People, Places and Things: 2-24-15

Good luck to three Classical scholarsClassical High School seniors Kayla Barnes and Christine Alcalde are competing with students across the country to become Torch scholars, entitling them to full scholarships at Northeastern University.The pair will interview at Northeastern on Friday, and Barnes said they anticipate finding out next month if they are scholarship recipients. Classical Principal Gene Constantino said 50 students are picked from the national scholarship application pool.Classical senior Pamela Chet is also in the scholarship hunt as a semifinalist for a full scholarship at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.Calling all potential foster parentsHave you ever thought about being a foster parent? Plummer Foster Care will be holding an information session on Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lynn Public Library, 5 North Common St. There will be an informal Q&A about foster parenting. For more information, contact Jessica Justice at 978-935-4067 or by email at [email protected] students inducted into BC High National Honor SocietyPeter Amato of Swampscott and Gabriel Depinho of Revere, juniors at Boston College High School, were two of the 175 students inducted into the Robert J. Fulton, SJ chapter of the National Honor Society at the Hunter-Fahey Commons on Jan. 22.As the new members of the National Honor Society came to the stage, they received congratulations and certificates from Principal Stephen Hughes and Assistant Principal Charles Drane. Earlier, the inductees received gold NHS pins that were worn on their jacket lapels during the ceremony.Happy birthday to you, MilesHe escaped an impromptu serenade of “Happy Birthday” by city officials wearing paper booties during a tour of a new affordable housing project Monday afternoon, so we have to embarrass Revere Mayoral Chief of Staff Miles Lang-Kennedy in print. Happy 29th birthday, Miles.