Christopher L. Lee, a senior at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia., has earned honour roll status for the recently ended fall term, and elected to the school?s Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

Honour roll status at Washington and Lee University represents a term grade-average of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Lee of Hamilton, Bermuda.

Phi Beta Kappa was installed at Washington and Lee in 1911 and annually elects to membership a limited number of students of outstanding character and superior academic records.

Washington and Lee University, founded in 1749. Of the more than 200 US liberal arts colleges, Washington and Lee is the only university with professionally accredited business and journalism programs and a law school.

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Bermudian martial artist was inducted as a member of the World Professional Martial Arts Organisation?s Hall of Fame Extravaganza in January at New York?s Madison Square Gardens.

Already a member of the WPMAO?s Hall of Fame, Sensei Shabazz also received a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his personal development in martial art science, his forte within the discipline.

Tenth Degree red belts, Grand Master Robert (Sugar) Crosson and Great Grand Master Aaron Banks, President of WPMAO acknowledged Master Shabazz as a professional world-class martial artist.

Ju-Jutsu Sensei Shabazz joins a long list of masters, grandmasters, world champions, trainers and martial arts authors, including Bruce Lee, Frank Ruiz and Peter Urban.

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Congratulations to of Southampton Parish who successfully completed the Certified Nursing Assistant Programme on March 4th 2005, at the Allen School in Jamaica, New York. Allen School is licensed by the New York State Education Department.

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has graduated from Seneca College in Toronto, Canada completing the prescribed program of studies in Computer Networking and Technical Support.

The graduation was attended by his parents, Wendy and David Lovell Sr., sister Ashlee, grandparents Arthur and Winifred Wilson, Uncle Wendell Wilson, friend Bismark Ashie and special friend Stephanie Berry.

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, daughter of Mark and Betsy Hitchcock of Middle Road, Southampton was named to the Cedarville University Dean?s List for the 2004 Fall Semester.

Melanie is a Sophomore majoring in Middle Childhood Education. Cerdarville University is an accredited Christian university of arts, science and professional programs. Located in Cedarville, Ohio, it offers 65 majors to approximately 3,000 students.

To be named to the Cedarville University Dean?s List, a student must earn a 3.75 GPA for the semester, be carrying at least 12 semester hours, and have a no grade lower than a ?B? for the semester.

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, son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ashley Trott of Mickleton, New Jersey and grandson of Edward and Patricia Trott of Warwick and Charlotte Steede of St. George?s has been accepted by Stanford University in California to study developmental biology/psychology and pursue a career in medicine.

Kiley was admitted last year as part of Stanford University?s early action programme. He will graduate June from Tower School, Wilmington, Delaware.

Kiley?s scores on the SAT placed him in the top two percent of high school students. He has also been named a finalist in the National Achievement Scholarship programme which is an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students.

Kiley is also in ?Who?s Who Among High School Students ? Sports Edition? for his achievements on the soccer field.

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Andrew Cottingham graduated from the Marine Mechanic Institute, Orlando Florida with a GPA of 3.60 earning him a certification as a Marine Technician specialist, with manufacture specific training for Volvo-Penta, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki Outboards, MerTech and Watercraft Technician.

Andrew is the son of Dudley and Debbie Cottingham of Devonshire Parish.

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Headmaster Jay Stroud has named the following local students to the Honors and Commended Lists at Tabor Academy for Semester Two for the 2003-2004 academic year.

Honours is earned by compiling an overall average of 85 or above. Students earn commendation for achieving an overall average of 85 or above, with no grade below 75 and no more than one grade between 75 and 80.

Honours ? Class of 2006: Ambrose Gosling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosling of Hamilton Parish.

Commended ? Class of 2005: Christine Dunkley, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Dunkley, J.P. of Devonshire.

Class of 2006:Jesse Kirkland, son of Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm A. Kirkland of Warwick.

Tabor Academy is a four-year, college preparatory, boarding and day school, located south of Boston. The student body is co-educational with students representing 27 states and 28 foreign countries.

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Miss Cynthia Leigh Dwyer of Corpus Christi, Texas and Mr. Robert William Pratt of Smith?s Parish, Bermuda were married in Calabasas, California on October 30, 2004. The wedding took place in the beautiful gardens of the Calabasas Inn, in front of a picturesque waterfall.

The bride wore Maggie Sottero?s creation ?Samatha? a diamond white, strapless, wedding gown featuring a corset back and sweeping train and embellished with embroidery, Swarovski crystal pearls, sequins, bugle beads and seed beads. Carrying a bouquet of blue irises, white roses, and seashells, she was given in marriage by her mother, Mrs. Barbara Dwyer and her father, Lt. Col. Paul Dwyer. The bridesmaids, Sherry Cantrell, Laura Peters, Sarah Dunsford, Debbie Dogancay and Lety Hinojosa, wore bluebonnet blue floor length dresses and carried bouquets of blue irises.

The flower girl, Miss Sunset Flores, wore a white dress trimmed in matching blue. The groomsmen, Barry Horne, Matt Fillingim, Michael Jeanes, Musfik Dogancy and Michael Davidson, all wore black tuxedos, with bluebonnet blue ties and vests.

A buffet luncheon followed in the California Room of the Inn. Tables, named after the nine Bermudian Parishes, were decorated with photos of Bermuda and centrepieces of white candles standing in Bermuda sand and scattered with shells. Tiny treasure chests, filled with silver and gold chocolate coins, completed the nautical ambience. The three tier cake was also decorated with coloured shells made of white chocolate. The groom?s cake,was decorated with gold leaf and the traditional sprig of Bermuda cedar.

The ocean has been an important part of both Bob and Cindy?s lives, both having grown up near the sea and later studying Oceanography together in Florida. As part of the ceremony, they had a combining of sands from Bermuda and Texas symbolising their commitment to each other. Not to miss out on the traditional Bermuda Moongate, the sand was poured into a bowl of sand containing a cedar replica. After a brief honeymoon at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, the couple returned to their home in Oxnard, California.

Those attending the wedding from Bermuda were the groom?s parents, Mr. & Mrs. William Pratt, Mr. & Mrs. David Barnes (Aunt and Uncle), and friends of the groom, Michael Davidson, Russell Williams and Robert Rego Jr.