Come on down! Will Mahon-Goldstein of Hull was selected as a contestant on The Price is Right game show. Filming took place last week, and we can’t reveal how well he did (mostly because the rules say he can’t tell anyone), the episode is scheduled to air on Tuesday, March 5. The whole town will be watching to see Hull represented on the beloved game show!

• Congratulations to Dr. Beth Ross of Hull, who was unanimously appointed by the board of trustees to become the 14th president of Emmanuel College in Boston. Ross had served as acting president since August.

Board Chair Margaret L. McKenna issued a statement last week announcing the appointment:

“As acting president for the past six months, Dr. Ross has steered a strategic course for the college, building on her 23 years of committed service to Emmanuel, her comprehensive understanding of all facets of institutional operations, and her strong collaborative engagement with students, faculty, and staff. By her energetic leadership, she has proven a superb successor to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur who have preceded her in the office of the president, including President Emerita Sister Janet Eisner.

“Dr. Ross brings to the presidency a fervent belief in the importance and potential of Emmanuel in its second century. In particular, she has a profound grasp of the opportunities arising from the convergence of Emmanuel’s mission, values, and people with the explosion of growth and opportunity in our immediate Longwood and Fenway neighborhoods and throughout Boston.

“Already during her six months in office, Dr. Ross has succeeded in defining and building broad institutional consensus around a 10-year strategic plan and mobilized action teams tasked with measurably implementing the plan’s key priorities. In addition, she has worked in partnership with colleagues across the college to expand academic programs, internships, research opportunities, career coaching, and other high-value learning experiences.

“With her optimism and creativity, Dr. Beth Ross embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that has characterized Emmanuel from its founding in 1919. She enjoys the full and enthusiastic support of the board as she continues to lead Emmanuel forward in this time of unprecedented possibility.”

Before becoming acting president, Ross was the college’s Dean of Institutional Effectiveness/Chief Data Officer. She holds a doctorate in higher education leadership from Regis College and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Suffolk University.

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced that Hull’s Stephen Fanning, a member of the class of 2024 majoring in computer science and robotics engineering, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall semester.

• Five Hull students have been accepted into the Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association (SEMSBA) festivals. On Saturday, Feb. 3, eight students from the Memorial Middle School and two students from Hull High auditioned to be a part of the 2024 Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals; five of those students were selected to participate.

Anibelle Chiba, Julia Effinger, Luisa Rizzo, and Aislinn Connors-Duffy were selected for the Junior Festival, while sophomore Victor Healey was chosen for the Senior Festival.

For the auditions, students were responsible for learning a challenging solo with their instrument or voice, and performing a number of musical scales from memory to a single judge. Students received a numerical score and those who earned a high enough rating were invited to participate. 

Seventh-grade student Robin Timins, eighth-grade students Scarlett Arevalo, Colin English, and Patrick Lancaster, as well as high school junior Monica DelGuidice earned respectable scores for their auditions.

“I would like to congratulate each student who auditioned for the Junior and Senior SEMSBA festivals,” said middle school music teacher Andrew St. George. “All of these brave young musicians represented Hull well on the South Shore and should be very proud of their growth and accomplishments.”

“Our performing students in Hull have begun to make a comeback in the classroom and at festivals since COVID,” said Hull High School music teacher Ian Barkon. “We still have a long way to go to return the music program to its pre-COVID days. Continued support and motivation from our administrators and parents is essential to make that happen.”

The 2024 Junior SEMSBA Festival will be held on May 3-4 at Braintree High School. The Senior Festival will be held on March 15-16 at Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston. 

• Makayla McDonough of Hull has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Maine for the fall semester. Makayla is a freshman in the School of Nursing. To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits in the semester and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or greater.

• Caitlin E. Canavan was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the fall semester. Students who complete at least 12 credits of classes and achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in a particular semester earn a place on the Dean’s List.

• Do you have a great story that you’ve been waiting to tell? You’re in luck! On Tuesday February 27, Hull FireFly returns! This month’s theme is “A Story I Have Been Waiting to Share” and the event will be held at the Parrot restaurant. Hull FireFly storytelling was created with the mission of welcoming any and all to come, share, listen, and learn first-hand that there is more we share in common than that separates us. Begun in 2015 by Dennis Zaia, a former Hingham schoolteacher and resident of Hull, this event has grown from a small circle to a large following of intrepid spirits willing to tell short stories ranging from deeply personal to laugh-out-loud funny. Some of the previous themes have been family, gratitude, transformation, silver linings, and most embarrassing moments. Visit http://tinyurl.com/pee843rc to secure a Hull FireFly reservation. Dinner will be from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Storytelling begins at 7:15 p.m.

• Emmanuel College in Boston has named Victoria Rosado of Hull to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.

• Western New England University is proud to announce that Jaden Stilphen of Hull has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester. Stilphen, who is majoring in criminal justice, is one of more than 700 students to achieve this mark of academic excellence. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade-point average of 3.30 or higher.

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