ASHLAND, OHIO — Natalie Hritz and Julianna Hritz, both of Seven Fields, participated in the 2014 Ashland University Habitat for Humanity trip to Wake Forest, N.C.

During the trip, the students helped deconstruct and salvage a house, put finishing touches on houses for dedication and worked on a floor base.

Natalie Hritz is a dietetics major. Julianna Hritz is a family and consumer science major. The students are 2010 and 2012 graduates, respectively, of Seneca Valley High School. They are daughters of Paul and Susan Hritz of Seven Fields.

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ERIE — Katherine Brittner of Zelienople, Stephanie Gentile of Sarver, Victoria McKee of Cranberry Township and Megan O’Polka of Grove City were among the members of the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society at Mercyhurst University who participated in Literacy Alive.

The project received an achievement award from the National Honor Society.

The student teachers promoted literacy among at-risk children, grades kindergarten to second, at an after-school program at four Erie elementary schools.

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ASHLAND, Ohio — Elizabeth Papantonio of Zelienople was recognized by the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education as Northeast Ohio’s “Best Intern.” She was nominated for her internship at Ecolab.

Papantonio is an Ashland University senior studying hospitality management and marketing.

Papantonio spent much of her internship identifying answers to common problems for accounts and selling appropriate services.

Papantonio, the daughter of Karen Haluck and Tony Papantonio, is a 2010 graduate of Seneca Valley High School.

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Local students studying at Duquesne University and Youngstown State University were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi.

At Duquesne University the following students are new members: Olivia Reddick of Butler, Michelle Talbert-Horsey and Zane Frund of Cranberry Township, Randy Horn and Lyndsay Wisniewski of Mars, Rachael Richter of Portersville and Alexa Peduzzi of Seven Fields.

At Youngstown State University, Christopher Schiebel of Butler and David Mueller of East Butler are new members.

For undergraduates, only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.