College Credits: Buffalo Grove Students Make Dean's List At EIU

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Buffalo Grove Students Named To Dean's List At Eastern Illinois University

Aster C. Lavelle and Elizabeth K. Mark, both of Buffalo Grove, were recently named to the dean's list at Eastern Illinois University. Lavelle is studying history in the Liberal Arts & Sciences College, while Mark is majoring in teaching learning foundations in the Education College.

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Students Participate In University of Iowa's Dance Marathon

More than 1,100 current University of Iowa students participated in the 30th annual student-led Dance Marathon , generating more than $1.4 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Dance Marathon has generated more than $35.8 million in its history. The final tally raised by the students was $1,454,929, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its 30-year history to more than $35 million. Local Buffalo Grove students include:

• Ainslee Cutler [Official DM registration type: Leadership; Number of years of participation in DM: second]
• Zachary Karcz [Official DM registration type: Dancer; Number of years of participation in DM: first]

— Merit Pages News

Eva Tyomkin Named To Dean's List At Tufts University

Eva Tyomkin, Class of 2024, of Buffalo Grove, was named to the dean's list at Tufts University for the Fall 2023 semester. Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

— Merit Pages News