**FANS FROM AFAR:** With the World Cup taking place in Foxboro, members of the **Tartan Army** – the kilt-clad of the Scotland national team – have been seen in Hull. Jennifer Whelan caught up with them while having dinner at Local 02045

• Congratulations to Jack Burke, a rising senior and marine transportation major at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, who has been named to the President’s List for second year in a row. This honor is bestowed on students who earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher. The Hull High graduate is looking forward to his senior year as captain of the MassMaritime soccer team. Go Bucs!

• Merrimack College recently recognized academic excellence by naming students with high academic achievement to the Dean’s List. Congratulations to Fallon Ryan, a nursing major who made the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

• The Hull Garden Club recently held its annual luncheon at the lovely Lincoln Room at South Shore Country Club. This year, members celebrated two scholarship recipients as well as the induction of new officers.

The new officers for the next two years are President: Faye Baglione; First Vice President: Sue Bradley; Second Vice President: Tricia Fleck; Recording Secretary: Diane Norton; Corresponding Secretary: Nancy Bokun; Treasurer: Debby Tamborella (not pictured).

The Hull High graduates who were awarded scholarships were Kaylee Ann Blake, who plans on attending the University of Tampa to major in nursing, and Camila Arias, who will be attending the University of Massachusetts at Boston to study to become a physician’s assistant.

• A packed house gathered at the Hull Yacht Club this past Saturday night for a screening of Joe Berkeley’s documentary, “The Last Islander,” which tells the story of Mike McDevitt and his quest to save his sister’s home from demolition on Peddocks Island. Each showing of the film has been sold out – including at the Hull Lifesaving Museum’s newly renovated Windmill Point Boathouse. “The Last Islander” recently won best short documentary at the Big Apple Film Fest.

• Two Hull students – Erica McGowan and Abigail Gibson – were among the 525 recipients of bachelor’s degrees at Salve Regina’s commencement exercises in Newport, Rhode Island on May 17. Salve Regina University is a Catholic, coeducational institution of higher education founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1947. More than 2,700 students from around the world are enrolled in the school.

• Hailey Gould has been named to the University of New England’s Dean's List for the spring semester. Dean's List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.

• If you have always wanted to learn more about the piping plovers and their impact on Hull’s coastline, mark your calendars for an upcoming presentation on Thursday, June 25 at 1 p.m. at the Anne M. Scully Senior Center. Plover Ambassadors Liz Vargas and Susan Mann will discuss these birds, their nesting habits, and the need to protect them from harm when they are on the beach. You also can learn about how to become an ambassador, educating the public and watching out for the birds when they are most vulnerable. To register, call 781-925-1239.

• Grace Holden, a student at Lasell University, has been named to the Dean's List for academic performance in the spring semester. Students must complete at least 12 credits and achieve a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.

• Tyler Sordillo has been named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring semester at Springfield College. He has a primary major of exercise science/applied ES.

• Events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence are in full swing! Check the community calendar in the Summer Guide that is included with this issue of the Times, or log onto hulltimes.com for more information. Hull’s USA 250 Committee is planning excursions to view the Tall Ships parade in Boston Harbor that will depart from Pemberton Pier on July 15 – ticket information will be announced soon. Also on the agenda is a parade and field day on Saturday, August 15. The parade steps off in the Kenberma area and travels down Nantasket Avenue to L Street. These and many other activities will help make this summer one of the most patriotic in recent memory.

• Christine Burnett has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s spring President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the list.

• Patrick Lynch received his bachelor of science in business administration degree at Stonehill College’s 75th commencement on May 17. Lynch also was recognized at the college’s Student Life Awards program, which celebrates campus community members for their outstanding contributions to the betterment of Stonehill.

• Also at Stonehill, Lilly Copenheaver-Smith, a member of the Class of 2029, was named to the spring Dean’s List. To qualify for this honor, undergraduate students must have achieved a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher with a minimum of 12 credits.

• This Sunday, June 21 is Father’s Day! Be sure to celebrate all the Dads and father figures in your life this weekend. Stop by Nantasket Pharmacy to pick up a card and maybe a great gift (or gift certificate) at one of our faithful advertisers in the Times or in our Summer Guide, which is included in this edition. Or, reward Dad with his own subscription to The Hull Times – if he already has one, you can contact our office and extend it for another year. He’ll appreciate it!

Would you like to see your accomplishments celebrated here in the Shorelines column? If you have news about Hull residents to share – birthdays, anniversaries, career and education achievements, weddings, births, and other milestones – send your information to us at news@hulltimes.com. There is no charge for inclusion in this column. If you include a photo, please be sure that everyone in the image is identified. Thank you!

Like what you’re reading? Stay informed and support our work with a Hull Times subscription by clicking here.

Do you have an opinion to share? Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.