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*Bristow Middle School Honor Roll for the second marking period:*

*Grade 8*

*Maximum Honors: *Emmanuel Adelani, Kaycee Ames, Oliver Anderson, Bergen Battiston, Jeffrey Beach, Margaret Brown, Emily Burnett, Thomas Carey, Abigail Conner, Marie Cotter, Emily Cullina, Zachary Davidson, Elizabeth Devine, Rosa-Maria Diez, James Doar, Declan Flaherty, Colman Glagovich, Nathan Graber-Lipperman, Mackenzie Griffith, Anneke Gustafson, Emily Hardy, Amelia Hern, Jacob Herz, Karina Heye-Smith, Joseph Hochman, Alexandra Jarvis, Ava Karp, Marissa Kaufmann, Deborah Kim, Lauren Kumpa, Andy Le, Sierra Lyles, Athena Matsikas, Grace Miller, Sam Morgan, Carolina Murillo-Alegria, Khanhvy Nguyen, Phuong Nguyen, Abinaya Niranjan, Patrick O'Keefe, Idil Osman, Faith Pease, Cody Richter, MarioAndres Rodriguez, Andrew Rosenthal-Baxter, Erica Rothenberg, Jackson Scigulinsky, Nicole Souza, Taylor Steer, Graham Struthers, Jesse Townsend, Samantha Tran, John Trauernicht, Cameron Tripp, and Sophia Zeidner.

*General Honors:* Mia Bagnall, Alyssa Barrington, Shaela Barry, Jhanea Bellamy, Emily Blinder, Mya Colon, Brendan Connors, Reed Courtmanche, Andrew Cravedi, Bradley Currier, Destiny Daniel, Ruby Julien Dann, Daniel Davidson, William DiMatteo, Samuel Dunlap, Alexander Emanuelson, Micah Findley, Erik Florez, Jordan Frank, Danielle Girard, Jaylah Green, William Jackson, Christopher Keegan, William Keller, Marielle LeFebvre, Matthew Lombard, Louis Luba III, Aidan Maloney, Emily Marshall-Delude, Christine Martin, Burke Martindale, Linnea Michalski, William Miller, Charles Murray, Samuel Nanni, Mohammad Naqvi, Huy Pham, Paris Phillips, Kory Powell, Emily Remicio, Caleb Ritter, Katherine Rivera, Silas Rivers, Mariana Rodrigues, Jack Ruddat, Jacob Ryor, Ashlee Sanchez, Patrick Skwiot, David Tse, Gabriela Valdiglesias, Kayleen Vega, Shane Walsh, Jake Yearsley, and Thomas Zinzarella.

*Grade 7 *

*Maximum Honors:* Luc Anis, Sigfus Arnason, Nia Braccidiferro, Carla Canovi, Tessora Chang, Evan Chen, Mara Chiriac, Cecilia Cho, Natan Cohen, Clare Coursey, Olivia DeMaio, Leah Dollar, Elliot Duprey, Eleanor Duva, Jessica Edelson, Gillen Faenza, Osvaldo Feliciano, Mikaela Fisher, Maya Flores, David Freitas, Lily George, Adam Glassman, Emma Gotthelf, Gillian Haverty, Rachel Hennessey, Thomas Hoong, Louise Kehres, Mollie Khan, Alexander Kim, Rebekah Kim, John Kirklin, Zachary Lagana, Ashley Lam, Richard Lane, Isabella Livingston, Danielle Mathura, Elizabeth McMahon, Spencer Merkel, Mairin Moylan, Braedon Murray, Caroline Niland, Lillian Oliveira, Douglas Olmstead, Maeve O'Shea, Andrea Padilla, Nora Policelli, Jared Reisner, Lindsey Restelli, Ariel Rice, Abby Rossini, Elizabeth Rousseau, Nathan Schaumburger, Michael Schneider, Caroline Schuck, Casey Shane, Nadia Son, Eleanor Struthers, Brandon Thai, Andrew Walsh, Julia Wiener, Chloe Williams, Joseph Wojciechowski, Jessie Xu, and Robin Zheng.

*General Honors:* Victoria Abel, Enoch Adelani, Spencer Bavaro, Lauren Belo, Sam Bourquin, Malik Brown, Terry Brown, Matthew Brucell Jr, Molly Buckley, Danny Bui, Abijah Cole, Thomas Cravedi, Janina Decelles, Nicholas DeMichele, Prakriti Dhakal, Rakayla Evans, Nora Farmer, Andrew Ferrucci, Matthew Graulich, Katherine Gregory, Tyler Healey, Alan Horner, Anastasia Khrenova, Kishan Kunver, Colin Kuzia, Nicole LaPorte, Rachel Leibin, Hannah Loiselle, Maeve Maloney, Collin McCarthy, Darrell Mickey Jr, Kyle Milhomens, Alexander Miner, Nickalia Murray, Mutiyah Nash, Lukas Nguyen, Desirae Nigol-Mason, Nayeli Padin, Sanskriti Pandey, John Parker, Olivia Prestley, Alison Restelli, Jake Rosenkranz, Kelsey Shay, Andrew Siemienski, Hunter Sigler, Yaira Stallings, Charles Steinberg, Ly'Asia Thompson, Haley Townsend, Kelly Tran, Liza Uthgenannt, Ashley Van, Jewel Voyer, Caroline Watson, and Kierstin Winkelman.

*Grade 6 *

*Maximum Honors:* Alexander Almazan, Miller Anderson, Sydney Anderson, Maya Barlow, Valerie Barrieau, Brendan Battiston, Anthony Berzinskas, Maren Beverly, Nandini Bhatt, Colin Boccaccio, Steven Bokotey, Ellis Brown, Thomas Burnett, Alexander Callahan, Samuel Carlson, Bryant Caron, Vincent Chen, Abigail Cieplinski, Kassandra Colon, Margarethe Conner, Timothy Cotter, Todd Cravedi, Collin Crowshaw, Thomas Cullen, Colby Currier, Anna Czajkowski, James DeCrisantis, Ava DeLaCruz, Ruth Dires, Alexander Dobbins, Kathryn Dyson, Adelaide Fanner, Cailin Flaherty, Katherine Garcia, Cristina Gaudio, Evelyn Gearty, Brennan George, Avery Glagovich, Claire Golder, Michael Goldstein, Sarah Gotthelf, Rylie Griffith, Isabella Guajardo-Moore, Ava Gudzunas, Riley Hackett, Shreya Harshavardhana, Elias Heinen, Nicole Herz, Seth Heye-Smith, Remie Hochman, Olivia Holmes, Colebrooke Johnson, Audrey Kim, Emily LaSpada, Eboni Lawrence, Alexandra Lioutikova, Charles Luipold, Iris Madsen-Bibeau, Susannah Major, Nesyanvella Malk, James Marks, Jonathan Martin, Lindsey McDonald, Joshua Nelson, David Newman, Sheila Nguyen, Maya Novitsky, Lucas Pauluk, Sophia Pedro, Ganesh Petterson, Dylan Rendon, Colby Roy, Lindsey Schmucker, Gwen Schwartz, Sayad Shams, Aianna Siembab, Annalise Slate, Helkin Sosa, Megan Striff-Cave, John Taylor, Allison Turner, Autumn Twillie, Sebastian Velez, Maxwell West, Eliana Wolpaw, and Madison Yearsley.

*General Honors:* Kayla Alexandre, Muhammad Ali, Steven Baquero, Reed Baronian, Shabit Bhatt, Matthew Cariseo, Sheyla Chacon, Jason Clewes, Harrison Cooper, Clay Courtmanche, Jaspal Dadlani, Joshua Dam, Helena Deoliveira, James Evans, Martha Garcia, Jonah Gilbert, Jake Gionfriddo, William Gomes, Eric Himmelstein, Rojita Malla, Ethan Marshall, Janina Matsikas, Balsam Mobalel, Cristian Montanez, Erin Moss, Cheyanne Parker, Jonathan Perez, Yovan Rivera, Jaharra Roberts, Jacob Rodriguez, Max Ryan, Owen Scigulinsky, Meredith Sherburne, Andrew Skwiot, Katrina Stumpf, Sean Sutula, Noah Theriault, Kara Turner, Makaila Vasquez-Steele, Natisha Vega, Emma Walters, Aaron Xing, and Olivia Zetoff.

 

*King Philip Middle School Honor Roll for the second marking period:*

*Grade 8*

*Maximum Honors: *Victoria Abalyan, Daniel Alpert, Charlotte Apter, Alexandra Barnett, Thiago Bastos, Nicholas Becker, Gaganjot Bedi, Hannah Berman, Kamille Bernard, Talha Bhatti, Samuel Bidwell, Eric Bienstock, Hannah Bienstock, Heather Bienstock, Theodore Blaschinski, Anna Boers, Grady Brockway, Ceili Brown, Sara Buchek, Ryan Burgos, Susanna Burkhard, Xiang Cai, Margaret Cassidy, Sarah Cates, Joshua Chandler, Annie Chapdelaine, Kevin Chen, Cammie Cho, Emma Chozick, Michael Ciccarello, Ryan Clifford, David Cohen, Grace Coll, Emma Considine, Luis Cosme, Alexandra Coyne, Emma Dalton, Oisharya Dasgupta, Ilana Davidoff, Chandra Dhanraj, Hannah Dustin, Avi Ehrlich, Bennett Eisfeld, Benjamin Ellovich, Samya Epps, Giselle Epstein, Claire Fagan, Elena Filson, Colin Fitzsimonds, Marissa Freed, Audrey Fromson, Hannah Gaumer, Nikolas Gianoulis, Jake Gilden, Katherine Gillis, Daniel Gitelman, Jennifer Glascock, Rachel Glucksman, Melanie Grados, Caroline Grant, Liam Grocki, Prithvi Guddera, Sarah Harinstein, Drew Harker, Sarah Healy, Lydia Henning, Ethan Hixson, Ryan Ho, Merrill Hoelzel, Miriam Holsbeke, Brendan Horan, Genesis Infantas, Aditi Joshi, Caitlyn Krueger, Charles Lage, Amina Lampkin, Hayley Marie Lemke, Jacob Lessne, Anastasia Levytska, Samantha Maggi, Qasim Malik, Yusuf Malik, Benjamin Martin, Maria del Carmen Maturana, Hannah Maynard, Ronald Michaels, Pablo Miras-DeSimone, Nina Mirontchik, Brennan Mitchell, Alessandra Mitrano, Sara Mohamedzein, Andy Moise, Christopher Monnes, Elizabeth Moran, Olivia Moran, Shannon Murphy, Armani Nieves, Ugonwanyi Nwachuku, David Ogbonna, Andrew Oh, Caroline O'Keefe, Daniel Padberg-Bartoo, Samuel Palczewski, Alexandra Papas, Nicholas Paul, Eli Perry, Margaret Pidto, Riley Poduje, Margaret Price, Hope Raney, Emily Sadygov, Ryan Sandler, Nikhil Saxena, Jessica Schwartz, Julia Silverman, Elizabeth Skuba, Nathaniel Skuba, Lauren Sosa, Andrew Swain, Christopher Tang, Alexander Terne, Bryanna Terrero, Sarah Thaxton, Tara Tiernan, Anna Tilden, Alexandra Tomb, Caroline Turner, Jose Vasquez, Michael Verrengia, Emma Warshauer, Evan Weinstock, Jaiden West, Caroline Wisialowski, Natalie Wright, Dale Yu, Carly Zetoff, and Jia Wen Zheng.

*General Honors:* George Abunaw, Spencer Altman, Caswell Bailey, Jordan Baker, Dashiell Bennett, Sarah Berman, Connor Blodgett, Marilena Bona, Nicholas Bonilla, Lucas Booth, Zachary Borden, Elijah Boyd, Elana Bravin, Siobhan Buckley, Blake Bunker, Collin Burkhard, Angel Butler, Colin Campagna, Aidan Campbell, Malik Campbell, Patrick Cassidy, Olivia Claudio, Noah Connelly-Cohen, Amy Coronado, Samuel Cronin, Gurjeet Dadlani, Gurmeet Dadlani, Alexander Della Bianca, Bryce Della Bianca, Callie Demers-Schultz, Matthew Dillon, Rexford Dorchester, Belen Dumont, Evan Duzan, Stephanie Duzy, Nathan Dworkin, Daniel Falkovich, Miles Fields, Peter Figgie, Peter Fox, Mariana Franco, Rebecca Fried, Ameir Gamble, Grace Gaucher, Shannon Genero, Juwan Givens, Colby Glidden, Weliton Gomes da Silva, Dylan Graves, Alexander Haggerty, Chelsea Hall, Devin Hartzog, Allison Herz, Carla Mariel Hidalgo Reyna, Syed Hussain, Okotie Ikani, Bre'Anna Jackson, Andrew Kahn, Leah Kahn, Elijah Kantrowitz, Sean Keating, Abrina Khan, Benjamin Kriedel, Joshua Laber, Julia Lallier, Ryley LaPointe, Alex Lim, Gabrielle Little, Aisling Marie, Joseph Marks, Chavez Mbeki, Jordan Mogel, Ava Murphy, Eva Obergfell, Kiana Ortolaza, Ian Otero, Lilybeth Padilla, Krisstal Palmer, Cristina Palmeri, Christopher Pang, Michael Piao, Rachel Pinsky, David Pinto, Hunter Polce, Annabel Prestley, Breanna Pryzbek, Karolina Putterman, Jeremy Rausch, Tatyana Raynor, Joseph Reilly, Karla Rivera, Tyrek Robinson, Ryan Rocheleau, Izatoullah Salaou, Josh Santana-Gonzalez, Samantha Schroeder, Ryan Shearin, Jonathan Smith, Lili St. Amand, Irene Sullivan, Diane Sundara, Sovannarith Touch, Veronica Tsvok, Paul Van Doren, Anthony Verde, Alexander Walshaw, Charles Webersen, Heather Wright, and Jimmy Zha.

*Grade 7 *

*Maximum Honors:* Inna Abalyan, Marwa Abdinoor, Elizabeth Agreda, Meghan Alquist, Grace Amato, Isabelle Amato, Chloe Amaya, Miles Aronow, Michael Baril, Jane Barlow, Kathryn Barnett, Addison Bassock, Carolyn Bayarsaihan, Haley Berkowitz, Max Berman, Akash Binoj, Andrew Booth, Noa Boyd, Gabrielle Brousseau, Daniel Brueck, Kyra Bukowski, Michael Cagnetta, Alana Calabrese, Cole Canarie, William Carpenter, Gaelen Carroll, Naomi Chandler, Declan Chill, Arman Chowdhury, Joselyn Clark, Sarah Cohn, Kylee Colbert, Jesse Connelly-Cohen, Kelly Coons, Mariel Correa-Maynard, Patrick Daly, Alexandra Danehy, Anna DeFilippis, Ashlyn Delaney, Chloe Deutsch, Maxwell Drazen, Bridget Dugan, Ella Dunn, Thomas Dupuis, Cedrick Ekra, Sophie Elfenbaum, Izadora Faria, Michael Farley, Isabelle Farnham, Shayna Fiedler, Sophia Finn-McMahon, Lily Forand, Noah Fox, Harrison Freda, Destiny Fuller, Ellen Fuller, Makayla Gelinas, Alexa Gellerman, Caroline Gillespie, Henry Glucksman, Andrew Gottlieb, Samuel Hamad, Grace Hanlon, Mary Grace Harris, Emma Henderson, Phuongthao Hoang, Carter Horton, Clara Howard, Natalie Hucker, Claire Hutchinson, Aiden Huth, Chase Jeter, Kaylah Johnson, Jonah Kalsner Kershen, Aidan Kaminer, Graham Kennedy, Minjae Kim, Joseph Kitz, Thomas Knox III, John Kozak, Josephine La Forte, Kylor Lachut, Eve Laub, Daisy Li, Annika Little, Matthew Little, Yahya Lodi, Colby Lytle, Aishah Malik, Lauren Maltby, Madison Mandyck, Jacob Martin, Cassandra Martinez, Irma Martinez, Jacob Mason, Paul McCann, Jacqueline McConnell, Miranda Mertes, Naji Middleton, Emily Mohler, Maria Moldovan, Brendan Moore, Rani Motiram, Augustus Murchie, Sean Murphy, Sreenidhi Nair, Ivan Narvaez, Saomai Nguyen, Andrew Nicklas, Natalie Nordyke, Eric Nwachukwu, Honor O'Connell, Daniel Ogbonna, Grace Olson, Joshua Onyirimba, Cindy Pan, Olivia Pomerleau, Maria Porth, Shanta Prasad, Erin Principe, Amit Pun Chochangi, John Punt, Amber Raisner, Sydney Rekow, William Ritter, Jacob Rocheleau, Sarah Rosenfeld, Xavier Rouleau, Jacob Schneider, MiaShea Schumey, Elizabeth Shafer, Renee Silver, Caitlin Skarzynski, Griffin Smith, Lila Snider, Seyenah Soto, Archie Southgate, Brae Sullivan, Samuel Sun, Justin Surowiec, Emily Szubinski, Jacob Tafrate, Reylyn Tanchiatco, Julia Tannenbaum, Jesse Thermer, Katja Thomalla, Kelly Tiernan, Yukino Toi, Arianna Trahiotis, Emma Waddell, Jeanne Wang, Robert Wang, Katherine Washburn, Michael Weiner, Hannah Weisenberg, Sophia Zaslow, Eric Zeiberg, Yiwei Zhan, Miranda Zhang, and George Zugravu.

*General Honors:* Adam Abu Rabia, Bryan Albee, Rayadh Ali, Emilia Alquist, Hannah Baxer, Brandon Beecher, Brendan Begley, Isabella Blake, Emory Burke, Brianna Castillo, Benjamin Castro, Suhay Chacon, William Coons IV, Aiyanna Coulter, Benjamin Dalton, Julio Delgado Jr, Hodo Dirir, Damani Douglas, William Driscoll, Donovan Duncan, Felicia DuPrey, Samantha Falcon, James Gadue, Marcos Garcia, Cyrus Gibson, Justin Gutierrez, Alaysia Hamilton, Elijah Henriques-Bryan, Cyrus Henry, Deonna Hightower, Evan Holmes, Anne Hua, Farhan Karim, Senekha Kuriakose, Joshua Kursman, Brianna Le, Elenore Leonidas, Samuel Levine, Andrew Liew, Douglas Lombardi, Matthew Lombardo, Illiannexyz Lopez, Taylor Lubin, Valerie Lund, Agam Mahato, Dudley Manchester IV, Sofia Mantilla, Zamora Market-Maestre, Miles McCarthy-Reynolds, Robert McFadyen, Catherine McNamara, Fitore Mehmeti, Anya Melick, Shannon Morrin, Harlan Neiditz, Frankie Ni, Hannah O'Connell, Evelyn O'Connor, Zyaire Oliver, Kachi Onoh, Adair Orschiedt, Jake Patterson, Oscar Perdomo, Victoria Pereira, Keisha Perez, Noam Perov, Erica Propis, Liza Ribeiro, Edwin Rodriguez, Imani Rosado, Noah Scott, Justin Searls, Aidan Shea, Danielle Small, Halle Smith, Mackenzie Snow, Mason Stabile, Arbaz Syed, Phillip Tang, Kiara Terrero, Alexander Tranquilli, Peter Travers, Megan Tuohy, Maya Varney, Neyde Velasquez, Camila Vieira-Aguiar, Tiffany Vo, Mitchell Wahlberg, Craig Wasielewski, Joshua Wolmer, Harrison Woods, Laine Zetoff, Michael Zhou, and Luke Zmudzinski.

*Grade 6 *

*Maximum Honors:* Layan Alnajjar, John Antony, Adrianna Anziano, Ryan Arnold, Colleen Aspell, Luke Aubin, Matthew Azia, Liat Bachar, Samuel Baker, Lauren Barlow, Nita Basnet, Palakjot Bedi, Claire Bellucci, Luke Benshoff, Sydney Berman, Amman Bhatti, Millicent Block, Sophia Bolio, Gideon Botnick, Emma Boulter, Lily Braidich, John Brockway, Alexa Bush, Sylvie Casella, Jason Chan, Paul Chavey, David Chen, Kenneth Chen, Eugenia Cho, Vivian Chow, Sophie Christensen, Sean Clifford, Andrew Cohen, Max Congdon, Trey Cormier, Jason Cramer, Charles Cubbage, Leela Cullity Younger, Khoa Dang, Alexis DeJesus, Jacob Dembo, Lauren Dembo, Giovanna Dionicio, Michael DiPietro, Grace Donovan, Sean Donovan, Ryan Druckenmiller, Jane Dunbar, Bryant Duong, Rebecca Dustin, Ariana Edgar, Dean Edwards, Leonardo Eisner De Eisenhof, Zachary Ellovich, Christopher Espejo, Jason Farrell Jr, Mia Ferguson, Joshua Fernandes, DeAhna Fisher, Lindsay Fox, Benjamin Foxman, Crizauld Francois, Alexandra Freed, Shea Friedman, Grace Gamester, Leann Gardner, Samantha Gardner, Emma Gelber, Margaret Grant, Jacqueline Greene, William Groshek, Olivia Guevara, Rae Gutcheon, Henry Haddad, Jeremy Hariprasad, Samuel Harrington, Max Harris, Julia Hartzog, Keita Hirose, Nancy Hoang, Jordan Holley, Max Holsbeke, Jason Hoopes, Colin Horan, Aubrey Horn, Devon Hunt, William Hutensky, Anhly Huynh, Awele Ikani, Ashley Johanson, Rory Kane, Samuel Katz, Claire Kearney, Matthew Keeley, Colleen Kennedy, Alana Kneeshaw, June Kolentus, Hannah Kozun, Sungyu Kwon, Camille LaRock, Marissa Lazinsk, Sarah Lewis, Carla Luna, Francesca Lynch, Katie Mahoney, Mac Mahoney, Hannah Maidman, Ariella Mann, Nathan Margolis, Alexander Markowski, Clare Marx, Mateo Maturana, Chase Maxwell, Samuel Mazo, Michaela McCormick, John McHale, Elliot Meller, Matthew Mendoza, Caleb Meredith, Priya Mistri, Liam Mohan, Valentina Moran, Ava Morin, Joseph Morin, Sophie Murchie, Jack Murphy, Erin Murray, David Narvaez, Jessica Nathan, Carl Nicklas, Lexi Nieves, Mariam Obed, John O'Brien, Ryan O'Connor, Lauren Oken, Zachary O'Meara, Joshua Ort, Yingjie Ouyang, Mitchell Palczewski, Alissa Palmer, Samiksha Pant, Elery Parker, Olivia Pascon, Lucia Paul, Ethan Penn, Isaiah Perry, Sarah Peschke, Sylvie Pidto, Elizabeth Pillow, Devon Poduje, Avery Polk, Grace Polk, Michael Pollack, Sarah Pollack, Megan Polun, Samuel Pontes, Enrik Pretashi, Tiantian Qin, Xinxin Qin, Eda Raycraft, Shara Reimer, Bryan Renker, Brigith Rivera Jaramillo, Lyla Rivera, Franklin Robinson  IV, Samuel Rocha, Alec Rodman, Maya Rose, Jonathan Rosenfield, David Rothstein, Victoria Rozario, Jackson Russo, Nicole Sanchez, Alexandra Sauer, Elliot Saxena, Max Seguro, Katelyn Seidman, Annabelle Shea, Rachel Silver, Leah Simanovich, Adam Smith, Caroline Smith, Maisie Smith, Jacob Steinberg, Scott Steinmetz, Joseph Stern, Daniel Sullivan, Thomas Sullivan, Diana Taboada, Emily Tang, Aleena Thomas, Matthew Thomas, Nolan Tibball, Charlotte Townswick, Madeline Travers, Anne Tulikangas, Griffin Van Rye, Ava Varano, Ryan Venora, Maria Vidal, Julia Vide, Samantha Warshauer, Danielle Weinberg, Hugh Wells, Lauryn West, Joshua Winters, Jack Wisialowski, Shoshana Wu, Angela Zhao, Joy Zou, Jake Zweifler, and Carly Zyskowski.

*General Honors:* Caroline Alzamora, Alexandra Ambroise, Jenna Ammouri, Gavin Baker, Brenda Barreto, Allison Bazzano, Austin Blodgett, Brianna Brewer, Khalil Burney, Delaney Campbell, Ariel Caplan, Benjamin Connole, Carolyn Crespi, Shane Cunningham, Colin Delaney, Shayneshka Donado, Joseph Dowd, Sophia Ellavsky, Mitchell Fanning, Veronyka Ferreira, Trey Fichera, Isabella Fortuna, Zoe Friedman, Claire Gabow, Natalia Galarza, Jacob Garofalo, Rusalraj Ghimire, Gavin Gray, Karisma Gurahoo, Anna Haggerty, Carolin Mariel Hidalgo Reyna, Lillian Hohl, Kaitlin Hung, Sean James, Samuel Kerrigan, Sakusal Khatiwada, Berkcan Kupuc, Samuel Kursman, Juliette LaRock, Adam Liebman, Alex Liew, Kaylan Lopez, Michael Luna, Brenden Maloney, Sinead Marie, Efrain Martinez III, Hayden Meyer, Deanna Michaels, Ruben Miras-DeSimone, Kyle Moore, Sullivan Mulready, Bailey Nemirow, Charles Oh, Jaylaan Ortolaza, John Reid, Jacqueline Renstrom, Matthew Reynolds, Gerardo Rodriguez, Lorena Rodriguez, Vanessa Rodriguez-Guerrero, Reatt Sadygov, Anthony Salazar, Jonathan Sanchez, Daniel Santana-Gonzalez, Courtney Schroeder, Leanna Serrano, Natalia Sherman, Guntaas Singh, Taryn Smith, Zack Smith, Gabriel Stanton-Catallo, Alexis Stewart, Elizabeth Ververis, Valentino West, and Boden Whalen.

 

*Sedgwick Middle School Honor Roll for the second marking period:*

*Grade 8*

*Maximum Honors:* Jonathan Aguilera, William Allen, Asim Atreya, Aswin Atreya, Hannah Avena, Hugo Barrillon, Gary Battle, Hannah Beazoglou, Samuel Benet, Josiah Blackwell-Lipkind, Katherine Blaine, Eric Boccaccio, Alexandra Burns, Miriam Callahan, Madison Carr, Joseph Celio, Lindsey Chen, Brooks Clement, Lauren Cohen, Andre Costa, Thomas Costello, Elizabeth D'Andrea, Jorge Delgado Jr, Hailey DiCicco, Mickayla Diffley, Claudia Dijmarescu, Caitlin Dorsey, Liam Douglass, Emma Dowd, Nora Dynowski, Micaela Eckett, Edwin Fisher, Alexander Floyd, Bridget Foley-Johnson, Gwendolyn Geisler, Allison Gilson, Adam Giroux, Carly Gorman, Jordana Graveley, Patrick Gustafson, Harper Guthrie, Gabrielle Halsey, Bryce Halter, Gretchen Hambrecht, Grace Hardesty, Sarah Harinstein, Faith Haverty, Chloe Henninger, Syed Jawad Kaleem, Amanda Kamm, Leah Kelly, Olivia Knuth, Alexander Krason, Melina Kritzman, Olivia La Casse, Elizabeth Ladd, Jonathan Lagoy, Vinh Kha Le, Shannon Ledwith, Nicholas Levere, Anna Liu, Connie Liu, Mary Looney, Michael Mack, Rebecca Maher, Antonio Masse, Merin Mathews, Michael Mathews, Clare McCrudden, Melissa McGuinness, Margaret Melly, Emily Miller, Abrianne Mongillo, Lilly Moore, Cameron Morgan, Margaret Murray, Julia Nguyen, Steven Olechna, Erin O'Meara, Sean O'Meara, Emma Oriol, Mollie Petrizzo, Michael Piekarsky, Paige Pierce, Samuel Porcello, Kevin Puleo, Elizabeth Quinn, Devon Ramlall, Spandan Rath, Jeff Remy, Alyssa Roach, Melanie Roca, Nathan Rodrigues, Elizabeth Sagers, Jordan Scrimgeour, Emily Senecal, Nina Sone, Olivia Starr, Bryant Thai, Jason Thai, Kenneth Thai, Ruth Tian, Alanna Uthgenannt, Sebastian Venero, Yi Lin Wang, Brian Waterston, Koleman Werner, Mia Yanosy, and Sami Yonjan Lama.

*General Honors:* Daniel Adebimpe, Thaddeus Alexis, Patrick Baron, Julia Bazzano, Danielle Beaumier, David Bekele, Stephen Bintz, Harrison Bissonnette, Nathaniel Blumenthal, Christian Bondoc, Kyron Bridges, Ayannah Brown, Nathan Brucelis, Sean Burke, Ronald Cabello Jr, Jessica Celella, Natasha Chandler, Tyler Correia, Ryan Cova, Franklin Cruz, Kaylee D'Amato, Milena Danzi, Brendan D'Arcy, Daniel Dashefsky, Katherine Day, Ryan DeLutrie, Myla Denson, Matthew Dill, Tony DiTaranto, Richie Do, Sarah El-Sharnouby, Michael Fernandez, Chase Fields, Desmarie Forrester, Joan Franco, John Gibbons, Sarah Gockel, Haley Guidotti, Marlon Henninger, Nicole Jaszczolt, Anastasia Jaworski, Javier Jerez, Mycah Johnson, Anuragi Khadka, Henry Kneidel, Trevor Kowal, William Krebsbach, Jacob LaRosa, Michael Lee, Samuel Lefante, Roger Lin, Shu Lin, Raymond Lu, Charles Lucyk, Trevor Marsh, Molly McCluskey, Nathan Medeiros, Alexander Mock-Rossi, Kevonice Morgan, Joseph Morrissey, Bianca Nadeau, Hunter Nager, Sharlin Narvaez, Melissa Nunez, Sophia Oliveira, Brendan O'Meara, Jack Paulus, Michelle Pettigrew, Emily Piker, Srikeerti-Reddi Pingle, Andrew Placzek, Olivia Racz, Mateo Ramirez-Webster, Griffin Reid, Lane Repka, Aleksandra Rice, Angeliot Rivera, Rodrigo Robles, Barbara Rocha, Erin Roche, Elenis Rodriguez, Evan Ruiz, Zoe Schaefer, Madeline Schwartz, Dana Sklar, Manal Tanveer, Nelson Tejeda-Cardenas, Serra Tekce, Edvin Torres, Ana Tran, Abigail Virgo, and Harry Walker.

*Grade 7*

*Maximum Honors:* Nicole Abrahamsen, Anthony Adam, Alyssa Alford, Grace Andrews, Sofi Andrews, Katia Araya, Kyle Armstrong, Anna Baker, Conrad Baldwin, Delina Bartolomei, Eloise Bavier, Kaylee Bechard, Lila Bell, Jordyn Bellizzi, Anne Bugos, Grace Burns, Abigail Capone, Michelle Cardona, Orlando Castillo, Alexander Chernysh Jr, Rachel Chozick, Danielle Clymer, Delaney Connors, Ethan Damokosh, Aidan Davis, Ruthann Dillon, Kerrigan DiPippo, Zarin Ehsani, Nicholas Fisher, David Giles Jr, Lila Goldstein, Maggie Grote, Sophia Gruber, Lindsey Hammond, Alejandro Held, Rebecca Hendsey, Evelin Henninger, Andrew Hungerford, Lauren Jacobs, Nicole Jones, Mary Kauczka, Katherine Kopp, Nicholas Kuang, Jamie Kurowski, Lilliana LaPointe, Claire Lavalley, Kevin Le, Anny Lu, Olivia Lucas, Chloe Macko, Cristian Maisonet, Clare Majewski, Jesenia Maldonado, Daniel Manger, Sofia Maricevic, Matthew Marino, Rachel Massey, Irin Mathew, Matthew McCauley, Eileen McGowan, Bryanna McKreith, Frances McPherson, Roy Melhado, Gabriela Molina, Jack Moore, Adriana Nace, Chris Nguyen, Kathy Nguyen, Jake Nichols, Margaret Noble, Charlotte Novak, Briana Paparazzo, Anna Patterson, Elizabeth Phillips, Kaylee Pollicita, Lena Proietti, Michael Quinn-Mavredakis, Benjamin Ratchford, Trevor Ratchford, Matthew Remigino, Juliana Rodrigues, Anaida Ruiz, Ashley Santana, Kaitlin Schulken, Max Schweitzer, Alejandro Serrano, Maryonna Shamonei, Timothy Simplicio, Manjot Singh, Emma Soucy, Aidan Stabnick, Christopher Stimson, Abigail Swanton, Zoe Swayne, Alexandra Tousignant, Shannon Truong, Cameron Vines, Lauren Vitelli, Kaleigh Werner, Jenna Westfall, Robert Williams, Paul Wilson, Camille Wimpe, Cory Wolski, and Dylan Wu.

*General Honors:* Brooke Barbeau, David Birnbaum, Evarista Bonilla, Jennah Boyd, Sydney Bragg, Mackenzie Brink, Jared Brown, Eloise Bryggare, Joseph Burnett, George Calvert II, Summer Calvert, Daniel Campos, Luke Carroll, Jennifer Chacon, Chinedu Chukwura, Andrew Corcoran, Aakrish Daswani, John Davison, Graham Douglass, Tiazjah Drayton, Ayla Dulnuan, Kenysha Espinar, Janeidi Figueroa, Matthew Flanagan, Jaela Fowler, Jessica Frigon, Nicholas Gaglioti, Gabriel Garcia, Thomas Grady, Jeremy Hanson, Benjamin Hollerbach, Charles Hosek, Jamie Hunt, Omair Hussain, Mathew Hutchins, Troiana Jenkins, Colby Jones, Gurpreet Kaur, Margaret Kelly, Omar Khan, Hunter Kowal, Christopher LaMarco, Jake Landry, Kiana Lebron-Rivera, Jane Lee, Cristoff Ligon, Sandy Lin, Ethan Lynch, Nicholas Magliochetti, Jackson Mahaffey, Maxwell Main, Iris Maloney, Marcos Massa Jr, Cullen McCaffrey, Rishai McDermott, Adam McKell, Angelica Mesias-Mejia, Michaela Mocadlo, Hussein Mohamoud, Diana Morales, Armela Mucka, Syed Naqvi, Tin Nguyen, Kyle Nichols, Aidan O'Brien, Grant O'Connor, Jackson O'Sullivan, Michelle Outlaw, Zoe Pierce, Stephanie Pixley, Denny Puka, Timothy Rak, Tori Repka, Lizmarie Rivera, Brian Roach, Eric Rodonis, Brian Rodriguez, Nathaniel Rosado, Victoria Santa Maria, Mario Santos, Isabelle Schwartz, Luke Serdechny, James Shepard, Claire Sherrill, Sonia Simon, Hunter Smith, Skylar Sokolowski, Shailyn St. Brice, Jackson Starr, Jack Tapia, Anhthien Tran, Kiet Tran, Darius Turner, Maggie Venora, Ethan Wadsworth, Matthew Walsh, Destiny Walters, Sasha Wenograd, Austin Whittel, Alysha Williams, Casey Wilson, Eric Woods, Michael Woods, and Maggie Yezza.

*Grade 6 *

*Maximum Honors: *Aysha Akhter, Marisa Allen, Andres Ariza, Erin Arruda, Finn Ashworth, Alayza Audain, Isabella Bailey, George Baldwin, Flore Barrillon, Hannah Barry, Matthew Beazoglou, Liberty Bednarz, Walker Benet, Molly Binder, Alexander Boehm, Sophie Boisvert, Kyle Bridgman, Paloma Brites, Kate Bronson, Eleanor Brown, Miles Brown, Alexandra Buyak, Grace Cancian, Shane Carr, Phoebe Carter, Noah Case, Isabella Celio, Michaela Clark, Grace Coburn, Michael Costello, Shibe Couchman, Grace Cronin, Michael Driscoll, Margaret Drummey, Grace Faenza, James Falvey, Heather Flannery, Madeline Gallinoto, William Gibbons, Nathaniel Gonzalez, Lindley Gorman, Angel Guevara, Grayson Hall, Julia Hardesty, Fallon Hemingway, Shea Henderson, Madeleine Hoffman, Zoe Houde, Janelle Isaacs, Claire Ittleson, Arjun Jagjivan, Cassidy Jones, Grace Kneidel, Andrew Lagoy, Madison Langweil, Cameron Larkin, Maivi Le, Quynh Le, Isabelle LeConche, John Ledwith, Riley Liburd, Timothy Licht, Annika Ligon, Daniel Loftus, Isabel Lubin, Asjha Malcolm, Dylan Mallinson, Lauren Manning, Julia Marcella, Lauren Massaro, Keegan May, Silvia Mayo, Abigail Mayuri, Ciara McCann, Emily McDill, Ezekiel McDonough, John McGovern, Nora McGowan, Emily Mock-Rossi, Allison Morhardt, Meghann Morhardt, Julia Neal, Vincent Nemergut, Tram Nguyen, Paige O'Connell-Bach, Derek O'Connor, Cassidy Olechna, Brady Paulus, Michael Pechenuk, Victoria Pham, Michael Phillips, Julia Prescott, Abigail Quinn, Robert Quiros Jr, Reiner Reichenberger, Elena Rezende, Ian Sagers, Sarah Sampt, Anna Santoro, Isabella Santos, Nicolas Santos, John Scrimgeour, Kate Shaffer, Nora Sherrill, Apar Singh, Cameron Slocum, Caroline Smith, Ethan Smith, Alexis Smolenski, Katia Soares, Peter Steinle, Danielle Sterling, Alexandra Stiber, Joanna Szeto, Emily Tong, Gabriella Urso, Merhunisa Uvalic, Dailisse Vega, Matthew Vitelli, Bridget Walsh, Xiao Xin Xie, Julia Yanosy, and Conner Zuleta.

*General Honors:* Summer Acosta Solorio, Kaleigh Agosto, Micaela Aleixo, Timothy Andrews, Alexandra Arteaga, Deerick Arzola-Torres, Robert Baez-Lindsey, Lauren Bettencourt, Sage Bhagwansingh, Andrea Bialkowski, Elena Borio, Ryan Bottass, Jaheim Brucelis, Kelly Bui, Martin Burke II, Nolan Butler, Luis Castro Jr, Jack Cavo, James Christ, Angelina Davis, Jose DeJesus, Bryson Denby, Carl Denson, Kenyth Duong, Mason Dupont, David Dynowski, Noel Flores, Noellie Flores, Carter Fradette, Benjamin Giroux, Micah Gordon, Megan Goulet, Neil Gustafson, Gabriella Hart, Madino Hassan, Kimona Johnson, Morgan Jones, Aaron Khan, Liam Lacroix, Matthew Langevin, Sophia Lankin, Jeffrey LaRosa, Jesse Lau, Erick Le, Addi Leitzke, Maxwell Leyland, Kelsey Lopez, Nicole Lopez, Kayla Louro, Kiara Lozada, Nicholas Macosko, Anthony Mancini, Andres Mayuri, Lydia McCracken, Connor Mckeown, Stephen McNally, Maria Mendez Burgos, Danielle Miller, Kate Miranda-Corvalan, Zoreena Mohamed, Mark Morales, Kori Morrell, Cindy Nguyen, September Outlaw, Nathali Paredes, Michael Quiros Jr, Ayanna Ramos, Chase Rancourt, David Regan, Christopher Rodriguez, Gilberto Rodriguez, Alexiah Samuels, Richard Seecharran, Kenneth Shazel Jr, Gurpreet Singh, Anaya Smith, Matthew Sorgio, Olivia Sutkaitis, Peter Sweeney III, Mairead Thiery, Andy Tran, Atazjia Valenti, Elisha Valle, Cameron Vest, Mario Volpe, Nathan White, Imani Womack, Dylan Woods, Thomas Woods, Kevin Yang, Fely Yigle-Kaljob, Erik Youngstrom, Nathan Yousman, and Edward Zimmerman. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.

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Patch Cedar Falls, IA --

It's like a weird, criminal version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

A *West Des Moines* woman came home to find that someone had been smoking in her apartment, took some of her food, swiped some Oxycodone, and drove her car until it was nearly out of gas. Police say the suspect used the victim's computer to fill out and sign a college application and had played some online games -- leaving an identity in the search history.

Let's face it – you can never have too much Harlem Shake.

First up, the Harlem Shake dance craze has left *Ankeny* relatively untouched. Until now. This week's incarnation of the popular meme comes via the ladies of TGR Fitness.

Not to be left out, Russ Goerend's sixth-grade advisory at *Waukee* Middle School also posted a YouTube video of their dance.

Creating his own kind of buzz was University of Northern Iowa in *Cedar Falls* football receiver Terrell Sinkfield, when he participated in a pro day for NFL scouts. The Panther senior ran the 40-yard dash in 4.19 seconds, which would be the fastest 40 time at the NFL combine since 2006.

Is it weird that an essential part of life, such as sewer service, would stir comment in *Marion*? Residents will get a chance to speak up on a proposed rate change for sanitary sewer services. If approved, most users will pay about $6 more per month.

New CyRide buses in *Ames* are weird in a very useful sort of way. Double-long buses with accordion like midsections will soon be bending around Ames street corners. The 62-foot-long buses bend in the middle, hence the black, folding accordion-like sections, and can carry more than 100 passengers. 

And, we don't want to disappoint, so here's a few more weird items frome Iowa police blotters.

There's a weird reality TV show, "Storage Wars," that shows people vying for the contents of unclaimed storage units, but a sinister version of that show is going on in *Johnston* and *Urbandale*.

The neighboring cities' police departments are tracking thieves tied to vehicle thefts and thefts from storage units in both towns. So far, police have recovered more than $10,000 in property in a storage unit, including a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Need to pick up a few necessities, like underwear, swing by Kohl's. That's not weird. Unless you take the kids along and leave them alone in a car.

A Des Moines father faces criminal charges for allegedly leaving two children in a parked car while he stole underwear from the Kohl's store at Merle Hay Mall. *Urbandale* police charged Ryan Baker, 33, left a 3-year-old and a 10-year-old in a parked, running car on Sunday while he stole $30 worth of underwear from the store.

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*Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and San Diego Trust Bank Announce Merger Agreement*

Highlights of the announced transaction:

· Expanding Pacific Premier's footprint into San Diego County by adding three full-service branches
· Acquiring an attractive deposit franchise, which was comprised of 97.1% non-CDs and 33.6% non-interest bearing demand deposits, with a total cost of deposits of 0.25%, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012
· Acquiring a bank with exceptional asset quality and eight consecutive years of profitability
· Compelling economics for Pacific Premier's shareholders
· Providing liquidity event and meaningful return to the original shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank




IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (NAS: PPBI) ("Pacific Premier" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire San Diego Trust Bank (OTCBB: SDBK), a San Diego, California, based state-chartered bank with $242.0 million in total assets and $187.9 million in total deposits at December 31, 2012. This transaction will expand Pacific Premier's banking footprint into San Diego County and is expected to further improve Pacific Premier's deposit mix.

Steven R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Premier commented, "This is an attractive opportunity for us to expand into the San Diego marketplace with the acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank, one of the top performing community banks in this market. We believe San Diego is a logical extension for our franchise that will allow us to continue to execute on our strategic plan. This acquisition will enable us to introduce the Pacific Premier brand, products and services into a new market with similar demographics to our current footprint. Further, the transaction will provide us with significant opportunities for synergies due to San Diego Trust Bank's strong relationship based business banking model."

Mr. Gardner continued, "We are excited that San Diego Trust Bank has agreed to join and grow with Pacific Premier. We see this as an exciting opportunity for our combined shareholders, customers and employees. San Diego Trust Bank's existing customers will continue to receive the same excellent customer service and products without disruption. Additionally, the acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank will allow Pacific Premier to deploy a portion of its current capital base into a compelling investment. Lastly, we expect to be able to leverage the strong core deposit franchise of San Diego Trust Bank with our robust loan product offerings."

"We are thrilled to announce this strategic partnership with Pacific Premier," said Michael Perry, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of San Diego Trust Bank. "Not only does this combination provide our original shareholders with the opportunity to realize a meaningful return on their initial capital investment of $12 million, it allows them the opportunity to participate in the enhanced value created by the collective efforts of our respective organizations," he added. "Our clients will benefit from the increased lending capacity as a result of this merger and the broad array of financial services and products that Pacific Premier currently offers. Most importantly, our valued clients will continue to be served by the same exceptional team they have known and trusted for years at San Diego Trust Bank. This is truly a situation where our shareholders, clients, staff and the San Diego community benefit greatly from the combined efforts and resources of two exceptional banking institutions," concluded Perry.

In connection with the signing of the definitive agreement, Pacific Premier entered into an employment agreement with San Diego Trust Bank's current Chief Operating Officer Toby Reschan, which will become effective upon consummation of the acquisition. Mr. Reschan will become the senior executive for Pacific Premier in the San Diego region going forward and will be responsible for overseeing the existing offices and continued expansion. Michael E. Perry, San Diego Trust Bank's founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will remain engaged as a shareholder and supporter of the combined entity.

The transaction is currently valued at approximately $30.6 million. San Diego Trust Bank shareholders will have a choice between electing to receive $13.41 per share in cash or 1.114x shares of PPBI common stock for each share of San Diego Trust Bank or a combination thereof, subject to the overall requirement that 50% of the consideration will be in the form of cash and 50% will be in the form of PPBI stock. The number of shares of Pacific Premier common stock to be issued to San Diego Trust Bank shareholders is based on a fixed exchange ratio provided that Pacific Premier's stock price remains between $10.83 and $13.24 as measured by the 10-day average closing price immediately prior to closing of the transaction. The value of the stock portion of consideration will fluctuate based on the value of PPBI common stock. To the extent the average closing price of Pacific Premier common stock is outside this price range for Pacific Premier common stock, then the exchange ratio will adjust to reflect the increase or decrease of Pacific Premier common stock that is outside of this range.

On a pro forma combined basis with Pacific Premier's pending acquisition of First Associations Bank ("FAB") and the proposed acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank, Pacific Premier would have total assets of $1.7 billion, total loans outstanding of $1.0 billion and total deposits of $1.4 billion as of December 31, 2012 (unaudited).

The transaction is expected to close late in the second quarter of 2013 or in the third quarter of 2013, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval of San Diego Trust Bank shareholders. Directors and executive officers of San Diego Trust Bank have entered into agreements with Pacific Premier and San Diego Trust Bank whereby they committed to vote their shares of San Diego Trust Bank common stock in favor of the acquisition. For additional information about the proposed acquisition of San Diego Trust Bank, you should carefully read the definitive merger agreement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") today.

Pacific Premier was advised in this transaction by D.A. Davidson & Co., as financial advisor, and Patton Boggs LLP, as legal counsel. San Diego Trust Bank was advised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as financial advisor, and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, as legal counsel.

*Conference Call: Wednesday, March 6 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET*

Pacific Premier will hold a conference call regarding this announcement on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET. Those wishing to participate in the call may dial 877-941-6009; Conference ID 4605027. The investor presentation for this transaction can be accessed at Pacific Premier's website at www.ppbi.com. A replay of the call will be available through March 13, 2013 by calling 800-406-7325 and entering Conference ID 4605027.

*About Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*

Pacific Premier owns all of the capital stock of Pacific Premier Bank. Pacific Premier Bank provides business and consumer banking products to its customers through our ten full-service depository branches in Southern California located in the cities of Huntington Beach, Irvine, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Seal Beach. For additional information about the Company, visit the Company's website at www.ppbi.com.

*About San Diego Trust Bank*

Founded by several of San Diego's most respected banking veterans and business leaders in 2003, San Diego Trust Bank is dedicated to the timeless principles of superior local market knowledge, unparalleled service, and building exceptional shareholder value. San Diego Trust Bank operates three full-service banking offices located in San Diego, Encinitas and Point Loma, California. For additional information about San Diego Trust Bank, visit its website at www.sandiegotrust.com.

*Forward Looking Statements*

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding Pacific Premier, San Diego Trust Bank and the proposed acquisition. These statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the acquisition might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all; governmental approval of the acquisition may not be obtained or adverse regulatory conditions may be imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the acquisition; conditions to the closing of the acquisition may not be satisfied; and the shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank may fail to approve the consummation of the acquisition. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers in this press release are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

Pacific Premier and San Diego Trust Bank undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision or update to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.

*Notice to San Diego Trust Bank Shareholders*

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed acquisition transaction, a registration statement on Form S-4 will be filed with the SEC by Pacific Premier. The registration statement will contain a proxy statement/prospectus to be distributed to the shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank in connection with their vote on the acquisition. SHAREHOLDERS OF SAN DIEGO TRUST BANK ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION. The final proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Pacific Premier will be available free of charge by (1) accessing Pacific Premier's website at www.ppbi.comunder the "Investor Relations" link and then under the heading "SEC Filings," (2) writing Pacific Premier at 17901 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1200, Irvine, CA 92614, Attention: Investor Relations or (3) writing San Diego Trust Bank at 2550 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1010, San Diego, CA 92103, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of Pacific Premier may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the acquisition from the shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank. Information about the directors and executive officers of Pacific Premier is included in the proxy statement for its 2012 annual meeting of Pacific Premier shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 16, 2012. The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of San Diego Trust Bank may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the acquisition from the shareholders of San Diego Trust Bank. Information about the directors and executive officers of San Diego Trust Bank will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus for the acquisition. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed acquisition when it becomes available. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.

*Notice to First Associations Bank Shareholders*

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed acquisition of FAB, Pacific Premier filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC, which contains a proxy statement of FAB and a prospectus of PPBI (collectively, the "proxy statement/prospectus"). The Registration Statement was declared effective on February 6, 2013. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been filed with the SEC on February 7, 2013 and has been mailed to the shareholders of FAB in connection with their vote on the acquisition of FAB on or about February 8, 2013. SHAREHOLDERS OF FAB ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF FAB. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Pacific Premier will be available free of charge by (1) accessing PPBI's website at www.ppbi.com under the "Investor Relations" link and then under the heading "SEC Filings," (2) writing PPBI at 17901 Von Karman Ave., Suite 1200, Irvine, California 92614, Attention: Investor Relations or (3) writing FAB at 12001 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1165, Dallas, Texas 75243, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of Pacific Premier may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed acquisition from the shareholders of FAB. Information about the directors and executive officers of Pacific Premier is included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed acquisition of FAB. The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of FAB may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed acquisition from the shareholders of FAB. Information about the directors and executive officers of FAB is included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed acquisition of FAB. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed acquisition. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.





PPBI and Pacific Premier Bank
Steve Gardner
President & Chief Executive Officer
(949) 864 - 8000
sgardner@ppbi.com
or
San Diego Trust Bank
Michael E. Perry
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
(619) 525-1727
mperry@sandiegotrust.com

*KEYWORDS:*   United States  North America  California

*INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:*

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Stunned motorist Mick Davidson, 60, of Puckeridge, Herts., was hauled before a court accused of deliberately splashing a PCSO on a flooded road, but eventually won his seven-month legal battle. Reported by MailOnline 22 hours ago.

• Murray Davidson scores as Saints beat Killie
• Billy McKay earns Caley a draw at Dundee

Goals from Ally Love and David Hopkirk gave *Annan Athletic* a stunning 2-1 victory at Ibrox as *Rangers*, with the boos of their fans ringing in their ears, suffered a first home league defeat of the season. Andy Little pulled a goal back but it was a dismal day for the Third Division leaders, who were described by their chief executive Charles Green in midweek as the worst side in the club's history.

The Rangers players were jeered off with the score 0-0 at half-time, but it got worse as two minutes into the second half Annan made the breakthrough. Danny Orsi swept the ball in from the left and Love nudged the ball into the net to silence the home crowd.

Francisco Sandaza replaced Kal Naismith as Rangers chased an equaliser but the Galabank side doubled their lead after 54 minutes. Murray sent a deep cross to the far post and Hopkirk bravely dived to head the ball low beyond Alexander.

Four minutes later McCoist's team reduced their arrears. Barrie McKay floated in a corner kick and although Sandaza's shot was heading towards a packed goal, Little headed it over the line for his 22nd goal of the season. Although Rangers pushed for the equaliser, Annan refused simply to defend in numbers. They continued to move the ball around with confidence and held on for a deserved win.

Elsewhere in the Third Division, *Stirling Albion* thrashed *East Stirling* 9-1 at the Forthbank Stadium, with Jordan White scoring four times.

In the Scottish Premier League, second-half goals from Murray Davidson and Gregory Tade boosted* St Johnstone's *top-six aspirations in a one-sided 2-0 win over *Kilmarnock*. In front of just 2,425 fans, McDiarmid Park's lowest weekend crowd of the season, the Perth side completed a hat-trick of victories this term over Kilmarnock.

*Aberdeen* were held to a 0-0 draw for the sixth time at Pittodrie this season as *Motherwell *became the latest team to frustrate the Dons. Aberdeen have slipped down the table during a run that before Saturday had seen them score just three times in their previous eight games. The welcome return of striker Scott Vernon back to the team could not amend that statistic.

*Dundee* were left frustrated as *Inverness* struck late on through Billy McKay for a share of the spoils in a hard-fought SPL match at Dens Park. The home side's interim manager John Brown was set to celebrate his second victory in charge in the space of just a few days thanks to John Baird's first-half opener but Caley Thistle hit back through McKay's 82nd-minute header.

*St Mirren* and *Dundee United* had to settle for a share of the spoils after a goalless draw in Paisley, in which John Rankin was sent off for the visitors two minutes from time.

The hosts, in their last game before taking on Hearts in the League Cup final next Sunday, looked the more likely scorers in the first half, going close with efforts from Steven Thompson and Esmaël Gonçalves, set up by Gary Teale.

United were livelier after half-time with their two best chances of breaking the deadlock falling late on to the substitute Michael Gardyne.

*Hibernian* host *Hearts* in the Edinburgh derby at Easter Road on Sunday. Reported by guardian.co.uk 19 hours ago.

*Yamaha targets Harley with a budget-priced, old-school cruiser motorcycle*

As Daytona Bike Week continues, Star Motorcycles introduced a new, stripped-down cruiser dubbed Bolt. Offered in basic and better-trimmed R-Spec form, the Bolt has an old-school appearance at a relatively budget price.

With the Bolt, the Yamaha brand is moving deeper into American cruiser territory, and it is doing so at "metric" pricing. For some riders, this may offer an attainable alternative to Harley-Davidson models. (Think Sportster or Street Bob.) For others, it can provide a fresh option for newer riders looking for an alternative to the small-displacement sport bikes and chrome-plated, midsized import cruisers. (See the Harley-Davidson Breakout also unveiled in Daytona.)

The Bolt uses a new frame, fitted with a fuel-injected, air-cooled 950cc engine. As the photos show, the Bolt is devoid of chrome, relying instead on simple paint and metal surfaces. The body is a slim design, and overall weight is a modest 540 lbs., notably 73 lbs. lighter than the company's V Star 950 that uses a similar engine. The Bolt has just a 3.2 gallon gas tank, compared to 4.5 gallons for the V Star 950. The seat is low at 27.2 inches.

Curious concessions to modernity, the Bolt uses a digital speedometer and an LED taillamp. Disc brakes are in place front and rear, but ABS is not offered—a disappointment for any new motorcycle design, more especially one that may attract less-experienced riders.

The Bolt will be priced at $7,990 when it goes on sale in April. The Bolt R-Spec follows in July for $8,290 with different shocks, seat stitching, unique colors, and added graphics, essentially providing a mild custom package. Star says its intention is to create a basic canvas that enthusiasts can accessorize from their catalog. While that may allow for an affordable custom, sticking to the basics is where you truly save money.

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Georgia Southern gave top-seeded Davidson a game through the first six minutes of action in Saturday’s SoCon Tournament second round match-up, but an 11-0 run by the Wildcats’ with 14 minutes left in the first half led to an 86-59 rout. Davidson’s outside shooting and disruptive defense were the catalysts for a dominating performance that exhibited why they are the favorites to win the SoCon title. 

Five Davidson players turned in double-digit scoring efforts, with Nik Cochran leading them all contributing 18 points and connecting on 5 of 7 from three point range. The Wildcats’ held Georgia Southern to 38% shooting and 1-8 from beyond the arc. Davidson will face No. 4 seed Appalachian State in tomorrow’s semifinals.

Elon University, the No. 2 seed, also advanced in a close game that wasn’t put away by the Phoenix until a pair of free throws by Sebastian Koch with 22 seconds left, leading to a 68-61 victory. Elon is the favorite to be Davidson’s opponent in the conference title showdown.

Koch, Elon’s best outside shooter at 44%, led all scorers with 15 points and went 2 for 3 from the outside. Lucas Troutman added a double-double effort, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Elon will face the winner of College of Charleston/Western Carolina in the semifinals as the Phoenix continues the quest for their first Division 1 NCAA Tournament appearance. Reported by Breitbart 9 hours ago.

There are 164 teams that will not get an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but are still alive in their conference tournament. Any of these teams can win the national title if they just do not lose again - winning the rest of their conference tournament games to get into the NCAA, then winning six more to take the title.

Teams only in if they win tournament.
1. Air Force only if they win MWC tournament.
2. Akron only if they win MAC tournament.
3. Alabama A&M only if they win SWAC tournament.
4. Alabama St. only if they win SWAC tournament.
5. Albany only if they win AE tournament.
6. Alcorn St. only if they win SWAC tournament.
7. Appalachian St. only if they win SC tournament.
8. Arkansas only if they win SEC tournament.
9. Arkansas St. only if they win SB tournament.
10. Auburn only if they win SEC tournament.
11. Ball St. only if they win MAC tournament.
12. Bethune Cookman only if they win MEAC tournament.
13. Boston College only if they win ACC tournament.
14. Boston University only if they win AE tournament.
15. Bowling Green only if they win MAC tournament.
16. Brigham Young only if they win WCC tournament.
17. Buffalo only if they win MAC tournament.
18. Cal Poly only if they win BW tournament.
19. Cal St. Fullerton only if they win BW tournament.
20. Cal St. Northridge only if they win BW tournament.
21. Central Arkansas only if they win Slnd tournament.
22. Central Florida only if they win CUSA tournament.
23. Central Michigan only if they win MAC tournament.
24. Charleston Southern only if they win BSth tournament.
25. Charlotte only if they win A10 tournament.
26. Clemson only if they win ACC tournament.
27. College of Charleston only if they win SC tournament.
28. Coppin St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
29. Davidson only if they win SC tournament.
30. Dayton only if they win A10 tournament.
31. Delaware only if they win CAA tournament.
32. Delaware St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
33. Denver only if they win WAC tournament.
34. DePaul only if they win BE tournament.
35. Duquesne only if they win A10 tournament.
36. East Carolina only if they win CUSA tournament.
37. Eastern Kentucky only if they win OVC tournament.
38. Eastern Michigan only if they win MAC tournament.
39. Eastern Washington only if they win BSky tournament.
40. Elon only if they win SC tournament.
41. Fairfield only if they win MAAC tournament.
42. Florida A&M only if they win MEAC tournament.
43. Florida International only if they win SB tournament.
44. Florida St. only if they win ACC tournament.
45. Fordham only if they win A10 tournament.
46. Fresno St. only if they win MWC tournament.
47. George Mason only if they win CAA tournament.
48. George Washington only if they win A10 tournament.
49. Georgia only if they win SEC tournament.
50. Georgia Tech only if they win ACC tournament.
51. Grambling only if they win SWAC tournament.
52. Hampton only if they win MEAC tournament.
53. Hawaii only if they win BW tournament.
54. Houston only if they win CUSA tournament.
55. Howard only if they win MEAC tournament.
56. Idaho only if they win WAC tournament.
57. Idaho St. only if they win BSky tournament.
58. Indiana St. only if they win MVC tournament.
59. Iona only if they win MAAC tournament.
60. Jackson St. only if they win SWAC tournament.
61. James Madison only if they win CAA tournament.
62. Kent St. only if they win MAC tournament.
63. Lafayette only if they win Pat tournament.
64. Lamar only if they win Slnd tournament.
65. Liberty only if they win BSth tournament.
66. Long Beach St. only if they win BW tournament.
67. Long Island only if they win NEC tournament.
68. Louisiana St. only if they win SEC tournament.
69. Manhattan only if they win MAAC tournament.
70. Marshall only if they win CUSA tournament.
71. Maryland Eastern Shore only if they win MEAC tournament.
72. Massachusetts only if they win A10 tournament.
73. McNeese St. only if they win Slnd tournament.
74. MD Baltimore County only if they win AE tournament.
75. Miami OH only if they win MAC tournament.
76. Mississippi St. only if they win SEC tournament.
77. Missouri Kansas City only if they win Sum tournament.
78. Montana only if they win BSky tournament.
79. Montana St. only if they win BSky tournament.
80. Morgan St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
81. Mount St. Mary's only if they win NEC tournament.
82. Nebraska only if they win B10 tournament.
83. Nebraska Omaha only if they win Sum tournament.
84. Nevada only if they win MWC tournament.
85. New Mexico St. only if they win WAC tournament.
86. Niagara only if they win MAAC tournament.
87. Nicholls St. only if they win Slnd tournament.
88. Norfolk St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
89. North Carolina A&T only if they win MEAC tournament.
90. North Carolina Central only if they win MEAC tournament.
91. North Dakota only if they win BSky tournament.
92. North Dakota St. only if they win Sum tournament.
93. Northeastern only if they win CAA tournament.
94. Northern Arizona only if they win BSky tournament.
95. Northern Colorado only if they win BSky tournament.
96. Northern Illinois only if they win MAC tournament.
97. Northern Iowa only if they win MVC tournament.
98. Northwestern only if they win B10 tournament.
99. Northwestern St. only if they win Slnd tournament.
100. Oakland only if they win Sum tournament.
101. Ohio only if they win MAC tournament.
102. Oral Roberts only if they win Slnd tournament.
103. Oregon St. only if they win P12 tournament.
104. Pacific only if they win BW tournament.
105. Penn St. only if they win B10 tournament.
106. Portland St. only if they win BSky tournament.
107. Prairie View A&M only if they win SWAC tournament.
108. Purdue only if they win B10 tournament.
109. Rhode Island only if they win A10 tournament.
110. Rice only if they win CUSA tournament.
111. Richmond only if they win A10 tournament.
112. Rutgers only if they win BE tournament.
113. Sacramento St. only if they win BSky tournament.
114. Saint Joseph's only if they win A10 tournament.
115. Sam Houston St. only if they win Slnd tournament.
116. San Jose St. only if they win WAC tournament.
117. Savannah St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
118. Seattle only if they win WAC tournament.
119. Seton Hall only if they win BE tournament.
120. South Carolina only if they win SEC tournament.
121. South Carolina St. only if they win MEAC tournament.
122. South Dakota St. only if they win Sum tournament.
123. South Florida only if they win BE tournament.
124. Southeastern Louisiana only if they win Slnd tournament.
125. Southern only if they win SWAC tournament.
126. Southern California only if they win P12 tournament.
127. Southern Methodist only if they win CUSA tournament.
128. Southern Utah only if they win BSky tournament.
129. St. Bonaventure only if they win A10 tournament.
130. St. John's only if they win BE tournament.
131. Stanford only if they win P12 tournament.
132. Stephen F. Austin only if they win Slnd tournament.
133. Stony Brook only if they win AE tournament.
134. Texas only if they win B12 tournament.
135. Texas A&M only if they win SEC tournament.
136. Texas Arlington only if they win WAC tournament.
137. Texas Christian only if they win B12 tournament.
138. Texas El Paso only if they win CUSA tournament.
139. Texas San Antonio only if they win WAC tournament.
140. Texas Southern only if they win SWAC tournament.
141. Texas St. only if they win WAC tournament.
142. Texas Tech only if they win B12 tournament.
143. Tulane only if they win CUSA tournament.
144. Tulsa only if they win CUSA tournament.
145. UAB only if they win CUSA tournament.
146. UC Davis only if they win BW tournament.
147. UC Irvine only if they win BW tournament.
148. UC Santa Barbara only if they win BW tournament.
149. Utah only if they win P12 tournament.
150. Utah St. only if they win WAC tournament.
151. Vanderbilt only if they win SEC tournament.
152. Vermont only if they win AE tournament.
153. Virginia Tech only if they win ACC tournament.
154. Wake Forest only if they win ACC tournament.
155. Washington only if they win P12 tournament.
156. Washington St. only if they win P12 tournament.
157. Weber St. only if they win BSky tournament.
158. West Virginia only if they win B12 tournament.
159. Western Illinois only if they win Sum tournament.
160. Western Kentucky only if they win SB tournament.
161. Western Michigan only if they win MAC tournament.
162. Wright St. only if they win Horz tournament.
163. Wyoming only if they win MWC tournament.
164. Xavier only if they win A10 tournament.

  Reported by Breitbart 6 hours ago.

Patch Robinson-Moon, PA --

Members of the Moon Township-based Project Genesis service group today will volunteer time at the Holy Family Institute in Emsworth.

More than 60 volunteers, including members of St. Philips Church in Moon Township and Crossroads Church in North Fayette, will perform outreach today at the institute, a nonprofit that provides services to disadvantaged families and children in the Pittsburgh region. 

Project Genesis member Rider Davidson, of Moon Township, said the group has worked with the Holy Family Institute for five years, and today will host its second-annual Easter celebration for members of the organization. 

"It's just about us going down there, and taking some time to talk to the kids," Davidson said. "You have a lot of kids who are having a hard time, and around Easter, it's just about going there and giving some of your time." 

Davidson said several Moon-area businesses have contributed to the event, including Hometown Pizza, Pizza Roma, and local locations for Starbucks and Pizza Hut. 

"It started with Project Genesis and it's really grown," Davidson said. "It's really different churches coming together." 

Davidson said those wishing to become involved in the Project Genesis organization or volunteer efforts can contact him at Rider.Davidson@equifax.com. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.

Liberty University was the big winner Sunday, claiming the 46^th spots in the tournament. The team that likely took a spot away from the Breitbart Sports Middle 20 was Florida International, who shocked 1-seed and tournament lock Middle Tennessee in the Sun Belt semifinals. That win means both Middle Tennessee AND the winner of the Western Kentucky-FIU Sun Belt title game Monday will get bid, leaving only nine for the Middle 20. Here are the 10 teams who survived, and eight who were eliminated Sunday:

*New Lock for NCAA tournament*

While Creighton won the Missouri Valley Sunday to help their seed, they already one of the 45 locks for the tournament. Liberty was not, and by winning the Big South becomes the 46^th lock for the tournament.

1. Liberty, BSth, Middle 20 not impacted by upset, Liberty just gets bid instead of Charleston Southern with 87-76 win.

 

*10 who survived another day*

The following 10 teams that won Sunday to survive for another day can only get into the NCAA tournament if they win their conference tournament. Their team, conference and details on their win and next game are listed.

1. College of Charleston, SC, Beat Elon 68-60, will play Davidson for title, bid (Monday 7 pm)
2. Davidson, SC, Beat App State 65-62, play Charleston for title (Monday 7 pm)
3. Florida International, SB, 4-seed shocked 1-seed and lock Middle Tennessee 61-57, which eliminates a Middle 20 team (plays Western Kentucky Monday 7 pm)
4. Iona, MAAC, 4-seed shocked 1-seed Niagra 79-73, will play Manhattan for title, bid (Monday 9 pm)
5. IUPU Fort Wayne, Sum, Stayed alive 91-72 over Oakland, plays 1-seed South Dakota St. Monday 7 pm in semifinal.
6. James Madison, CAA, 2-seed beat 3-seed Delaware 58-57, will play 1-seed Northeastern for shot at bid (Monday 7 pm)
7. Manhattan, MAAC, 6-seed beat 4-seed Fairfield 60-52, plays Iona for title, bid (Monday 9 pm)
8. North Dakota St., Sum, Stayed alive 69-58 over UMKC, plays 2-seed Western Illinois in semi Monday at 9:30 pm.
9. Northeastern, CAA, Beat GMU 69-67 in semis, plays JMU for title and bid (Monday 7 p.m.)
10. Western Kentucky, SB, 6-seed upset 2-seed Arkansas State 58-56, plays 4-seed FIU Monday, 7 pm for title.

 

*Eight teams eliminated Sunday*

The following eight teams who could only make the NCAA lost in their conference tournaments on Sunday.

1. Arkansas St., SB, Eliminated 58-56 by Western Kentucky.
2. Charleston Southern, BSth, Eliminated by loss to Liberty in title game.
3. Delaware, CAA, Favorite lost to JMU 58-57 in semis to be eliminated.
4. Fairfield, MAAC, Eliminated 60-42 by Manhattan.
5. George Mason, CAA, Eliminated by 69-67 loss to Northeastern in semifinal.
6. Missouri Kansas City, Sum, Eliminated 69-58 by N. Dakota State.
7. Niagara, MAAC, Eliminated 79-73 by Iona.
8. Oakland, Sum, Eliminated 91-72 by IPFW. Reported by Breitbart 1 day ago.

Three years ago, NASCAR and Walmart joined forces as partners to provide NASCAR fans with an essential one-stop shop for their racing needs.  Developed by Walmart, the "Race Time" platform provides NASCAR fans with the ability to purchase NASCAR tickets, along with merchandise, snacks and beverages to take to the race, during one visit to Walmart.  The partnership between NASCAR and Walmart was born out of both companies' interest of serving their markets and realization that much of their markets overlap.  "NASCAR fans are Walmart customers, and vice versa.  This partnership means great exposure for the sport.  First and foremost, Walmart delivers a value pack to fans, whether it's apparel, tailgate needs or tickets, they provide a great value to NASCAR fans," said NASCAR's vice president of licensing and consumer products, Blake Davidson. The birth of the Walmart partnership was predicated upon an internal business decision made by NASCAR.  "Before forming NASCAR Team Properties to consolidate a lot of the merchandising rights in the business, all of our rights from a retail standpoint for our teams were handled individually.  If a company wanted to come in and make products with NASCAR and a driver, they would have to do individual deals with the teams and NASCAR.  NASCAR Team Properties has allowed us to go to the retailers directly as one entity and deliver the sport to them," Davidson explained.  NASCAR had no problem selling its drivers and their teams on the benefits that NASCAR Team Properties could provide.  "One of the big motivators for the teams to come on board, was the value they could bring back to their sponsors with their cars," Davidson noted. Once all NASCAR drivers were on board and the structure of NASCAR Team Properties was in place, it was time to hit the market in search of retailers interested in licensing its portfolio.  For NASCAR, Walmart was an ideal partner.  "The way our deal is structured is Walmart has a direct license, so they can source the products to the store," Davidson explained. When the partnership began, twelve consumer packaged good companies participated in Walmart's "Race Time" platform, offering various NASCAR inspired products or deals to customers.  The program has grown significantly, as now over 40 consumer packaged goods are featured.  Walmart also sells discounted ticket and food packages to a variety of NASCAR races throughout the year. One way in which NASCAR and Walmart have seen continued growth of the partnership is through heavily involving NASCAR fans in the retail experience.  37 weeks out of the year, Walmart hosts various NASCAR promotion and activation events at its stores.  These events range from special product deals to hosting in-store events featuring drivers and their teams.  Davidson notes that this heavy activation structure not only benefits Walmart from a business standpoint, but also increases the visibility of NASCAR, its drivers and their sponsors.  "The great thing for the teams and sport, is the brands that participate in the sport sell products at Walmart.  Whether that’s Coca-Cola, Miller Light or Mars, they not only support the teams from a sponsorship standpoint, but have activations in Walmart stores during those 37 weeks out of the year.  This partnership brings a lot more value to the companies participating," Davidson said. Most recently, Walmart has leveraged its partnership with NASCAR to drive fan involvement by creating the "Fan Driven 400." Walmart will serve as the entitlement sponsor of June's Pocono race.  In doing so, Walmart is giving its customers and NASCAR fans the opportunity to customize race details, including the official race name (finalists can select from the fan-nominated choices of the "Race More, Live Better 400,""Poconos for the People 400," or "Party in the Poconos 400"), concession menus and the pace car design.  Fans can vote for their selections at walmarturl.com/fandriven through May 27.    "This is an evolution of the partnership we have with Walmart.  From the very beginning when we partnered with them, their whole motivation was to figure out ways to give greater value to the fans.  Each year they have done something a little different.  This year, they felt that sponsoring a race was another unique thing to do, but made it more unique by letting fans put their stamp on it," Davidson said. Alicia Jessop is a Colorado-based attorney and the founder of the sports law website RulingSports.com.  Follow her @RulingSports and at AliciaJessop.com. Reported by Forbes.com 19 hours ago.

De'Mon Brooks had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Davidson Wildcats defended their Southern Conference championship with a wire-to-wire 74-55 victory over the College of Charleston on Monday night. Reported by FOX Sports 12 hours ago.

Christopher Davidson, 20, was reversing at around 14mph in Halifax, West Yorkshire when he collided with Zoya Hussain who ran into the road from between two parked cars. Reported by MailOnline 11 hours ago.

First minister accused of selecting optimistic economic forecasts to bolster his case for independence

Alex Salmond has provoked a fresh row over his economic forecasting after predicting an independent Scotland would enjoy a mini "oil boom" worth up to £57bn in North Sea tax revenues.

The first minister's opponents accused him of selecting highly optimistic and selective forecasts in a "cobbled together" report to bolster his case for independence, which still risked leaving Scotland's finances billions short.

The Scottish government said its analysis of short-term forecasts of North Sea oil revenue showed that Scotland's potential tax take from oil and gas would equal between £41bn and £57bn by 2017-18, averaging out at £48bn over six years.

Salmond said this would significantly underwrite Scotland's economy, proving that North Sea oil was going from "strength to strength".

"It demonstrates that, when the expected increase in production to two million barrels a day is taken into account, there can be little doubt that Scotland is moving into a second oil boom," he said in Aberdeen.

The new Scottish government paper, produced by its civil servants, has been published after Salmond weathered a difficult row last week after a pessimistic economic assessment by the Scottish finance secretary John Swinney was leaked.

That document warned bluntly that oil revenues were a volatile and unreliable source of revenue, but the latest paper, released on Monday, said that independent agencies and industry bodies had predicted several bumper years for North Sea oil production, in the three years after the 2014 independence referendum.

It said the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predicted oil prices could rise above a record level of $150 a barrel by 2020, while the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change also predicted rising oil prices.

At the same time, the oil industry was predicting production would rise from 1.4m barrels a day in 2010 to 2m barrels a day by 2017, and had spent £13bn investing in new production. Those figures contradicted gloomier forecasts for the UK government from the Office for Budget Responsibility late last year that said oil prices, now at $110 per barrel, would fall to $92 a barrel by 2017/18.

Assuming it had a full geographic share of North Sea oil and gas production, based on international marine treaties, Scotland's total reserves would be the highest of any EU country, at 60% of total EU oil reserves.

Scottish waters accounted for 64% of recent EU oil production and 78% of the UK's oil and gas production. While it acknowledged that Scotland only accounted for just over 50% of gas production, oil was more lucrative: 90% of all UK's oil reserves were in Scottish waters.

However, this analysis failed to compare Scotland's reserves with those of Norway's, which has 5.2bn barrels of proven reserves, versus 2.9bn barrels of proven reserves for the UK, as it is not in the EU. Norway was Europe's top oil exporter in 2011, exporting 1.8m barrels a day.

The six years it covered does not include the very high tax writeoffs expected in later years as the oil industry decommissions its rigs, or the significant impact of climate change policies and carbon taxes that international agencies and investment analysts predict will hit prices and investment in the 2020s.

Patrick Harvie MSP, the co-leader of the Scottish Green party, said Salmond was guilty of "shameless hypocrisy" for promoting the maximum use of North Sea oil and gas while promoting tough climate change targets.

The International Energy Agency had warned that only a third of the world's fossil fuel reserves could be burnt if the world wanted to avoid dangerous climate change.

Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tory leader, said Salmond was being highly selective. The OECD report his officials cited also warned about the unreliability of oil forecasts. Their forecast also ignored projections by the World Bank that prices would stagnate at about $100 per barrel for the rest of the decade.

The average annual income of £8bn chosen by Salmond was still £2.5bn less than the £10.5bn in North Sea tax revenue for 2011/12, which left Scotland with a £7.6bn deficit that year.

Davidson said the report was "full of contradiction and assumption – and those are two things on which the future of an entire country cannot be based".

Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, said the predictions were a poor argument for independence. "Even the SNP only predict for six years but expect Scots to reject a 300-year-old union on the back of their short-term predictions of a finite resource," he said. Reported by guardian.co.uk 14 hours ago.

Davidson defeats College of Charleston 74-55 for SoCon title behind 24 points from Brooks Reported by ABCNews.com 11 hours ago.

De'Mon Brooks had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Davidson Wildcats defended their Southern Conference championship with a wire-to-wire 74-55 victory over the College of Charleston on Monday night. Reported by Miami Herald 12 hours ago.

De'Mon Brooks had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Davidson Wildcats defended their Southern Conference championship with a wire-to-wire 74-55 victory over the College of Charleston on Monday night. Reported by CBS Sports 11 hours ago.

De'Mon Brooks had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Davidson Wildcats defended their Southern Conference championship with a wire-to-wire 74-55 victory over the College of Charleston on Monday night. Reported by ESPN 10 hours ago.