FOOTHILLS
YWCA leadership event is Oct. 5
The deadline to register for the YWCA Women's Leadership Conference is Friday.
The conference will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. The cost is $125, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
For more information, go online to www.ywcatucson. org or call 884-7810.
ALL AREAS
58 National Merit semifinalists local
Nearly five dozen local students are semifinalists for National Merit Scholarships.
The 58 students are among approximately 16,000 national semifinalists for some 8,200 National Merit awards worth $34 million, a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Corp. stated.
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Approximately 15,000 semifinalists will advance to finalist spots. The finalists will be announced in four groups beginning in April.
The local semifinalists are:
BASIS Tucson: Emily K. Hosokawa, Colin J. Killick and Katarina Kolesikova.
Canyon del Oro High School: Paige E. Handley, Shawn Musgrave, Elizabeth A. Roberts.
Catalina Foothills High School: Vaishnav Aradhyula, Stephen M. Brown, Alice Cai, Kathryn I. Cunningham, Veronica M. Haakonsen, Jessica J. Hung, Justin M. Ludlow, Sangwon Moon, Thomas H. Myers, Michael R. Nelson, Aileen C. Palmer, Mary X. Wang.
Ironwood Ridge: Kyle D. Avery, Kevin M. Berg, Gregory B. Jacob, Michael S. Korn, Allen W. Li, Scott D. Truitt, Oian Xu.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy: Peter LaMear.
Rincon High School: Markleigh G. Swanson.
Sabino High School: Emily J. Brown.
Salpointe Catholic: Lissa Mary E. Glynn, Angelynn M. Hermes, David G. Ware.
St. Gregory College Preparatory: David D. Cornell, Julia M. Olszewski, Allison P. Towner.
Tucson High School: Ruthe J. Foushee, Alex L. Pattison.
University High School: Polina Bartik, Aaron B. Brown, Jamie N. Burrows, Kristi L. Critchley, Hafez Gharbiah, Adeline A. Hill, Matthew O. Hom, Kevin B. Keller, Eric Lehnhardt, Derek B. Leverenz, Natali E. Liu, Ian H. McEwen, Matthew R. Noble, Mario B. Parks, Caitlin A. Regan, Joshua D. Schulter, Kelley J. Smith, Luke A. Teece, Shangwen Wei, Xingyuan Yu, Jin Zhang.
There also is a Sierra Vista semifinalist, Jesse A. Gunsch, who is home-schooled.
Northwest
Religious zoning on OV's agenda
Oro Valley's Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on zoning code changes regarding religious institutions.
To comply with federal law, the council is considering allowing religious institutions in all zoning districts — including residential districts — except for the parks and open space district.
One option is for the council to require religious institutions to obtain conditional-use permits, which is required of some community buildings. Another option is to not require those permits.
The hearing will be part of the council's regular meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive.
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