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Several Swansea and Somerset residents were honored recently as award recipients in science and mathematics by New England Christian Academy of Swansea during special achievement programs commemorating the close of the 2007-08 academic year.

  Earning Who’s Who in Mathematics distinctions were Swansea residents Kaycee Lowengrub (Grade 8), Michael Deltoro (Grade 8) Shelbi LaPlante (Grade 10), along with Somerset residents Vaughn Browner (Grade 6), Xavier Glasper (Grade 7), Alyssa Manter (Grade 7), Jacob Arruda Grade 10) and Rebecca Benevides (Grade 12). Joshua Thibault NECA Science

Fair Awards were dis-tributed to Swansea residents Alexandra Ollerhead (Grade 5), Kristopher Lowengrub (Grade 6), Kierstin Mello (Grade 7), Joshua Thibault (Grade 7), Kaycee Lowengrub (Grade 8), Shelbi LaPlante (Grade 10), Devan Mello (Grade 10), and Somerset residents Vaughn Browner (Grade 6), Hannah Ramos (Grade 6), Alyssa Manter (Grade 7) and Jacob Arruda (Grade 10).

NECA People’s Choice Awards were presented to Swansea residents Shelbi LaPlante (Grade 10) and Devin Mello (Grade 10), along with Somerset residents Jason Manter (Grade 6) and Hannah Ramos (Grade 6).Kierstin Mello

Massachusetts Region III Science and Engineering Fair Medal Winners were recognized as Swansea residents
Kierstin Mello (Grade 7), Joshua Thibault (Grade 7), Kaycee Lowengrub (Grade 8), Shelbi LaPlante (Grade 10) and Devan Mello (Grade 10), plus Somerset residents Hannah Ramos (Grade 6) and Alyssa Manter (Grade 7).

Swansea residents Joshua Thibault (Grade 7) and Shelbi LaPlante (Grade 10) were honored for having qualified for Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair state competitions. Swansea resident Kristopher Lowengrub (Grade 6) and Somerset resident Jacob Arruda (Grade 10) were feted for participating in and winning medals at the annual Regional Science Fair sponsored by the Association of Christian Schools
International.

Established in 1983, New England Christian Academy is a coeducational Christian day school for students who seek to follow a college preparatory track. The school currently enrolls 200 students from Massachusetts and Rhode Island in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 in separate elementary school, middle school and high school programs; offers a rigorous educational curriculum a traditional and unified learning approach in the elementary school grades which typically translates into high scores on standardized tests; safe, nurturing and disciplined learning environment; low student-to-teacher ratio; reasonable tuition rates; the option of dual enrollment for high school juniors and seniors at local colleges, where they can earn academic credits for future use; and several extracurricular and interscholastic athletic programs at the high school level.

NECA is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International and the Coastal Prep League, and its graduates have been accepted at more than 70 two-year and four-year colleges in the United States and Canada. Further information about the school is available by emailing neca02777@yahoo.com, or by accessing its Web site at www.faithwebsites.com/neca