National Merit Scholars named

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced the winners of its $2,500 scholarships, chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2015 program. The Durham winners are : Erin R. Hazlett-Norman, Carolina Friends School ; Zachary D. Balleisen and Emily S. Korest , Riverside High School ; Eitan Sapiro-Gheiler, and Caroline S.Wechsler, Durham Academy;William T.Winslow,

Carolina Friends School Student Wins 'Best in High School Designer Craft' Title

Durham local and Carolina Friends School student, Nick Shear, won the title of Best in High School Designer Craft from the Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild for the spruce-top guitar he made as his sophomore end-of-year experience project.