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.

The Academy of Science & Health Care at Mount Mercy Academy and Bishop Timon St. Jude High School in partnership with Catholic Health invites you to an Open House called “We Take Flight.” The event will be held on May 1, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in Mercy Hospital’s Third Floor Boardroom at 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220.

Come celebrate the success of our Science Academy graduates as they receive their graduation lab coats and discover the extraordinary opportunities afforded our students through this unique partnership.

Free parking will be available in the hospital parking ramp and refreshments will be served.

Kennedy says all Erie County school districts combined will see a state aid increase of over $35 million.

With first increase in local highway improvement funds in five years, Erie County will receive a nearly 20 percent boost in state aid for roads.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Senator Tim Kennedy, D-Buffalo announced that more state funds will be headed to Western New York to enrich our schools and repair local roads. Kennedy said the state is investing about an additional $1 billion in schools across New York. The state budget also targets $438 million to repair local roads and bridges, which represents the first increase in local highway aid in five years.