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Bangor Youth Orchestra

BANGOR – Auditions have been set for Sept. 15 for certain instrument positions in the Bangor Youth Orchestra and Wind and String Ensembles.

The groups provide opportunities for student musicians to play orchestral music of a quality unmatched by school programs, organizers said.

The orchestra, designed for intermediate to advanced string, brass, wind and percussion students, inspires the musician’s confidence and challenges their musical abilities, and brings together peers who enjoy playing orchestral compositions.

The Wind Ensemble, designed for the advanced beginner to skilled level player, meets the growing local interest in wind and brass instruments and provides additional opportunities for wind players.

The Orchestra and String Ensemble are especially seeking all interested string players including violin, viola, cello, and brass.

Scheduled auditions for those interested in joining the Orchestra or Ensembles will be held at the University of Maine in Orono on Sunday, Sept. 15.

Musicians in these groups come from throughout Northern, Eastern, and Central Maine.

Last year, the Youth Orchestra and Ensembles comprised 60 youngsters, age 8 through 17. Two concerts are performed each year featuring classical and popular music. Rehearsals are held at the University in Orono on Sunday afternoons.

The cost for participating is $45 per year, or $60 per year for families with more than one musician. Students may participate in both orchestra and wind ensemble.

For an application or information, contact Kathy Bailey, president, at 989-2104; or email katmom54@yahoo.com.

Fruit Street Elementary School

BANGOR – Fruit Street Elementary School will hold an open house Thursday, Aug. 29, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Pupils and their families are invited to drop by to meet teachers and see their classroom.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange

BANGOR – Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive very soon for academic semester and year program home stays, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.

According to Pacific Intercultural Exchange Executive Director John Doty, the students are all between the ages of 15 and 18 years, are English-speaking, have their own spending money, carry accident and health insurance, and are anxious to share their cultural experiences with their new American families. PIE currently has programs from a semester to a full academic year, where the students attend local high schools.

PIE area representatives match students with host families by finding common interests and lifestyles through an informal in-home meeting. Prospective host families review student applications and select a perfect match. Host families vary from couples to large families and single parents.

Families who host for PIE are eligible to claim a $50-per-month charitable contribution deduction on itemized tax returns for hosting a sponsored student.

For the upcoming programs, PIE has students from Germany, the Former Soviet Union, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Korea, Switzerland, Mexico, Italy, Paraguay, Australia, Yugoslavia, China, Belgium, Vietnam and many other countries.

PIE is a non-profit educational organization that has sponsored more than 20,000 students from 40 countries since its founding in 1975. The organization is designed by the United States Department of State and is listed by the Council of Standards for International Educational Travel, certifying that the organization complies with the standards set fourth in CSIET Standards for International Travel Programs.

Doty encourages families to contact the program immediately to allow the proper time for the students and hosts to get know one another before they actually meet for the first time.

Greater Bangor are families interested in learning more about the student exchange or arranging a meeting with a community representative may call (800) 631-1818. The agency also has travel/study abroad program opportunities for American high school students.

Colleges

Bentley College

WALTHAM, Mass. – Andrew H. Everett II of Brewer was named to the president’s list at Bentley College.

Carleton College

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – David Raczek of Hampden graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., during the college’s 128th commencement exercises on June 15. Raczek received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, with a major in classics.

Dartmouth College

HANOVER, NH – Timothy Clement, an Orono native, has been designated a Rufus Choate Scholar for outstanding academic achievement at Dartmouth College.

Clement, son of David Clement and Elizabeth Weiss of Orono, is one of only 77 members of Dartmouth’s Class of 2005 to receive the distinction.

Haverford College

HAVERFORD, Pa. – A second-year student at Haverford, Anna Levenson-Falk of Carmel is one of 72 upperclassmen who have been selected by their college peers to help the class of 2006 adjust to campus life at Haverford College.

Beginning Aug. 28, she will help welcome 310 new students to campus, and will participate in their five days of orientation activities, known as “Customs Week.”

Customs Week at Haverford occurs the week before classes begin, and before upperclassmen return to campus. Planned and administered by Haverford students, Customs Week consists of recreational and social activities, volunteer service projects, and group discussions on academic issues, the college’s 107-year-old honor code, campus diversity, and extra-curricular involvement.

Support for the new students does not end when classes begin. Teams of those selected are assigned to live in the freshmen residences and continue to help the first-year students throughout the year.

University of Connecticut

STORRS, Conn. – Kim Lucy Gilligan has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2002 semester at the University of Connecticut.

University of Maine

ORONO – Brett Hall, son of David and Jean Hall of Orono, has been initiated into Beta Theta Phi by the Chapter at the University of Maine. He is a graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish.

Tanokazn Miyakozawa, son of Alaniko and Noriko Miyakozawa of Orono, has been initiated into Beta Theta Pi. He is a graduate of Hadano High School in Kanagawa, Japan.

Beta Theta Pi, which was founded in 18939 at Miami (Ohio) University, is dedicated to scholarship, brotherhood and community service. The Fraternity has more than 118,000 members, including over 7,200 collegians on 128 campuses in Canada and the United States.