Scarborough High hosts
Gap Year Fair Nov. 13

SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough High School will be hosting a Gap Year Fair on Saturday, Nov. 13 from noon to 3 p.m.

Presentations will be made on cultural immersion programs, service and conservation projects, internship opportunities, travel, directed study and more.

For more information, please call Robin P. Lary at 730-5031.

Nine students reach
scholarship semifinals

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced that nine local students have been named semifinalists in its 2011 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Seven students from Cape Elizabeth to reach the semifinals include Willard M. Bollenbach, William C. Daly, Lucy W. Hewitt, Robert F. MacDonald, Matthew O. Miklavic, John K. Queeney and Benjamin L. Richardson.

Scott M. Delisle from Scarborough High School and Kyle T. Burnham from South Portland High School also reached the scholarship semifinals.

National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April 2011.

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The South Portland Red Riot Marching Band recently competed in the Maine Band Directors Association Final competition in Portsmouth, N.H., where they earned Gold Medal status for the fifth consecutive year, and received 5-star ratings across the board for the first time. A recap of the Red Riots Marching Band season, including the MBDA Finals Scorecard is available at southportlandmusicboosters.org under “Marching Band.”