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In your town &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 MOUNTAINTOP &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parks finalist in scholarship program &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Samantha Parks, daughter of Gary and Carol Parks, Mountaintop, has been
selected as a finalist in the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1996 Pre-Teen Pennsylvania Scholarship and Recognition Program to be held
July 26-28 at the Holiday Inn, Harrisburg, Pa. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Pre-Teen Pennsylvania is a by-invitation only scholarship and recognition
event involving young &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Samantha Parks ladies 7 to 12 years of age based on their school academic
records, awards and honors won and their participation in outside activities.
Additionally, young ladies are invited who have been recognized publicly for
their outstanding personal achievements, volunteer services, school
involvement, leadership abilities or creative talents. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Pre-Teen Pennsylvania will award over $5,000 in educational bonds, prizes
and awards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SCRANTON &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tracy receives &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Fulbright Grant &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A West Scranton resident who recently graduated from the University of
Scranton has received a Fulbright &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Grant to study and conduct research on a rare reptile in New Zealand. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Michael Tracy, who graduated summa cum laude from Scranton last month,
leaves August 4 for Victoria University in Wellington where &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Michael Tracy he will attend classes and conduct physiological and
behavioral research on the tuatara, a rare reptile that is found on a few
small islands off the coast of New Zealand. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A student in the Honors Program at Scranton, Tracy graduated with degrees
in biology and philosophy and a minor in history. He was a member of Alpha
Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, and honor societies in biology
and philosophy. He is also a member of the Herpetologists' League and the
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He has been accepted to the doctoral program in molecular evolutionary
biology at the Pennsylvania State University and has received three
fellowships that will support his studies: a National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship along with a Life Sciences Consortium Fellowship
and a Braddock Fellowship from Penn State. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tracy is the son of Mary Ann Tracy-Beavers of Scranton and Michael Tracy of
Old Forge. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

In Your Town 
Mountaintop 
Parks Finalist In 
Scholarship Program 
Samantha Parks, Daughter Of Gary And Carol Parks, Mountaintop, Has Been 
Selected As A Finalist In The 
1996 Pre-teen Pennsylvania Scholarship And Recognition Program To Be Held July

In Your Town Mountaintop Parks Finalist In Scholarship Program Samantha Parks, Daughter Of Gary And Carol Parks, Mountaintop, Has Been Selected As A Finalist In The 1996 Pre-teen Pennsylvania Scholarship And Recognition Program To Be Held July