Ryan Berthiaume named to Assumption University’s Dean’s List

ATHOL — Assumption University has announced that Ryan Berthiaume, of Athol, Class of 2024, has been named to the University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the fall and spring semesters.

“Earning the right to be named to the Assumption University’s Dean’s List is an extraordinary accomplishment and we congratulate those students who demonstrated exemplary academic excellence this semester,” said Assumption University President Greg Weiner, Ph.D. “These students have demonstrated a deep commitment to the pursuit of truth that lies at the heart of the Catholic liberal education Assumption provides.”

Assumption University provides students with a comprehensive, Catholic liberal arts experience through curricular and co-curricular programs, including internship opportunities, recreational activities, and more than 60 on-campus clubs and organizations.

 YMCA youth
basketball shirts get free game entry

ATHOL — The Athol Youth Sports Department and the Mahar Sports Department invite the public to wear their YMCA youth basketball shirts to any Mahar basketball game in January for free entry. Wearing a basketball shirt guarantees free entry into any game for youth. Adults are still asked to pay.

 Civil Air Patrol Pilot aces check ride

PETERSHAM — Civil Air Patrol Pilot Lt. Morgan Hall of Petersham is now qualified to fly orientation flights for the program’s cadet members. Hall, who became a member of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) one year ago and completed his official check ride on Dec. 27.

Though the squadron had rated pilots in the past, Hall is the first of potentially five licensed pilots who are pursuing the rating to fly cadets in the future. Pilots take cadets on orientation flights, popularly known as O-Flights, where a detailed syllabus focusing on basic maneuvers, aircraft instruments, weather, and aircraft maintenance and pre-flight checks is introduced.

“Getting cadets in the air is one of our highest priorities,” said Major Steve Lauzon, the squadron’s commander. “Lieutenant Hall’s qualification will allow us to schedule sorties out of the Northampton Airport without having to coordinate with other Mass Wing units.”

Lauzon explained that up until now orientation flights had to be coordinated with pilots from other squadrons, some more than an hour away.

Lieutenant Hall is also now rated to fly one of the organization’s most sophisticated aircraft, the Cessna 172 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 “glass” instrument panel. Where there were once gauges and dials there are now two LCD panels offering the pilot far more situational awareness in areas such as navigation, weather, nearby traffic, and other data such as engine performance.

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