College Achievements By Students From Suffield

SUFFIELD, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Endicott College, Beverly MA

• Laura Somerville of Suffield was one of seven members of the Endicott softball team to earn Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) All-Conference awards. In 12 appearances this season, Somerville has an overall record of 8-1 and a 6-0 record in CCC play. Somerville has also registered one save throughout the year. In conference only, she has a league-best ERA of 0.91 and is 13th in strikeouts with 19. This is Somerville's first career All-CCC honor.

Lasell College, Newton MA

• While spring break offers many a "vacation mentality," the Lasell Alternative Break (LAB) program focuses on the themes and goals for each of its trips, rather than the opportunity to get away. Many colleges and universities offer alternate break programs, but what sets those at Lasell apart is its "cause-first" approach. Each LAB trip location is a mystery to students who sign up. Rather than select the city they'll be serving in, they opt-in based on a list of causes selected by peer leaders and guided by the College's Center for Community-Based Learning (CCBL). This year, the College expanded its LABs offering to include three trips: Houston, Texas to assist with disaster relief; Boise, Idaho, to understand issues of homelessness; and Blairsville, Georgia, to assist with conservation efforts on the Appalachian Trail. Emily Dylewski of Suffield was a participant on the trip to Blairsville, Georgia, where they assisted the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club's conservation efforts at Lance Creek and Cut Locust Gap.