Newport Elementary School

Children in kindergarten through grade six of local schools participated in Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s annual poster contest held in conjunction with the SVH Children’s Health Fair. All posters were displayed at the fair, which took place on Saturday, May 10 at the Newport Elementary School. This year the theme for the poster contest was “Safetyville.” Children were invited to submit artwork depicting their conception of a town called Safetyville. The following were winners:

Division One (K-2): Sarah Flewelling, first; Sarah West, second; and Abigail Nash, third.

Division Two (3-6): Angela Thibeault, first; Michael Freese, second; and Jennifer Hawkes, third.

First-place winners received $50 savings bonds. Second- and third-place winners received gift certificates to Mr. Paperback.

Presque Isle High School

Wal Mart Stores Inc. recently awarded James Sharpe of Presque Isle a $6,000 Walton Foundation scholarship. The scholarships funded by the family of Sam M. Walton, founder of Wal Mart, are awarded each spring to graduating high school seniors who are children of full-time Wal Mart associates.

Sharpe, a senior at Presque Isle High School, was one of more than 70 scholars chosen from 1,183 applicants. Criteria for selection include academic performance, need and involvement in school and community.

The Walton scholarships are some of nearly 3,250 scholarships totaling $8.4 million given annually by Wal Mart.

Caribou High School

Jennifer Jose, a junior at Caribou High School, was presented with a New England Science Teachers award on May 15. Jose is in the top of her class and also participates in athletics and class activities.

Each year NEST presents student awards to one student and occasionally a group of students from each school represented by a NEST member. NEST presents the award to the student who, through personal initiative, has done the most to promote awareness of science and technology.

Carrabec High School

Daniel Hylan, guidance counselor, presented Anna Lagasse with a certificate of achievement from the members of the Maine section of the Society of Women Engineers. Lagasse is a junior at Carrabec High School in North Anson.

The purpose of the Society of Women Engineers certificate is to encourage young women to study math and science while in high school and to consider engineering as a career opportunity.

Hylan also presented three seniors with certificates to recognize them as Tandy Technology Scholars.

Rebecca Smith was recognized for academic excellence in mathematics, science and computer science.

Benjamin D. Luce and Erin Hall were recognized for being in the top 2 percent of their class based on their rank and grade point average in their junior year.

Principal Robert Clement reported that Adam Lahti and Christine Danner, both juniors at Carrabec High School, have been nominated for the fouth annual Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. The national awards program created by Wendy’s, the National Association of Secondary School Pricipals and the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City, recognizes academic achievement, community service and athletic accomplishments of high school juniors.

An estimated 23,000 high schools were invited to nominate one male and one female student-citizen-athlete for the awards competition.

Easton High School

Tom Jandreau, Easton High School principal, has announced awards for academic excellence and perfect attendance to students during the academic awards banquet held May 13:

Students who were eligible to receive a letter are: juniors — David Curran and Derek White; sophomores — Elisabeth Dudley; freshmen — Matt Hopkins, Lacey Nadeau and Christina Spiers.

Honors pins were presented to the following students: seniors — Aron Chalou and Barb Kierstead; sophomores — Stacey Adams, Jessica Blacksone, Jacob Day, Sarah Hopkins and Adam Jandreau.

Calculators were presented to the following students: seniors — Jaime Hewitt; juniors — Jonah Alexander, Meaghan Green, Ryan Jandreau and Justin Perry.

Honors certificates were presented to the following students: seniors — Leanne Sullivan, Ryan Clark, Michael Martin, Kendra Richardson, Crystal Smith, Andrew Pytlak and Crystal Desmond; juniors — Nicole Batlett, Amy Perry, Ryan Woollard, James Dumond, Michell Taylor and Curtis Barnes; sophomores: Seth Manning-Harris, Crystal Ferris, Abby Cochran and Tim York; freshmen — Michael Ireland, Jennifer Rice, Jeremy corey, Bethany Pytlak and Andrea York.

The following students received perfect attendance pins and certificates for the 1996-1997 school year: seniors — Ryan Clark; freshmen — Jeremy Corey, Lacey Nadeau, Bethany Pytalk and Jessie Sherwood

Washington Academy

This May’s academic banquet marked the 10th annual recognition of Washington Academy’s honor roll students by the board of trustees, administration and faculty. Headmaster James Steenstra welcomed the students and guests at UMM Kilburn Commons.

Honor roll pins, awarded to students who made honor roll status the first three quarters of this school year went to: freshmen — Robert Acosta, Ian Ausprey, Timothy Burch, Shawn Avis, Sharon Dow, Melissa Hinerman, Eric Pope, Megan Sullivan and Trisha Villafane; sophomores — Shanna Kjenstrad, Leia Pinnick, Rebecca Seeley and Joseph Tuell; seniors — Jayson Maker, Jessica Ramsdell, Lucas Viselli and Jodi Wood.

Lamp of knowledge pins, awarded to students who have accumulated a total of six quarters of the honor roll, were presented to: sophomores — Justin Barker, Lauren Rioux, Elliot Smith and Kimberly Wood; juniors — Lynette Baker, Michael Fergerson and Jennifer Jones; and seniors: Laurie Cushing, Candi Dana, Alison Goodwin, Joni Greenlaw, Shasta Knox and Dale Wood.

Academic letters, awarded to students who accumulated a total of 10 quarters of the honor roll were: juniors — Marjorie Berry, Crystle Cates, Crystal Hatch, James Smithand and Caroline Wentworth; seniors — Sara Bradshaw, Diana Brigham and Meghan Gaddis.

The headmaster’s award, the golden apple, is given for maintaining honor roll status every quarter up to the mid-year of the senior year, or 14 consecutive quarters. This was awarded to the following seniors: Sara Andrews, Adam Davis, Naomi Kinney, Jonathan Mather, Nelli Moody and Damon Weston.

Special awards were given to two foreign exchange students, Alexey Akimenko from Russia and Enrique Arnao from Spain.

C.L. McKusick School

Third-graders in SAD 4 held their sixth annual “Fly-In” Friday, May 2, at the McKusick School in Parkman. Pupils from district schools brought planes they had constructed from paper or paper products to compete in three divisions: flight distance, flight duration and flight aerobic. Pupils also brought in planes of their own design to enter in special categories such as most colorful, largest, most unique, etc. The “Fly-In” is a follow-up activity to the district’s “Hands on Science” curriculum.

Winners for flight distance were: Daniel Murphy, first place; Matthew Lee, second place; and Tim Moody, third place.

Winners for flight duration were: Dana Noble, first place; James Richards, second place; and Grace Cartwright, third place.

Winners for most aerobic were: Becky Holloway, first place; Corey Wharff, second place; and Ben Hamblen, third place.

Other award-winners included: Ashley Gray, most unique; Stephanie Taylor, most creative; Keyla Lott, most colorful; Kim Walsh, strangest; Kenny Chavaree, largest; Sean Glynn, smallest; Morgan Pratley, shiniest; Ben Hamblen, most streamlined; Jessica Crause, most realistic; Deidre Taylor, most earth-friendly; Steven Tatko, heaviest; and Ashley Richardson, lightest.

St. Agnes Parochial School

The St. Agnes Parochial School in Pittsfield has announced the accomplishments of some of its classes: Second grade won the Bangor Garden Show; third grade won the New England state EPA award and participated in the president’s physical fitness program; Fifth grade completed the DARE program with Officer MacDaid.

Daughters of the American Revolution Awards

The Esther Eayres Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the following awards have been presented:

American History Essay Contest, “Trails West,” awarded to Jillian Mitchel, Glenburn Elementary School, first place chapter, second place state; Karen DeFilippo, Glenburn Elementary, second place chapter; and Rennee Willey, Alton Elementary, third place;

National Society’s Good Citizens awards: Vasia Markides, Old Town High School; Kristina Kill, Orono High School (selected for state competition); and Heather Babineau, Penobscot Valley High School.

Aroostook County winners

Six St. John Valley fourth-graders have won $1,600 in U.S savings bonds for winning a “safety in the home” essay contest sponsored recently by the Fraser Papers Inc. Safety Committee at Madawaska.

All of the 137 children who participated received T-shirts, pens and a thank-you letter from Fraser.

The contest had two categories for children of employees and children of non-employees. Prizes of $500, $200 and $100 bonds were given to first-, second- and third-place winners in each category. Schools in the contest were in Van Buren, Grand Isle, Madawaska, Frenchville, Fort Kent and Wallagrass.

Winners were: Fraser employee children — first place, Jade St. Pierre, Madawaska Elementary School; Second place, Sarah Desjardin, Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville; Third place, Cody Desjardin, Madawaska Elementary School.

Non-Fraser employee children — first place, Mia Spring Michaud, Wallagrass Elementary School; Second Place, Richard Pluto, Gateway Elementary School in Van Buren; Third Place, Angel Sirois, Madawaska Elementary School.

Gray Middle School

The fifth annual “Maine Community Studies” program will be held at A.D. Gray Middle School in Waldoboro on Wednesday, June 11. The events and activities will provide alternative learning experiences for students and reinforce curriculum requirements and standards.

Many activities will take place, including mountain hiking, swimming, land navigation, canoeing, horseback riding, cooking, jewelry creation, gardening, cosmetology and community service projects, which is the school’s way of thanking the community for its continued support and generosity.

Students will be required to complete daily assignments such assessment sheets, journals and other challenges. Their portfolios will be checked by their home-base teacher and marks will count on report cards and toward honor roll status.

Many individuals and businesses in the community will donate time and materials to help the students.

Parent volunteers and visitors are welcome to help out during these last two weeks of school. Call the school and leave a message with times and dates available. For information, call Nancy Durgin at 832-2106.

Ashland Community High School

Ethan Perry was named winner of the annual Bausch and Lomb Science Award on March 31, at Ashland Community High School. The bronze medal is presented each year to winners at approximately 6,500 participating schools throughout the United States, Canada and several other nations. More than 400,000 medals have been awarded to outstanding science students since the program began in 1933.

As winner of the award, Ethan is eligible to apply to become a University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb scholar. This designation carries with it scholarship funds, the minimum amount being $24,000 ($6,000 a year for four years).

Bucksport Riverside School

Bucksport Riverside School will offer the Summer Traveling School. This is an enrichment program for children ages 4-12. In this program the children learn about Maine’s coastal environment through exploration of the coast during half- and full-day trips. The children have the opportunity to explore areas of Acadia National Park with park rangers and to learn many things from the rangers about Acadia and its coastal environment. The program provides time for children to work on a Junior Ranger badge. For information and to register, call 469-7839.

Civic Oration Contest

The District 2 Competition of the Civic Oration Contest was held May 7 at the Fifth Street Middle School in Bangor. The contest is sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America. Students participated from Brewer, St. Mary’s, St. John’s, Orland, Bucksport, Fifth Street, Indian Island and Reeds Brook Middle School. This year’s topic was “An American Invention.”

Congratulations to Mike Dosen from St. John’s School, who won first place with “Jelly Belly Jelly Beans.”

Congratulations also go to Kathy Boucher from Reeds Brook Middle School and Kristen Youcis from Orland, who placed second and third.

Indian Island School’s winner was Maulian Dana and the runner-up was Lydon Corvino. Other finalists were Tom Attean, Kristi Mitchell, Andrew Dana, Nick Bear, Jessica Attean, Gabe Paul, Chelsea Paul, Mike Violette and Tish Mitchell.

Orland School’s runner-up was Ian Levesque. Other finalists included Sarah Upton, Shaw Smith, Mica Wathne, Tara Tweedie, Erin Doherty, Rachael Wardwell, Nicky Norwood, Erica Guse, Katrina Larkins and Lewis Marston.

Fifth Street Middle School’s winner was Meghan Sayles and the runner-up was Conor Stephens. Other finalists included Rebecca Derino, Scott Lever, Brianne Steele, Jeremiah Gray and Matthew Bailey.

Winnners and runners-up will have their names engraved on the school’s plaque and each received a trophy and gold award pin. All of the participants were commended by local contest organizers for their involvement and each received a certificate for their hard work.

More than 85,000 students annually take part in the Civic Oration contest.

Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal life insurance society with its home office in Rock Island, Ill., makes the contest available free of charge to help young people develop public speaking skills.

Skowhegan vocational center

The Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center will hold its 20th annual Awards Assembly at 11:45 a.m. May 29 in the Skowhegan Area High School auditorium. the keynote speaker is Robert Thinbg, director of operations of Hammond Lumber Co. The outstanding student for the school year will be recognized for each of the school’s programs.

Young America Cup

A team representing Old Orchard Beach High School and Bucksport Middle School topped a field of 30 teams on May 3 from 13 junior high and high schools from around the state to win the third annual Young America Cup.

Cup winners will go on to compete in one of the New York Yacht Club’s “Young America Challenge” America’s Cup training boats this summer. The challenge is part of the national education program of the NYYC-Young America Challenge for America’s Cup in 2000. The Bucksport Middle School team of Jean Thompson, Andrea Pelletier and Sabrina Davis won the Level 1 category for middle schools. The Old Orchard Beach High School team of Mike Billingslea, Dave Glaude and Jon Goulet took first place in the high school division.

More than 100 students raced their individually designed and built model sailboats in a tank in the Old Town High School gym. The race was one of the components of the competition, which also featured oral presentaitons and displays depicting the culture, history and geography of the nations students chose to represent.

Other schools in the competition were: St. James, Biddeford; Camden-Rockport High School; Gray New Gloucester High School; Piscataquis Community Middle School, Guilford; Lewiston High School; Sugg Middle school, Lisbon; Old Town High School; Winthrop High School; Wiscassett High School; and York Middle School.