Laura Wahlen Marino was graduated with honors from Hobart William Smith Colleges on May 21, 2006, earning a baccalaureate in Political Science. Laura is a 2002 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and she plans to attend law school in the fall.

Leah Munnelly, 2006 graduate of Garden City Senior High School, has been accepted to American University. Munnelly will be one of 1449 students in the Freshman Class of 2010 that begin their college studies later this month. Classes begin Monday, August 28. Munnelly is a resident of Garden City, NY.

Located in Washington D.C., American University is a leader in global education, enrolling a diverse student body from throughout the U.S. and more than 150 countries and providing opportunities for academic excellence, public service, and internships in the nation's capital and around the world. To learn more about American University visit on the web at http://www.american.edu.

Michael F. Schena of Garden City is among 518 students who are starting at Bates College this fall.

Schena, a 2006 graduate of Garden City High School, is the son of Lawrence and Valerie Schena of Willow Street.

Bates College is widely regarded as one of the finest U.S. liberal arts colleges. Learning at Bates is honed through seminars, research, service-learning, study abroad and the senior thesis, and a 10-1 student-faculty ratio enables close collaborations in classroom and laboratory. Alumni frequently credit Bates for developing their powers of critical and aesthetic assessment, expression and independent thought. Bates was founded in 1855 by Maine abolitionists and its graduates have always included men and women from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds.