Annunciation School, located at 7580 Clinton St. in Elma, is currently accepting applications for Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 for the 2013-14 school year. Following the New York State core standards for preschools, the primary goal in Annunciation Pre-K is to have your child’s first experience in school be a positive, fun and successful one! 

Pre-K students at Annunciation review colors and shapes and begin pre-math, pre-writing and pre-reading skills, and work to develop the social and learning skills that are important for academic success. Students also begin using sign language as a second language and enjoy art, music, library, computer lab, physical education and science. This is also the perfect age to begin learning prayers.

Eliza A. Hopkins, a senior at Buffalo Seminary, has been named a 2013 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winner. A member of both the National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society, Eliza has distinguished herself as a High Honors student throughout her tenure at Sem. With this most recent honor, she joins an elite group of nationwide high school scholars.

According to an official announcement from the National Merit Scholarship Corp., Eliza was chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists in each state were judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

The Depew High School Leadership in Action and Student Senate are sponsoring a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to benefit the Depew Boys and Girls Club on Saturday, April 13 at 9 a.m. in the Depew High School large gym.

The tournament will feature three brackets: high school girls, high school boys, and an open bracket for players from the community. Each team can have up to four people and is asked to raise $100 dollars in donations for the Depew Boys and Girls Club. Anyone interested may contact Coach Larry Jones at 585-746-8327 or Kelly Jeffords at 716-686-5092 or Kjeffords@depew.wnyric.org to register or for more information.

Team registration forms and pledge forms can be found on the Depew Schools website at www.depewschools.org. Deadline for registration is April 10.