Eden Central School - Embers Yearbook (Eden, NY)

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National Merit Finalist This year, Andrew Leonard became a finalist for a National Merit Scholarship. His score on the qualifying test placed him 67th in the state. To become a finalist, Andy scored in the top percentage, becoming one of the two in the history of ECS. His college plans are to attend the University of Syracuse, maioring in landscaping. Lei-ters of Commendation This year five Eden seniors were awarded a Letter of Commen- dation for exceptional performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test!National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. These students scored iust below what is required to compete for a Merit Scholarship. They ranked among the top 579 of those who took the test. Having five Commended Students is really an honor for ECS. In the past, the number has rarely been more than three. When considering students for acceptance, colleges tend to take great interest in the scores on the PSATXNMSQT test, making it possible for Commended Students to be accepted at higher universities. This honor is iust one more stepping stone along their road to success. Andrew Leonard lleft to rightl P. Howles, B. Lasota, A. Leonard, E. Meyer, G. Ptak. lstandingj R. Kraft. 26

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i' C i K A 5 Special Recognition Dave Eckhardt, a two-year veteran of the Cross Country team, helped lead the team to its undefeated season. Not only did he break Eden's course record, but he broke the course records of Alden, Pioneer and Springville. He placed 2nd in both the Orchard Park and Lake Shore lnvitationals. When it came to the annual race at Chestnut Ridge, Dave won the Division 4 race and the ECIC Individual Championship Race. He placed 4th in the Sectional at Elma Meadows, 10th in the Western New York Race, also held at Elma Meadows, and 34th in the Intersection- als State Meet at Rochester. Being only a iunior, Dave and the Cross Country team have another successful year to look for- ward to. Dave Eckhardt Being a year-round athlete, Don Magee showed skills in foot- oall, basketball, and baseball. In baseball, Don received three varsity letters. He participated in the County of Erie Baseball Association, the American Amateur Athletic Baseball Association, the Buffalo Evening News Suburban League and the Divisional All-Star Teams. Three colleges showed interest in his baseball ability. Don received four Varsity letters in football. He was a nember of the Divisional All-Star team and the All-Western New York team, and set two school records this year. He gained ll66 yards and scored 92 points in seven games. Twenty one different schools contacted Don concerning his football ability. l-le plans to attend Syracuse University where he was offered a Full football scholarship. He will maior in Business Management :md minor in Communications. Don hopes to play professional Football. Don Magee

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IOW I: A. Leonard, M. Buehler. ROW 2: T. Erdle, D. Gorecki, B. Lasota, J. Iarnall, B. Clark. ROW li M. Mathwig, K. Van Note, W. Cavanagh, J. Dylon. ROW 2: D. Van Jote, N. Bell, R. Kraft. Regents Scholarship Winners ROW li K. Licata, P. Howles, S. Ilardo. ROW 2: L. Beil, P. Kasprzak, G. Ptak, P. Burke. This year's Senior class produced the largest number of Regents Scholarship winners ever. Of a class of 206 students we had 22 winners, 3 alternates and one nursing scholarship winner. ln order to receive this honor the students had to undergo a six hour examination, testing them on their ability in Mathematics, English, Science and History. They will now receive scholarships ranging from S100-upwards toward tuition at any University in New York State. If by any chance a scholarship winner is unable to accept his scholarship, an alternate will 'n turn receive it. A f I