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2008 Graduate Earns Bronze Medal in ACTO-SO National "Olympics of the Mind"
Asha Smith, a 2008 graduate of Ossining High School, won a bronze medal at the ACTO-SO National "Olympics of the Mind," held in Disney World, Orlando, Fla., July 31 to August 4. She also won a $1,000 prize and a laptop computer.
Smith earned the right to compete on the national level when she earned a gold medal in the Westchester ACT-SO competition, held March 29 at OHS. Smith presented her science research project on Parkinson's disease in the category of Medicine and Health. She joined more than 1,200 other gold medalists from across the United States at the Orlando competition.
ACT-SO Olympics is a major youth initiative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). ACT-SO stands for Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. It is a yearlong enrichment program designed to encourage high academic and cultural achievement among African-American high-school students.
Smith is attending SUNY Purchase in the fall.
 Elizabeth P. Wallinger Named Principal at Claremont
The Ossining Union Free School District is pleased to announce that, after a thorough interview process that included a committee of teachers, parents, administrators, and Board of Education members, Elizabeth P. Wallinger has been named the principal of Claremont School, effective August 14, 2008. Wallinger has served as assistant principal at Anne M. Dorner Middle School in Ossining since August 2000. Claremont's previous principal resigned this summer.
"We are so pleased that Liz has accepted this new challenge," said Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Glassman. "We know she will serve our fourth and fifth graders, their parents, guardians and families, and our entire community, well. She has impressed us with her focus on the whole child and on equitable educational outcomes for all."
Wallinger began her career in the New York City school system, teaching language arts and reading and serving as the coordinator for the Gates program. After co-authoring a proposal to establish a mini-school within MS 135, Wallinger served as coordinator of that program. She went on to become a staff developer and then assistant principal at MS 135.
During her time in Ossining, Wallinger has had a distinguished career. She has participated in the English Language Arts Literacy Cabinet, served on several committees, acted as liaison for the Social Studies Audit Report, presented workshops to middle school parents and guardians, and coordinated many initiatives. More recently, she worked proactively with teachers and administrators to develop the new Professional Growth Plan. In addition, Wallinger provided leadership for the past two summers as principal for the Anne M. Dorner Middle School ELA/Math Extended Year Support Program, where she worked collaboratively with teachers and teaching assistants to develop a program that would meet the needs of each student during the summer months. Additionally, Wallinger worked with teachers and school counselors to create specific goals relative to each and every individual student.
As AMD Principal Regina Cellio said, "Her work goes beyond the walls of AMD."
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