The engagement ofJennifer Graver of Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Ethan Hogeland, also of Jacksonville, has been announced by their parents.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Allen and Tammy Graver of Tamaqua.She is a graduate of Tamaqua Area High School. She graduated from Kutztown University with a bachelor's degree in elementary special education. She is also a graduate of Grand Canyon University where she earned a master's degree in special education.She is currently employed at Jacksonville Commons Middle School as a teacher for severe/profound students.The prospective bridegroom is the son of Janet Smith of Stedman, North Carolina, and Richard Hogeland and his wife, Cara, of Fayetteville, North Carolina.He is a graduate of Cape Fear High School.He is currently serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.The couple are planning a wedding for August of this year.