The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region’s strong commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.

This is the seventh consecutive time that the Y has earned this top distinction. Only 8% of Charity Navigator’s rated organizations have received a four-star rating for seven consecutive years.

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Education updates

• Michela Argue and KynAmy Chan, both of Colorado Springs, was named to the spring Dean’s List at the University of Iowa. Argue (bachelor of science in neuroscience) and Chan (bachelor of business administration in accounting), of Colorado Springs, also graduated from the school.

• Emily Cook (bachelor of arts in psychology, magna cum laude) and Drake Wilson (bachelor of science in mathematics) graduated from Gonzaga University.

• Kylee Crews, of Monument, was named to the spring Dean’s List at St. Cloud University in Minnesota.

• Madison Mufich, of Larkspur, and Jonathan Padrnos, Kathleen Smith and Drake Wilson, all of Monument, were named to the Dean’s List at Gonzaga University.

• Hannah Pennison, of Palmer Lake, recently graduated with a bachelor of arts in English from Colorado College.

• Mackenzie Pepper, of Monument, was named to the spring Dean’s List at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind.

• Nathaniel Raymond, of Colorado Springs, was named to the spring Dean’s List at

The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y.

• Caitlin Vaillencourt, of Monument, was named to the spring Dean’s List at Valdosta State University in Georgia.

• Emma Ward, of Colorado Springs, was named to the spring Dean’s List at Samford University in Alabama, after earning at least a 3.5 GPA.