Kudos to our college kids

Every year dozens of area students graduate high school. After regular recognition on these pages during their high school years, many of them are rarely mentioned in the local news once they move into college and career life. True, the “Transcript” does publish the dean’s lists and graduation releases sent from area colleges that feature local students.

However, this time we decided to take things a step further and do more to recognize and congratulate the academic intelligence, athletic talents and artistic performances of local alumni who have succeeded in college. This is our first-ever “Collegiate Congratulations” issue, which we intend to repeat twice each year, following the fall and spring semesters.

Families of college students: if you have more news to share than what is featured here and on page A2, please email us at [email protected] or submit your news on our website, http://www.newrockfordtranscript.com. We intend to publish a follow-up feature in a couple of weeks, as we had not yet heard from all area colleges before press time.