WHAT’S NEWS IN WEST MIFFLIN
NFF Chairman Archie Manning. “We
are grateful for his passionate belief
in the scholar-athlete ideal, and the
Hampshire Honor Society allows us
to showcase the names of tomorrow’s
leaders while inspiring future
generations to follow in their footsteps.”
WEST MIFFLIN HOLDS
MR. CASANOVA MALE
BEAUTY PAGEANT
Marcus Martin
Jim Popa
WEST MIFFLIN’S
MARTIN AND POPA
INCLUDED IN 2018 NFF
HAMPSHIRE HONOR
SOCIETY
The National Football Foundation
& College Hall of Fame announced the
members of the 2018 NFF Hampshire
Honor Society, which is comprised of
college football players from all divisions
of play who maintained a cumulative 3.2
GPA or better throughout their college
careers. An all-time high 1,271 players
from a record 307 schools qualified for
membership in the society’s 12th year.
West Mifflin graduates Marcus Martin
and Jim Popa were among those added to
the society. Both attended Slippery Rock
University.
Martin has already received an $18,000
postgraduate scholarship from the
NFF and Fidelity Investments for his
appointment to the 13-member National
Scholar Athlete Class of 2018, an
announcement that was made in January.
“We are pleased to see another
record number of athletes honored
by the Hampshire Honor Society this
year,” said NFF President & CEO Steve
Hatchell. “Over the past decade, it has
become a powerful vehicle for schools to
recognize their college football players
who have distinguished themselves both
academically and athletically, and we
congratulate the schools and each of these
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young men for their commitment to
excellence in all aspects of their lives.”
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society
capitalizes on the NFF’s National Scholar-
Athlete program by greatly expanding
the number of scholar-athletes the NFF
can recognize each year. The program
further strengthens the organization’s
leadership role in encouraging academic
performance by the student-athletes at
the 777 colleges and universities with
football programs nationwide.
The 1,271 players honored in 2018
sets a new high-water mark, eclipsing
the previous record of 1,103 honorees
in 2017. The 307 schools with members
breaks the previous year’s mark of 302.
The initiative has now honored 9,014
student-athletes since its inception, and
the program has experienced growth
every year in either members or school
participation since its launch in 2007.
Eighteen schools had at least 10
honorees in 2018, including Ashland
(Ohio), Brown, Butler, Central (Iowa),
Dartmouth, Hobart (N.Y.), Johns
Hopkins (Md.), Kalamazoo (Mich.),
Macalester (Minn.), Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Pomona-Pitzer
(Calif.), Redlands (Calif.), Rose-Hulman
(Ind.), St. Thomas (Minn.), Wartburg
(Iowa), Washington & Jefferson (Pa.),
Washington U. (Mo.) and Yale.
“We have honored more than 9,000
student-athletes in the last 12 years
thanks to Jon Hanson’s generosity,” said
icmags.com
“Who’s Your
Candyman” was the
theme of the 2018
West Mifflin Male
Beauty Pageant,
where contestants
competed in dancing,
casual wear, beach
wear, formal wear and
more. The field was
Ray Englert
narrowed in a final question round that
eliminated everyone but the winner.
The victor of the 2018 contest was Ray
Englert.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES INCOME
GUIDELINES INCREASE
FOR WIC PROGRAM
The Allegheny County Health
Department announced that income
guidelines for the PA Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) Supplemental
Food and Nutrition Program has
increased.
The 2018-2019 income limits for
eligibility start with an annual gross
income of $22,459 for a family of one;
$30,451 for two; $38,443 for three;