5 Things You Need To Know Today: April 17

1. More warmth, sunshine in the forecast. Though today's weather won't be quite as warm as yesterday's, when temperatures hovered in the high 80s for most of the day, you can still expect plenty of sunshine today as the high is forecasted at 76 degrees with a 10-percent chance of rain and winds of 10- to 20-mph.

2. It was only five years ago ... On this day, in 2007, Seung Hui Cho opened fire on fellow students and instructors at Virgina Tech University killing himself and 32 others.

3. Academic Achievement of the Day. Lauren Fish, daughter of Cindy and David Fish of Bedford, will be inducted into the Saint Michael's College chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa in ceremonies to be held April 20 on the campus of the liberal arts residential Catholic college, located in the Burlington, Vermont. Fish graduated from Manchester High School West before coming to Saint Michael's. A senior English major, Fish is one of 40 Saint Michael's students to be inducted with college officials, faculty, new members and parents of inductees present. The ritual-filled occasion will highlighted by an address titled "Becoming Invisible: Economic History and the Past, Present and Future of Medieval Studies" to be given by Dr. George Dameron, widely published professor of history at Saint Michael's.

4. Bedford Rec. Soccer Offers Fall Signups. Bedford recreational and adaptive soccer fall programs are now open to pre-kindergarten through high school players. The leagues are also in need of volunteer coaches, coordinators, assistants, field liners and sponsors. For more information, visit www.bedfordrecsoccer.com or email recsoccer@bedfordac.com.

5. Bulldog Bites. The spring boys lacrosse and track and field teams are in action today. Here's the schedule, obtained from HighSchoolSports.net:

• 4:00PM B V Baseball vs. Windham HS

• 4:00PM B JV Baseball @ Windham HS

• 4:00PM G V Softball vs. Windham HS

• 4:00PM B V Track @ Laconia High School

• 4:00PM B V Track @ John Stark Regional High School

• 4:00PM G V Track @ Laconia High School

• 4:00PM G V Track @ John Stark Regional High School

• 4:15PM G V Lacrosse @ Kearsarge Regional High School

• 5:30PM G JV Lacrosse @ Kearsarge Regional High School