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Following a series of car break-ins in Senators and Martinetti parking lots, campus public safety officials and local police are investigating two men with possible connections to the Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 incidents in which four vehicles were broken into including a JSC maintenance vehicle.
“On two separate occasions the two men have been recognized,” said JSC Director of Public Safety Michael Palagonia. “Based on the times that they have been seen in the parking lots we think they are JSC students, but we aren’t positive. They could very well not be students.”

Two Johnson State College students have recently been honored with the “Outstanding Future Professional” award, given by the Vermont Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The association is more commonly known as VAHPERD. This is the first year in the history of the award that both students have come from the same college. The award honors academic achievement, professional involvement, services they provide to their community, professional potential, leadership qualities, and individual accomplishments. The recipients, Amanda Thomas and Scott Graner, both seniors and physical education majors, are pursuing their licenses to teach students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Karen Uhlendorf, a professor in the Environmental & Health Sciences department supports both of them in their endeavors and recommended them for the awards. “They both have experience as teachers, they’re both excellent students academically and very involved in the college and community world,” she said.