HOWLAND — Heather Hutchinson, a junior at Penobscot Valley High School, will receive the Xerox Award in Humanities/Social Science, presented by Xerox Corp.

Award winners are selected on the basis of scholarship in the humanities or social sciences, leadership and community service. Hutchinson will receive her award at a presentation June 7 and will be eligible for a special Xerox Scholar program at the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hutchinson of Edinburg, and has been involved in the National Honor Society, Honors Banquet, varsity cheerleading, class vice president, Dirigo Girls State, and has received the Hugh O’Brien Award and Academic Achievement Award.