Five outstanding seniors received our PTO Scholarships this year. Selection was based on a written essay, GPA, community involvement and volunteer activities. Each student was recognized at our spring luncheon and received a $1,000 scholarship to assist with heir college expenses.

Congratulations to these terrific Hudson students!

Lindsey Brummer has been an active member of the Hudson band for four years including marching band, Wind Ensemble and jazz band. She was a National Merit Commended Student and a member of National Honor Society. She has been an active volunteer in Key Club, a teen volunteer at Akron Children's Hospital and a co-captain of her Relay for Life team
for three years. Her parents are Lisa and Gregg Brummer and she plans to study biology at Colgate University.

Nicholas Kelly has been very involved in school and the community. He is a 4 year member of the cross country and track teams. In addition, he served as the Key Club President and as a Relay for Life team captain. He is the son of John and Lori Kelly and plans to attend Miami University majoring in biomedical engineering.

Sally Patton is the daughter of Peter and Jackie Patton. Throughout high school she has devoted much time to clubs and organizations including Senior Executive Committee, Leadership Conference Planning Committee, NHS, NAHS, and Relay for Life. Sally plans to attend The Ohio State University in the fall to double major in History and Political Science with a minor in art and spanish. She hopes to become a high school United States history teacher upon
graduating college.

Laura Shortman, daughter of Glenn and Nancy Shortman, has been active in cheerleading, dance, student government, band and is a member of NHS and NAHS. Laura will be attending the University of Cincinnati School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. She will major in Fashion Design: Product Development.

Susan Xie, daughter of Lei Xie and Yin Zhang, has been actively involved in both science and the humanities. She was named a winner of the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. Susan completed a research project as a 2008 Science Intern in the Cleveland Clinic’s Heart and Vascular Institute, and the resulting abstract was accepted for presentation by the Society for Vascular Medicine. For undergraduate, she plans to study biology and a foreign language in the Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine’s Medical Scholars Program. This is a combined BS/MD program, to which 14 students are admitted nationally each year.