Education briefs News-Chronicle DE PERE Melissa Wells to speak at St. Norbert Melissa Wells, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, will speak 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center at St. Norbert College. The forum, which is free and open to the public, is titled "U.S. Foreign Policy and the Devloping World." Wells has served as U.S. ambassador to Zaire, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and Estonia. She also had two assignments in Brazil and served in France, the United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland and Uganda. In Wahington, she served as deputy director of the Major Export Projects Division of the Department of Commerce and as chief of the Business Relations Branch of the Bureau of Economic and Business Affiars of the United States Department of State. DE PERE Career Exploration Fair to be held The second annual Career Exploration Fair will be held from 3-6 p.m. Nov. 6 at St. Norbert College in the Ray Van Den Heuvel Family Campus Center. This event helps students learn about the variety of career fields, organizations and positions that could utilize their liberal arts abilities once they go from college to the "work world." GREEN BAY NWTC kicks of Alcohol Awareness Week To celebrate National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week this week, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College has planned activities to reinforce responsible attitudes toward drinking and combat negative stereotypes of college drinking. The following activities will take place in the student lounge, located in the Student Center (formerly Building 3) on the Green Bay campus, 2740 W. Mason St. - Need for Speed - 10:30 a.m. today and Wednesday - A computer game that allows students to drive with "Fatal Vision" goggles to simulate impaired driving. - Student Speakers - 11:30 a.m today, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 11:30 Wednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday. NWTC students will share their experiences in dealing with alcohol. - Calculating Blood Alcohol Conter (BAC) 10:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Lap top computers with special software allow students to calculate BAC and the time it takes to get back to .00 based on sex, weight and type and number of drinks. GREEN BAY AP Scholar awarded two local students Two former students of Ashwaubenon High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Kurt Armbrust, currently a freshman at Brown University, qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Sean Luchs, currently a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations with grades of 3 or highter. This program offers students the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school and to receive college credit, advance placement or both for successful perfomanace on the exams. Only 15 percent of the more than one million high school students in more than 14,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar. GREEN BAY Free events at the School House The School House, 770 Willard Drive, is hosting a number of free, public events for children. The following events do not require registration: 11 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday, "Magic Show by a Kid for Kids," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 25, "MAGZ Magnetic Construction Playday," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 8, "Thomas the Tank Engine Playday," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 8, "Playmobile Playday." Prizes will be given away at all of the events. For more information call 499-7999.