Falmouth High School held their graduation ceremony on June 7 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. The following students earned the ranking of top 10 percent for the class of 2015.

CAYMAN BICKERSTAFF
He is the son of Shea and Caryn Bickerstaff. He has been an AP student, a member of the National Honor Society, and has achieved high honors throughout his high school career. In his four years at Falmouth, Cayman has been a varsity member of the high school track and cross country teams, a member of the ultimate frisbee team, a member of the high school band and chorus, as well as a member of the vocal jazz ensemble. He participated in the Habitat for Humanity trip to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where he helped to continue the rebuilding efforts on the Gulf Coast due to Hurricane Katrina. Outside of school, Cayman has earned his black belt in karate and competed for many years on local, regional, and international circuits, earning recognition in the World Top Ten four years in a row. Cayman will attend Sewanee: The University of the South in the fall where he plans to study medicine.

SARAH CALDWELL
She is the daughter of Sharon Leskanic and Jim Caldwell. She is an AP scholar, a member of the National Honor Society, and a recipient of both the University of Rochester Young Leaders Award and the Cornell Book Award. Sarah was also a representative to Dirigo Girls State and the recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award. For the past 10 years, she has excelled as a competitive gymnast, training year round at Maine Academy of Gymnastics, and holding both state and regional titles. A leader of the Service Club, Sarah is actively involved in many community activities, including advocacy and awareness for ALS, the disease her dad passed away from in 2013. For her work, she was named the 2014 recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for Maine and a 2015 AXA Foundation National Achiever. Sarah recently published a book, “Just to Make You Smile,” which, among other things, details her journey through her dad’s illness. Sarah will attend Yale University in the fall where she plans to continue gymnastics and major in biology.

ETHAN CANTLIN
He is the son of Michael and Patricia Cantlin and brother to Meghan Cantlin. He is an AP Scholar, a member of National Honor Society, and has achieved high honors throughout his high school years. He is a co-leader of the Service Club and a chair of the Outing Club, and has spent endless hours with both. Ethan was heavily involved in athletics, participating in outdoor track, three varsity seasons of cross-country, and four varsity state-winning seasons of nordic skiing. His senior year he was co-captain of the nordic ski team and raced for Maine’s Eastern High School nordic ski team. He attended Dirigo Boys State his junior summer and pursued the Falmouth High School STEM endorsement. Outside of high school, he followed his outdoor passions by hiking, climbing, kayaking, skiing, biking, and everything in between. This summer, Ethan will be attending a NOLS Mountaineering course in Seattle. He will continue his adventure this fall by attending Rensselaer where he plans to study mechanical engineering.

MAGGIE COSTER
She is the daughter of Mike and Kathy Coster. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction, a National Merit Finalist, a member of the National Honor Society, and the recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Maine book award. As a regular volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club in Portland, Maggie taught a cooking class for the club’s youngest members and was named the Southern Maine Boys and Girls Club Teen Volunteer of the Year in the fall of 2014. For the last four years, she has been an active member of the Theatre Company and a part of several regional and state championship winning productions, as well as the recipient of an All-Festival Cast Award.  She has been a member of the varsity ski team throughout high school and served as captain her junior and senior year when girls alpine won its first state championship. She also served as the vice president of the FHS Civics Club this past year and has been an elected class officer throughout high school. Maggie will attend Bowdoin College in the fall where she plans to study government and history.

ALEXANDRA ERTMAN
She is the daughter of Douglas Ertman and Elisabeth Theiler Ertman. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Honor Society. She is the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Band Award, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, and the Arion Award for her excellence in academics and music. An avid flute and saxophone player, Alexandra has played in various school and district ensembles and was selected to participate in the All-National Concert Band, All-Eastern Jazz Ensemble, All-New England Concert Band, All-State Concert Band, Orchestra, and Honors Jazz Band, the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, and the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. At school, Alexandra was a member of the Environmental Action Committee and was a peer tutor. All through high school, Alexandra enjoyed mentoring Falmouth Middle School Math Team students and fifth grade flute students, and has been a counselor at the Da Vinci Experience summer camp. Alexandra will attend Brown University in the fall.

MATTHEW ESTABROOK
He is the son of Kenneth and Wendy Estabrook. He is an AP student, a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, a member of the National Honors Society, and is the recipient of the Boston College Book Award and the University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology. He has been the Editor-In-Chief of the FHS literary magazine GORP for the past year. Throughout high school, Matthew has been involved with the FHS music program and Theatre Company, receiving three Outstanding Musicianship Awards at the Maine State Jazz Festival, and three All-Festival Cast Awards at the regional and State One-Act Festivals. He has performed with the Maine All-State Choir and All-State Jazz Combo, and was selected for the 2015 All-Eastern Choir. Matthew will be attending the Five Year Dual-Degree Program between Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music in the fall, where he will study economics and jazz performance.

GRACE FAN
She is the daughter of Titan and Christina Fan. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction, the recipient of the Yale University Book Award and the MPA Principal’s Award, and has been recognized for excellence in history and English. She was the Executive Board Treasurer, the National Honor Society Chair of Community Service, as well as the president of Photography Club. Grace is also an avid musician and was principal flute for the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra for the past two years as well as a member of the Falmouth High School Chamber Singers for three years. She was an active member of Service Club, Environmental Action Committee, the Yearbook Committee, and the Falmouth Theatre Company. In her free time, Grace likes to play piano, volunteer, photograph, and maintain her blog, Faces of Falmouth High School. Grace will attend Williams College in the fall.

JULIA GILMAN
She is the daughter of Susan and Tom Gilman. During her high school career, she has been recognized for excellence in math, science, history, English and French and is a member of the National Honor Society. Julia is editor of the 2014-15 yearbook and leader of the yearbook club. Julia has been a competitive figure skater with the North Atlantic Figure Skating Club for 13  years and has competed in four New England Regional Championships, under the direction of coach Lynda Hathaway. She enjoyed volunteering as a junior skating coach, and is now excited to have a student of her own. Julia is also an accomplished equestrian, riding and showing horses in various regional events. When not skating or riding, Julia enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, hiking, skiing, photography, painting, and baking. Julia will be attending Colorado College in the fall.

SCOTT LAMBERT
He amused himself as a young child by playing with ceiling fans, light switches and legos. These occupations have since coalesced into interests in theoretical physics, deep space exploration and aerospace engineering. The goal of enabling humans to explore interstellar space motivated him to take eight math courses (through linear algebra) during high school, four on his own without a teacher. He has also participated in FIRST Robotics and the Maine Science Olympiad competition, won a national aeronautics essay contest, published a research paper on proposed methods of interstellar flight, and interned at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He tutors in mathematics, science, and writing at the Falmouth High tutoring center. Scott also enjoys running, cross-country skiing, playing keyboard in Falmouth High’s band scene, and writing satire for the FHS newspaper, The Mast. He was a member of the varsity cross-country and outdoor track for four years, Falmouth’s varsity nordic ski team for three years, and was a team captain for the 2014 cross-country season. Scott will study engineering physics at Stanford University.

AIDAN MCGRORY
He is the son of Brian and Lori McGrory. He is class salutatorian, a National Merit Commended Student, Princeton Book Award recipient, AP Scholar with Honor and a National Honor Society member. He was selected as a MERITS summer intern in biology at USM. Aidan is a four-year varsity tennis player, team captain and was named All State First team in Singles in 2014. Additionally, he earned three varsity letters in soccer and was named to the All Academic Team. Aidan has served as a leader of Service Club, vice-president of Kids Helping Kids, student representative to Executive Board and is a member of Natural Helpers of Maine. He will attend Bowdoin College in the fall where he plans to study biology.

MEGAN NOWAK
She is the daughter of Kim Filippone and Ken Nowak. She is a graphic designer/web designer for The Mast and yearbook committee, and does occasional contract work for various local organizations. Megan loves the outdoors, and is an avid photographer, writer, biker, artist, and musician who idolizes Charlie Parker and studies jazz and concert saxophone. Megan will attend College of the Atlantic in the fall, where she plans to study fine art, graphic design, creative writing and botany.

MEG PIERCE
She is the daughter of Samuel and Teresa Pierce. She is as an AP Scholar with Honor, a member of the National Honor Society, the recipient of the Hobey Baker Character award, and has received high honors throughout high school. Over the past four year, Meg has been a part of varsity soccer, tennis, and varsity ice hockey. As a senior she was captain of both the tennis and ice hockey teams. She is a part of the Falmouth Theatre Company and participated in 11 shows during her four years. Meg was civics club treasurer, worked on the school newspaper, the Mast, and Habitat for Humanity in the greater Portland Area. During her summers, Meg worked at Fish Camp as a counselor in South Portland teaching kids about marine biology. Meg is attending Washington University in St. Louis in the fall.

SAMUEL REED
He is the son of Rachel and David Reed. He is an AP scholar and a member of the National Honors Society. Sam was the co-captain of the Falmouth High School Speech and Debate Team in both his junior and senior years and was the 2014 State Champion in Congressional Debate. He has received numerous awards at other debate tournaments around the state, and he competed in the National Catholic Forensic League’s Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament in 2014. He has received a varsity letter in cross-country at Falmouth High School and also rows in Waynflete’s first varsity boys’ boat, having placed second at the 2015 Maine Youth Rowing Association winter indoor rowing regatta. He is a tutoring center volunteer, an avid skier, and an experienced hiker, being certified as a Junior Maine Guide after training at the University of Maine’s 4H Camp and Learning Center. Sam will attend Dartmouth College in the fall.

OLIVIA RING
She is the daughter of Jeffrey Ring and Anne DiStefano. She is an AP scholar, a member of the National Honor Society, a National Merit Commended Scholar, and a recipient of the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award and the Williams College Book Award. Olivia has been recognized for excellence in English, Spanish, music and science. Since freshman year, she has been a member of the cross-country, indoor and outdoor track teams, and is a recipient of varsity letters, All-Academic Team Awards, and the Coaches Award. She also participates in the Environmental Action Committee and the Gender Sexuality Alliance. Olivia takes music lessons and plays the guitar, piano, clarinet, ukulele, and mandolin. She loves photography, writing and performing poetry, her job at Subway and her three siblings. Olivia will attend Skidmore College in the fall, where she plans to major in molecular biology and neuroscience, and minor in Spanish and gender studies.

CHARU TIWARI
She is the daughter of Sarita and Jyoti Tiwari. She is an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honors Society. She is a part of the Environmental Action Committee, Service Club and the Yearbook Club. Throughout the years Charu has been involved with cross-country, indoor track and girls’ tennis. She has also volunteered as an assistant children’s tennis coach and tutored at the school’s tutoring center. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, drawing, reading, photography, figure skating, practicing the piano, watching shows and movies, and reading about advancements in medicine. She will be attending the Ohio State University, where she plans to study biology.

ANNIE TUCKER
She is the daughter of Lisa Madden and David Tucker. She is an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society. She is a recipient of the Bowdoin Book Award as well as the Society of Women in Engineering award. She twice competed in the Maine State Windstorm Challenge, designing a wind turbine. Her 3D-printer experiences include printing a spinning carousel and building a saltwater printer. She is a fully certified volunteer member of the National Ski Patrol at Saddleback Maine and recently received the Rookie of the Year award. She is a dedicated artist and her artwork depicting the tragedy and triumph of genocide was displayed at a United to End Genocide event. She is a member of the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, playing flute. She also plays guitar and loves cooking, traveling and mountain biking. In the fall, she will likely be majoring in international affairs, environmental science, or journalism in the honors program at Northeastern University.

ISABEL WOLFE
She is the daughter of Peter and Chris Wolfe. She is the class valedictorian and has been recognized for excellence in history, English, science, French, and math. She is a National Merit Scholar, an AP Scholar with Distinction, and a member of the National Honor Society. In addition, she is a recipient of the Dartmouth Book Award and the RPI medal. As a sophomore, she was selected to represent Falmouth High School at the annual Maine Youth Leadership conference, returning the following year as a junior counselor. In addition to her academic pursuits, Isabel is a company member with Maine State Ballet, performing in more than 40 shows per year. She is also an editor of Falmouth High’s newspaper “The Mast” and a longtime math team member. Over the years, she has engaged in various types of community service, including tutoring, assistant teaching, and ballet outreach. Isabel will attend Yale University in the fall, where she plans to study neuroscience.

ABIGAIL WOODRUFF
Woodruff is the daughter of Thomas Woodruff and Julie Mills. She is an AP Scholar, a recipient of the Mount Holyoke College Book Award, and has been recognized by the Women’s Literary Union Youth Council. Abigail is an active participant in the Environmental Action Committee, Service Club, Ocean Sciences Bowl, and Yearbook Committee at Falmouth High School. She has taken piano lessons at the Portland Conservatory of Music for ten years, and has taken ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance classes at Portland Ballet and Casco Bay Movers. Abigail will attend Northeastern University in the fall of 2015 with a major in biology.

Class of 2015

Jacob Adams, Emily Alexander, Morgan Allen, John Alling, Eric Anton, Georgia Babikian, Olivia Baranowski, Katherine Barlow, Evan Bazinet, Leigh Bernardy, Cayman Bickerstaff, Weston Blakeman, Edward Blum, Alana Braley, Jack Britton, Hannah Brock, Molly Brock, Spencer Brown, Jessica Burton, Sarah Caldwell, Ethan Cantlin, Jackson Castagna,
Elizabeth Cattell, Erin Chandler, Kelvin Cho, Luciano Ciraulo, Michael Claar, Andrew Clement, Kristen Coleman, Christopher Collmus, Jenna Costa, Margaret Coster, Hayley Coughlin,  Jade Covens, Eva Crawford, Gabrielle Cyr, Meghan Darcy, Ava Demer, Christopher deWolf, Celia DeWolfe, Jared DeWolfe, Angelina DiPhilippo, Trevor Dubois, Camille Dunwoody, Sydney Dupont, Caroline Dyhrberg, Kiersten Dyhrberg, Matthew Edmonds, Sophie Emple, Alexandra Ertman, Matthew Estabrook, Grace Fan, Alta Farrell, Sawyer Fenderson, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Joseph Flanigan, Joshua Foley, Rebecca Foley, Christian Ford, John Gabriel, Adam Gardner, Erika Gardner, Julia Gilman, Elizabeth Goodrich, Jake Grade, Katherine Greene, Lynnea Harding, Peter Henning, Charles Hepburn, Allyson Hickey, Tessa Holbrook, Patrick Horgan, Caroline Hunt, Callahan Inlow, Kevin Jabar, Hailey Janelle, Kathryn Josephs, Jalique Keene, Brandon Keller, Natalie King, Bryce Kuhn, Iain Kurry, Scott Lambert, Kathryn Lannon, Samuel Larson, Olivia Leavitt, Charles Leighton, Maggie Lento, Tanner Leslie, Alexander Levy, Danielle Loiselle, Kyle Lovejoy, Hunter Low, Benjamin Lydick, Caleb Lydick, Connor MacDowell, Gabriel Mahoney, John Mainella, Nina Marsanskis, John McConnell, Molly McGinley, Stone McGovern, Aidan McGrory, Quinn McLeaney, Callie McMahon, Molly Meyer, Michela Micalizio, Andrew Michalakis, Nathan Michaud, Hannah Mildrum, Emma Mooradian, Hadley Moreau, Anna Morin, Ryan Moumneh, Ryan Mucci, Lydia Mundhenk, Bryce Murdick, Aidan Murphy, Peter Neff, Noah Nelson, Ashley Nightingale, Serik Nixon, Emmalyn Nonni, Isac Nordstrom, Megan Nowak, Genevieve Paradis, Alexander Paratore, Jonah Paris, Jackson Perron, Brandon Peters, Noah Peterson-Greenberg, Margaret Pierce, William Pochepan, Amy Polewaczyk, Timothy Pratico, Sophie Priddy, Samuel Reed, Jahnique Registe, Alyssa Remillard, Olivia Ring, Emily Rioux, Bradley Robaczewski, Benjamin Robishaw, Daniel Schmidt, Jonathan Shaw, Matthew Robert Simmons, John Simonds, Serene Singh, Jessica Smestad, Craig Smith, Grant Smith, Ruth Smith, Jordan Solman, Samuel Stark, Deirdre Sullivan, Megan Tammaro, Charu Tiwari, Tyler Torrey, Annie Tucker, Kohl Valle, Emma Van Wickler, Dayna Vasconcelos, Luke Velas, Quinn Waites, Elizabeth Walker, Cole Walsh, Kayla Walsh, Julia Warnock, Caroline Whitmore, Cameron Wilkins, Madeline Winkeler, Isabel Wolfe, Abigail Woodruff, Ania Wright, Emily Wrobleski and John Zinn.

Cape Elizabeth High School held its graduation ceremony on June 7 at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. Below are the students who rose to the top 10 percent in the class of 2015.

SIERRA BATES, is a daughter of Amy and Matthew Bates.
Honors/Awards: Bates College Book Award; CEHS Awards for Excellence in French and Honors World History; National French Exam; Maroon Medal Society; Western Maine Conference All-Academic Swim Team; Swim Team 2015 Coaches’ Award; USA Ultimate Frisbee’s 2014 Maine All-State Girls First Team; AP Scholar Award and National Honor Society.
Activities: Student Advisory Council (President) and (Class Treasurer); Student Representative to the School Board; Mock Trial Team; Varsity Swimming; CEHS Ultimate Frisbee Team (Captain); Maine Ultimate Frisbee High School All-Star Team (Captain) and competed at Nationals; volunteer for Special Olympic Swim Meets; and reading tutor for elementary school students.
Future Plans: University of Miami

RHOEN HADLEY FIUTAK, is a daughter of Rachael Sheskey and Jon Fiutak.
Honors/Awards: Harvard Book Award; National Honor Society; Maroon Medal Society; and All-Academic Team (Lacrosse, Nordic Skiing, and Cross Country).
Activities: Cross Country (Captain); Nordic Skiing (Captain); Lacrosse (Captain); Student Council Representative; Outing Club; Natural Helpers and Volunteer Club.
Future Plans: Wesleyan University

JULIA HOLDEN GINDER, is a daughter of Claire and Kenneth Ginder.
Honors/Awards: Dartmouth College Book Award; CEHS Awards for Excellence in Honors Chemistry, Honors World History II, and AP Biology; National Honor Society (Chief Philanthropist); Maroon Medal Society; Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award; Therese Elaine Gordon Libby Award for Dedication, Sportsmanship and Support of the CEHS Field Hockey Program; Field Hockey and Ice Hockey Western Maine All-Conference Teams.
Activities: Field Hockey (Co-Captain); Ice Hockey (Captain); Casco Bay Travel Ice Hockey; Outdoor Track (Co-Captain); Science Team (Co-Captain); Girl Scouts; Adaptive Skate; Freshlinks; Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference; clarinet and piano.
Future Plans: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THOMAS KENNEDY GLEASON, is a son of Maryellen Kennedy and Barry Gleason.
Honors/Awards: Williams Book Award; Honors Chemistry Award; AP Statistics Award; Maroon Medal Society; Hobey Baker Character Award; Western Maine Hockey All-Academic Team and John Wilber Memorial Scholarship Award.
Activities: Ice Hockey; World Affairs Council; Model United Nations; Math Team; National Honor Society; Barbecue Team and Safe Passage.
Future Plans: Georgetown University

CHARLES WALKER GRIMES, is a son of Blaine and Charles Grimes.
Honors/Awards: CEHS Awards for Excellence in English and Biology; Brown University Book Award and National Honor Society.
Activities: Cross-Country Skiing; Mock Trial; Ultimate Frisbee; Science Bowl; Natural Helpers; Jazz Combo; Wind Symphony and Robotics.
Future Plans: Rice University

ROBERT HARRISON, is a son of Margo and Craig Harrison.
Honors/Awards: CEHS Awards for Excellence in Geometry, Advanced Algebra and Spanish IV Pre-AP.
Activities: Played trombone in Concert Jazz Band; Robotics Team; Math Team; Science Team Mock Trial; Debate Team; Science Team; Class Treasurer; Model United Nations and World Affairs Council.
Future Plans: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

LILY JORDAN, is a daughter of Nancy and Glenn Jordan.
Honors/Awards: Valedictorian; Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Medalist; National Merit Scholar; All-Conference Hockey; All-Academic Hockey and Field Hockey; CEHS Awards for Excellence in AP Junior English, Honors Pre-Calculus, and Honors World History; Princeton University Book Award; Maine Principals’ Association Award; and Portland Stage Young Writer’s Project Winner.
Activities: Debate Team; Field Hockey; Ice Hockey; Softball; Math Team; Science Team; Girl Scouts and Chess Club.
Future Plans: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

EMILY LYNCH, is a daughter of Laura and Christopher Lynch.
Honors/Awards: National Honor Society; St. Michael’s College Book Award.
Activities: Student Council (Senior Class Treasurer); Volleyball (Captain); Tennis; Pond Cove School Mentor; Volunteer Club; and Safe Passage Volunteer Trip 2013.
Future Plans: Davidson College

DEVIN MAGUIRE, is a daughter of Gwyneth and Richard Maguire.
Honors/Awards: National Honor Society; Smith Book Award; CEHS awards for excellence in Honors History, Word Processing and Ceramics.
Activities: Girl Scouts; Tennis; Pond Cove School Mentor; Volunteer Club; CEHS Theater; Freshlinks mentor program(student chairperson); Cape Closet; voice student and Choir Cantor
Future Plans: Boston College

DANIEL STUART MENZ, is a son of Elizabeth O’Neill-Menz and John Menz.
Honors/Awards: Yale Book Award; CEHS Excellence Awards in Spanish III, Physical Education I and II; Nordic Skiing All-Academic Team; WMC Citizenship Award; Nordic Ski Team Up-Up-Upton Award; CEHS Best Delegate for Rhetorical Skill and Diplomacy for Model UN.
Activities: Peer-to-Peer Club; Student Council (President of the Class of 2015); TEDx Youth @CEHS; Natural Helpers; Concert Jazz Ensemble; Nordic Ski Team (Captain); Ultimate Frisbee Team (Captain); Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference; and Chewonki Foundation’s Wilderness Leadership Expeditions.
Future Plans: Harvard University

HANNAH PREBLE, is daughter of Mary Casey and Jeff Preble.
Honors/Awards: Wellesley Book Award;  National Honor Society; Girls Scout Honor Award (10 Year); Silver Key writing award, second place award for memoir in the State of Maine; AP Scholar Award; Southern Maine Honors Music Festival
Activities: Girl Scout; Pond Cove School Mentor; Jazz Ensemble; Symphonic Band; Wind Symphony; Field Hockey; Sailing Team; Swim Team; Math Team; Attended Longfellow Mountain Young Writers’ Conference; Attended Champlain College Young Writers’ Conference; and attended MPBN Radio Production Internship through the Salt Institute in Portland.
Future Plans: Wellesley College

BENJAMIN STANLEY, is a son of Amy and Dana Stanley.
Honors/Awards: Scholastic Writing Gold Key; Brown University Book Award; National Merit Finalist; National Honor Society; CEHS Awards in English and Macroeconomics
Activities: TEDxYouth Co-Chair; Democratic Party Campaign Intern; Mock Trial; Safe Passage Team; and tutor
Future Plans: Williams College

LEO WING, is a son of Debra Wing-Sproul and Anthony Kosner
Honors/Awards: National Merit Finalist; Presidential Scholar Candidate; Wesleyan University Book Award; AP Scholar; Outstanding Performance in AP Junior English; Honorable Mention Moody’s Mega Math Challenge; and Judge’s Choice Award at Berklee Jazz Festival.
Activities: Concert Jazz Ensemble; Model United Nations; Mock Trial; Terry White Jazz Combo; Upper Links; Yale Young Global Scholar; Swimming Team; and Track and Field Team.
Future Plans: Northwestern University

CLAIRE ZIMMERMAN, is a daughter of Jana and Jubal Zimmerman.
Honors/Awards: Rotary Youth Leadership Award; Mount Holyoke College Book Award.
Activities: Speech Team; Theater; Math Team; Interact (Co-President); National Honor Society; A Cappella Group and chorus
Future Plans: Texas A&M University

Cape Elizabeth High School’s 2015 graduates

Michael Best, Joseph Blank, Austin Bomba, Kate Bosworth, Madison Botelho, Timothy Brigham, Drew Bruns, Eva Brydson, Paul Calande, Cole Carpenter, Cole Caswell, Jeremy Caswell, Ting-Ju Chiang, Matthew Chipman, Kathryn Clark, Isabel Clarke, Alexandra Coggeshall, Mark Coleman, Abigail Collins, Monica Dell’Aquila, Anthony DeMarco, Jack Demeter, Matthew Denison, Timothy DiNinno, Parker Dinsmore, Mary DiPietro, Aaron Dobieski, Owen Doherty, Hayley Doss, Jacob Downer, Jack Drinan, David Dutton, Katherine Ewald, Emily Faria, Rhoen Fiutak, Matthew Fleming, Devon Forde, Edward Galvin, Caroline Garfield, Rachel Garrity, Luke Gilman, Julia Ginder, Thomas Gleason, Thomas Gleeson, Adam Godfrey, C. Walker Grimes, Curtis Guimond, Sarah Hagos, Andrew Harrington, Luke Harrison, Robert Harrison, Maygan Hatt, Noah Haversat, Taylor Herrera, Yodit Herrmann, Barrett Hess, Erika Horr, Lily Jordan, Caroline Kelley, Eamon Kelley, Andrew Kelly, Kyle Kennedy, Hunter Kent, Thatcher Kent, Erika Kock-Weser, Thomas Lalouche, Emma Landes, Christian Lavallee, Brette Lennon, Arturo Lizano-Ulloa, Rachel Lockwood, Sarah Loring, Emily Lynch, Samuel MacDuffie, Robert MacKay, George Mackenzie, Devin Maguire, Grady McCormick, Reese McFarlane, Daniel Menz, Emilee Mickeriz, Dominic Morin, Mitchell Morris, Amelia Morrissey, Dylan Murphy, Ethan Murphy, Ethan Nestor Darling, Aubrey O’Meara, Caitlin O’Rourke, Wyatt Page, Nicholas Pellechia, Colby Perkins, Michaela Pinette, Monica Planinsek, Hannah Preble, Paige Riddell, Thomas Rioux, Jacob Roberts, Kirsten Rudberg, Melissa Rudberg, Maci Russell, Hayley Saari, Hannah Saturley, Hannah Sawyer, Rachel Seekins, Benjamin Shea, Sairah Shir, Josephine Spidle, Devon Stanford, Benjamin Stanley, Acadia Stewart, Lindsay Stewart, Sadie Stiles, Conner Sullivan, Charles Tall, Rebecca Tarling, Andrew Thomas, Griffin Thoreck, Ashley Tinsman, Zachary Vaughan, Andrew Volent, Haylee Walsh, Nathan Weare, Braden Wellington, Andrew Whynot, Arden Wing, Leo Wing, Noah Wolfinger, Sawyer Wood, Claire Zimmerman, Sarah Zucchero

Yarmouth High School held their graduation at 1 p.m. June 7 at the high school. The following students earned the ranking of Summa and Magna Cum Laude.

EMILY PARKER
She is the daughter of Stephen and Jane Parker and sister to Ashanti Haywood. Emily served as captain of the volleyball and tennis teams, and participated on the softball and swim teams. She was an active volunteer leader with the Maine Youth Court, and received the Smith College Book Award for her leadership and academic achievements. Emily will be attending Bucknell University in the fall and will study economics.

BENJAMIN CLINTON
He is the son of Robert Clinton and Elizabeth Anderson. Benjamin was a co-president of Yarmouth High School’s GSTA for two years. He was a member of the Playmakers for four years, heading the hair and makeup department during his junior and senior years. Benjamin won the Governor’s Young Writer of the Year Award in 2014 for his narrative essay, “That’s Okay.” Benjamin will be traveling to Australia for his fall semester and returning to Boston in the spring to attend Northeastern University where he plans to major in chemical engineering.

SIMONE LAVERDIERE
She is the daughter of Tom and Brenda Laverdiere. She received the Harvard Book Award and participated at the Maine Youth Leadership Seminar. Simone captained the cross country, indoor, and outdoor track teams and holds school records in the indoor 800m and mile. As a violinist, Simone has participated in the All-State Orchestra, Mozart Mentors Ensemble, pit for Playmakers, and Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. She is a volunteer at MaineGeneral Medical Center and the Maine State Music Theatre. Simone will attend Bowdoin College in the fall.

PHILIP A. N. CHOWDRY
He is a lover of science, philosophy, tea, and the bizarre Wikipedia article. He has rowed competitively for three years, participating in the fall and spring seasons for two of those years. While serving as a Student Senate representative for three years and president in his fourth, Philip worked with the Leadership Institute of Harvard College. Scientific research, in genetics and neuroscience, has affirmed his desire to pursue a future career in research oncology. Philip will be attending Harvard College where he intends to primarily concentrate in molecular and cellular biology with a secondary concentration in philosophy.

KALLIE HUTCHINSON
She is the daughter of Trent and Julie Hutchinson. Her family resides in Pownal, but Kallie chose to attend Yarmouth in the seventh grade. She played varsity field hockey for four years and served as a captain for two years under coach Mandy Lewis. Kallie also played varsity softball for four years and served as captain. She was a representative on the student council for three years and was a member of the “Clipper Buddy” and Student Ambassador clubs. Kallie will be attending Colby College in the fall, where she plans to major in biology and play field hockey.

BEN WATERMAN
He is the son of Jen and Jay Waterman. Ben rowed for the Yarmouth Rowing Club and was captain his senior year. He was involved with Playmakers, Young Liberals, Young Conservatives, GSTA, Math Team, Jazz Band and Star Tutoring. He has been honored with the Phi Beta Kappa Award, Spanish II Award, and several Playmaker awards. He is an avid musician and gives lessons in guitar and bass. Ben will be attending the University of Maine at Orono’s Honors College in the fall where he plans to study everything from music to theoretical physics.

GABRIELLE BEAULIEU
She is the daughter of Jane Gagne and Roger Beaulieu. During high school, she served as the vice president of Class Council for several years and volunteered with the Maine Youth Court. She was a member of the Student Ambassadors Club and Global Actions Coalition, and she ran cross country and track. She is the recipient of the Bausch + Lomb Medal, the Ruth B. Plummer Award, and multiple French awards. She is a National Merit Scholar Finalist and is graduating Summa Cum Laude. She looks forward to attending Middlebury College in the fall.

JOE OLIVA
He is the son of Frank and Sheri Oliva. Lacrosse was Joe’s primary sport for four years, where he played attack. During his high school years, Joe regularly attended retreats with the organization Valo, which fosters youth self-awareness within a small group setting. Also during this time, he formed a musical duo with his twin brother Henry, with Joe on vocals and guitar. The Oliva Brothers have performed at many events and fundraisers and hope to continue on that path at Colby College, where Joe is interested in studying environmental science.

MADELAIN MITCHELL
She is the daughter of Peter and Lianne Mitchell, a member of the Clipper Friends mentoring program, the Student Ambassador Club and Senior Class Council. She played lacrosse and participated in indoor track for three years while working part time in Freeport. Maddie is an AP Scholar and the recipient of the Yale Book Award. With a classmate she received a grant to create the 2014 Yarmouth Alumni Association Film celebrating the Clam Festival. She plans to attend the University of California, Los Angeles next fall.

SHANNON FALLON
She is the daughter of Jim and Carole Fallon. Shannon is a four year varsity soccer goalie, three year varsity basketball player, and three year varsity lacrosse player. She served as captain for the soccer and lacrosse teams her senior year. Shannon has been a Clipper Buddy for the last three years and is one of the founding members of Mission Ambition, a mentoring camp for young Yarmouth girls. Shannon will be attending University of Notre Dame in the fall.

ELIZA OLIVER
She is the daughter of John and Deidre Oliver. Eliza swam all four years of high school and served as captain her senior year for the high school and YMCA team and also participated in lacrosse. Eliza was the recipient of the Southern Maine Swim Officials Scholarship for academic and swimming achievements. Eliza had the same “clipper friend” for three years and was a devoted member of Youth Court. Eliza worked at the Casco Bay YMCA as a lifeguard and swim instructor. In the fall, Eliza will have a double major in Spanish and economics at St. Lawrence University.

MEREDITH COOLIDGE
She is the daughter of Kathryn Cope and David Coolidge, a coxswain and captain for the crew team, and a Playmaker and Thespian Society member. She was on class council during all four years. Through YCS and with two peers, she developed Mission Ambition: Girls for Healthy Minds and Bodies. She works at the Village Florist and Company. Meredith and a friend created a film celebrating Clam Festival through a YAA grant. She received the Saint Anselm College Book Award and the Maine Principals’ Award. Meredith will attend College of the Holy Cross to double major in anthropology and classics.

CONNOR HOEHLE
He is the son of Doug and Tammy Hoehle and brother to Nicole Hoehle. Connor received the Congressional Award Gold Medal in June 2014. He was a varsity lacrosse goalie for four years and was named captain his senior year. Connor was a Clipper Buddy and played soccer all four years of high school. He was on the WMC All Academic team senior year. Connor received the Saint Michael’s College Book Award junior year. He will be attending the United States Coast Guard Academy and plans to major in mechanical engineering before serving in the Coast Guard as an officer.

BEN COPE
He is the son of Thomas and Kathryn Cope. After moving from Bath, New Hampshire, Ben continued his work with music by participating in Yarmouth High School’s Chamber Choir as well as state-wide groups such as the Maine All State Chorus. Ben will be attending Hofstra University in New York this fall and looks forward to continuing his studies in Spanish.

MARGARET KEEFE
She is the daughter of William and Kellie Keefe. Maggie rowed for the Yarmouth Crew Club both fall and spring seasons each year of her high school career and served as team captain her senior year. Her freshman year Maggie received the “Whatever it Takes Award” from the Crew coaches. Maggie was a member of the Student Council including serving as vice president her sophomore year. Maggie proudly served as the stage manager for Yarmouth Playmakers. Maggie will be attending Northeastern University in Boston this coming fall and plans to study civil engineering.

MEAGHAN GORMAN
She is the daughter of Kris Rogers and Jim Gorman. Meaghan played field hockey for four years and ran and threw for the indoor and outdoor track teams. She served on the Class Council for two years as the clerk and vice president and was a member of the GSTA and BOLD. Meaghan will be attending Northeastern University in the fall as a nursing major.

GARRETT FLANAGAN
He is the son of Sarah and Tom Flanagan, and the brother of Wells Flanagan. Garrett played soccer, basketball and lacrosse. He played defense in both soccer and lacrosse, and in 2014 joined his soccer teammates as Class B Maine State Champions and received the award of Academic All Star. Garrett will be attending Skidmore College in the fall, and is undecided on his major.

MARY COYNE
She is the daughter of Kelly and Dan Coyne. A D.A.R Good Citizen and a nominee for the Princeton Book Award, she was active in Student Senate for three years, serving as clerk in her senior year. Coyne participated in varsity lacrosse, captaining her senior year and was recognized as a US Lacrosse Academic All-American. Coyne attended Girls’ State of Maine, and was a student liaison for the Yarmouth School Committee. Mary is the recipient of Yarmouth High School’s most prestigious award, the Robert W. Boyd Award. In the fall, she will be attending Duke University.

SAMUEL STEINBOCK
He is the son of Steve Steinbock and Sue Mandell. Sam ran for the indoor and outdoor track teams and rowed for the crew team. He was also captain of the cross country team. He served as a Boy’s State Delegate representing Yarmouth High School, was on the District 2 and All-State Choirs, and has been involved in the Yarmouth Playmakers, playing various roles since his sophomore year. He was awarded the Dartmouth Book Award his Junior year. Sam will be attending University of Washington in Seattle, where he plans to study engineering.

ISABELLE HATTAN
She is the daughter of Tom Hattan and Emma Wilson. Isabelle has been working at Islandport Press Publishing Company for two years. She volunteered with numerous organizations including Preble Street, Safe Passage and Clipper Buddies. Isabelle will be attending DePaul University in the fall and is undecided about her major.

SAMANTHA MANGINO
She is the daughter of Janet Casey and Sam Mangino. She has been a delegate on the Student Senate for four years, serving as the vice-president for 2014-2015. Holding the position of co-president from 2013-2015, Samantha was an active member of GSTA. She performed with the Yarmouth Playmakers all four years of high school and held the position of co-president during her senior year. Samantha was the recipient of the faculty-selected 2015 Hector Hebert Award. She will be attending Emerson College in Boston where she plans to study journalism.

SARAH MYERS
She is the daughter of Tim and Deb Myers. Sarah was a three-season athlete–playing soccer her first three years before switching to run cross country her senior year, and was a member of the Nordic ski team and lacrosse team all four years. Sarah will be attending Whitman College in the fall.

CYRILLA RAY
She is the daughter of Kay Loftus-Ray and David Ray. Cyrilla participated in Playmakers Drama Club for all four years and was a varsity coxswain on the Yarmouth Crew Team. Recipient of the Cornell University Book Award, Cyrilla was a member of the Global Action Coalition, Outing Club, and Student Ambassadors. Cyrilla accumulated 165 hours of community service. She will attend Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington next fall.

Yarmouth High School’s class of 2015 and their future plans.

Nicholas Allen, Saint Anselm College
Eric Anthony, Southern Maine Community College
Kayla Barton, Endicott College
Sarah Bean, PG Year at Yarmouth High School
Gabrielle Beaulieu, Middlebury College
Ian Bennett, Saint Michael’s College
Elliott Billings, University of New Hampshire
Elsa Billings, Gap Semester, then University of Colorado at Boulder
David Boyer, Ringling College of Art and Design
Luke Bray, University of Hartford
Jordan Brown, Southern Maine Community College
Kate Brown, Fairfield University
Philip Chowdry, Harvard College
Madeline Christie, University of Norrth Carolina at Greensboro
Adam Clark, University of Southern Maine
Fiona Clarke, Dickinson College
Benjamin Clinton, Northeastern University
Meredith Coolidge, College of the Holy Cross
Benjamin Cope, Hofstra University
Mary Coyne, Duke University
Matthew Crowley, Mission Trip, then Brigham Young University
Madeline Damboise, Stonehill College
Kiley Davan, University of Maine at Orono
Marcel DeSmith, California Institute of the Arts
Shannon Fallon, University of Notre Dame
Brandon Felker, University of Maine at Orono
Graeme Ferguson, New York University
Garrett Flanagan, Skidmore College
William Garrett, Bucknell University
David Gerken, Green Mountain College
Samuel Gerken, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Grant Gilman, University of New Hampshire
Jordan Glassock, University of Maine at Farmington
Meaghan Gorman, Northeastern University
Ian Guiney, University of Central Florida
Olivia Guzman, Boston University
Tyler Hall, Endicott College
Isabelle Hattan, DePaul University
Christopher Higgins, pursue a career in law enforcement
Connor Hoehle, United States Coast Guard Academy
Brooke Hornney, Whitman College
Henry Hunt, University of Maine at Orono
Kallie Hutchinson, Colby College
Matthew Ingalls, University of Maine at Orono
Jacob Inger, University of Vermont
Sally Johnson, Montana State University
Elizabeth Keefe, Gap Year
Margaret Keefe, Northeastern University
Elana Merrill Khoury-Bolles, Lesley University
Quinn King, Syracuse University
Gaelon Kolczynski, Lesley University
Laura Kressbach, Simmons College
Adam LaBrie, Thomas College
Connor Lainey, Providence College
Jonathan LaMourie, Wheaton College
Simone Laverdiere, Bowdoin College
Francis Leith, University of Maine at Orono
Hannah Look, University of New England
Lauren Lucas, University of Maine at Orono
Alexander Lyon, Beloit College
Andrew MacDonald, Champlain College
Matthew Madrid, Lehigh University
Samantha Mangino, Emerson College
Natalya McDonnell, Gap Year
Rachel McGonigle, University of Southern Maine
Nolan McKeon, Enlist in United States Air Force
Zachary Messina, Virginia Commonwealth University
Madelain Mitchell, University of California, Los Angeles
Caleb Moore, University of Southern Maine
Samuel Morris, University of Maine at Orono
Daniel Morse, Keene State College
Sarah Myers, Whitman College
Paris Nalevansky, The Rebecca School, Manhattan
Andrew Nickerson, Clark University
Henry Oliva, Colby College
Joseph Oliva, Colby College
Eliza Oliver, St. Lawrence University
Michaela Olsen, Southern Maine Community College
Deja Overton, Enter the Work Force
Bridget Parker, PG Year at Yarmouth High School
Emily Parker, Bucknell University
Priya Patel, Southern Maine Community College
Timothy Pazar, California State Fullerton
Edward Pennoyer, Plymouth State University
Lucas Phipps, enlist in United States Coast Guard
Timothy Pietropaoli, Boston College
Daniel Pineau, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Jack Prato, PG Year at Yarmouth High School
Elias Puelle, Muhlenberg College
Cyrilla Ray, Whitman College
Will Reinsborough, Unity College
Philip Richards, Maine Maritime Academy
Michelle Robichaud, Endicott College
Samantha Rockwell, Unity College
McKenzie Rogers, College of Wooster
Samuel Rouda, Montana State University
Bridget Runser, Stonehill College
Jackson Ruprecht, Trinity College
John Saint-Amour, University of New England
Cote Sawyer, Eastern Maine Community College
John Sevee, Becker College
Darren Shi, Stonehill College
Lane Simsarian, Elon University
Natalie Smith, Undecided
Nicholas Snow, University of Rochester
Taylor Soule, Thomas College
Jacob Sperber, University of Maine at Orono
Samuel Steinbock, University of Washington
Caitlin Teare, Connecticut College
Emma Torres, Bowdoin College
Brian Travers, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Matthew Truesdale, Emerson College
Dylan Tureff, Boston College
Benjamin Vigue, Thomas College
Molly Walsh, Sarah Lawrence College
Benjamin Waterman, University of Maine at Orono
Madeline Whittemore, Columbia College Chicago
Alejandro Zarco, University of Maine at Farmington

Windham High School held its graduation at 1:30 p.m. June 7 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top ten in the class of 2015.

JENNIFER BERNIER
Clubs and activities: Chamber Singers (3 years, VP Grade 12); Fall Musicals (4 years, Leading Role – 2 years); One Act Play Competition (4 years, Director – 1 year); AP Scholar (Grade 11); National Honor Society (2 years); Tri-M Music Honor Society (2 years)
Scholarships: Monsignor Desjardins Achievement Award, Ernest O. Porell Achievement Award; Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship; Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship; Windham High School Student Administration Scholarship
Future plans: St. Joseph’s College, Double Major: Secondary Education and Theology

ALANA DUBE
Clubs and activities: Scholar Athlete – Soccer, 4 years with two state championships 2013 and 2014; tennis, 2 years; National Honor Society, 3 years; Interact Club, 4 years; Spanish Honor Society, 3 years.
Awards: Bates Book Award, National Chemistry Olympiad at the University of Maine Orono in 2013, chosen to attend the Maine Youth Leadership Program seminar at the University of Southern Maine in 2013, junior volunteer at Maine Medical Center in 2014, earning 50 hours of community service; Student Government Body Representative on Class Council senior year.
Future plans: University of Rhode Island, majoring in pharmacy.

JASMIN EDDY, 1st honor essayist
Parents/Guardians: Tim Eddy and Sun Choe
Clubs and activities: Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, 4 years; Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, 3 years; Spanish Honors Society, National Honors Society, Tri-M Music Honors Society, music lesson program for middle school students, teen leader at Episcopal Youth Events.
Hobbies and interests: clarinet, piano, exploring Portland with friends.
Awards: District II Honors Festival (Band, 4 years), All-State Music Festival (Band, 3 years, Orchestra, 1 year), Smith Book Awards, AP Scholar Award.
Future plans: Gettysburg College, Major: Music Education.

EMILY GAGNE, salutatorian
Clubs and activities: lacrosse, varsity swimming, Science Olympiad, Spanish Honor Society, project dance, and prom committee. Windham Chamber Singer, 3 years and served as president senior year; vice-president of National Honor Society and class officer.
Awards: Princeton Book Award, SMAA swim scholarship, and several Presidential scholarships from universities across the country.
Future plans: University of Maine on a full-tuition scholarship, majoring in journalism and biology.

EMMA GRESH
Clubs and activities: cross country, indoor and outdoor track, Competitive Dance Team, Interact Club, Spanish Honor Society, taught 1st grade students Spanish through Aguilitos; National Honor Society, reducing sexism and violence program, reading instructor for Teen Trendsetters.
Awards: Wellesley College Book Award, AP Scholar Award and Scholar Athlete Award each season, High Honor Roll each year.
Future plans: Elon University, majoring in marketing and strategic communications. Hopes to someday have her own advertising firm that advocates for animal rights.

DEXTER HERALD
Clubs and activities: cross country, 4 years, team captain senior year; Science Olympiad, 3years, three medals won at the state level; chemistry Olympiad, 3 years; and Science Bowl, 3 years, serving as a captain senior year. Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Math team and Outing club. Participated in the inaugural year of the Robotics team which finished 17th in their first tournament.
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Book Award and recognized as an AP Scholar in junior year and as SMAA All Academic as a senior.
Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).
Future Plans Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, majoring in biomedical sciences.

AIYANNA MACIEL, 3rd honor essayist
Clubs and activities: Interact Club, 4 years, officer for 2 years; National Honor Society, 3 years; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years, secretary for 1 year, president for 1 year; Teen Trendsetters, 2 years; student council, 2 years; Inner Council officer for 1 year; served as the 2014/2015 Student Representative on the RSU14 School Board Committee.
Awards: AP Scholar Award (2013/2014 school year), Teen Trendsetters Excellence Award, Saint Michael’s College Book Award.
Future Plans: Stetson University in Deland, Florida, majoring in international relations/pre-law with a minor in Spanish. Accepted as a Bonner Scholar in Stetson’s Bonner Program which is both a volunteer service and leadership program. Plans to study abroad after getting bachelor’s degree as well as go to law school to be an immigration lawyer

JOSEPH PALUSO, valedictorian
Clubs and activities: National Honor Society, 3 years; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years; Science Olympiad, 2 years; Science Bowl, 1 year; Swim Team, 4 years; worked as a lifeguard for 3 years of high school.
Achievements: New England Champion in swimming for the 500 freestyle; holder of two school records for swimming, Swimmer of the meet at southwestern championships two years in a row; Gold medal in chemistry lab junior year at Science Olympiad, Gold medal in cell biology senior year at Science Olympiad, Silver medal in chemistry lab senior year at Science Olympiad, Bronze medal in protein modeling senior year at Science Olympiad, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Book Award, Went to Olympic Training Center for a training trip.
Future plans: Colby College, majoring in biology/pre-medicine

ADAM POITRAS
He is a son of Mark and Sherry Poitras.
Clubs and activities: National Honor Society, 3 years and served as president; Poetry Club, 2 years; LEAF Club, 3 years; Civil Rights, 4 years and served as officer; Gay-Straight-Transgender Alliance, 4 years and served as president; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years and served as treasurer; Tri-M Music Honor Society, 2 years; Class Council, 4 years and held various officer positions; Student Council, 4 years and served as president; fall musical, male lead for 3 years, pit band for 1 year; One Act Team 2 years; Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, 4 years; Co-Principal Bassoonist; Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2 years; Honors Woodwind Quintet at New England Conservatory in Boston, 1 year; Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the New England Conservatory in Boston, 2 years.
Hobbies and interests: bassoon/music, acting, shopping, relaxing with friends.
Awards: Academic Excellence Awards (WHS) in honors algebra II, English I, Spanish II, foundations in history, honors functions, statistics, and trigonometry, physics, AP U.S. history, honors Spanish IV, and honors physics, attendance awards, director awards for all theatrical performances and band, One Act Theater Competition Music Performance Award at Regional Competition 2013, MMEA District II Honors Instrumental Festival, 4 years, principal bassoonist for 4 years, MMEA All-State Instrumental Festival (4 years, Principal Bassoonist for 2 years), National Honor Society State Finalist Scholarship, Bowdoin College Book Award for Extraordinary Service to the Common Good and an Unusual Passion for Inquiry, Discovery, and Innovative Thinking; Alternate Bassoon Position for the National Youth Orchestra of the USA 2015
Future plans: Northwestern University, majoring in bassoon performance and economics

TERRANCE SHOEMAKER
Clubs and activities: Member of the soccer team, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad and Science Bowl. In Science Olympiad, second place at thermodynamics as a sophomore, first place in chemistry as a junior, second place chemistry as a senior, experimental design and first in cell bio. Placed 6th in chemistry Olympiad as a junior and second place as a senior.
Future plans: Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute, majoring in chemical engineering.

Windhan High School’s class of 2015

Sergio Jesus Aguilar, Joseph Albano, Emily Rose Algeo, Christopher Allen, Zachary Todd Alpern, Brandon Paul Amundson, Brendan P. Arsenault, Zachary Stone Bailey, Gwen D. Baker, Michail V. Barankevich Lauren E. Barrett, Brittany Bean, Olivia Rose Bell , Anthony R. Benson, Drew A. Bernier, Jennifer Corinne Bernier,  Matthew James Billings, Christian M. Bissonnette, Derek M. Black, Jonathan A. Bland, Rachel Blodgett, Tanner M. Boulanger, Hunter M. Bowen, Tegan Elizabeth Bradley, Nathan Bradstreet, Emily Vanessa Brady, Eric Bryant, Tyler C. Burke, Mya Elizabeth Burrage, Jackson Scott Butts, Tylla Marie Campbell, Dominick S. Cancelarich, Bailey L. Card, Sawyer James Carleton, Rebecca Bronwyn Cassidy, Brooke Arianna Churchill, Amanda Sue Clugston, Alana M. Cobb, Molly Madalyn-Rose Cobb, Mikayla Marie Cook, Samuel Knight Coons, Andrew Bryce Cropper, David Bernard Cross Jr., Jacob Daniel Cross, Samantha Lynn Crossman, Jordan Marshall Crowley, Gabriel J. Curtisbrown, Markus Anthony D’Andrea, Andrea Dadiego, Shaun Michael Davies, Troy K. Davis, Zachary C. Davis, Lindsey Arynne Delcourt Emily Kate Denbow, Ciara Morgan Dodge, Ian Jordan Donnelly, Megan Lynn Doughty, Kris T. Dow, Philip Francis William Dow, Alana J. Dube, Katelyn Nicole Dudley, Joshua Alan Dugas, Christopher M. Dusseault, Jasmin Swan Eddy, Madison M. Elliott Evan Kent Ernst, Elizabeth Rose Erskine, Noah D. Estey, Melanie Renee Farrington, Jayson T. Ferrante, Sophie Marie Ferrian, Dustin W. Fisher, Tayla Fortin, Crystal Nicole Frappier, Brianne Ruth Fullarton, Jacob Carmine Fusco, Emily Rose Gagne, Maura Kathleen Gallagher, Ashley Gallant, Jackson Anthony Giampino, Caleb Glen Gile, Madeline J. Gillespie, Brittany A. Gilman, Olivia Maryesther Noble Gilvey, Alexandra T. Glantz, Gregory D. Gledhill, Ryan Christopher Gorman, Aaron William Graves, Emma Eileen Gresh, Maxwell A. Griego, Hawar Haddadi, Daniel S. Hanson, Hannah V. Haskell, Mariah Alexandra Henick, Dexter Jacob Herald, Emily Nicole Hodge, Abigayle Reed Hodgman, Renee Claire Holley, Derek S. Howard, Brandon Anthony Huntington, Caroline Mackenzie Ireland, David J. Irving, Hailey O. Jarvis, Randi Nichole Jipson, Stuart W. Johnson, Casey Marie Jones, Meagan L. Jones, Kyle Patrick Joseph, Alexander David Kaplan, David R. Kaschub, Diana Kasyanov, Rebecca Ann Keenan, Brian A. Kelley, Gavin Ellis Kelnhofer, Timothy James Kenney Jr., Joseph Kennie, Daniel Patrick Kilgallon, Samantha Anne Killmeyer, Breanna Dorothy King, Gavin M. King, Jocelynn Corinne Konon, Benjamin Edward Kosticzak, Tanner Laberge, Steven A. Lailer Jr., Neal F. Larsen, Alasdair L. LaVallee, Madison Elizabeth Lawler, John E. Leeman, Alexandra D. Lewis, Jonathan Rigel Liedke, Christopher M. Lyden, Davis MacDonald, Aiyanna Katherine Maciel, Lauren Rachel Maines, Jesse Arnold Malier, Erin Kristina Malloy, Kyle C. Mandel, Jacob Manley, Macy Jordan Mannette, Sean Michael Manning, Mattison Olivia Marcello, Mickenzie Avery Marcello, Chase R. Marean, Drake S. Martin, Eri D. Martin, Sophie Mazziotti, John Declan McAvoy, Nicholas Jake McGoldrick, Margaret E. McGovern, Krystal Joy Melvin, Avery Ryan Miller, Madison Q. Millette-Gagnon, Deanna Marie Mitchell, Hunter C. Mitchell, Madison K. Mitchell, Emily May Monahan, Anita Alexandria Mooradian Melissa Morton, Matthew Moulton, Jacob Thomas Mulholland, Morgan Brittney Murphy, Elizabeth Anna Mycock, Dempsey Anne Nee, Matthew Newton, Nicholas P. Nielsen, Jenna Audrey Diane Nielsen-Pesce, Jeffrey Owens, Joseph Michael Paluso, Brian Parent, Parker Elizabeth Perkins, Alicia Faith Perry, Jennifer Ashley Perry, Ian Petcher, Jade Katherine Pierce, Daniel E. Pike, Terry Arnold Pilsbury, Colin M. Pock, Adam Jeremy Poitras, John Stephen Pompeo, Ivanay Kamesha Pottinger, Bryanna Lorraine Power, Taylor Paul Press, Megan Elizabeth Prevost, Julia Brooks Rand, Lauren Nicole Reynolds, Dylan J. Rhode, Miranda Lee Richards, Julia Lucia Richardson, Megan Lynn Rogers, Heather Nicole Rowe, Matthew David Roy, Kyle A. Rulman, Joshua C. Sangillo, Jordan Illene Sargent, Tyler J. Saunders, Morgan L. Sawyer, Luisa Mae Sbardella, Gabrial Scamman, Sarah Ann Shannon, Ayla Marie Sheets, Samuel James Shively, Samuel Karl Shoberg, Terrance W. Shoemaker III, Asel Smailova, Elizabeth A. Smith, Tyler J. Smith, Jenna M. Soucy, Brady Robert Southerland, Ceili Mackenzie Spaulding, Chasse Kelley Spaulding, Tyler James Spear, Abigail Spiller, Haley Inda Stedt, Cassandra Hazel Steele, Dylan Sterling, Yelani E. Stieg, Evan T. Stoddard, David J. Stratton, Matthew Thomas Symalla, Cassie J. Symonds, Andrew Brigham Tanguay, Joshua James Tanguay, Owen William Donald Thompson, William A. Tilley, Jordan Emmanuelle Torelli, Shannon E. Valente, Keegan Elijah Van Ness, Kimberly Madison Verrill, Anthony R. Villacci, Zachary Nathaniel Vose, Courtney Noelle Walker, Jake Wall, Colby J. Wallace, Austin Walsh, McKenzie Shay Watkins, Lyle Allen Webster, Kevin James Weisser, Taylor J. Wells, Ryan Whitcomb, Jacie Lee Wilcox, Elijah Abraham Williams, Madeline Louise Wilson and Joseph Connor Winn.

Greely High School in Cumberland held its graduation ceremony on June 7 at the high school gym. The following students earned the top 10 spots in the class of 2015.

MEAGAN CURRIE
Future Plans: I will be taking a gap year and then studying at Swarthmore College
Leadership positions: Full IB diploma candidate; President of the Greely chapter of the National Honor Society; Co-president of the Greely chapter of the French National Honor Society; Co-captain of the 2015 Greely girls’ swim team (state champions 2012-2015); Leader of the Greely Science Research Team; Swim instructor/lifeguard for the Cumberland recreational department
Sports Activities: Varsity member of the Greely Swim Team and member of the Seacoast Swim Club; Placed in the top 16 or top 8 in the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 100 fly at the class B girls’ swimming state championships, 4 years; varsity cross country, freshman and sophomore year
Awards: First place overall in the 2012 Maine State Science Fair; second place overall in the 2013 Maine State Science Fair; second place in my category at the 2015 Maine State Science Fair. Represented Maine at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in 2012 and 2013, second place award winner. Recognized by NOAA for her research concerning environmental and marine systems at the 2013 ISEF competition. Awarded a place at the New England Young Writers Conference at Middlebury College for her poetry in 2013 and 2014. Awarded a summer internship at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories in 2014. Awarded a summer internship at the Jackson Laboratories in 2015. MPA Principal’s award. DAR good citizen award 2015 nominee.
Parents: Douglas and Carolyn Currie

CAMERON DEHAIS
Future Plans: Saint Lawrence University, pursuing a double major in music and mathematics
Leadership Positions: volunteer summer camp counselor at Pilgrim Lodge; mission trip to help Maine people with Maine Seacoast Mission
Activities: jazz band, jazz combo, madrigal singers, drama club, hand bell choir and youth group at church
Awards: All State and District II Jazz Band, All State and District II Chorus, District II Jazz Band and Jazz Chorus, Saint Lawrence University Book Award, Spanish Honor Society
Parents: Renita and William Dehais

JESSICA T. HOFFMAN
Future Plans: Tufts University
Leadership Positions: Maine Youth Court, 2013 and 2014; Maine Junior Guide, certified in 2013; captain of girls tennis team in 2015; captain of Nordic and alpine teams in 2014
Sports Activities: tennis, 4 years; Nordic and alpine ski, 4 years
Other Activities: drama 2013, 2014; band, 4 years; after school jazz band, 4 years
Awards: District II Music Festival 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; Spanish Honor Society 2012, 2013, 2014; AP Scholar with Honor 2014; Phi Beta Kappa Book Award 2014; National Honor Society; Presidential Scholar Semi-Finalist 2015; 2nd Place Maine State Class A Skimeister, 2013- 2015
Parents: Ellen Hoffman and Peter Del Bianco

BEN JAGOLINZER
Future Plans: Kenyon College
Leadership Positions: captain of math team, senior year; captain of tennis team, junior and senior year; shift leader at Freeport Dairy Queen, junior and senior year
Sports Activities: soccer, four years; baseball, freshman and sophomore year; tennis, junior and senior year
Awards: National Spanish Honor Society, sophomore, junior and senior year; William’s College Book Award for intellectual leadership and contributions in extracurricular activities, junior year; National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist, freshman, sophomore and junior year; AP Scholar with Honor, junior and senior year. National Merit Scholarship Finalist, 2015
Parents: Bruce and Karen Jagolinzer

MIA LAMBERT
Future Plans: Tufts University
Leadership Positions: captain of tennis team, 2015; and secretary of Spanish Honor Society, 2014-2015.
Sports Activities: varsity soccer for 3 years, and won the Western Class B Girls soccer championship in 2013. Varsity tennis for 3 years, and won the Class B state tennis championship in 2014; indoor track, freshman year.
Awards: Academic Excellence Award, high honor roll achievement, 2013-2014; All-Academic team Western Class B Girls Soccer, 2014; Scholastic Art & Writing Award, Gold Key recipient and American Voices Award Nominee, 2015; commended student in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship program; recipient of the Cumberland Farms Believe to Achieve academic scholarship, 2015.
Other: Work part-time for OceanView at Falmouth assisted living facility.
Parents: Carol and Tim Lambert

CAITLYN LASORSA
Future Plans: College at University of Southern California or Cal Poly San Louis Obispo
Leadership Positions: Captain of Woodside Horse Park Polo Team
Sports Activities: varsity tennis, varsity swim team, horse polo
Awards: Sportsmanship Award at the Pacific Coast Arena League Tournament, 2014; Top 10 in California in the National French Competition

ANNA PEASLEE, Valedictorian
Future Plans: University of New Hampshire
Leadership Positions: teaching lessons to younger kids at my church, working at Hannaford as a cashier, and tutoring middle school students.
Activities: global awareness club, national honor society
Awards: Wellesley Book Award, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, high honors, 4 years, Valedictorian
Parents: Deborah Anderson and Patrick Peaslee

MARY ELIZABETH POTTS, Salutatorian
Future Plans: Northeastern University, 3+ 3 Program, pursuing bachelors degree in political science and law degree
Leadership Positions: editor-in-chief, Inkwell; president of National French Honor Society
Sports: indoor track, yoga, figure skating
Awards: Harvard Book Award, National Honor Society, French Honor Society, high honors, 4 years; ranked in top 5 in Maine every year for the National French Exam
Parents: David and Kimberly Potts

ZACH THERIAULT
Future Plans: University of Maine, pursuing a degree in chemical engineering
Leadership Positions: student member of the Maine School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors; participated in student government; Dirigo Boys State representative; and involved in several other leadership and hiring committees
Activities: National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society; and volunteer for the National Honor Society, Habitat for Humanity and Maine Medical Center
Sports Activities: football and Cumberland Ultimate captain.
Awards: Mencion Honorifica Spanish Award, Innovative Engineering Award, Certificate of Achievement for Science and Engineering; and the Rochester Institute of Technology Junior Computing Medal.
Parents: Carmen and Rich Theriault

CONNOR C. WYMAN
Future Plans: University of Richmond, Virginia
Leadership Positions: Foundation 51 Grant Committee – Student Member, 2013-2015; Athletic Advisory Committee, 2012-2015; indoor track captain, junior and senior year
Sports Activities: cross country, freshman year; indoor track, 4 years; lacrosse, 4 years
Awards: National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award, Spanish National Honor Society
Parents: Lorraine and Shawn Wyman

Greely High School’s 2015 graduates:
Timothy Edward Adams, Ryan Anderson, Luis Aparicio Villa, Gabriel Axelsen, Nathaniel Manuel Baca, Samantha Ballenger, Ashlynn Barnes, Eva Bates, Cassandra L.Bedigan, Jacquelynn A. Bedigan, Gabriel Gerard Belisle, Malik Black, Robyn Black, Everett Reid Blakelund, Kayla Bosarge, Jillian Bougie, Ellie Bradeen, Alexandra Marie Brown, William True Bryant, Emily Alice Buchanan, Zackery Ethan Burrell, Christopher E. Byron, Timothy Leith Calder, Erin Campbell, Emily Cass, Juliette Cavanaugh, Troy Bruce Cochran, Anna Beatrice Collins, Emily Coyne, Levi Jo Crosson, Meagan Elizabeth Currie, Lydia Dahlgren, Eric Davis, Mitchell Thaddeus Day, Cameron Robert Dehais, Jenna Rae Demers, Samuel Doolittle, Kate Madison Dransfield, Nicholas Dubois, Haley Sullivan Felkel, Andrew Ferris, Jacquelyn Floyd, Zoe Noel Fluet, Emily Brenna Sullivan Follett, Nicholas Michael Fortin, Masashi Fuji, Mika Marie Gallati, Emily Marie Gardner, Breanna Gari, Layton Gervais, Christopher Goding, Madlen Constance Guild, Tess Hall, Julia Ann Hamilton, Ciara Julia Hayes, John W. Hayward, Azsia Heatley, Alexis Higginbotham, Sarah Higgins, Jessica Hoffman, Ryan R. Holt, Finn Martin Hopkins, Camilla Roe Horton, Madison Grace Horwich, Benjamin Philip Ingraham, Benjamin Hutchinson Jagolinzer, Alex Jennings, Nathan Timothy Johnson, William Hilton Johnson, Danny Kay, Hannah Keisman, Alexandra Kemna, Samantha Berkley Kennedy, Dana Jane Kenniston, Kyle Thomas Kramlich, Mia Lambert, Caitlyn Lee Lasorsa, Benjahmin Katahdin Leverett, Matthew Logan, Allison Lord, William Frederick Mack, Audrey Lee Mann, Benjamin T. Manning, Augusto N. Martinez Miño, Emily Hope Mason, Deehan Sewall McAleney, Shoshanna Rose McCollom, Ryan McGinty, Madison Taylor McKenney, Sophia Kathryn McMonagle, Nathaniel Wesley Medrano, Jordan Sumner Merrifield, Lily Milne, Bradley Misener, Miranda Lynn Moore, Sierra Grace Moore, Jade Morlock, Rachel Morrell, Meghan Morrison, Ivon Morrissey, Mitchel J. Mullin, Anna Lane Murphy, Joseph Nolan, Mikela Nolin, Zakary Richard Novak, John Robert Pacent, Anna Rebecca Peaslee, Jordan Adrien Perron, Maura Jane Perry, Nicholas Anthony Piacentini, Kipp Pierce, Ryan Thomas Plante, Timothy Ryan Pomeroy, Mary Potts, Aspen Marie Pray, Julia Ramseyer, Rebecca O’Gorman Rand, Kyle David Rawnsley, Benjamin Ross Ray, Charles Victor Reade, Hogan Fox Reed, Danielle Rice, Giovanna Maria Richard, Rachel Lynn Rivera, Alexys Jean Rose, Hannah Ryder, Julia Ryder, Jamie Marie Saucier, Larissa Savage, William Hobart Schad, Harrison Shain, Elizabeth Paige Shibles, Miles Shields, William Earl Silvers, Kristina Smith, Adam Steinberg, Griffin R. Steinman, Kayla Marie Stevenson, Ashley Marie Storey, Joshua Strout, Luke Edward Tayler, Andrew Charles Taylor, Jordan Tebbs, Zachary Robert James Theriault, Andrew Dennis Therriault, Connor Vold Thurston, Eryn Trask, Andrew Mitchell Verrill, Jacob R. Verrill, Katyja Grace Victory, Jack Vincent, Kristina Volta, Stephanie Pearl Weeman, Lauren Shaw Weickert, Lucy-Ann Wetzel, Emma Claire Whited, Hunter Ramsay Whiting, Connor Fitzpatrick Whittum, Benjamin Willwerth, Katherine Wood, Matthew Curtis White Woolverton, John Lawrence Wright, Connor Campbell Wyman, Mikayla Desmarais Wyman and Dinara Yessimova.

South Portland High School held its graduation at 2 p.m. June 7 at the high school. The following students were named top scholars for the class of 2015.

JACOB BROWN, valedictorian
He is the son of Theresa and Jim Brown and is active in basketball, baseball, soccer and the math team. He’s been recognized for outstanding achievement in honors math, honors biology and chemistry and AP Statistics. Jacob is a member of the National Honor Society, and is a past recipient of the Yale Book Award. Outside of academics, Jacob enjoys watching movies, reading, playing ball, snowboarding, and going to the beach. He will be attending Boston College and would like to pursue a career in medical research.

ABBY YOUNG, salutatorian
She is the daughter of Danielle and Stuart Young and is a member of National Honor Society, World Language Honors Society and Interact. She is vice president of the Spanish Club, and plays softball and soccer. She has been recognized for outstanding achievement in math and received the Harvard Book Award. In addition to her work with Interact, she volunteers at Brown Elementary School. Abby works as a sales associate at TJ Maxx, and babysits. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, sports, and hanging out with family. Abby plans to study mathematics at Bentley University.

MORRIGAN TURNER
She is the daughter of Colleen Jones-Turner and Peter Turner. Morrigan is vice president of the class of 2015, as well as vice president of the Student Senate. She serves as president of the school’s Amnesty International chapter, performs in both the drama and musical productions, competes on math team, participates on the Civil Rights Team, and is a member of National Honor Society. She has served as a student representative for the South Portland School Board and the SPHS Building Committee. Morrigan enjoys modern dance and working with second graders as a volunteer at Skillin Elementary School. She has been recognized for excellence in French and Biology, and was the recipient of the Cornell Book Award and the DAR Good Citizen Award. In her free time, Morrigan works at Red’s Dairy Freeze and at Studio 408 as an assistant dance teacher. Additionally, she was involved with Seeds of Peace International camp for three years. Morrigan will attend Vassar College in the fall, where she plans to major in earth science, with a focus on environmental policy.

LILY SANGIOVANNI
She is the daughter of Kimberly and Robert SanGiovanni and serves as senior class president and treasurer of the student senate. She is a member and vice president of the National Honor Society, and an active member of the Civil Rights Team, Interact, marching band and jazz ensemble, varsity lacrosse and Maineiax Club Lacrosse. Lily has been recognized for outstanding academic performance in both honors biology and honors chemistry, was a recipient of the Maine Youth Leadership Award, Bowdoin Book Award, and the All-American Honorable Mention 2014 Women’s Lacrosse. She volunteers at the soup kitchen and at community events, helps to raise money for several charities, and works with elementary students at Skillin School’s 21 Club. Additionally, she finds time to babysit and works during the summer at Shooting Stars daycare program. Lily will attend Wesleyan University, where she will pursue a career in the sciences, possibly neuroscience or pediatrics.

HOLLY BLACK
She is the daughter of Irena and the late Paul Black and is actively involved in athletics, serving as captain of varsity volleyball as well as varsity basketball, and plays lacrosse. She is a National Honor Society member, participates in Interact, and plays classical violin. With Interact, she has served the community in a variety of ways including cleaning local parks, helping other students, and serving at the soup kitchen. In her free time, Holly enjoys playing the piano, skiing, reading and traveling. Holly has been recognized for her excellence in the classroom as well as on the court. She has been honored for excellence in physics and as an AP Scholar, and received the Wellesley Book Award. She was chosen for the SMAA All-Conference Volleyball 2nd Team, SMAA All-Academic Teams for Volleyball and Basketball, and received SMAA All-Conference Volleyball Honorable Mention. During summers, Holly works at Saltwater Grille. In the fall, Holly will enter Middlebury College’s engineering dual-degree program. She hopes to help fight cancer through bio-medical engineering or research.

SYDNEY ONOS
She is the daughter of Connie and the late Steve Onos and plays varsity girls’ soccer and A Team Ultimate Frisbee. She is a member of the Spanish Club, is treasurer of Interact and is a member of the Outing Club. She serves the community in a variety of ways, including at the soup kitchen and at various community events. She has participated in the Telling Room Project in Portland. Sydney has been recognized for excellence in ceramics and chemistry, and is a past recipient of the Smith Book Award. She is a member of both National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society, and has participated in Rotary’s Youth Leadership program (RYLA). During her off hours, Sydney has worked at the Cookie Jar. Next fall, she will attend the University of Maine at Orono as a biology major. Her future plans may include dentistry/orthodontics.

SARAH MICUCCI
She is the daughter of Beth and Ken Micucci and has been captain of the varsity swim team as well as the Portland Polar Bears Swim Team. She’s played varsity softball, and participated in Spanish Club. Sarah attended the Rotary’s Youth Leadership program and participated in Maine Medical Center Research Institute’s Biomedical Research Program. As an Interact member, she has volunteered at Preble Street Soup Kitchen, Skillin Elementary School’s 21 Club, and community events including Peaks to Portland and Tri for a Cure. In addition to swimming, Sarah enjoys wake boarding and water skiing. She has served as an officer in National Honor Society, has been inducted into World Language Honor Society, and has been a past recipient of the Dartmouth Book Award. Her outstanding performance as a swimmer has earned her the Iron Will Award and Coaches’ Award. In addition to academics and athletics, Sarah has been a swim instructor and lifeguard at the South Portland Municipal Pool. Sarah plans to attend University of New England to study pre-med or engineering.

BEVAN WHITEHEAD
He is the son of Camilla Dunham and Tom Whitehead. Bevan has been active as a member of the musical stage crew, Ultimate Frisbee and the History Club. Outside of school, he enjoys sailing, reading, playing cards and baking. His interests include history, current events and geography. He’s a member of both National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society. He has been recognized for outstanding performance in AP U.S. History and was a recipient of the College of the Atlantic Book Award. Bevan currently works as a cashier at Hannaford. Next fall, he will attend Vassar College, with plans to double major in chemistry and history. He hopes to find a job that includes traveling the world.

GABRIELLA FERRELL
She is the daughter of Courtney and Tim Ferrell. Gaby has served as student representative to the South Portland School Board, as Student Senate president and class secretary. She’s been an active member of the Civil Rights Team, Ultimate Frisbee, and part of the tech crew for the musical and drama productions. Additionally, she’s been a contributor to Blunt Youth Radio. Gaby works with English Language Learners students at Skillin Elementary School, and is a member of the Planned Parenthood “Teen Team.” Gaby is a member of the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society. She’s been recognized for outstanding academic performance in English, and is a past recipient of the Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences. Gaby will attend Barnard College of Columbia University, where she plans to major in sociology and economics.

JACKMAN MICKIEWICZ
He is the son of Kim and Jim Mickiewicz and served as captain of the Golf Team, and has been active in Ultimate Frisbee, the History Club and Math Team. Outside school, he’s participated in Boys & Girls Club Basketball, MSGA and Seeds of Peace. Jackman volunteers at Dyer Elementary School, working with second and third graders, and with the South Portland First Tee Program, teaching golf to kids. In addition to golf, Jackman enjoys juggling, photography, drawing, painting, and Netflix (especially “The Office”). Jackman is a member of both the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society, and has received recognition for excellence in physics and is a past recipient of the Williams College Book Award. He was named to the SMAA 2nd Team All-Conference Golf Team as well as the All-Academic Golf Team. When not playing golf, he may be spotted handling carts and maintaining the driving range at Nonesuch River Golf Club. Jackman plans to dual-major in civil and architectural engineering at the University of Maine at Orono in the fall.

Old Orchard Beach high school held their graduation at 2 p.m. June 7 at Seaside Pavilion. The following students rose to the top of the class of 2015.

EMILIE CHARD, valedictorian
She is the daughter of Thomas and Elise Chard and younger sister to Elissa Chard. She received high and highest honors throughout high school. Emilie was an active member of student government, serving as class vice president all four years. She also served on Student Council for four years, and was elected president her junior and senior years. In her junior year, she was inducted into the National Honor Society, and later became vice president. She played varsity field hockey all four years, and she was elected captain her junior and senior years. Emilie was involved in the Interact Club, Prom Committee, and was editor of the Oceana Yearbook. She received the Dartmouth Alumni Book Award and the Phi Beta Kappa Award, as well as the Student of the Month. She also received the Maine Principals Association Award her senior year. In the fall, Emilie will attend the University of New England to study athletic training. She hopes to pursue a career in physical therapy.

ALYSSA HINKLE, salutatorian
She is a daughter of Rick and Marcy Hinkle and older sister to Haylee Hinkle. She has been a member of the National Honor Society since her junior year and is a five-year veteran of marching band. She was secretary for the student council at the high school and secretary for the class of 2015. She was a member of the Oceana Yearbook committee and an active member of the school’s international club, traveling to Costa Rica, China, Paris and Barcelona. She was awarded the Bowdoin Book Award her junior year for her academic achievements, and earned highest honors throughout her high school career. In the fall, she will attend the University of New England School of Pharmacy, where she will earn her doctorate.

ANDREW GILLIS
He is the son of Tom and Lisa Gillis. He served as class president all four years of high school, as well as being an active member of Student Council and serving as vice president his junior and senior year. He was inducted into the National Honor Society in his junior year and served as president in his senior year. He was an active member in his school’s music program, joining the marching band while in seventh grade and becoming drum major in his senior year. He also spent three years in the jazz band and jazz choir. He will attend Boston College in the fall to pursue a degree in political science.

PAYTON BREITENFELD
She is the daughter of Dale and Tracy Breitenfeld. Since 2012, Payton has been an active participant in Student Council, Natural Helpers, Interact Club, Prom Committee, Virtual Book Club, as well as serving as treasurer for her class. In 2013, she was inducted to the National Honor Society and was elected secretary the following year. In the 2014 senior superlatives, her compassion was noticed when she was elected “Most Likely to Brighten One’s Day.” Her academics and good-standing was recognized by the Saco Bay Rotary Club, when Payton was selected by the teachers as Student of the Month for October. In the fall, she plans to attend Southern Maine Community College and continue on to the University of New England, taking the NCLEX exam to become a registered nurse. Payton is most ambitious for her entry into the Peace Corps. following her final year at college.

JOSHUA MALONEY
He is the son of Chad Maloney and the late Tammie Holman. Throughout high school, Joshua was driven by his Catholic faith and prided himself in his academics. He was a member of the National Honor Society. He served on the Catholic Youth Leadership Team during his sophomore and junior year and on the Good Shepherd Parish Leadership Team during his senior year. He was also an active member of youth ministry. He served as the Chief Squire of the Columbian Squires, and joined the Knights of Columbus in Biddeford. Joshua  volunteered to altar serve at Mass on Sunday mornings and teaching catechesis to children during his sophomore and junior year. Currently, he works at Hannaford in Saco. Joshua was accepted by Bishop Robert Deely of the Diocese of Portland to begin priesthood formation at Our Lady of Providence Seminary and Providence College this fall.

JESSICA GREENLEAF
She is the daughter of Kellie and Michael Greenleaf. Throughout high school, she took the highest level of classes possible, which included honors and advanced placement classes, as well as AP and college classes offered through outside programs. She participated in student government, the yearbook and prom committees, interact club, marching band, jazz band, jazz combo, robotics team, math team, varsity softball, and varsity tennis. Jessica will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. Jessica hopes to travel the world and concentrate her knowledge on bridging cultural gaps and contributing to environmental efforts worldwide.

CALEB GRENIER
He is the son of Carrie and Peter Grenier. He has been an avid member of the Jazz Band for four years, where he played saxophone and guitar. In his junior and senior year, he won a Maine State High School Jazz Festival Outstanding Musicianship Award. He was a member of the National Honor Society. He also played ice hockey on the OOB/Massabesic team for three years. He will be attending Wentworth Institute of Technology in the fall to study biomedical engineering. After college, he plans to get a job that will contribute something valuable to the medical community.

RACHEL CYR
She is the daughter of Julie and Gerald Cyr Jr.  During her four years of high school she maintained high honor roll each year. Rachel was a member of her school’s mentor program, Prom Committee, Yearbook Committee, culinary internship program, Jazz Choir, and International Club. During her junior year, she was elected into the National Honor Society and named treasurer of the organization her senior year. This fall, she will attend Marist College to pursue a career in fashion merchandising.

ABIGAIL DUBOIS
She is the daughter of Ross and Ericka Dubois. She was an active member of Student Council and was inducted into the National Honors Society her junior year. She has partaken in the school’s mentoring program for the past three years. She was captain of the soccer and basketball teams her junior and senior year, and was captain of the softball team her junior year. Throughout the years, she was selected to the Western Maine First Team All-Conference for soccer and basketball, All-State for soccer, the Maine McDonald’s All Star team, and the Journal Tribune 2014-2015 Girl’s Basketball Player of the Year. She was also selected to the All-Academic team. She will attend Springfield College in the fall and major in sports biology and play on the school’s soccer team.

CRAIG FINLEY
He is the son of Charlettia and Keith Finley. He was an active member of the school’s mentoring program for three years, and a member of the Natural Helpers for two years. Craig played hockey for three years with the Massabesic and Old Orchard Beach Mustangs. He was inducted into the National Honor Society his junior year. Craig is going to Western New England University for forensic biology with a minor in chemistry.

Old Orchard Beach’s Class of 2015

Morgan Albert, Zachary Belanger, Graeme Bock, Bradford Bouthot, Hunter Boutot, Taylor Boyd, Payton Breitenfeld Jason Brown, Damian Byram, Emilie Chard, Austin Charles, Connor Cushman, Rachel Cyr, Zachary Demers, Richard Descoteaux, Abigail Dubois Sean Emhof, Craig Finley, Andrew Gillis, Andrew Graves, Jessica Greenleaf Rebecca Greenlee, Caleb Grenier, Alyssa Hinkle, Jacob Holman, Katelyn Irish, Joshua Maloney, Bobbie-Jean Mariello, Jeremiah Mariello, Michaela Marlow, Jasmine Maynard, Jessica Murphy, Bethany Pelletier Dylan Penniman, Haley Plante, Mackenzie Rague, Bryan Ramsey, Jacob Raychard, Bryan Roberts Megan Rydle, Kyle Salway, Breanna Schildroth-Blow, Vladyslav Skala, Kaycee Slick, Lauralee Small, Abbey Spear, Nicholas Stewart, Samantha Stiles, Breana Surber, Alexa Therrien, Tyson Turgeon, Andrew Valliere and Miranda Walls.

Gorham High School held its graduation at 4 p.m. on June 7 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. The following students rose to the top of their class earning the ranking of valedictorian, salutatorian, magna cum laude and cum laude.

Douglas Beahm, valedictorian/summa cum laude
Parent: Raymond Beahm
Attending Dartmouth College

Ashley Woodbury, salutatorian/magna cum laude
Parents: Georgianna and James Woodbury
Attending Wellesley College

Jessalyn Bergeron, magna cum laude
Parents: Elizabeth and Randy Mack
Attending the University of Maine

Christian Daigle, magna cum laude
Parents: Tracey and Fred Daigle
Attending the University of Richmond

Margaret Donohue, magna cum laude
Parents: Stacey and Edward Donahue
Attending the College of Charleston

John Ennis, magna cum laude
Parents: Suzanne and John Ennis
Attending Princeton University

Greg Farrington, magna cum laude
Parents: Stacey and David Farrington
Attending Emerson College

Caitlyn Hawxwell, magna cum laude
Parent: Christina and Dan Hawxwell
Attending Salve Regina University

Elizabeth Kane, magna cum laude
Parent: Pamela and Joseph Kane
Attending the University of Maine-Farmington

Emily Lewis, magna cum laude
Parent: Elisabeth and Stephen Lewis
Attending Northwestern University

Thomas Susi, magna cum laude
Parent: Carolyn and Scott Susi
Attending George Washington University

Andrew York, magna cum laude
Parent: Andrew York
Attending the University of New England

Megan Bennett, cum laude
Parent: Torre Donaldson, Andy Donaldson and Wil Bennett
Attending Endicott College

Kristin Benson, cum laude
Parent: Pam and Alton Benson
Attending Liberty University

Ryan Bertin, cum laude
Parents: Susan Bertin and Ron Bertin
Attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Isabelle Grant, cum laude
Parents: Sandra Grant and Daniel Grant
Attending the University of Maine

Cole Houghton, cum laude
Parents: Jill and Linwood Houghton
Attending Nichols College

Sean Luce, cum laude
Parents: Heidi and Ian Luce
Attending the University of Maine

Jeffrey McNally, cum laude
Parents: Debra and Jeffrey McNally
Attending the University of Maine

Brendan Mercier, cum laude
Parents: Mary and Michael Mercier
Military – U.S. Navy

Blanca Monsen, cum laude
Parents: Blanca Gurrola and Erik Monsen
Attending the University of Maine

Emily Peterson, cum laude
Parents: Lisa and Eric Peterson
Attending Johnson State College

Julie Pike, cum laude
Parents: Jana Pike and Jeffrey Pike
Attending the University of Southern Maine

Margaret Shields, cum laude
Parents: Polly and Robert Shields
Attending Wheaton College

Abigail Sladen, cum laude
Parents: Rebecca and Wayne Sladen
Attending Lesley University

Tim Sposato, cum laude
Parents: Lisa and Tim Sposato
Attending Wheaton College

Andrea Stemm, cum laude
Parents: Nancy and Barry Stemm
Attending the University of Maine-Farmington

Katherine Stickney, cum laude
Parents: Julie Stickney and Christopher Stickney
Attending Seton Hall University

Gorham High School’s class of 2015

Ashley Aceto, Daniel Bacon, Megan Baker, Evan Barden, Anna Barr, C. Griffin Barrett, Douglas Beahm, Catherine Becker, Madison Bennett, Matthew Bennett, Megan Bennett, Kristin Benson, Jessalyn Bergeron, Tyler Bernaiche, Emily Bernard, Ryan Bertin,William Bessette, Theresa Bombaro, MacKenzie Bowers, Kaylee Boyd, Krista Boylen, Darcie Brown, Sarah Buotte, Gabrielle Burke, Jerry Burnham Jr., GraceAnn Burns, Amanda Butler, Alec Butts, Jordan Buzzell, Brooke Caron, Michael Chapin, Emma Christakis, Jacob Clark, Mackenzie Collins, Sage Collins, McKenze Coyne, Mariah Cranston, Christopher Crawford, Kaitlyn Curley, Christian Daigle, Megan Demers, Tyler Divinsky, Margaret Donohue, River Dunn, Erika Dvilinsky, Reagan Emerson, Whitney Emerson, Cassandra Emmons, John Ennis, Matthew Esposito, Gregory Farrington, Benjamin Foster, Kevin Frazier, Hannah Garcia, Benjamin Garson, Tucker Gasowski, Julia Gaudette, Matthew Gaudette, Griffin Germond, Hannah Goriss, Anna Grant, Isabelle Grant, Jonathon Gray, Leeanna Gray, Rebekah Hall, Abigail Hamilton, Morgan Hamilton-Butts, Meghan Hanley, Brandie Harmon, Nathan Harvey, Caitlyn Hawxwell, Erika Heddesheimer, Austin Hicks, Benjamin Hincher, Sydney Hobart, Matthew Hooker, Katherine Hopkins, Cole Houghton, Andrew Johnson, Maxwell Johnson, Aliza Jordan, Troy Kallis, Elizabeth Kane, Brendan Kelly, Muhammad Khan, Jessica Labrecque, Jamison Lane, Taylor LaPointe, Kayli-Susan Leavitt, Brooke Leeman, Logan Letourneau, Emily Lewis, Luther Liang, Natasha Libby, Sarah Logan, Jennifer Loubier, Zackery Low, Sean Luce, Patrick Lynch, Joseph Maloy, Kersten Martin-Brinkley, Zoe Mattingly, Adrian McKay, Jeffrey McNally II, Brendan Mercier, Anthony Micucci, Alexis Miller, Nicholas Miller, Zachary Mills, Blanca Monsen, David Nagy, Trevor Nelson, Tanner Ochse, Timothy O’Neill, F. Taidgh O’Reilly, Olivia Owens, Thomas Pequinot III, Abigail Perkins, Anna Perkins, Sophie Perkins, Todd Perkins Jr., Emily Peterson, Savanna Petrin, Julie Pike, Sarah Plourde, Kiana Plumer, Jenell Porter , Frederick Reeder III, Mikayla Richman, Cody Rioux, Elizabeth Rioux, Nathan Roberts, Alicia Robinson, Mitchell Rossignol, Spencer Ruda, Eden Runyon-Baruch, Daniel Rust, Mercedes Sacco, Gunder Sandeno, Andrew Schmidt, Madeleine Scholz-Lague, Evan Scott, Darby Sherbert, Margaret Shields, Delaney Shiers, Abigail Sladen, Charlotte Smith, Julia Smith, Kayleigh Smith, Timothy Sposato, Renae Staples, Andrea Stemm, Katherine Stickney, Katherine Stoddard, Jacob Sturgis, Michael Susi, Thomas Susi, Alyssa Theriault, Nicholas Thibeault, Benjamin Thompson, Daniel Thompson, Meagan Thomsen, Lexis Trafton, Joshua Turner, Kenneth Tuttle, Andi Vandenburgh, Kerianne Vaughan, Megan Walls, Jordan Ward, Allyson Webber, Audrey Webber, Abraham Wiblin, Michaela Williams, Ashley Woodbury, Alex York and Andrew York.

Scarborough High School awarded 239 diplomas to seniors during its graduation ceremony on June 7 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top 10 percent in the class of 2015.

MEGAN ACKER
She is the daughter of Sarah Nadeau and Ken Acker. Megan was the Co-President of Interact Club, a member for the Executive Committee of the State Youth Council of the UCC Churches of Maine, and a member of National Honor Society. She has participated in the One Act Plays and numerous productions at Portland Stage Company. Megan has also volunteered at Broadturn Farm Camp for six years. Honors and awards Megan has received in high school include Excellence in French, and a junior book award from Mt. Holyoke College. Megan will attend University of Mary Washington in the fall.

JACOB BLOOM
He is the son of Alan and Lori Bloom. Jacob was a member of the National Honor Society and the Key Club. During all four years of high school, Jacob was a varsity track runner. He won the state title in the 4×800 meter race and his team won four state championship titles. Jacob also participated in cross country for two years where his team was state champion his senior year. Honors and awards that Jacob has received in high school include All-Academic Athlete Award, the RPI Book Award, and the Outstanding French Award. Jacob will be attending the University of Maine at Orono in the fall majoring in mechanical engineering.

CATHERINE CALL
She is the daughter of Carol and Michael Call. Catherine has been a member of the Key Club and the National Honor Society. She participated for two years as a varsity swimmer. Catherine was a HOBY participant and attended the West Point Leadership program. Catherine will be attending Bowdoin College in the fall with plans to pursue a science degree and as a member of the swim team for the college.

ISABELLE DIBIASE
She is the daughter of Nicholas and Nicole DiBiase. Isabelle was a member of the Academic Decathlon team, winning four state championships and representing Maine at the national level. She participated in tennis and was named to the All-Academic teams for cross country and track. She is also a member of the Portland Fencing Club. Isabelle received the Oxford Book Award for earning a gold medal on the National Latin Exam all four years. She was also a recipient of the Cornell Book Award. Isabelle will be attending Colgate University where she plans to major in biology.

MELISSA ERTMAN
She is the daughter of Jeff Ertman and Debra Fuchs-Ertman. For the past two years, Melissa was a member of the National Honor Society, the tennis team, and the Civil Rights Team, serving as Secretary this year. During all four years, she participated on the Academic Decathlon team receiving various individual medals at the state level, and for three years, attending the national competition. Since freshman year, she was a trombone player in the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, and this past year she sat first chair, as well as playing principal in the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. She played trombone in the District I Honors Band all four years, and in the All-State Band for two. Melissa will be attending Smith College in the fall.

OLIVIA GEHRKE
She is the daughter of William and Lisa Gehrke. She was a member of the National Honor Society, French Club, ECOS Club, Interact Club and Model United Nations, serving as president her senior year. Olivia also participated in field hockey, softball, and alpine ski racing. She volunteered in SHS’s Functional Life Skills room during the summer and academic year. Olivia was a guitarist and songwriter in two rock bands during high school, and competed as a finalist in the 2014 MAMM Slam high school battle of the bands competition. She was a recipient of the College of the Atlantic Book Award, French Excellence Award, and Ceramics Excellence Award. Olivia will be attending Boston University.

MICHAEL GRANZIER
He is the son of Mark and Tricia Granzier. He was a member of the National Honor Society, a member of Model United Nations, and a Key Club Board member. Last summer, he completed an internship at Maine Medical Center Research Institute. Michael participated in both the indoor and outdoor track programs over the course of his four years. In addition, he has been a member of the Portland Boxing Club for the past two years. Michael’s high school awards include three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal in the National Latin Exam, as well as the Rochester Institute of Technology Book Award for Creativity and Innovation in Math and Science. He will be attending Boston College in the fall.

EMILY GRIFFIN
She is the daughter of Timothy and Carla Griffin. Emily was a member of the National Honor Society, Interact Club, and Model United Nations Club. During all four years of high school she participated in fencing through Portland Fencing Center and was First Team Academic All American. Emily spent over 200 hours volunteering in a classroom at Wentworth School. Emily will be attending Wheaton College in the fall.

LAURA HENNY, Valedictorian
She is the daughter of Mary Wheeler and Roger Henny. She was a member of the Academic Decathlon team, attending nationals for all four years, and was the highest-scoring speech and interview student at Nationals 2015 in addition to winning 30 medals at the state level over four years. Laura was a four-year member of the varsity tennis team, first chair flute in the school band, Co-President of the Civil Rights Club, Girls State delegate, and a member of the National Honor Society. She was also awarded the National Merit Scholarship and the Harvard Book Award in addition to winning two state-wide writing contests, and she pursued her interest in social justice through an internship at the Maine People’s Alliance. Laura will be attending Brown University in the fall.

JENNIFER HERRMAN
She is the daughter of Lynne and Jeff Herrman. She served as class Secretary her sophomore and junior years and as President of the National Honor Society her senior year. During high school, Jennifer participated in mock-trial and tennis all four years, and was co-captain of both in her junior and senior years. In addition, she was selected to attend the HOBY Youth Leadership conference at both the state and national levels and to participate in Dirigo Girls State. Jennifer was a dedicated volunteer at both the Children’s Museum of Maine and Maine Medical Center. During high school, she received numerous academic awards, including the Yale Book Award. Jennifer plans to attend the University of Michigan in the fall.

NATHAN HOWARD
He is the son of Frederick and Michele Howard. Nathan was the class president for three years, a varsity athlete for four years, and part of the National Honor Society. He was captain of the swim team in his junior and senior years and captain of the lacrosse team in his senior year. Nathan received the Rochester Institute of Technology Book Award as a junior and achieved high honors or honors every semester. Nathan has accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy.

ANDREW JONES
He is the son of Lee and KC Jones. While at Scarborough High Andrew played basketball, soccer, and fenced at the Portland Fencing Center. He received the Dartmouth College Book Award and medals for scoring well on the National Latin Examination. Andrew will enter the Honors College at the University of Maine and study engineering.

ANDREA KOSTOVICK
She is the daughter of Frank and Nancy Kostovick. Andrea was a member of the National Honor Society, the One Act Drama Team, and the publicist for the Storm for a Cure Club. She has traveled New England advocating for youth empowerment programs and has performed in many community theater productions, local films, and television commercials. As a junior Andrea received the Brandeis Book Award for Social Justice and Civic Engagement. Andrea will be attending Emerson College to study marketing.

KRISTIN MALONEY
She is the daughter of Brian and Sandra Maloney. Kristin was a member of Interact Club, Key Club, and the National Honor Society. During all four years of high school, she participated in Scarborough’s volleyball program, both playing on the team and coaching young players. She received the Rochester Institute of Technology Computing Medal her junior year, and was SMAA 2014 Volleyball All Conference Second Team. Kristin will be attending Boston College in the fall.

RACHEL MAROON
She is the daughter of Mark and Terry Maroon. Rachel was a founder and president of the SHS Bible Study as well as a member of the National Honor Society. During her last three years of high school she participated in the girls’ ice hockey program, and throughout all of high school has been involved in either Key Club, Interact Club, and Storm for a Cure. Rachel has been very active in her church throughout her high school years, participating in the youth group, playing keyboard in the worship band, and teaching Sunday School. Her most rewarding experience has been participating in mission trips to an orphanage in Nicaragua over the past two years. Rachel will be attending Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, in the fall.

TREVOR MORIN
He is the son of Peter and Nancy Morin. Trevor was the President of the Senior Class, a member of the National Honor Society, and was a Yearbook Editor. During his junior and senior year, Trevor served as the manager for the Varsity Field Hockey team which went on to win the Class A State Championship this past fall. Trevor also volunteered at the Maine Veterans Home and at Maine Medical Center as a Junior Volunteer. Honors and awards that Trevor has received in high school include Outstanding French Student (2012), Most Enthusiastic in Biology (2013), National Latin I Exam Silver Medalist (2014), and the St. Michael’s College Book Award (2014). Trevor will be attending the University of Maine in the fall and plans on majoring in biochemistry on the pre-med track.

KRISTEN MURRAY
She is the daughter of Jeff and Claudia Murray. Kristen has been Treasurer of the Class of 2015 for four years, a member of the National Honor Society and a Natural Helper. She played field hockey and ice hockey all four years and was named captain in both sports during her senior year; she was also named to the All-State teams for both sports. Kristen received the Smith College Book Award and the AP Scholar with Honor Award. She will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, and is enrolled in their five-year honors program in both nursing and business.

LAURA OFIARA
She is the daughter of Robin Merle and Douglas Ofiara. She was a member of the Interact Club for three years, the French Club, and played alto sax throughout her high school career, including two years in Wind Ensemble. Some of the honors that Laura received include the University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award, Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry, and Outstanding Achievement in French IV. Laura will be attending The George Washington University in the fall.

ANDREW RATHMELL
He is the son of Mark and Karina Rathmell. Andrew was a member of the National Honor Society, Writing Club, and Anime Club. Throughout all four years of high school he was involved in Environmental Club of Scarborough (ECOS), becoming Treasurer his junior year and then President his senior year. In his junior year, Andrew was awarded the Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology and recognized as the Most Outstanding 11th Grade Social Studies Student. He has also won various percussion awards in the Scarborough High School Band all four years. Andrew will be attending Brandeis University in the fall.

KAYLA SAVAGE
She is the daughter of Carlton Savage, Chantal Savage-Levesque and her husband, Mark. During all four years of high school Kayla participated in the volleyball program earning her varsity letter sophomore year. She served as captain of the volleyball team her senior year. Honors and awards that Kayla has received in high school include academic honor roll for eight semesters and excellence in art. Kayla will be attending the University of Tampa in the fall.

ELIZABETH SHELL
She is the daughter of Kimberly Hamilton and Eric Shell. Lizzie discovered her true passions of animals and the outdoors at a young age. She began training and competing with her dogs in agility at age 10. Lizzie is an avid runner, having competed in several half-marathons. When not competing with her dogs or running, she can usually be found heading to New Hampshire to hike in the White Mountains. Lizzie will be attending the University of New Hampshire as a biomedical sciences/medical & veterinary sciences major in the fall.

ALEC TOWSE, Salutatorian
He is the son of Kelly and Matt Towse. Alec was a member of the National Honor Society, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Wind Ensemble. He was selected for the District Honors Jazz Band all four years of high school and was also selected for the All-State Jazz Festival his junior and senior years. For the past nine years, Alec has volunteered at the Pine Point Nursing Facility and Scarborough Terrace as part of St. Max’s outreach ministry. Honors include the AP Scholar Award, three Outstanding Musicianship Awards at the UNH Jazz Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Spanish III and AP Spanish, and the Williams College Book Award. Alec will be attending Northeastern University and is planning to major in engineering. He will study abroad this fall in Melbourne, Australia.

JACOB TERRY
He is the son of Scott and Julie Terry. During all four years of high school Jacob has participated in the cross country and track programs, serving as co-captain of the cross country team his junior and senior years. Jacob has received the Clarkson University Book Award for leadership, earned honor-roll all four years, and was part of the Key Club. Jacob is a two-time Class A Indoor Track State Champion in the two mile. Jacob will be attending the University of Maine in the fall and plans to study engineering.

EMMA TIRRELL
She is the daughter of Eric and Kathy Tirrell. Emma participated in the volleyball program for three years of high school and served as a captain her senior year. As a sophomore, Emma received the school-wide Sophomore Civics/Economics award and as a junior received a book award from Clarkson University. She also earned a spot in the senior state-wide volleyball showcase and was recognized on the second All State team. Emma will be attending Saint Joseph’s College in the fall, majoring in exercise science.

MELISSA YOUNG
She is the daughter of Brian and Julianne Young. Melissa was a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club. She received the Phi Beta Kappa book award her junior year, and was a silver medalist for the National Latin Exam her senior year. Melissa achieved High Honor Roll throughout all four years of high school. She will be attending Saint Anselm College in the fall. Melissa will be majoring in biology and hopes to continue on to medical school.

Scarborough High School’s class of 2015

Megan Acker, Bailey Adams, Ethan Adamy, Christian Aguirre, Jeremy Alas, Madison Allie, Owen Anderson, Lily August-Brown, Joseph Barbera, Nicholas Barker, Sarah Barr, Gregory Barrett, Rachel Bartlett, Rebecca Beatty, Shaynna Beaudoin, Benjamin Bergeron, Erika Berry, Ryanne Berry, Sydney Blanchard, Jacob Bloom, Anna Bolton, Benjamin Bragg, Wyatt Bridgham, Ashley Briggs, Megan Brooks, Joseph Brown, Kayla Brown, Megan Brown, Brandon Bryer, Sophia Burnham, Kevin Caldwell, Catherine Call, Jennifer Carion, Zachary Carriero, Andrew Cashman, Kristen Chamberlain, Hajra Chand, Aadharsh Chandrashekar, Ryan Clayton, Mairead Clonan, Shelly Cohen, Bryce Collette, Jeri Conley, Emily Connelly, Thomas Connolly, Joseph Conrad, Henry Cook, Benjamin Cooledge, Ian Corey, Taylor Cowan, Andrew Cox, Courtney Daly, Timothy Davis, Talya Davis-Day, Alexis Degifico, Caleb Demmons, Daniel DePuydt, Tristan DeYoung, Isabelle DiBiase, Megan Dillon, Bridget DiPhilippo, Madison Dobecki, Maxim Doiron, Jenna Douglas, Lauren Douglas, Morgan Dow, Alexander Doyer, Matthew Drake, Kai Dunn, Samuel Elliott, Liam Erickson, Nathaniel Erickson, Melissa Ertman, Gabrielle Farino, Lucas Foerster, Steven Fougere, William Fowler, Amara Fox, Haley Franklin, Samuel Freeman, Adam French, Nicholas Frizzle, Sarah Gadbois, Brian Garber, Charles Gardner, Roy Garland, Olivia Gehrke, Nolan Gelinas, Caleb George, Juan German, Reed Gilbert, Amanda Given, Ashley Gleason, Michael Granzier, Emma Greenberg, Emily Griffin, Kristina Griffin, Kayla Griffis, Eliza Halbig, Quinne Hardesty, Will Harmon, Jennie Hayes, Laura Henny, Jennifer Herrman, Sydney Hersey, Brittany Hewitt, Milani Hicks, David Hodgkins, Nathan Howard, Ryan Huber, Benjamin Irish, Edward James, Zachary Jaynes, Delia Jernigan, Djordje Jevtic, Alexander Johnson, Luke Johnson, Andrew Jones, Colin Jones, Braeden Kane, Brendan Kane, Kayla Keimach, Victoria Kelley, Jerry Kenney, Jacob Kinney, Katherine Kirk, Rose Kirsch, Kaitlin Knaus, Andrea Kostovick Chandler Langlois, Olivia Lappin, Micayla Lawson, Hayley Lawsure, Madison Leadley, Benjamin Leary, Jennifer Lee, Eric Lehmann Kyle Lemay, Alyssa Lewis, Judy Li, Nathaniel Littlefield, Alexander Lowe, Daniel MacDonald, Thomas MacDonald, Kristin Maloney, Rachel Maroon, Acacia Marquis, Julia Martens, Julia Martin, Sean McGovern, Hugh McSorley, Abbie Morgan, Trevor Morin, Akaia Morris, Anthony Morrison, Sierra Muchie, Sarah Murphy, Kristen Murray Dexter Niles, Katrina Nye, Samuel Nygren, Lydia Odlin, Laura Ofiara, Matthew Oliver, Graham Osborne, Amira Oul, Miranda Page, Miranda Panico, Jade Pawlowski, Austin Pemberton, Jensen Perehudoff, Gabrielle Perron, Austin Pietras, Delaney Pitts, Brittany Plowman, Danielle Plummer, John Posey, Kaitlin Prince, Mina Puig, Marianna Pupillo, Maria Quartararo, Anthony Quintiliani, Nicole Ramsey, Andrew Rathmell, Kaitlin Rayner, Joseph Reddy, Adam Redfern, Alyssa Richard, Isaac Rico, Sarah Rinaldi, Serina Risbara, Mason Roach, Hannah Robbins, Elizabeth Robinson, Timothy Ross, Erik Santiago, Kayla Savage, Andrew Schell, Cain Schriber, Michael Scott, Owen Seekamp, Morgan Sewall, Joshua Shaughnessy, Alyssa Shaw, Patrick Shaw, Elizabeth Shell, Andrew Simons, Madalyn Sirois, Andrew Skillings, Kevin Smith, Molly Snowden, Hannah Snyder, Lucica Southworth, Samantha Sparda, Leah Sprague, Amelia St John, Claudia Stearns, Gretchen Stearns, Trevor Stults, Benjamin Suszczynski, Jacob Terry, Kathleen Thibodeau, Lindsey Thurston, Emma Tirrell, Degnan Toohey, Alexander Towse, Lauren Tudor, Eliza Vogel, Abigail Walker, Samuel Ware, Samuel Warren, Brandon Watkins, Konner Watson, Samuel Webber, Drew Wells, Nathaniel Wessel, Soriya Yong, Jacob Young and Melissa Young.

Residents of Regional School Unit 21 will vote Tuesday on a $56.5 million school renovation bond that was scaled back after voters previously rejected a more elaborate plan to overhaul three district schools.

The plan, if approved by the majority of voters in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel, would address safety and handicap-accessibility issues at Kennebunk High School, Kennebunkport Consolidated School and Mildred L. Day School in Arundel. The plan was scaled back by about $40 million after voters overwhelmingly rejected a renovation bond in January 2014.

Also on Tuesday, residents in the RSU 21 towns will vote on the proposed $40 million annual education budget. In Kennebunkport, residents also will vote on whether to file a petition to withdraw from RSU 21 because of concerns about cost sharing and to authorize the withdrawal committee to spend $40,000 on the process.

“I think people drive by and see this beautiful historic (high school) building built in 1939 and they’re deceived,” said Tim Walsh, a senior and student representative to the school board. “They don’t see the cracks, they don’t see the leaks and they don’t see the trailer park we have out back. It’s beautiful on the outside, but the inside is falling apart.”

The bulk of the money would go to renovations at Kennebunk High School, which school officials say is in danger of losing its accreditation if its facilities are not improved. At Mildred L. Day, two wings that are sinking would be razed and replaced with a new addition on land that is more stable. In Kennebunkport, the project would allow the district to eliminate three portable classrooms and renovate the school’s multipurpose space.

Of the total $56.5 million proposed for the project, $42.8 million would go to Kennebunk High School, $8.55 million would be spent at Mildred L. Day School in Arundel and $5.14 million would fund renovations at Kennebunkport Consolidated School.

The annual property tax impact on a home valued at $300,000 would be $229.68 in Kennebunk, $219.69 in Arundel and $209.28 in Kennebunkport. The average tax reduction is almost 27 percent compared to the 2014 proposal, according to school officials.

After voters rejected a $75 million bond, school officials scaled back the projects by $40 million. Significant reductions in the proposed renovation plan include eliminating a performing arts center at the high school, moving from two gymnasiums to one gym and a multi-purpose room for sporting events, and the elimination of artificial turf on playing fields.

Walsh and fellow senior Cara McCluskey are spending the last two weeks of the school year as volunteers on the campaign advocating approval of the bond. They said the issues at the high school that need to be fixed are obvious to anyone who spends time in the school, where classrooms exceed the capacity recommended by the Department of Education and students push past one another in overcrowded stairwells. There is no functioning sprinkler system and some classes are held in portable classrooms that have exceeded their expected lifespan by more than 15 years, McCluskey said.

Walsh said the most concerning issues revolve around access for students who use wheelchairs or crutches. Students who cannot use stairs must take long detours through the school and across the school’s driveway to get to class and the bathroom, he said.

“If you’re in the main part of the building, in order to get to a handicap-accessible bathroom, you have to go 0.6 miles across the school to get to one, including going outside,” he said. “That’s the same distance as from Town Hall to the end of Main Street.”

While there hasn’t been as much opposition to this plan as there was in 2014, it has been somewhat contentious in the RSU 21 communities. Last week, Superintendent Kevin Crowley sent a letter to parents after signs popped up in town urging residents to vote against spending $97 million on the schools. That figure, Crowley said, was misleading because it included the renovation project and the district’s annual $40 million budget.

“It is disappointing to see this type of misinformation being presented publicly,” Crowley said. “It is our hope this was not a deliberate attempt to alter the outcome of the vote.”

In a letter to the editor, school board member Jeff Cole of Kennebunk said the present proposal is “hardly wise spending,” especially with the annual school budget eclipsing $40 million. The spending trend is consistent with that the interim Commission of Education recently said is “unsustainable,” Cole said.

“With the bond vote, we’re facing $97 million of spending, a very crucial test of the capacity of our communities to be taxed for education that is just what the DOE commissioner was referring to, at a time when we’re experiencing an increasing number of senior residents on fixed incomes and fewer young families with school aged children at the other end of the spectrum,” Cole wrote.

Many local school districts will ask voters Tuesday to approve budgets for the 2015-2016 school year.

But the actual figures may change after the fact because, as in past years, districts are finalizing their budgets before state funding has been decided.

Districts have calculated how much state aid they would receive if Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget passes, but the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee is proposing to increase the amount of education aid by $25 million per year.

With budget validation votes happening before a state budget is in place, school administrators have to go with the figures they have. The Maine School Management Association sent districts specific wording for warrant articles to enable them to use any extra money they might receive to lower taxes or increase school expenses without having to hold a second round of votes. Schools also may carry over any unanticipated state funds to the next school year.

Here are details for Tuesday’s school budget referendums in Greater Portland. In some cases, the tax impacts of school budget proposals were not available in budget documents or could not be calculated because of changes in overall valuation.

CAPE ELIZABETH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m at Cape Elizabeth High School Gym

Proposed school budget: $23.5 million, up $296,475 or 1.3 percent.

Annual tax impact: zero

CUMBERLAND and NORTH YARMOUTH (SAD 51)

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Walnut Hill Road in North Yarmouth and Cumberland Town Hall in Cumberland.

Proposed school budget: $33.78 million, up $1.17 million or 3.6 percent.

Tax impact in Cumberland: $69 per $100,000 of assessed value

Annual tax impact in North Yarmouth: $99 per $100,000 of assessed value.

FALMOUTH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Falmouth High School Gym

Proposed school budget: $33 million, up $1.2 million or 3.6 percent.

Annual tax impact: N/A

FREEPORT, POWNAL and DURHAM (RSU 5)

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Freeport High School, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Durham Community School Gym in Durham and Mallett Hall in Pownal.

Proposed school budget: $29.49 million, up $2.1 million or 7.8 percent

Freeport annual tax impact: up $102 per $100,000 of valuation

Durham annual tax impact: $145 per $100,000 of valuation

Pownal annual tax impact: $296 per $100,000 of valuation.

GORHAM

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Ward 1 at Gorham Middle School and Ward 2 at Gorham Municipal Building

Proposed school budget: $34.9 million, up $780,000 or 2.3 percent

Annual tax impact: $66 per $100,000 of valuation

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

Voting at Old Orchard Beach High School from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Proposed school budget: $12.7 million, up $370,000 or 3 percent

Annual tax impact: $8 per $100,000 of valuation.

SACO

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center, 75 Franklin St.

Proposed school budget: $33.9 million, up $1 million or 2.6 percent

Annual tax impact: $50 per $100,000 of valuation

SCARBOROUGH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Scarborough Town Hall

Proposed school budget: $43.8 million, up $1.5 million or 3.5 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

SOUTH PORTLAND

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., South Portland Community Center

Proposed school budget: $46.1 million; up $1.3 million or 2.9 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

WESTBROOK

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at:

Wards 1 and 4, Fred Wescott Community Building, 426 Bridge St.

Wards 2 and 3, Westbrook Armory, 120 Stroudwater St.

Ward 5, Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St.

Total budget: $34 million, up $135,000 or 0.4 percent

Annual tax impact: $65 per $100,000 of valuation

WINDHAM/RAYMOND

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Windham High School in Windham and Jordan Small Middle School in Raymond

Proposed school budget: $42.1 million, up $1 million or 2.4 percent

Annual tax impact: $40 per $100,000 of valuation in Windham and a decrease of 1 cent in Raymond

YARMOUTH

Voting 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Robert W. Boyd AMVETS Post, 148 North Road

Proposed school budget: $22 million, increase of $843,500 or 4 percent

Annual tax impact: N/A

This story was updated at 11:20 a.m. June 8th to correct the voting location in Scarborough.

AUGUSTA — Maine’s university and community college systems signed a sweeping agreement on Monday that will allow students to complete more than a year of general education classes and transfer them between any of the state’s 14 public institutions.

Credit transferability has long confounded state higher education officials. While credits have been moved between the two types of institutions for years, some can’t be and the credits that are transferable are governed by a patchwork system of more than 150 agreements between specific departments.

The deal, signed at a ceremony with Gov. Paul LePage at the University of Maine at Augusta’s Randall Student Center, takes effect in June 2016 and allows students to transfer up to 35 credits between institutions. Most states have similar agreements in place, and officials hailed the agreement as a way to reduce costs and ease educational mobility for students.

“With this agreement, we are ensuring the same learning outcomes, same expectations, and same credit for our students across all fourteen of Maine’s public colleges and universities so Maine learners can more easily and affordably progress along the path to advancement,” said James Page, chancellor of the University of Maine System.

Transferring already worked for Brett Brockway, a 2006 graduate of Winslow High School who worked while getting an associate degree at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. Afterward, he transferred to UMA, getting a business degree that sent him to work at Athenahealth, a health records management company with a location in Belfast.

“My feeling is that if you’re too highly leveraged today, you’re not going to make bold decisions,” Brockway said. “Throughout my company, I look at the bold people and they’re not indebted to some huge degree or something, and I think this program does that for people.”

Maine Community College System interim president Derek Langhauser called the current system “a complicated and oftentimes inefficient process” that has frustrated students starting in the cheaper, two-year community college system and transitioning to a four-year degree program at a state university.

In a recent three-year period, 42 percent of Maine community college graduates pursued further education, with 40 percent of them doing that in the state university system, according to the agreement, which comes on the heels of a similar pilot project announced in 2014 between the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College.

Now, the community college system will increase its general education requirements from 22 to 34 or 35, matching the university system. Faculty committees in both systems are working to align curriculum and develop common assessments.

Maine is one of just eight states without a transferable core of lower-level classes, according to a 2014 document prepared by a group working with the Lumina Foundation, a student advocacy group. In 2013, a legislative committee on Maine’s workforce recommended solving credit transfer issues between the community college and university systems.

Increasing their synergy has been a prime LePage goal since he was campaigning for a first term in 2010, and earlier this year, it produced one of the biggest examples of the pugnacious Republican wielding the political power of his office. In January, LePage abruptly announced that he wanted the resignation of John Fitzsimmons, then the president of the Maine Community College System, with his office citing stalled progress on a transfer agreement as a reason. Five days later, Fitzsimmons left the post he held since 1990.

Page said when he first met with the governor after he took the chancellor job in 2012, LePage’s “very first complete sentence” to him was about credit transferability.

“It’s a standard of cooperation we need to expect from our public higher education systems and the start of more to come for Maine students,” LePage said.

Students taking the SAT on Saturday across the United States found a mistake in the instructions, causing confusion about just how much time they had to complete at least one section. Now, the College Board, which owns the SAT, says it is trying to figure out what to do about the mistake, “to ensure the fairness of the test and the validity of the scores.”

Many proctors, who were given the proper instructions, apparently did not realize that students had incorrect information until they told students their time for a certain section was nearly up and students complained. Frantic proctors began calling the College Board on Saturday during the test to try to get guidance, and after the test, students and parents began posting complaints about the error on social media and other websites. For example, here is a post from a parent on the College Confidential website:

“In my daughter’s test, they told her they conferred with the College Board and that they had 25 minutes. Then 19 minutes into the section (she still thought she had six minutes) someone came into the room and told them they had to finish it within 20 minutes. So they only had one more minute. She still had 3 questions left, as she thought she had six minutes.”

Here’s a statement from the College Board on the mistake:

“Shortly before noon Eastern Time on Saturday, June 6, Educational Testing Service (ETS) informed the College Board that there was a printing error in the standard test books they provided to students taking the SAT on June 6 in the United States. The time allotted for a specific section, either section 8 or 9 depending on the edition, was incorrect in the student test books and correct in the script and manual provided to Test Center Supervisors. The student test books contained ’25 minutes’ while the manual and script contained the correct time limit of ’20 minutes.’ As soon as ETS became aware of the error during the administration of the test, they worked to provide accurate guidance to supervisors and administrators.”

A College Board spokeswoman said on Monday in an email that the “ETS and the College Board have confirmed that there was no misprint in tests administered outside the United States.” Earlier, there was an erroneous report that the same error was detected in Asia.

Bob Schaeffer, public education director of the nonprofit National Center for Fair and Open Testing, known as FairTest, said in an email:

“If the mistimed sections were not experimental, the College Board faces a serious test scoring problem. At a minimum, the administration of that portion of the exam was not ‘standardized’ since some students had 20 minutes to complete the items, while others had 25 minutes. Rather than its typical circle-the-wagons and say nothing non-response, the test-makers need to explain immediately how this error occurred and what they are going to do to insure score integrity.”

Katherine Levin, a spokesperson for the College Board, said the organization “understands the critical nature of this issue, and we are actively working to determine next steps to ensure the fairness of the test and the validity of the scores we deliver. We regret the confusion and concern this issue is causing for students and their families, and we will provide them and others with updated information as soon as possible.”

Portland school board members are leaning toward a plan to rebuild Hall Elementary School at its current location, despite the state’s suggestion that they consider consolidating Hall with Longfellow Elementary, the board chairwoman said Tuesday.

Last week, the board held a workshop on the Hall School project, and concerned parents turned in a petition signed by more than 560 residents urging them not to consolidate the two schools.

“Based on the conversation at the workshop, it appears most of the board is leaning toward proceeding with Hall as planned and restarting the Hall School Building Committee in July,” Board Chairwoman Sarah Thompson said in a news release Tuesday.

The board will vote on the next steps in the Hall rebuilding project at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Lyseth Elementary School.

The Maine Department of Education has already agreed to pay for the construction of a school to replace Hall – estimated to cost $20 million – but the process stalled this year when some incorrect enrollment projections understated how many students would attend Hall.

That prompted the state to ask Portland school officials to consider the efficiencies of building a larger, consolidated school on one site.

Longfellow is currently on a waiting list for state funding, but is low on the list, making it unclear whether the state will agree to fund it in future years or whether the city will have to pay for improvements.

But the Hall enrollment projections did not include certain neighborhoods in the district and population growth trends. The updated numbers, presented to the board last week, were in line with initial projections that met state approval.

The Hall project architect, Oak Point Associates, also briefed the board on the impact of consolidating the schools, such as traffic patterns and site locations.

“(The report) indicated that building a larger, consolidated school on either the Longfellow site or the Hall School site would cause major disruptions in those neighborhoods,” the news release said.

For example, if it was located at Longfellow, the school would be placed on a parking lot there and require eliminating nearby Deering High School sports fields to create a new parking lot.

“Thompson said most board members considered those options unfeasible, which is why the board appears to be leaning toward the original plan of replacing Hall,” the news release said.

If the board votes to rebuild Hall at its current location, Portland residents would vote in 2016 on whether to accept state funding for the project.

AUGUSTA — The state Department of Education plans further investigation of testing irregularities that prompted officials to throw out the standardized mathematics test results of some Farrington Elementary School students, school board members were told Wednesday.

Superintendent James Anastasio said state officials have not indicated how long the investigation will take.

The alleged irregularities included the placement of mathematics reference materials on the walls of classrooms used to give students Maine Educational Assessment tests, which state officials said violated testing rules and gave students an unfair advantage.

On Wednesday, school board members received the May 26 letter from Nancy Godfrey, acting assessment coordinator for the state Department of Education, to Anastasio informing him the state had invalidated the mathematics results of 106 Farrington students on 212 tests.

They also formally received the resignation of Lori Smail, Farrington’s principal, which she submitted May 12.

Anastasio said the state’s decision to invalidate the test results was based on an internal investigation of the testing process by his office, the result of which was provided to the Department of Education. He said that investigation was “phase one of at least two phases.”

“Those tests were invalid and those students will not be taking the test again,” Anastasio told board members Wednesday.

“We’re waiting for additional information from the Department of Education. I don’t have any information on the time frame.”

The letter from the state indicated the decision to invalidate the Farrington test results was made by the department’s assessment committee.

The letter also noted the assessment committee would forward the case to the certification department for further investigation, and the results of that investigation would be reported to the education commissioner.

Jaci Holmes, interim spokeswoman for the state Department of Education, said Wednesday the state’s investigation would start formally Monday. She said the department didn’t have an estimate of how long the investigation will take.

Anastasio has said posters and other mathematical reference materials were placed in two testing rooms by teachers.

Cony teacher Jeff DeJongh, president of the local teachers’ union Augusta Education Association, said Tuesday that Smail had given teachers at the school permission to place the math materials in the testing rooms.

He said she later learned such materials were not supposed to be available to students during testing, but she didn’t inform staff the materials should be removed from the classrooms. He also said the procedures for setting up a testing environment were unclear.

Smail, who did not return a call seeking comment Tuesday, had said previously that “the error that was made was unintentional.”

Anastasio said Smail reported the testing irregularities May 8, as soon as she became aware of them.

The letter from Godfrey to Anastasio, obtained by the Kennebec Journal last week under a Freedom of Information Act request, indicated the posters and other materials were placed in two classrooms at Farrington on purpose. It also indicated students might have been given guidance by teachers on test content they had not covered in class.

“Based on the investigation supplied by the Augusta School Department, a variety of mathematical reference sheets and posters were intentionally made available to students in two testing rooms,” the letter states. “Students shared that teachers conducted mini-lessons to classes on test items ‘in case it came up again in the test’ and gave verbal and nonverbal guidance to students who had questions on test content they had not covered in class.”

The letter also states: “The unfair advantage given to these students during the mathematics assessment warrants a determination that the test scores are not valid.”

Anastasio, in a May 27 letter to the parents of Farrington students whose mathematics scores were invalidated, said the investigation’s first phase determined 212 mathematics-related tests, completed by 106 students in grades 3 to 6, would be invalidated because of “unfair testing environment advantages.”

Farrington’s other MEA scores in English and literacy were unaffected.

Responding to some teachers’ concerns about health risks, the Portland School District hired a company to test the level of radio frequency emissions from a cell tower on the roof of Deering High School this week.

Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk said the teachers’ concerns were the first he’d heard regarding the tower, which has been in place since 2006. He ordered the tests after a biology teacher reported that fish she kept in Room 305 – located right below the tower – kept dying.

According to the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute, most scientists agree that emissions from cellphone antennas or towers are unlikely to cause cancer.

“To date there is no evidence from studies of cells, animals or humans that radio frequency energy can cause cancer,” the National Cancer Institute says on its website.

The Federal Communications Commission says radio frequency emissions from antennas used for cell towers result in exposure levels on the ground that are typically thousands of times below safety limits. The agency monitors RF radiation for possible impact on the environment, including human exposure, according to the FCC website.

“There is no reason to believe that such towers could constitute a potential health hazard to nearby residents or students,” the website says.

However, critics of cell towers note that cellphone emissions are classified by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans. In a 10-year review of research from 13 countries, the agency didn’t find a causal relationship between radio frequency energy and cancer, but couldn’t rule out the possibility.

EXPERTS DIFFER ON POSSIBLE DANGERS

“This has actually been the subject of debate for many years,” said Ali Abedi, a University of Maine associate professor of electrical and computer engineering who has done wireless communication research for almost 20 years, including for NASA, the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation.

Abedi doubts the fish died from proximity to the tower, because radio frequency waves barely penetrate water. They also don’t damage DNA like X-rays do, but instead generate heat, the same way that microwaves operate. An excessively high concentration of radio waves from a cell tower could, hypothetically, cause a burn or excessive heat.

“Maybe if (the fish) spent a lot of time on the surface,” Abedi said, noting that no conclusions could be reached unless experiments on the fish were done in a controlled, scientific manner. “I really doubt this is the cause of the fish dying.”

Joel Moskowitz, director of the University of California Berkeley’s Center for Family and Community Health, is among those advocating for stricter cellphone and cell tower standards and warnings. Moskowitz, who was a postdoctoral fellow in Evaluation Research and Methodology at Northwestern University, believes people should be more concerned about emissions from cellphones and cell towers based on his review of studies that linked cellphone emissions and biological problems in humans.

“We can’t just assume because the exposure is low from a cell tower that you’re OK,” he said.

Deering High biology teacher Polly Wilson says she knows her experiments aren’t proof the cell tower is causing the fish to die.

“This is high school science. There’s a lot of room for error. I would love if someone, some lab, picked this up and tried it in a more controlled way where they can measure it,” she said. “But I think it’s very compelling. Something is killing the fish in this room.”

MULTIPLE SOURCES OF EMISSIONS IN SCHOOL

The Portland School district gets about $36,000 a year for leasing the roof space to U.S. Cellular. There are no other cell towers on district property, said Craig Worth, deputy chief operations officer.

U.S. Cellular added three more antennas to the array in 2011, for a total of six. The company issued a report after those additions, in January 2012, that found RF readings were below FCC safety standards throughout the building and school grounds. However, it did note that the highest readings inside the building were in Room 305.

The report also noted that the building has multiple Wi-Fi hotspots, including one right in the middle of the ceiling of Room 305, which can affect and increase the readings.

UC Berkeley’s Moskowitz said he suspected any elevated RF readings in the room with the fish would be attributable to the router, not the tower, since towers direct their radio waves outward, not downward.

Worth said the tests this week measured RF levels with the high school’s Wi-Fi on and off. Results of the tests are expected in a few weeks, school officials said.

The FCC allows an ERP – effective radiated power – of up to 500 watts per channel. Most cell towers in urban and suburban areas operate at an ERP of 100 watts per channel or less, corresponding to an actual radiated power of 5-10 watts, according to the FCC website. The FCC last updated its guidelines for evaluating human exposure to RF fields from fixed antennas used for cellphone service in 1996.

STUDENT EXPERIMENT HAS FATAL RESULTS

Wilson has been teaching marine ecology in Room 305 for about 16 years, always with tanks of fish and other living things. It was only three years ago that the fish started to die, she said.

This spring, the students used aluminum foil to shield the tops and sides of four aquariums containing comet-tailed goldfish from radio frequency waves.

“We left them in there over Memorial Day weekend, we came back and they were fine,” Wilson said. “At that point, we took one of the foil (cages) off and 36 hours later, the fish died.”

The other fish, in the three shielded aquariums, were fine and are still alive, Wilson said.

Her students started a blog – called “Why Do Fish Die in Room 305?” – where they recorded their findings. The home page has a photo of a fish belly-up in a tank, with a Post-it note reading: “Begin: 5/7 Fish alive … 5/11 dead.”

“Our class noticed how we were unable to keep goldfish alive. Eliminating all theories as to what might be causing the death (food, water, pH, nitrite and nitrate levels) we came to the conclusion that the cell tower located above our classroom may be affecting the lifespan of the fish,” students wrote in the blog.

For Wilson, the dying fish prompted her to abandon her classroom of 16 years and teach in a vacant room.

She said her students found the experience “eye-opening.”

“They don’t think about their cellphone. … They think of it as totally benign. They were surprised and intrigued and interested in learning a little bit more,” Wilson said.

TWO TESTS, SCHOOL BOARD INVOLVED

Wilson’s husband, Gus Goodwin, asked School Board President Sarah Thompson to hold meetings on the issue. Thompson said she would raise the issue with school officials, but that it likely won’t be taken up until the fall.

“I don’t want to be the face of this. It’s a community conversation,” said Goodwin, who teaches technology education at King Middle School. “I care because someone I love teaches there and sometimes it’s easier for someone on the outside to ask the questions.”

Caulk said he ordered the tests to be conducted after a May 27 meeting of the teachers and district officials. U.S. Cellular did tests on the tower on May 29, he said, but the district decided to get a third-party analysis and hired C Square Systems in Auburn, New Hampshire, to conduct a four-hour test on Tuesday.

Goodwin said he thought the district was being very responsive and the meeting with district officials was “very productive.”

Caulk did not grant permission to the Portland Press Herald to visit the school Wednesday.

Gray-New Gloucester High School held its graduation at 4 p.m. June 13 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top 10 percent for the class of 2015.

Front row, left to right: Giovanna Beaulieu, Ashley Moreau, salutatorian; Zoe Adams, Sara Carder and Emily Hotham.
Back row, left to right: Teresa Wurgler, Nathan Hennemann, Joshua Moran, Carson Hodsdon, Jesse Ricardi, Caroline Verrill and Kelcie Brown, valedictorian.

ZOE ADAMS
I’ve been involved in activities such as the National Honor Society as the public relations officer, and the Community Service Club as a project leader. I played softball for three years, and soccer and basketball for four years. I was named captain of both the soccer and basketball teams my senior year. I will attend the University of New England next year for athletic training.

GIOVANNA BEAULIEU
I have been involved in many activities including the Green Tree Society, yearbook and volunteering. I participated in soccer for two years, then began working at B&R Dairy Bar and Rite Aid. Next year, I will attend St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, for a major in forensic science.

KELCIE BROWN
I have been involved in the drama club and band for four years. I have also been involved in the National Honor Society, chorus, chamber choir, and helped start a student-run chamber wind ensemble. I have participated in District II, All-State, All-New England, Tri-Band and One Act festivals. At the end of my junior year, I attended Girls State. In the fall, I will attend the University of Maine at Farmington, majoring in English with a concentration on linguistics and a possible minor in global studies, in order to work toward my goal of teaching English as a foreign language.

SARA CARDER
I have been a member of the Community Service Club, vice president of the National Honor Society, and a senior captain on the field hockey, basketball and softball teams. Next year, I will attend Husson University pursuing a doctorate degree in physical therapy.

NATHAN HENNEMANN
During my senior year, I served as president of the National Honor Society, vice president of the Community Service Club, a starting offensive lineman for football, and the master of ceremonies at the annual talent show for three consecutive years. I also learned that the best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time. Next year, I will take my talents to Boston and attend Emerson College majoring in video production.

CARSON HODSDON
I participated in a sports including football, baseball, indoor track and outdoor track. My favorite classes are math and history. I enjoy hunting, fishing, shooting, camping and playing sports. I enlisted in the Army and hope my future service can be long and full of adventure.

EMILY HOTHAM
I’ve been involved in many activities including the Community Service Club, National Honor Society, junior varsity and varsity softball, junior varsity basketball and varsity soccer. After this year, I hope to attend the University of Maine at Orono to study either architectural engineering or environmental architecture and design.

JOSHUA MORAN
I was involved in student council and drama for which I won an all-festival cast award during the one act competition. I was also involved in National Honor Society and student government. I served as vice president of my class for three years and president for one year. I participated in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. I plan to attend the University of Maine to major in chemical engineering.

ASHLEY MOREAU
I played varsity soccer and was named captain my senior year. I was involved in the Community Service Club and National Honor Society. Next year, I will be attending the University of New Hampshire as a member of the honors program majoring in occupational therapy with a minor in psychology.

JESSE RICARDI
I was a captain of the soccer team. I’m planning to attend Ursinus College in Pennsylvania and leaning towards majoring in English.

CAROLINE VERRILL
I’ve been involved in the student council, National Honor Society, and Community Service Club, serving as president. I also served as secretary of my class. Outside school, I love to play tennis and enjoy many outdoor activities. Next year, I will attend the University of Maine at Orono, with an interest in environmental science.

TERESA WURGLER
I have been involved in many activities such as the National Honor Society, Community Service Club and softball. Next year, I plan to attend the Southern Maine Community College in the dietetic and nutrition program.

Gray-New Gloucester’s Class of 2015

Zoe Adams, Philip Allen, Lydia Ashey, Taylor Baston, Giovanna Beaulieu, Ryan Beckett, Danielle Bilsborough, Trevor Bissonette, Alissa Boulard, Dakoda Brown, Isaiah Brown, Kelcie Brown, Cynthia Bugenske, Simone Bukovskey, Sara Carder, Nicholas Cavanaugh, Emilee Chammings, David Chanlatte, Isabelle Chasse, Tiffany Collins, Devin Cote, Cody Cullen, Dominic Dadiego, Hayden Dahms, Frank Davis, Skyler Dombrowski, Adam Dumas, Nicholas Durapau, Evan Eastman-Small, Hayden Edwards, Andrew Ellingson, Justin Ellis, Audree Gauna, Cody Gerding, Michael Gilligan, Justin Goodine, Melissa Green, Nicholas Hamilton, Evan Harmer, Anisa Hayman, Nathan Hennemann, Andrew Hersom, Michael Hethcoat, Carson Hodsdon, Caitlin Holmquist, Emily Hotham, Hannah Hutchings, Ashley Hutchinson, Aaron Jay, Bailey Jordan, Taylor Jordan, Andreas Kariotis, William Kenny, Sophia Kiyanitsa, Alexandra Landry, Nicolas Lavoie, Troy Leeman, Jillian Leighton, Ethan Lessard, George Lobozzo, Kara Lounsbury, David Lowe, Nichole Lowell, Evan Lunn, Michaela MacDonald, Crystal MacLean, Makala MacLean, James Magno, Autumn Mains, Megan Malloy, Ian Maristany, Hannah Martin, Kelcie McAllister, Megan McCann, Thomas McCann, Natasha McGowan, Tamica McNally, Faith McNeice, Margaret Michaud, Trevor Michaud, Joshua Moran, Ashley Moreau, Taylor Morrill, Katrina Morris, Lucas Nickerson, Gavin Paddack, Ronald Parker, Karen-Marie Patterson, Destinee Pendleton, Michael Perkins, Matthew Plourde, Nathan Ray, Jacob Reilly, Jesse Ricardi, Makaela Rice, Cullen Ronan, Grayson Sailor, Shaina Sanborn, Kevin Shepheard, Karla Shufelt, Bryce Skilling, Kaitlyn Spaulding, Wyatt Spaulding, Kelsea St. Pierre, Tyler St. Pierre, Alexa Stigman, Onyx Stone-Ratelle, Kierstin Stritch, Dillon Sullivan, Jared Sullivan, Talia Tims, Vanessa Tripp, Kaitlyn Trudel, Erica Tynes, Maria Valente, Caroline Verrill, Daniel Vines, Bailey White, Eric Wilcox, Samuel Wing, Thomas Wood, Elizabeth Wright, Megan Wright and Teresa Wurgler.

York High School held its graduation at 6 p.m. Thursday at the school. The following students were the top 10 percent of the class of 2015.

EMMA ELIZABETH CUSACK, valedictorian
She is the daughter of Michael and Susan Cusack, and sister to Matthew and Amanda.
Emma received many awards for mathematics, science, English and French. She was a 2014 AP Scholar, a recipient of the Society of Women Engineers Award, and a member of the National Honor Society and the World Language National Honor Society for French. Emma also served as a student listener and senior facilitator her senior year. As a tutor for the Writing Center, she provided assistance to other students on English assignments. She was a three-year member of the soccer team and a four-year member of the tennis team. In the winter, she enjoys skiing with her family, which she has done since she was five years-old. Emma also volunteered coaching a girls soccer team for the York Soccer Club. She was a member of Sober Friends throughout high school and was a representative for Student Government for two years.
Emma will attend Tufts University, where she will pursue a career in biomedical engineering.

HANNAH MARIE KNOETTNER, salutatorian
She daughter of Gregory and Julianna Knoettner and older sister of Emily.
Knoettner was a member of the National Honor Society, World Language National Honor Society, AIDS Education Team, Interact Club (vice president), Writing Center and Prom Committee. She also mentored a freshman team as a senior facilitator. She received several awards, including the Wellesley Book Award, and academic awards in biology, physics, statistics, English and French. She received high honors all four years of high school. She was selected to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and in Girls State, where she will serve as a junior counselor. She also volunteered at York Hospital and mentored a young girl in elementary school for two years as a student listener. She played lacrosse for two years, and then served as team manager.
Hannah intends to participate in a 3-2 Biomedical Engineering program between Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

The remaining commencement scholars listed in alphabetical order.

MICHAEL JAMES BENNETT
He is the son of Kathleen and James Bennett of York.
Michael played four years of soccer and was a four-year volunteer youth soccer coach and referee for the York Soccer Club. He was also a member of both indoor and outdoor track for three years, winning two indoor state championships and one outdoor championship, and captaining both teams his senior year.
Michael has a passion for music and was a four-year member of the Jazz band and a member of the Chamber Singers his senior year. Michael was a member of the National Honor Society and the World Language National Honor Society for Spanish. He won several academic awards, including ones for excellence in Spanish, English and BC Calculus. Outside of school, he is an avid outdoorsman and loves to hike, rock climb and camp.
This fall, Michael will attend Bates College, where he plans to study biology.

EMMA BYCHOK,
She is the daughter of Michael and Natalie Bychok, of York.
She was a member of TIDALWAVSE, the National Honor Society, and the World Language National Honor Society for German. Emma was captain of the cross country and indoor track teams. She also has had a passion for music. She was a member of the Chamber Singers for three years and attended the District and All-State festivals for singing. She also maintained honors all through high school.
Emma will attend the University of Rhode Island, where she plans to pursue interests in music and education.

KENDALL CARR
She is the daughter of Jerry and Sandi Carr.
She was a member of the National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, Chamber Singers, TIDALWAVSE, Sober Friends and Interact. She was secretary of Student Government and a senior facilitator. Kendall won the 2015 National
Championships with the Portland Jr. Pirates youth hockey team. She also served as captain of the hockey and softball teams for two years, and played varsity soccer for three years. She enjoyed helping out in the community, especially with York Little League and the York Soccer Club. During the holidays, she enjoys delivering Christmas presents donated by the Maine State Police to children at Maine Medical Center.
She will attend Wesleyan University and play ice hockey for the Cardinals. She plans to major in biology and Spanish to pursue her dream of becoming a bilingual pediatric surgeon.

GRACE CROMWELL
She is the daughter of Beth and Ray Cromwell, of York.
She was a member of the National Honor Society, the World Language Honor Society, and a writing tutor for two years. She also was a senior facilitator. She was captain of the York Equestrian Team for the past two years and has been an equestrian for 12 years. She was an active member and volunteer at First Parish Church including mission trips, Sunday School teacher, and Vacation Bible School leader.
Grace will attend Colgate University in the fall to study biology in the pre-medical track.

ZACHARY GAUTHIER
He is the son of Michael and Naomi Gauthier.
Zachary participated in athletics all four years of high school and was involved in extracurricular clubs. He was captain of the varsity soccer and basketball teams while participating in the Interact Club, a community service group, and TIDALWAVSE, the substance free mascots of the high school. He was inducted into the National Honor Society his junior year and received several awards for individual success in his classes. Zachary enjoys coaching youth basketball and volunteering at his mother’s camp for children with heart defects as a group leader and counselor.
Zachary will be attending Wake Forest University in the fall where he plans to major in health and exercise sciences.

OLIVIA GOLINI
She is a daughter of Jack Golini of Wakefield and Catherine Gmelch, of York.
She was an active member in school and the community. She acheived honors or high honors throughout her high school career,
Olivia was a four-year member of TIDALWAVSE (Teens In Drug Awareness Leading, Working, And Valuing Self-Esteem); the vice president of the National Honor Society; a four-year Student Government representative; the Vice President of her graduating class; a member of the French World Language Honor Society, and a senior facilitator in her last year. Aside from these, she strived in athletics, as she was a part of the varsity lacrosse team and the state-championship field hockey team, while managing the girls’ ice hockey program in the winter. Outside of school, she volunteered for Caring
Unlimited as a day-care worker for the past three years. Olivia plans to bring her talents to Phillips Andover in the fall, where she will take a postgraduate year to play field hockey and lacrosse.

CLAIRE LEROUX
She is the daughter of Richard and Kathy Leroux.
Claire was a member of the Interact Club, Action Team, Sober Friends, and a member of St. Christopher’s Youth Ministry. She was president of the National Honor Society and a member of the World Language Honor Society for French. She attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference after her sophomore year. She was a senior facilitator and student leader for which she received the Physical Education Student Leader Award. Clairewas involved with athletics throughout high school. She was a varsity outdoor track athlete throughout high school and a varsity soccer athlete for three years. She played junior varsity basketball for two years, was captain of the junior varsity basketball team her sophomore year. She received the Coach’s Award before pursuing indoor track her junior and senior year. She received the Williams College Book Award her junior year for her high academic achievement while being involved in many extracurricular activities. She also greatly enjoys music. She participated in the school’s band and was a three-year member of the Chamber Singers. Every spring for the past 16 years, Claire has been a part of St. Christopher’s Church’s play “To God be the Glory” and now cantors at mass from time to time.
Claire will attend Villanova University’s College of Nursing in the fall.

AMANDA LILLIE
She is the daughter of Theresa and Shawn Lillie and older sister to May, 9, and Garrett, 16.
She is a four-year member of the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams, and captain of both in her senior year. She helps coach and referee youth soccer teams and enjoys running during the off-season. Outside sports, she has studied classical piano for 12 years and has begun writing her own compositions, both instrumental and vocal. She was a flute player in the concert band for three years and is currently a two-year member of the Chamber Singers.
During her senior year, she played piano in the Jazz Ensemble, worked as a tutor in the Writing Center, and was a senior facilitator. She was also an intern for Northeast Flavor Magazine last summer. She won many awards, including the Yale University Book Award and the Maine Principals’ Association Award. She is a member of both the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society.
She will attend Tufts University.

TAYLOR PELLETIER
She is the daughter of Denise and Jason Clark of York.
Taylor was a contributor to the school’s newspaper, The Agamenticus Sun, and became an editor in her senior year. She was a leading member of the debate team, becoming co-captain her junior year and captain her senior year. Her passion for debate helped her to excel in state tournaments and qualify for nationals in Dallas his summer. She was a member of the National Honor Society as well as the World Language Honor Society for Spanish. She received the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Achievement Award as well as numerous other academic achievement awards in math, science, English, Spanish, and the social sciences. She also dedicated her time to volunteering at Families First in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Taylor is attending Amherst College, where she plans to study either political science or law, jurisprudence and social thought.

EMMA JANE ROHRER
She is the daughter of Marilene and Tyler Rohrer of York.
Emma began at York High School her junior year. She served as class historian her freshman, junior and senior year, and is a member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society. She also received academic awards for both French and social studies. She is also a member of the varsity soccer and lacrosse teams. Emma also served as an assistant coach for York
Soccer Club, a mentor for an elementary school student, and volunteered at York Hospital. This year, she became an active member of the debate and speech teams, competing in several state-wide meets and earning membership into the National Forensic League for Speech and Debate.
She has received a merit scholarship at the University of Connecticut, where she will be studying physiology and neurobiology and pursuing a career in the medical field.

LYDIA ANN SHAW
She is the daughter of John Shaw and Thea Rostad.
Watching her parents work in their family-owned restaurant, Frankie and Johnny’s, has taught Lydia the importance of hard work and perseverance. During her time in high school, Lydia participated in Interact, Debate Team, and Young Woman’s Leadership Team. Lydia was a member of both the indoor and spring track teams, which reached states for four consecutive years. Outside of school, she volunteers at York Hospital, plays golf, rock climbs, skies, sails, and has participated in multiple mission trips; most recently building an irrigation system for a small village in Spain.
This fall Lydia will attend Dartmouth College, where she plans to study biomedical engineering

AMANDA SOBOTKA
She is the daughter of Jeffrey and Melanie Sobotka, of York.
She was a member of the National Honor Society and the Société d’Honneur Française. She maintained honors and high honors throughout high school. She also received academic awards in French, social studies, health, science and music. She was part of the Concert Band for four years; participated in the Districts I Honors Music Festival for three years; and was a member of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Amanda danced at Brixham Danceworks for 14 years, where she was a teacher’s assistant with younger classes. She was also a member of the Brixham Repertory Company and Dancers Making a Difference.
Amanda will attend Bates College, where she plans to pursue interests in French, environmental studies, dance and English

JOE YAUCH
He is the son of Peter and Patricia Yauch.
In high school, Joe took courses in calculus, the study of life beyond Earth (Astrobiology), music, and social science electives such as Holocaust Studies and European History. He was a three-season athlete and a captain for cross country, indoor and  outdoor track. He was a member of the school jazz band and a jazz combo at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center; a volunteer at White Pine Programs; a member of TIDALWAVSE (Teens In Drug Awareness Leading Working and Valuing Self Esteem); and the editor of the school newspaper.
Joe plans to attend Colby College.

York High School’s Class of 2015

Matthew J. Abruzzese, Samantha R. Ackerley, Hannah L. Albert, Joseph M. Albert, Conall R. Anderson, Hannah Armstrong, Tyler J. Barrows, Edward P. Bengtson, Michael J. Bennett, Christopher R. Bent, Colby S. Berger, Daniel P. Bock, Andrew M. Brenna, Forrest H. Brenske, Hannah E. Brown, Justin T. Burley, Nora B. Burns, Emma M. Bychok, Alexandra V. Cable, Thomas Joseph Canino, Brendan M. Carney, Kendall E. Carr, Stephen A. Carr, Zachary C. Carroll, Hugh M. Castorina, Elaine K. Cavalieri, Nicole M. Chipi, Jacquelyn Compositor, Malory C. Connolly, Tucker I. Corbett, Grace E. Cromwell, Kiana S. Cryan, Cameron J. Curtin, Emma E. Cusack, Matthew G. Cusack, Erin S. D’Aquila, Jack H. de la Pena, Jacqueline E. Eaton, Madeleine Ejdys, Jack G. Engholm, Samantha L. Fagone, Sequoia Blaise Fister, Eden K. Fitzgerald, Jessica M. Foggarty, Marissa L. Ford, Devan A. Fountain, Justin C. Frecker, Addison E. Fredette, Georgiana Luff Gardner, Zachary D. Gauthier, Thomas G. Giffen, David P. Giles, Olivia Golini, Gabriela Gomes, Dillon T. Goslin, Adelle Goyetche, Alex L. Gutierrez, Alexander C. Hallas, Amanda Hamilton, Hunter L. Henriksen, Jason M. Henson, Nicholas E. Heyland, Megan L. Hiney, Keelan F. Hynes, Zane C. Insko, Sarah Kate E. James, Adam F. Jannetti, Alexandra M. Jutras, Mark Kalnin, Joshua T. Karpowicz, Brad E. Kelley, Kara E. Kelly, Kayla R. Kelly, Lisa K. King, Hannah M. Knoettner, Kyle M. LaBossiere, Cecilia M. Lacouture, Alison P. Lamoureaux, Lars C. Lauersen, Abigail Leclerc, Claire C. Leroux, Amanda G. Lillie, Eric B. Lindbom, Mark C. MacGlashing, Jonathan Mackaman, Emily M. Mahoney, Samuel A. Mark, Mariah D. Masse, Paige A. McElwain, Erin M. McKenna, Kevin C. McKenna, Kyle John McKinnon, Patricia G. McMurray, Brandon T. McWilliams, Julia E. Mello, Katherine Melo, Griffin W. Mercer, Cole A. Merritt, Marcus S. Mitchell, Casey S. Moaratty, Caleb Tyler Moglia, Makenzie R. Moore, Alexandra L. Murphy, Alexandra I. Navarrete-Young, Celina Neal, Derek A. Neal, John M. Neary, Griffin Cervantes-Erow O’Connor, James D. Orso, Ashlee Ortstadt, Taylor C. Paavola, Hannah C. Panteleos, Robert A. Papp, Emma E. Patten, Taylor A. Pelletier, Rachel M. Peters, Jordan P. Pidgeon, Elizabeth Potito, Matthew P. Pratt, Colin A. Reed, Autumn Elisabeth Rees, Madison K. Roberts, Samantha J. Robinson, Rebecca L. Rogers, Emma J. Rohrer, Anthony E. Ruest, Jacob W. Selbach, Brooke L. Sevigny, Lydia A. Shaw, Mark E. Slusher, Connor B. Smith, Amanda A. Sobotka, Danielle A. Sparks, Haley Spiegel, Alexander R. Steffenberg, Owen R. Talley, Catherine H. Talty, Graem W. Timmons, Alex J. Turgeon, Matthew C. Wacker, Nicholas A. Walsh, Amber Wells, Hannah K. Will, Brandon J. Wong, Blain J. Wood, Joseph P. Yauch and Clare E. Zicari,

Massabesic High School held their graduation at 7 p.m. June 11 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top 10 percent for the class of 2015.

ALYSSA WARDWELL, valedictorian, is the daughter of Adam and Monica Wardwell, of Limerick.
She played for first team softball her freshmen year and played varsity softball her remaining three years. Alyssa was most improved player for softball and MVP and SMAA First Team All Star in her junior year. She was captain of her softball team as a senior. In addition, Alyssa played varsity soccer and was a member of the Velocity Soccer Club for four years. She received the MVP Award in her sophomore year and became captain of the soccer team in her senior year. She was also a player for the Velocity Soccer Club and received the Player’s Award in her freshmen year. She also played basketball for three years. She also volunteered for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital for four years. She was class president her sophomore year, and student representative for the State Board of Education her junior and senior years.
Alyssa plans to attend the University of Maine to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. She hopes to research more renewable energy options.

SHAYNA DAVIS, salutatorian, is the daughter of Todd and Justine Davis, of Lyman.
She was vice president her class her freshmen year. She completed numerous Mission trips including two to Guatemala and one to Washington County. As a junior, she was accepted into the Upward Bound program. She was also a member of the Math Team and a student representative for the RSU 57 School Board. She was a member of the National Honor Society and served as president her senior year. Additional awards include the Dartmouth Book Award, Honored Student for AP Government and AP English Language. As a Senior, Shayna was chosen to receive the DAR Good Citizenship Award.
She will attend Clark University to major in international development and social change. She plans to pursue a career in civil right law.

ALYSSA BRYAN, honor essayist, is the daughter of Gary and Joann Bryan of North Waterboro. During high school, Alyssa was an apprentice, an assistant teacher, and a company member with the Maine State Ballet, dancing in the Nutcracker and other performances throughout the years. She also participated in the Regional Fine Arts dance program for two years, a program in which Massabesic High School and other York County high schools participate. Academically, Alyssa has excelled, fulfilling graduation requirements in three years. This year, she became a member of the National Honor Society.
Alyssa will attend the University of New England, with a major in applied exercise science. She hopes to become a doctor of physical therapy.

HALEY BANTZ, is the daughter of Darren and Kimberly Bantz of East Waterboro. She was on the varsity soccer team all four years of high school. In her freshmen year, Haley received the Most Improved Offense Award and became team captain in her senior year. She also participated in varsity track her senior year, both indoor and outdoor. She participated in state meets, placing 5th in the 400m and 6th in the high jump in her freshmen year, 4th in 400m and 7th in the high jump her sophomore year, 6th in 400m and 2nd in the High Jump her Junior year, and the Massabesic High School record for the 600m in her Senior year. She was on the SMAA All Academic Team for track maintaining High Honor Roll in her first three years and chosen as Captain for Outdoor Track as a senior. Haley also played freshmen basketball, and then junior varsity basketball for her sophomore and junior years. Her awards for basketball include the Coach’s Award as a freshmen and junior. In her junior year, she was a member of the Yearbook staff and in her Senior year she was on the National Honor Society and Student Athletic Leadership Council. She was also selected as Student of the Month for English as a senior. Haley enjoyed various missions trips with her church to Washington County and Guatemala. She will continue school at the University of Southern Maine to become an elementary teacher minoring in Spanish. She hopes to then pursue a master’s degree in leadership

MONIQUE BIENER, is the daughter of Frank Biener, of South Berwick; and Tisuha Biener, of Lyman. She participated in track for four years and was named a member of the SMAA All Academic Team each year. Her senior year, she added participation in Culture Club. Monique plans to attend Southern New Hampshire University with a major in culinary arts. Her goal is to one day own her own restaurant.

DYLAN BLACKINGTON, is the son of Rusty and Melissa Blackington, of Lyman. He played soccer throughout high school, earning a position on the SMAA All Academic Team each year and earning MVP his senior year. During his freshmen and senior years, Dylan also played for the Premier Soccer team, and he has been a soccer referee for three years. His senior year, he volunteered for the local soccer program and participated in the Ski Bus program for four years. Dylan plans to attend the University of New Haven to study forensic science.

CRYSTAL BOUCHER, is the daughter of Frank and Shirley Boucher, of Limerick. She is president of the York County 4H Beef Club and was vice-president her junior year. Over the years, she earned many trophies and awards for her work with 4-H. She was inducted into the National Honor Society her junior year and joined the Leos Club her senior year. Crystal plans to attend the University of Southern Maine to pursue a degree in accounting. She hopes to be the accountant for her father’s business. In the distant future, she plans earn her master’s degree and to open her own accounting firm.

COURTNEY BOUCHER, is the daughter of Frank and Shirley Boucher, of Limerick. She has been a member of the York County 4H Beef Club for eleven years, serving as the treasurer this year. During her junior year, Courtney was inducted into the National Honor Society, and she joined the Leos club her senior year. She will attend the University of Maine, Orono, and will major in Animal and Veterinary Science. Her goal is to become a dairy cattle nutritionist.

ASHLEY CRYER, is the daughter of Jonathan Cryer, of Keene, New Hampshire and Kimberly Cryer, of Alfred. She participated in varsity swimming for four years. Ashley received the Top 16 Award for swim in the 400 free relay, and the 200 medley relay as a sophomore. She was MVP her junior year and also received the Top 16 Award for the 200 free relay and the 200 medley relay. In her senior year, she received the Kevin Broad Award and the Top 16 Award for the 200 medley relay and became team captain. Ashley was on high honors and honor roll and was also selected Student of the Month in her junior year. In her sophomore year, Ashley was an SMAA Student Athlete Summit Representative. As a junior, she attended the RYLA Conference. She was also recognized as a student leader and invited to attend a Red Claws game. Ashley was a member of the student council her sophomore year and became recognition chair as a junior and senior. She became a member of the National Honor Society in her junior year and was the treasurer in her senior year. Ashley will be attending Saint Anselm in the fall.

CASEY DESCOTEAUX, is the son of Norman and Lisa Descoteaux, of East Waterboro. He participated on the swim team for his first three years of high school and was a member of the Boyscouts. He was the Den Chief for Cubscouts for all four years. Casey earned his Eagle Scout Award in his junior year. He was a member of the Concert and Jazz band and is also an active member of his church and youth group. He is currently employed by Hannaford in Buxton. Casey plans to attend Thomas college to study computer Science.

KIMBERLY DOMINGO, is the daughter of Gary and Edelmira Walker of East Waterboro. She maintained honor roll and high honors status throughout High School. Kimberly’s plans are to attend Susquehanna University in the fall with her major in Biochemistry. Her focus will be on Pre-Med.

ALLISON DUNLAP, is the daughter of Kim and Julie Dunlap. She was a member of Jazz Band her freshmen year and also received her 10 year service pin for Girl Scouts. Allison was a Carlisle Academy Apprentice for all four years becoming and intern in her junior and senior years. She became a member of NJROTC and the Massabesic Police Cadets in her sophomore year and participated in the programs through her senior year. Allison was a member of the Golf Team in her sophomore year and added the Leo Club for the next three years becoming president in her senior year. She was also a member of the National Honor Society for two years and took part in the Science Olympiad earning the Bronze Medal for Scrambler. Her other awards include: Freshmen year, Student of the Month for January, Academic Achievement Award in French I, Honors Geometry, and Honors Geophysical Science; Sophomore year, NJROTC Cadet of the Month for January, Distinguished Cadet Award, MOAA JROTC Medal, and the Leo’s Club Lions Young Leaders in Service Gold Award; Junior year, NJROTC Operations Officer Varsity Drill Award, Surface Navy Association Stephen Decatur Award, Distinguished Cadet Award, Navy League of the US Theodore Roosevelt Youth Award, Lions Youth Recognition Award, and the Williams College Book Award, and her Senior year, NJROTC Executive Officer, Distinguished Cadet Award, Varsity Drill Award, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart National Leadership Award. Allison will be attending Husson University to major in physical therapy.

REMINGTON GAETJENS, is the son of Ray and Theresa Gaetjens, of Limerick. He was a member of the Cross County Team for all four years of high school. Remington was the Most Improved Runner for the first two years and received the Coach’s Award for the last two. He was a member of the All Academic Cross County Team from his sophomore year to his senior year. Remington also played basketball in his freshmen and sophomore years. He was Most Improved Player in his freshmen year. Remington was also on the All Academic Baseball Team during his sophomore year and organized a 5K run. He was the vice president of the sophomore class and became a member of the National Honor Society for his junior and senior years. Remington will be going on to Worcester Polytechnic Institute to study environmental engineering.

MICHALA GEIGER, is the daughter of Eric Geiger, of Lyman. She participated in soccer for four years. In her sophomore year, she received an Award for Most Improved Player and in her Senior year she was the Defensive MVP. Michala also participated in Varsity Track for all four years at Massabesic High School. She will be attending Penn State University to major in veterinary science with a goal for a post graduate degree from a veterinary school.

JESSE HALL, is the son of Troy Hall, of Waterboro; and Tami Nason, of North Waterboro. He played football and basketball for four years. Jesse also participated in track his sophomore year and became an Adaptive Phys Ed Leader for his junior and senior years. He received the Football and Basketball Coach’s Award in his senior year and was captain of the Football Team. He also was SMAA All Academic Team those two years. Jesse became a member of the National Honor Society in his junior year and continued his senior year. Jesse’s achievements include maintaining honor roll for four years and high honors for his last two. He plans to attend the University of New England in the Pre-Physical Therapy Program. Jesse’s goal is be a physical therapist for the Veteran’s Administration.

GARRETT LAFRANCE, is the son of Jim and Brenda LaFrance, of Alfred. He participated in basketball and baseball his freshmen year. Garrett continued with baseball into his sophomore year and then added and switched to swim team for the next three years. He also became a member of the student council and continued that through his senior year. In Garrett’s junior and senior years, he was a member of the Tennis Team, as well as a volunteer swim coach, and was inducted into the National Honor Society. He was the Swim Team Captain and SMAA All Academic Team. In his senior year, he became a member of the Student Athlete Leadership Council and initiated a Peer Mentor Program. Garrett was Most Improved Swimmer in his sophomore year, receiving the Coach’s Award for Swim and Honored Student athlete in his senior year. He also maintained honor roll and high honors throughout high school. Garrett will attend the University of Maine at Orono Honors College to study to become a nurse anesthetist.

DEIDRA LANTAGNE, is the daughter of Leonard and Paula Lantagne, of Shapleigh. She participated in soccer, lacrosse, and indoor track for her freshmen and sophomore years and in addition to coaching youth lacrosse. Deidra was the class president her freshmen, junior and senior years. She became a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, and Student Advisory Committee for her junior and senior years. As a junior, Deidra volunteered in the emergency room at Goodall Hospital. Her awards include the Stonehill College Book Award and the Maine Principals Association Student of the Year Award her senior year. Deidra has also clocked over 200 hours of community service during her four years of high school. She will be attending Providence College, majoring in biochemistry and minoring in Neuroscience. Deidra’s goal is to become a neurologist.

ANDREW LEE, is the son of Gregory and Eileen Lee, of East Waterboro. He played baseball for his first three years of high school. For four years, he was involved in the Sacopee Valley Special Olympics as a basketball and track and field coach. He also participated in ski bus. Andrew was a member of the golf team for three years and served as captain for his junior and senior years. He was MVP in his junior year. He enjoyed the Regional Fine Arts program for Writing and was a member of the National Honor Society for his junior and senior years. Andrew received the Regis Book Award. He worked as a camp couselor for the Scarborough Parks and Rec Summer Camp program. Andrew plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono as a business major with the Dean’s Scholarship.

EDWIN LEWIS, is the son of Edwin and Christine Lewis of West Newfield. He was a member of the Cross Country Team for three years. He participated in indoor track and outdoor track for his sophomore year and then continued with outdoor track in his junior year. As a senior, Edwin was a member of the Tennis Team and Math Team. He will be attending the University of Maine at Orono, with a Dean’s Scholarship to study chemical engineering.

JOHN “JACK” MELANSON, is the son of John Melanson, of Waterboro; and Marie Melanson, of Old Orchard Beach. Throughout school, he participated in baseball, golf, basketball, indoor track and swimming. John was active in the Student Council for four years. He was the representative for the freshmen class, events coordinator in his sophomore year, vice president his junior year, and president for his senior year. In his freshmen year, John was “Manny the Mustang,” the school mascot. He also volunteered for the Trolley Museum and The Brother’s Food Shelter in Alfred. He continued his volunteer work with The Brothers in his sophomore year. He was also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. As a junior, he participated in the Student Athlete Leadership Conference at Stonehill College. John went to S.A.L.T. Radio Broadcasting Camp in Portland. He was a guest DJ on HOT 104.7 and he was the MC for Massabesic’s Talent Show. He also became a member of the National Honor Society. John received the St. Michaels Book Award. In John(Jack)’s Senior year he became a journalist for the Waterboro Reporter, was a Student Advisory Council and Student Athlete Leadership Council Representative. He performed the duty of Morning Announcements for MHS, MC for MHS Pep Rallies, was the Host of MHS Tonight, and was the varsity sports announcer. He was chosen as Mr. MHS for 2015 and was an SMAA Southwestern Team Champion. John (Jack) will be attending Manhattan College studying communications with his focus on broadcasting/telecommunications and journalism. He would some day like to host the Tonight Show and become a news anchor.

ANDREW MONGIAT, is the son of Steven and Sheila Mongiat, of Waterboro. For four years he was a member of the cross country and tennis teams. Andrew participated in basketball for three years. He became captain of the cross country team his junior year. In his sophomore year, Andrew joined Student Council and remained a member through his senior year. He attended the SMAA Sportsmanship Summit his freshmen year and the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) his senior year. For his junior and senior years, he became a Special Olympics basketball coach at Sacopee Valley and a member of the National Honor Society. He was also a member of the Student Athlete Leadership Council in his senior year. His awards are: All Academic all four years, Cross Country: Most Improved Freshmen and Sophomore years; State Champion and SMAA 2nd Team Sophomore year; Coaches Award and SMAA 1st Team Junior year; Coaches Award, and SMAA First Team. Andrew also received an award for Most Improved for Tennis in his Sophomore year and SMAA Citizenship Award his senior year. He was a volunteer for MMS Tennis Camp for three years and also volunteered for Basketball Camp. Andrew will go on to Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts running cross country on a scholarship. He will major in human services and rehabilitation services. His career goal is to become an occupational therapist.

MEGHAN NEYER, is the daughter of Kevin and Daneane Neyer, of Limerick. She played varsity soccer, indoor track, and outdoor track for all four years. Meghan received the MIP Award for soccer and indoor track in her freshmen year. As a sophomore she received the Coach’s Award for Indoor Track and MIP Award for Outdoor Track. She also went on a Mission trip to Guatemala and was awarded the gift of appreciation. In Meghan’s junior year, her awards included MVP Defense in Soccer, MVP in Indoor Track, Girls State Representative, and National Honor Society member. As a senior, she was captain for all three sports. She also received the MIP Defense Award for Soccer, the Coach’s Award for Indoor Track, and continued with National Honor Society. Meghan also received the SMAA Leadership Award and was crowned Homecoming Queen. Through her last two years of high school Meghan also held two jobs. She will attend St. Joseph’s College and major in nursing. Meghan would like to become a pediatric nurse practitioner and make a difference in children’s lives.

ETHAN PEABODY, is the son of Brian and Megan Peabody. For his first two years of high school, he was in the regional fine arts program for creative writing. Ethan also enjoyed the Ski Bus for all four years. In his junior year, he received an Academic Award for Astronomy and his senior year he was Student of the Month for December. He also enjoyed being a lab assistant for chemistry. In his free time, Ethan likes to write poetry. His plan to attend the University of Maine in Orono to obtain a chemical engineering degree.

KARLIE PIKE, is the daughter of Wayne and Diane Pike, of Shapleigh. She was a junior varsity soccer player for her freshmen and sophomore years. Karlie also played basketball for four years. She also played varsity soccer in her junior year. Karlie played varsity lacrosse for all four years and was a Filly Lacrosse Coach. She was Rookie of the Year for lacrosse, SMAA Team for basketball and lacrosse as a sophomore. In her junior year, her awards included SMAA Team for Soccer, Basketball, and LAX, US Lacrosse All Academic Team, and State Champs for Lacrosse 2014. Karlie also became a member of the National Honor Society for both her junior and senior years. As a senior, she was captain for her basketball and lacrosse teams and became a member of the Student Council. Karlie maintained high honors and honor roll also. She will attend the University of New England to become a nurse with her final plans to continue studying to become a nurse practitioner.

AUDREY ROBIDOUX, is the daughter of Leah Robidoux, of Waterboro. She completed her graduation requirements in three years. Audrey maintained honor roll for all three years. She was a member of the Portfolio Club in her freshmen year and the regional fine arts program for oil painting her last two years. She received the Distinguished Excellence Award in Art her sophomore year and the Lions Club Youth Recognition Award for Service in her senior year. Audrey’s volunteer activities include a children’s leader at church her freshmen and sophomore years, counselor at summer camp her freshmen year, dance leader at church in her sophomore year. She will be going to the Maine College of Art aspiring to become an art teacher or an art director.

DANIELLE TULIPANO, is the daughter of Mark and Marie, of Waterboro. She played basketball and lacrosse. Danielle was a member of the student council for three years. She also participated in the Ted Talks Conference in her sophomore year. Danielle was the Class Secretary in her junior year and was involved in the Leadership Meeting. She was also a member of the National Honor Society for two years. Danielle maintained honor roll for all four years and clocked over 100 hours of community service. She also worked for her last three years. Danielle plans to attend the University of Southern Maine pursuing a degree in psychology and neuroscience/ abnormal psych.

Massabesic High School’s class of 2015

Taylor Amanda Abbott, Tyler George Abbott, Michael Jerimiah Aboud, Nealey May Adams, Matthew L. Allen, Dakota Anderson, Helen Anderson, Benjamin Antonis, Jay Allen Arnold, Jr., Angela P. Athearn, Matthew Aucoin, Tia Marie Ayers, Emily-Anne Bacon, Haley Grace Bantz, Hayley Nicole Bell, Chase Robert Berry, Monique Biener, Matthew Lewis Binette, Dylan James Blackington, Jordan Dylan-Thomas Blaisdell, Alicia Jeanne Blanchard, David Jeremiah Botelho, Corey P. Boucher, Courtney Boucher, Crystal Boucher, Alexis Boulay, Joshua Boutin, Devin Alexander Bowles, Patrick Brocato, Alyssa Lynn Bryan, Jeffery Douglas Bryan, Abrianna Marie Bubar, J. Matthew Buck, Jr., Aliza Rose Buckbee, Sean D. Burgett, Brandon Burnham, Paige Alexandra Caballero, Maegan D. Cabana, Jillian Elise Cadman, Allison K. Cahill, Christina Noelle Campbell, Catherine Card, Melissa Jane Carmichael, Eric J. Carroll, II, Kyle Edward Philip Caton, Ricki R. Champlin, Shane M. Charrette, Robert D. Clock, Samantha Lee Coan, Caleb S. Cobbett, Devin Jay Colcord, Cheyanne Cole, Jeremy Ethan Colello, Alexandra R. Conner, Kristoffer Constantine, Kyle William Cox, Ashley Susan Cryer, Briar S. Cudworth, Mason A. Darling, Shayna Jean Davis, Jacob A. Day, Casey Descoteaux, Luciano DeSimone, Ashley Nicole Desrochers, Sarah Marie Dion, Kimberly S. Domingo, Kaya Mykala Dow, Jordan M. Drain, Elija J. Dremsa, Elisha Gabriel Dubowik, Kyle M. Duffy, Renee C. Dugas, Allison Louise Dunlap, Chloe Durin, David Egan, Alyssa Elwell, William Douglas Elwell, Ryan Emmons, Blake Anthony Estabrook, Jake Douglas Fairweather, Isaiah M. Fajardo, Bria Rae Fales, Jacob Bruce Fetter, Larry R. Fournier, Remington Paul Gaetjens, Aaron James Gagne, Christian Anibal Garrastazu, Kelly E. Gavel, Michala Robin Geiger, Justin Aaron Gentry, Andrew M. Gerry, Nathan J. Gile, Shaunee Marie Glancy, Carrie Beth Pearl Gochie, Samantha Lynn Goodness, Joshua Goodrich, Alyssa Rebecca Goodwin, Keeghan Michelle Graffam, Abagail Joelle Grames, Jesse Brooks Thorsen Hall, Logan O’Quinn Hamilton, Jennifer L. Hanson, Thomas Harrington, Kaylee Elizabeth Hayes, Morgan Elizabeth Heavel, Megan Hill,Lori Coleen Holleran, Bethany Houde, Tyler Lee Allyn House, Andrew Joseph Howe, Dana A. Howe, Caleb Hubbard, Taylor Sadie Marie Hudson, Daniel Alexander Huff, Abigail Johnson, Breanna Lynn Johnson, Mackenzie Taylor Kidder, Matthew B. Kramer, Mira Kuni, Desiree Lynn Labbe, Evan R. Lacasse, David Ladebush,Garrett James LaFrance, Robert David Landry, Rachel Marie Langlois, Deidra Marie Lantagne, Andrew Flaherty Lee, Kristina V. Lenchuk, Kaylyn Leslie, Edwin Scott Lewis, Austin Linteau, Jacob Drew Lizotte, Joshua Lovely, Hannah Lundrigan, Hunter T. Madore, Kathryn M. Mansfield, Adam A. Marcotte, Marissa Nicole Markham, Cameron D. Mayhew, Kaitlyn Samantha McClurken, Kyle McGarey, Eion McNeil, Levi Robert Mee, John Daniel Melanson, Nicole Anita Mercier, Daniel Metayer, Halley Metcalf, Maliek A. Kirby Milkins, Paige Kathleen Monahan, Andrew Mongiat, Taylor Morin, Katie Louise Muir, Lindsey Marie Muir, Ryan Mullett, Jacqualine Murray, Meghan Claire Neyer, Michael Stephen Nickles, Zachary R. Noble, Kori Lynn Norris, Alison Rose O’Brien, Jasmine Kay O’Gane, Jonathan W. Ohman, Ethan Montgomery Peabody, Evan Pelletier, Christian Perreault, Richard Bruce Peterson, Aaron Pettey, Austyn T. Pfeiffer, Karlie Rae Pike, Zachary F. Pitts, Brooke L. Poirier, Kayla Jean Poland, Haley Nicole Poulin, Christopher M. Radley, Cameron Grant Raymond, Zachary G. Richard, Leah A. Ridley, Michael Risti, Peter Winston Robbins, Erin Olivia Roberts, Audrey Robidoux, Breanna Robinson, Ashley Rondeau, Courtney L. Ross, Jasmine Rouillard, Branden Kelly Roy Ryin Rumery, Kimberly Marie Saltmarsh, John Sanborn, Desiree A. Saucier, Noah Worthington Sawtelle, Karl Schulz, William Duncan Secunde, Briana Shaw, Bayleigh A. Simes, Rebecca Lynn Smith, Judith Stadler,
Devin Michael Starbird, James J. Stevens, James Vincent Stolo, Branden Robert Strid, Jr., Zachary Michael Strout, Stacie Diane Sturgis, Alex Tardiff, Devin A. Taylor, Mitchell Saverio Thayer, Johnathon Vance Theriault, Matthew R. Thibodeau, Brittney Elizabeth Thoits, Danielle M. Tulipano, Tyler Vance, Jak T. Vaznis, Angel G. Velez, Nathan A. Verrill, Nicole Alexandra Verrill, Alyssa Marie Wardwell, David M. Warren, Matthew Leighton Wass, Heather Elizabeth Waters,Rebekah Robin Watson, Bryce Wenger, Cody J. White, Jonathan A. White, Olivia Whitehouse, Collin Winkel Aaron Wood, Shane R. Yorke, Jacob B. Young and Chad Zunser.

Waynflete School held its graduation on June 12 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Sixty-eight seniors received diplomas this year. The following students were elected to the Cum Laude Society:

JACOB AUSTIN
Jacob is the son of Jim and Rachel Austin of Portland. An accomplished pianist, Jacob is a member of the Portland Conservatory of Music. He has performed as a soloist throughout the Northeast and as a chamber musician with the Bowdoin College Chamber Music Program and the summer festival of the Kinhaven Music School in Weston, Vermont. He has received accolades from the MMTA Pine Tree Competition, the Ocy Downs Competition in Portland, and the Bay Chamber Competition in Rockport. He was also a finalist in the A. Ramon Rivera Piano Competition at the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, Massachusetts, and the winner of the 2015 Bangor Symphony Concerto Competition. Jacob participated on both Waynflete’s Mock Trial team and the debate team. He has written for the Waynflete school newspaper, The Flyer, and led Waynflete’s Current Events Club. In 2015, Jacob received the Waynflete English Department’s Barbara Freeman Award which recognizes achievement in literary scholarship. He plans to attend Columbia University.

ALEXANDRA CARRINGTON
Alexandra Carrington is the daughter of Heather Carrington of Falmouth. She is a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar and is devoted to the study of languages and the written word. She complemented her foreign language study at Waynflete with trips overseas. In 2014, Alexa received the National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship to study Mandarin in China. She also participated in the Where They Be Dragons Program to study Mandarin in China in 2013 and was admitted to the Middlebury-Monterey Mandarin Program in 2012. In 2015, she won the Waynflete Linguistic Excellence Award. She also received the English Department’s Dow Cup Award for excellence in writing. Alexa attended the Summer Ink Creative Writing Program and submitted work to the Waynflete online newsletter, Upper School NOW. A four-year participant in Project Storyboost, Alexa has been a reading mentor to children attending Reiche Elementary School. She was a three-year member of the Girls’ Leadership Project. Alexa will attend Wellesley College.

HALEY JO CUTRONE
Haley Jo Cutrone is the daughter of Peter and Joy Cutrone of Hollis Center. She has been especially active in the performing arts with a focus on dance and theater. She has earned several major roles in productions at Waynflete and with Acorn Productions’ Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory. Haley Jo received an award recognizing her performance as the King of France in Henry I/V at the Maine One Act competition. This fall she served as Team Captain for the Waynflete Mock Trial team. Haley Jo attended the CITYterm program in the spring of her junior year. She is committed to giving back to her community and mentoring younger students. She has participated as a reading mentor with Project Story Boost, and worked as a camp counselor for both Waynflete Summer Programs and Scarborough Community Services. She is also a Waynflete tour guide. Haley Jo won the Waynflete History Department’s Josephine Detmer Award and the Community Service award. She plans to attend Grinnell College.

MARGARET EDWARDS
Margaret Edwards is the daughter of Jon Edwards and Nancy Fox of South Freeport. A talented violinist, Margaret performed with the Portland Youth Philharmonic for five years. More recently, she shifted her focus and is learning to play the fiddle. Committed to pushing her personal boundaries, Margaret participated in two major bicycle treks. The first allowed her to explore the Pacific Coast from Seattle to San Francisco, and the second took her from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean back to those of the Pacific. Margaret earned Waynflete’s Community Service Award and devoted herself to mentoring younger students. During the school year she was a committed member of Project Respect and in the summer of 2014 she worked as a counselor at The Summer Camp, providing outdoor experiences for at-risk youth from urban areas. In the fall of her junior year, she attended CITYTerm. She was also the
coxswain for the Waynflete Crew Team. Margaret will attend Carleton College.

ALI GHORASHI
Ali is the son of Mehrdaad Ghorashi and Marjaneh Nikpour-Rahmatabadi, of Portland. Advanced in his study of mathematics, Al competed successfully as a member of the Waynflete Math Team, earning multiple medals. He received an invitation and went on to compete at the American Regions Mathematics League. In 2015, he received the Waynflete Math Department’s Margaret Chenery Award. As a member of the Waynflete Science Olympiad Team, he earned first-place finishes in the state of Maine each of the past three years. In 2015, he was a member of the State Champion Science Olympiad team that competed at Nationals. Al complemented his Science Olympiad successes with strong showings in Science Bowl competitions, placing second at the state level three years in a row. He also was part of the two-person team that won the 2014 MEST UP Maine high school quiz show. As a pianist with the Waynflete Jazz Combo, Al received several individual awards and was part of the 2014 State Champion Jazz Combo. Al will attend the University of Pennyslvania.

JACOB HAGLER
Jacob is the son of Andew and Deborah Hagler, of Harpswell. A talented musician, specializing in the jazz guitar, Jacob is a member of Waynflete’s Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. As a member of the Jazz Combo, he has participated in several competitions and received the Judges’ Choice Award at the 2015 Berklee High School Jazz Festival. He was also a member of the Jazz Combo that earned a second place finish in the Maine State Instrumental Jazz Festival. As a member of Waynflete’s Science Olympiad Team, Jacob competed at both the state and national levels each of the past three years. In his spare time, he enjoys figuring out how things work and is currently building his own guitar. A committed athlete, Jacob ran cross-country and played baseball throughout his high school career and as a senior, served as captain for both teams. Jacob plans to attend Colby College.

JULIANNA HARWOOD
Julianna is the daughter of William Harwood and Ellen Alderman, of Yarmouth. She was a member of the 2015 State Champion Science Olympiad team and competed in Nationals. Julianna was the Forecaster Female Athlete of the Year in the fall of 2015 and received the Waynflete Outstanding Female Athlete award. A reading mentor with Project Story Boost, Julianna also received Waynflete’s community service award. Captain of both the Waynflete Girls’ Soccer and Basketball teams, she received All Conference awards in both sports multiple years. Julianna participated in Model United Nations and received Honorable Mention Distinguished Delegate as a judge on the International Criminal Court. She worked at the Waynflete basketball after-school program for 4th-8th grades and in the fall of her senior year, won the Maine high school game show, MEST UP, with teammate Stephen Epstein. Julianna plans to attend Wesleyan University.

GEMMA LAURENCE
Gemma is the daughter of Henry and Sarah Laurence, of Brunswick. Gemma participated in Model United Nations, where she won an individual Honorable Mention award in 2014, and was selected to participate in Harvard Model UN in 2015. Gemma has been playing guitar, writing songs, and singing for five years and has been involved in two a Capella groups. She has been a contributing editor and writer for the Brooklyn-based magazine for teens, KidSpirit, for five years. Gemma was a member of the Varsity Nordic Ski Team, serving as captain her junior and senior years. She also ran for the Track Team, which she captained her senior year, and the Cross Country Team. Throughout high school, Gemma was involved in Project Storyboost, a reading-buddy program with a local elementary school. Gemma attended the Chewonki Semester Program in the fall of her junior year and returned to lead the Waynflete Environmental Action Group. She was awarded the Louise Dodge Stoddard Foreign Language Scholarship to spend a summer doing a homestay and taking art lessons in France during the summer of 2014. Gemma will attend Middlebury College.

ANNA MACLEAN
Anna is the daughter of Chris and Cassie MacLean, of Camden. She served as co-president of Waynflete’s student government and was the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Flyer. An avid language student, Anna studied Latin throughout high school while pursuing independently a mastery of French. Anna earned both the A2 and B1 certifications administered by the Diplome d’Etude en Langue Francaise (DELF). Later this year, Anna is expected to obtain the DELF B2, a certification that allows non-native French speakers to work and attend school in France. She placed first in the state of Maine National French Contest, and is the recipient of the Waynflete Linguistic Excellence Award for her achievement in Latin. During the winter months, she worked as a ski coach at Sugarloaf. A National Merit Scholar, Anna plans to attend Bowdoin College.

DANA PEIRCE
Dana is the daughter of Linc Peirce and Jessica Gandolf, of Portland. Drawn to both math and science, Dana was a member of the 2015 Science Olympiad Team that competed at Nationals. She also earned multiple first-place awards at the state level. Dana successfully represented Waynflete in Science Bowl competitions, and was the only female member of the Waynflete Math Team. Inspired by conservation efforts she witnessed during a trip to Thailand, Dana conducted an ambitious, ongoing, research project focused on perfecting seedling dispersion for reforestation projects. Dana is the 2015 recipient of the Vergn Hewes Award, recognizing her outstanding achievements in science. Dana has played field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse for four years and served as captain for her field hockey team. She made both All-State and All-Conference Teams in field hockey and won the Coach’s Award in both field hockey and basketball. She is also an accomplished equestrian. Dana will attend Bowdoin College.

MADISON PELLOW
Madison is the daughter of Jim and Karyn Pellow, of Portland. Committed to community service, Maddy earned Waynflete’s Community Service recognition award as a junior for “far exceeding” the school’s service requirement. Throughout high school, she has been a mentor to a local fourth grader as part of Project Respect, and for the last two years, Maddy has served as a Leader for Waynflete’s Girls Leadership Project. She has also participated in Model United Nations. A talented athlete, Maddy is a four-year member of the Girls’ Varsity Field Hockey Team and served as a Team Captain both her junior and senior years. She joined the Varsity Ice Hockey Team as a senior and earned a starting position. Maddy received All-Academic recognition for both Field Hockey and Ice Hockey and was named to the Second Team All-Conference squad for field hockey. She plans to attend William and Mary.

SCOTT RALSTON
Scott is the son of Matt and Kay Ralston, of South Portland. He was part of the 2015 Science Olympiad Team that competed at Nationals and a member of the Waynflete Math Team. He also participated in the 2015 Science Bowl competition, placing second. With significant experience in the performing arts, Scott earned roles in several Waynflete theater productions. Drawing upon his years of training with the Boy Singers of Maine, he was cast as a lead in Waynflete’s production of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In 2015, he was accepted to participate in the All-Eastern Choral Festival. He plays with several area rock bands and in 2013 was recognized as Best Guitarist in the Maine Academy of Modern Music’s annual MAMM Slam. In addition to the guitar, Scott plays the keyboards, bass, and drums. He also worked behind the scenes running the equipment in a Portland recording studio. Scott plans to attend Earlham College.

LAURA VARY
Laura is the daughter of Cal and Stephanie Vary, of Windham. During her high school, she was active in several clubs and co-curricular activities including Amnesty International, Vocal Ensemble, Chorus, and Science Olympiad. Committed to giving back, Laura has volunteered as a junior volunteer at Maine Medical Center. Over the course of two years, she has increased her responsibilities and now, with one other volunteer, is in charge of the main lobby information desk. She has logged well over 100 community service hours and received Waynflete’s Community Service Award. Laura is a talented equestrian, and for the past five years she worked as an assistant teacher and camp counselor with a therapeutic riding program. In this capacity, Laura worked with children diagnosed with autism or developmental disabilities to improve their hand-eye coordination, balance, muscle tone and self-confidence. She plans to attend the University of California Davis.

ELLIE WIENER
Ellie is the daughter of Rob Wiener and Katie Clark, of Brunswick. Committed to service, social justice, and the common good, Ellie worked with both the Tri-County Literacy Project and the Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention Program to make a positive difference in her community. Given her impressive volunteer efforts, she received Waynflete’s Community Service Award. A talented artist with a passion for photography, Ellie was a key contributor to the Waynflete Yearbook. Building upon her love of photography, she initiated and maintained her own business producing numerous senior portraits for her classmates. In 2014, her photography was featured in the Huffington Post. Outside of school, Ellie is a committed equestrian. Ellie plans to attend Franklin and Marshall College.

Waynflete’s Class of 2015:

Seth Hoctor Atwood, Jacob Austin, Sarah Marie Baginski, Harry Baker-Connick, Nicholas Edward Boulos, Alexandra Arianna Carrington, Phoebe Colvin Oehmig, Joseph Edwin Connors, Haley Jo Cutrone, Abdirashid Mohamed Dahir, Maeve Grace Donnelly, Katherine Street Duvall, Margaret Fox Edwards, Harriet Lilah Edwardsen, Stephen William Epstein, Austin Zane Fanburg, Samuel Johnson Frederick, Ali Ghorashi, Karlina Angela Gonzalez, Leah Packard Grams, Helen Cecile Li Qin Gray-Bauer, Jacob Foster Hagler, Julianna Gail Alderman Harwood, Douglas Evan Hirschhorn, Erica Lynne Hirschhorn, Sahal Omar Hourdeh, Alexandra Lake Huber, Pace Jordan Hutchinson, Julian Tessler Ireland, Celie Hale Johnson, Jomkit Jujaroen, Gavriella Carter King, Alexander Patrick Lambert, Ellen Stark Langford, Gemma Felicia Lamport Laurence, Elise Brigitte LeBihan, Fox Allen Maasch, Anna Robinson MacLean, Jonas Zebediah Maines, Nicole Amber Maines, Allison Christine Mills, Clancy Christopher Cork Mitchell, Annika Maria Morrill, Graydon Nuki, Ayan Mohamed Nur, Elliot August Nye, Aidan Osborn Olney, Dana Haywood Peirce, Madison Marie Pellow, Scott McKusick Ralston, Graham Payne Ratner, Lily Fu Shui Reiner Dyer Walton Harrison Rhoads, Benjamin Samuel Riggleman, Michael Joseph Rodway, Isaac Salas, Rachel Olivia Schmidt, Jacob Taylor Soley, Hannah Reasey Thompson-Greaves, Codte Tiparos, Laura Louise Jane Vary, Lucy Putnam Weaver, Annarosa Charlotte Jäkel Whitman, Ellie Thi Huong Wiener, Chloe Rose Williams, Austin Charles Wojchowski, Brandon Michael Woo and Amber Nicole Yarn.