Student makes dean's list at Colby College in Maine

Devon Anderson, a first-year student at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, made the dean's listing for outstanding academic achievement in the 2005-06 fall semester.

Anderson is the son of Dennis and Lynn Anderson of Carson City, and he attended Carson High School.

Douglas High School goes to Vegas science bowl

The 15th annual Nevada regional Science Bowl was last weekend at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Thirty-two teams from throughout the Southwest tested their math and science smarts during the U.S. Department of Energy competition.

Teams, which included Douglas High School, participated for the Nevada Regional Science Bowl title, a trip to the national science bowl in Washington, D.C., and $5,000 in prize money.

Volunteers need for ice cream social

Piñon Hills Elementary School, in the Douglas County School District, is looking for volunteers and donations and sponsors for its Ice Cream Social Fundraiser.

It will be the ninth annual Ice Cream Social, the biggest fundraiser of the year.

The event is 5:30-8:30 p.m. on May 19 at Piñon Hills school.

To get involved or donate a prize, call Donna King at 267-5836.

Carson City native makes president's list at Gonzaga

Derek Clemmensen, a college junior from Carson City, was named to Gonzaga University's President's list for the fall semester of the 2005-06 school year. The 829 students on the list earned grade-point averages of 3.7 or better. Gonzaga is in Spokane, Wash., and was founded in 1887.

UNR psychologist profiled in Time

Steven Hayes, a University of Nevada, Reno professor of psychology, is profiled in an in-depth feature in this week's edition of Time magazine. The article features his advocacy of a technique called "acceptance and commitment therapy," or ACT. The treatment attempts to get people to notice negative thoughts and then move on to behaviors that create change instead of focusing in on the negative thoughts and attempting to modify them. Hayes wrote a book called "Get our of Your Mind & Into Your Life."

Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark

Juniors and seniors have a chance to win a free weeklong trip along the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota. Students must write an essay between 1,000 to 1,500 words answering the question "In your opinion, what military value most describes the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery journey, and why?"

Essays are due Feb. 28. For contest information, see www.lcyouthrendezvous.com/essayt.