As rites of passage go, high school graduations are a relatively ubiquitous experience. Students gathered in Saco, Old Orchard Beach and elsewhere Sunday to listen to “Pomp and Circumstance” and take selfies while wearing mortarboards. In Saco, Thornton Academy graduates heard Sen. Angus King deliver a speech. There were over 390 students on hand. They came from southern Maine and 16 countries. After the ceremony, they walked to the front of Linnell Gymnasium, picked up their diplomas and left high school behind, just like thousands of other graduates across the state.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TOP 10 LISTS
Berwick Academy Cum Laude
Claire Breger-Belsky; Maggie Bristol; Nina Dashti-Gibson; Christina Grassie; Sahana Heiderscheidt; Mason Jacques; Ellen Lynch; Nate McCrone; Eric Rawn; Katherine Reid; Julia Schaepe; Page Waldo; Christian Zinck
Brunswick High School Top 10
Shane Lyons, Anna Deck, Emma Nagler, Amelia Hawley, Lena Martin, Nicholas Tucker, Helen Sturm, Owen Rudalevige, Joshua Clark, Enoch Nicholson
Cape Elizabeth High School Top 10%
James Bottomley; Madeleine Bowe; Brayden Crosta; Dana Dufresne-Bonoff; Emma Dvorozniak; Rachel Epstein; Haley Fawcett; Chloe Gillian; Hannah Glazier; Katherine Hansen; Taylor Hansen; Eileen Misterovich; William Steidl; Natalie Vaughan; McKenna Wood
Casco Bay High School Top 10
Josie Pierce; Eleanor McClure-Chute; Julian Lambert; Sadie Grant; Maeve Porter-Holliday; Hannah Clifford; Benjamin (Dillion) Kelly; Thompson (Emmet) Lynch; Alysha Alling; Emily Damon
Catherine McAuley High School Top 10 Graduates
Emma Shumadine (valedictorian); Jessica Willerson (salutatorian); Zhoujia (Zoe) Li; Zhouxin (Trix) Li; Megan French; Mai Mangin; Kimanna Nguyen; Chelsea Rairdon; Danielle Guibord; Hyerin Kim
Cheverus High School Top 10%
Kenneth Drelich (valedictorian); Gordon Murray (salutatorian); Salvatore Zarella; Sarah Mount; William Saunders; Willa Tarasevich; Jakob Harris; Helena Arbo; Andrew Jalbert; Catherine Sinclair; Lu Huang; Grace Byrne
Deering High Top 10
Kristin Francoeur; Isaac Finberg; Sofia de Oliveira; Sinead Scott; Priscilla Maccario; Justin Cheng; Gregory Levinsky; Kerry Wells; Kayla Thoits; Madeleine Abbott
Freeport High School Top 10
Caleigh Breton; Kasey E. Erlebach; Lily Johnston; Bailey Karnes; Morgan Marie Karnes; Quinton E. Libsack; Forrest Rutland McCurdy; Addie Monahan-Morang; Kyle Andrew Rosado; Madeleine Squibb
Gray-New Gloucester High School Top 10%
Olivia Giles (valedictorian); Samantha Shampine (salutatorian); Ceara Buzzell; Haley Cadran; Emily Dawkins; Courtney Keller; Rachael Lachance; Melody Larson; Clara Phillips; Megan Ruby; Faithe Russell; Jennifer Sutherland
Greely High School Top 10%
Katherine Bacall; Charlotte G. Benoit; Andrea Bryant; Joshua M. Coyle; Madelyn H. Day; Elizabeth George; Abigail Israel; Wyatt E. Kilburn; Caroline L. Maker; Rylee J. Michaud; Claire E. Nicholson; Harrison Pershing; Matthew Pisini; Connor Rog; Jacob P. Small; Calvin D. Soule; Bradford W. Spoerri
Kennebunk High School Top 10%
Amy Eckland (valedictorian); William O’Neil (salutatorian); Steven Anastas; Stephanie Ayotte; Sydney Campbell; Olivia Ferrick; Ashley Kayser; Shae Kingston; Kristen Koch; Joelle Krause; Marshall Lowery; Lauren Ludwig; Mia Noble; William O’Neil; Carlton Robie; Kyra Schwartzman; Julia Towne; Isaac Vaccaro
Marshwood High School Top 10
Erin Byrne (valedictorian); Nicholas Edmund Tice (salutatorian); Henry Hausmann; Sophie Towle; Renée Clavette; Isabella Latta; Lauren Clough; Amanda Couture; Sophie Rose Greta Welch; Madison (Maddy) M. Janakis
Massabesic High School Top 10
Emily Wasina (valedictorian); Nathan Baert (salutatorian); Steele Muchemore-Allen; Sierra Arral; Connor Bourassa; Brandon Bowles; Danielle Burbank; Troy Cloutier; Alecia Connolly; Richard Cote III; Hannah Duffy; Faith Hoyle; Zachary Huff; Aaron Leach; Justin Leach; Keilly Lynch; Roshelle Morrison; Jane Pettit; Matthew Prokey; Margaret Redman; Ashley Russell; Madison Russell; Erica Suttles
Noble High School Top 10
Amy Pass (valedictorian); David Stansfield (salutatorian); Abigail Couture; Sarah Therrien; Victoria Simons; Caitlynn Bryant; Erika Sillon; Dustin Knight; Kailey Pouliot
North Yarmouth Academy Cum Laude
Julia Blackwell; Acacia Bright; Katherine Hilscher; Linnea Hull; Sonia Lin; Wyatt Nice; Adrienne Tracy
Old Orchard Beach Top 10
Erik Hogan; Jenny Cobb; Josh Kennie; Mariah Bouthiller; Rebekka Joensen; Cady Phalen; Kiley Breitenfeld; Sydney Pettey; Zachary Maksut; Nicholas LaCourse
Pine Tree Academy Top 10%
Vladislav Eduard Krivoruk; Alice Elizabeth Chesley
Royal Academy Top 10
Cole Atherton; Emily Fitzgerald; Zachary Kay; Caleb Conners; Joshua Seeley; Joshua Chadbourne; Rebekah Lehoullier; Brianna McDermott Murray; Anna Espling; David Rodgers
Sanford High School Top 10
Matthew Webber; Rebecca Campbell; Shannon Lebel; Hannah Rossignal; Amanda Cole; Elizabeth Helmreich; Allison L’Heureux; Lauren Thompson; Noah Scarpelli; Colin Patterson
Scarborough High School Top 10%
Elliot Youth (valedictorian); Sarah Linehan (salutatorian); Dory Freeman; Elise O’Reilly; Emily Keenan; Elizabeth Gentile; Olivia Booth-Howe; Emma Hartl; Lexie Jamieson; Sarah Fitzpatrick; Emma Freeman; Sarah Johnson; Taylor Marinko; Mary Farnkoff; Genevieve Guibord; Hope Corrow; Isabella Morrison Ouellette; Amelia Levesque; Kelsey Donahue; Morgan McKeown; Danielle Dumais; Honore Bosse; John Timpson; Samuel Jacob; Megan Nathanson; Sophia Lajoie; Rachel Linehan
South Portland High School Top 10
Ava Desjardins (valedictorian); Jordan McDuffie (salutatorian); Andrew Farm; Mollie Fornwalt; Madeline Hasson; Victoria Holt; Josephine DiPhilippo; Drew Abramson; Sarah Glidden; Leah Berry-Sandelin
Thornton Academy Summa Cum Laude
Alex Cameron Arnold; Jacob Bennert; Lauren Bishop; Allison Cannon; Emma Clark; Jill Courchene; Dung Tien “Jay” Dang; Linh Khanh Do; Tristan Falardeau; Abigail Kathryn French; Matthew Hall; Alanna Joy Haslam; Connor Hayward; Ashley Howe; Taylor Lamarre; Thy Vu Minh Le; Yana Levushevska; Vojtech Machytka; Brooke Nadeau; Minh Anh Nguyen; My Anh “Amy” Nguyen; Jessica Drew Patterson; Tong “Flora” Pu; Mingxia “Victoria” Qian; Emily Richards; Abby Runnells; Kenneth Seneres; Tai Thi Ha “Jessie” Tran; Jiacheng “Jerry” Wang
Traip Academy Top 10
Michael Lombardi; Lynne Moore; Talia Dennis; Emma Kemp; Taylor Kashmer; Enya Childs; Maeve Dow; Cora Hickoff; Emma Stowe; Taidgh Robinson
Waynflete High School Top 10%
Esme Benson; James Bigbee; Cooper Bramble; Grace Bukowski-Thall; Isabel Floyd; Arianna Giguere; Gail Johnson; Christian Kabongo; Charlotte Majercik; Michael Michaelson; Peter Michalakes; Virginia “Nina” Moore; William “Will” Nelligan; Elizabeth “Elly” Shivel
Wells High School Top 10
Kate Marie Macolini (valedictorian); Tamar Eva Cimenian (salutatorian); William Jack Hahn III; Devyn Rae Harding; Elise McCormack-Kuhman; Anna Lynn Libby; Seamus Patrick McDonough; Julia Kathleen Nixon; Adrienne Theresa Perron; Zachary Thomas Villemaire
Windham High School Top 10
Erin Merchant, Sierra Yost, Melissa Agneta, Lana Pillsbury, Quinn McPhail, Madison Mauro, Devin Herald, Katherine Skvorak, Samantha Keenan Barry, Megan Knights
Yarmouth High School Summa Cum Laude
Walter Conrad; Thomas Spencer; Nathanael Gallagher; Cody Cook; Danielle Laverdiere; Lucy Alexander; Sarah Gleason; Conor O’Donnell; Elizabeth King; Emma Glessner; A Nicolas Whitlock