Two thumbs up to a few northern Wake students who were honored for their outstanding accomplishments and achievements during Wake schools' Spotlight On Students program.

The students were: fourth-grader Anthony Frisco of Jones Dairy Elementary; fifth-graders Carrissa Eiesland of Brassfield Elementary, Andersson Flores Aguilar of Durant Road Elementary; Yesenia Izeta Va'zquez of Heritage Elementary; Claire Isabelle Howell of Green Year-Round Elementary, Tamaya Monae Taylor of Wilburn Elementary and eighth-grader Tricia R. Simmons of Durant Road Middle.

The program has been in place since 1982. One of the goals of the program is for one student from each participating Wake County school to be honored by the end of the year.

The awards were given during the school board's Oct. 4 meeting.

The North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham will host an open house for interested freshmen, sophomores and parents at 8:30 a.m.on Nov. 12.

The visit will include academic, residential and extracurricular information and a tour of the campus.

To attend, you must register by Oct. 21. For more information, visit the school's Web site, www.ncssm. edu. (Click on "admissions," then click on "special events.")

Baptist Grove Church and Preparing America's Tomorrow Today, a nonprofit educational organization, will hold an educational awareness seminar at noon Saturday at the church at 7109 Leesville Road for parents and sixth- through 12th-grade students. Information about SAT preparation, tutoring and more will be provided.

There will be no charge for the seminar. For more information, call 518-2903.

Check out the next Picassos of Millbrook High School during an art exhibit at the Wake County Public School's Administration Building at 3600 Wake Forest Road. Students' art work is displayed on the second floor until Oct. 31.