School Notes

JThe division of public safety programs at

Delaware County Community College

is offering an information session on careers that entail public service.

The session will be at 7 p.m. May 8 at the college center at 85 N. Malin Rd., Broomall. The meeting is free to the public.

Careers to be covered include first responder, emergency medical technician, paramedic, firefighter, and police officer.

To register, call 610-723-6315.

Agnes Irwin senior Veenie Mahmoud has been named a Ron Brown Scholar by the CAP Charitable Foundation of Virginia.

Mahmoud received one of only 20 national college scholarships awarded annually by the foundation to outstanding African American high school students.

More than 7,000 students competed. Mahmoud will receive $10,000 a year for four years.

The award follows the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship she won earlier this year, providing tuition coverage for four years to any college in the country. Mahmoud is student government president, a strong student, and a skilled athete.

The Haverford School Middle School will perform Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Centennial Hall on the school campus, 450 Lancaster Ave., Haverford.

The cast includes eighth grader Daniel Hawkins of St. Davids as Tom Sawyer, eighth grader Taylor Mansmann of Devon as Huck Finn, and seventh grader Fitz Tepper of Villanova as Joe Harper.

Admission is $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors and students. Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.

A picnic will be held Saturday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the dining hall. Tickets are $7.

For reservations, call Lisa Martin at 610-642-3020, Ext. 1290, by tomorrow.

Rosemont College has named Pat Ciarrocchi, Rosemont alumna and Channel 3 TV journalist, as commence–ment speaker on May 19.

Ciarrocchi will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony on campus, 1400 Montgomery Ave., Rosemont.

Ciarrocchi is co-anchor of Eyewitness News at Noon. A Kennett Square native and Merion Station resident, Ciarrocchi joined Channel 3 in 1982. She has been honored for her involvement in issues affecting women and children.