piano Competition held in Cincinnati, Ohio.A student in Carnegie Mellon University's Music Preparatory School, she was one of 10 of the school's students to receive awards.---

<B>Kelly Smith</B>, daughter of Lynn Smith of Slippery Rock, was recently presented a $500 Helen and Lawrence Smith Scholarship and a $2,000 William and Elizabeth Hart Scholarship by the Clarion University mathematics department.A senior industrial mathematics major, she is a graduate of Slippery Rock High School.

<B>Autumn Pollock</B> of Slippery Rock recently accepted membership into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a nonprofit honors organization. Membership is by invitation and is based on grade-point average.A 2004 graduate of Slippery Rock High School, Pollock is a dean's list student at the University of Pittsburgh, a member of the National Residence Hall Honorary and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.---<br></br>

<B>Adam Spithaler</B> of Valencia has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2005 on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport.A junior at Mars High School, Spithaler is the son of Martin and Barbara Spithaler.---<br></br><br></br>

<B>Ryan Fennick</B> of Slippery Rock and <B>Cassie Pick</B> of Gibsonia were recently named scholarship and award recipients at the West Virginia School of Pharmacy.Fennick was awarded the Angelo Monaco Scholarship.Pick was awarded the Don E. Eaglehouse Pharmacy Scholarship.---<br></br><br></br>

<b>Caleb Dodd</b> of Worthington recently accepted membership into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a nonprofit honors organization.Caleb has consistently been named on the dean's list at Northeastern University in Boston, where he will be a junior majoring in pharmacy.He is also completing a co-op internship at Eckerd Drug in Kittanning.Caleb is the son of David and Josie Dodd of Worthington.---

<b>Deanna Brookens</b>of Slippery Rock was recently recognized by Eat'n Park Hospitality Group as a recipient of an educational scholarship.Brookens attends Slippery Rock University, where she is a theater major.---

Eat'n Park Hospitality Group, recently recognized <b>Stephanie Madden</b> of Butler as a recipient of an educational scholarship.Madden is currently pursuing a degree in hospitality management at Mercyhurst College.---

<b>Victoria Filer</b> of Harrisville has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2005 on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport.A junior at Slippery Rock High School, Filer is the daughter of Betty Filer.---

<b>Jacquelyn Mondani</b> of Butler has been awarded a scholarship by the Two Ten Footwear Foundation.Mondani plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh in the fall.---

<b>Darren Knox </b>of Karns City was recently named a U.S. National Collegiate Award winner in criminal justice and sociology.A student at Thiel College, Knox is the son of Kenneth and Cheryl Knox.---

<b>Jacklyn Conley</b>, a sophomore at Mars High School, has been granted a full scholarship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2005 on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport.Conley is the daughter of Jeff and Kathy Conley of Adams Township.---

<b>Adam Napora</b> of Butler has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars.Napora attends Knoch High School.