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Schools

Brewer High School

BREWER – The Brewer Kiwanis Club gave out 32 academic trophies at the school’s Academic Recognition Night recently. The trophies were given to seniors who had a 90 or better grade average.

Recipients were Peter McGuire, David Haluska, Eric Young, Samuel Boyd, Brett Rees, Jessica Osborne, Vanessa Michaud, Brandon Libby, Mark Surette, Margo Relford, Adam Simmons, Whitney Boudreau, Kimberly Alberding, Nicole Blackmer, Paul Morrow Jr., Kate Higgins, Hannah Fernald, Steven Schlipstein, Kevin Kotredes, Kasie Dearborn, Danielle Tardiff, Amy Freeman, Andrew Quirk, Brian Hamm, Emily Strang, Amber Kelley, Robert Hayes, Alfred Haskell III, Lucienne Merrill, Riley Godley, Andrew Thoms and Emily Smith.

The Kiwanis Club presented the Ron Adams Memorial Scholarship of $500 to Danielle Tardiff.

Fruit Street School

BANGOR – Third-graders from Fruit Street School earned an honorable mention in Scholastic Book Fair’s Kids Are Authors competition, a national book-writing contest for teams of writers in kindergarten through grade eight.

The pupils’ book, “A Visit to an Art Museum,” was selected from among thousands of entries nationwide. The book is about a class field trip to a local art museum. Pupils re-create the art of the masters on each page. The young authors will receive certificates of merit and a $200 Scholastic merchandise voucher for their school.

Students from Estes Hill Elementary School in Chapel Hill, N.C., penned the program’s grand prize winner in fiction, “Nora The Nonapus,” about a shy cephalopod with nine tentacles who helps save her classmates from a bully.

Students from Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach, Miss., earned the grand prize for their nonfiction book, “Color For Thought,” which describes the colors that make up our world.

Both schools will receive a $2,000 Scholastic merchandise certificate. Twenty-five entries earned honorable mention accolades.

Tens of thousands of pupils participated in the competition. Topics ranged from recess to the war in Iraq. A group of pupils from Batesville, Miss., enlisted the aid of actor Morgan Freeman to help them write their book about a celebrity who visits a small town. The panel of judges included children’s book authors and illustrators Loreen Leedy, Lin Oliver, Christopher Myers, Mark Teague and Tony DiTerlizzi.

“It was difficult to choose two winners from the many outstanding submissions we received,” said David Krishock, president of Scholastic Book Fairs. “The level of sophistication and creativity demonstrated by this year’s entries proves you are never too young to be an author.”

Kiwanis scholarships

BANGOR – The Bangor Noontime Kiwanis Club has announced that Siqing “Erica” He of Glenburn and Brienne Cressey of Holden have each been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship.

He is a student at John Bapst Memorial High School and plans to attend Brown University. Cressey is from Bangor High School and has been accepted at Bowdoin College.

WBRC scholarships

BANGOR – WBRC Architects-Engineers has awarded three students each a $250 scholarship for majors in architecture and engineering.

To celebrate its 100th year, WBRC Architects-Engineers is recognizing area high school students as a part of the annual Centennial Scholarship established in 2002.

Senior recipients are:

. Kate McLean, John Bapst Memorial High School. She has been accepted by Norwich University as a student in engineering.

. Mark Nickerson, John Bapst Memorial High School. He will study architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

. Margo Relford, Brewer High School. She will study engineering at the University of Maine.

Officials at WBRC said that McLean, Nickerson and Relford each exemplify the qualities of exceptional students by showing high interests in architecture and engineering through academic course selection and achievement during their high school careers.

Each student will receive the scholarship based on satisfactory completion of the first semester at a two- to four-year post-secondary educational institution with a major in architecture or engineering, and a 2.5 grade point average.

Applications are available at the guidance offices of local high schools.

Washington Street School

BREWER – Third-graders at Washington Street School have learned how to “start the presses” with their Junior Achievement newspaper, The Washington Street Press.

Irv Marsters, owner of the Bangor Letter Shop and Color Copy Center in Bangor, and a Junior Achievement program volunteer teacher, served as the publisher of the children’s newspaper. Marsters visited the classroom each Tuesday for six weeks.

The paper includes school news about a bottle drive to raise money for an animal shelter, money matters, sports and a play about George Washington. It also contains two full pages of “advertisements” designed by the pupils.

Junior Classical League

HAMPDEN – Ana Rapp, a sophomore at Hampden Academy, placed fourth in mythology at the Junior Classical League spring Latin Convention May 18 in Winthrop. She is the daughter of Natalie and Philip Rapp.

Presidential Classroom

HAMPDEN – Amy Dumont, a student at Hampden Academy, will attend the Presidential Classroom Scholars Program July 3-10 in Washington.

Working with students from all parts of the world, PC scholars interact with members of Congress, presidential appointees, senior military officials, top business leaders and journalists. Students observe the U.S. Congress in action, visit congressional offices and debate current issues with peers from the United States and abroad.

Summer art program

BREWER – The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for youth summer art classes, taught by Bev Langley of Brewer Elementary School. Classes begin Tuesday June 22 and end Tuesday Aug. 10.

Classes for children ages 6 to 9 will be 9-10:15 a.m., 10:30-11:45 a.m., 1-2:15 p.m. and 2:30-2:45 p.m. Tuesdays.

Classes for children ages 10 to 14 will be held 9-10:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 1:30-2:45 p.m. Wednesdays.

Activities will include sculpture, decoupage, acrylic painting and mask making. Space is limited and registrations are accepted on a first paid, first entered basis. Call the recreation department at 989-5199 to obtain information.

Colleges

Beal College

BANGOR – Beal College medical assisting students recently demonstrated their knowledge and professionalism by earning the Certified Medical Assistant credential. Debra Snow-Tait of Bucksport, Jane Leavitt of Dover-Foxcroft and Renea Anderson of Milford received scores 91 points above the national average.

Beal College medical assisting graduates find employment in hospitals, labs and family medical practices. The job placement rate for the college’s medical assisting graduates was 100 percent in 2003.

Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK – Lindsey Parsons was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bowdoin College. She will attend a summer session at Tufts University, then study abroad in London. She is the daughter of Bill and Kim Parsons of Hampden.

Grove City College

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Julie Hodsdon has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Grove City College. She is the daughter of Charles Hodsdon II of Bangor.

Husson College

BANGOR – Jacklin Hamadey earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a concentration in hospitality management during graduation ceremonies at Husson College on May 15. She graduated with high honors and was the class salutatorian. She won the business administration Watch Award for academic scholarship and service to the college and the community. She is the daughter of Lin and Jeffrey Hamadey of Brewer.

Maine College of Art

PORTLAND – The 93rd annual Maine College of Art commencement was conducted on May 16, with guest speaker Krzysztof Wodiczko, internationally recognized new media artist and professor of visual arts in the department of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Local graduates included Vincent Marzilli III of Orono, who had a self-designed major in furniture design. He graduated with honors.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Joshua Yardley graduated from MIT on June 4, receiving a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering and a bachelor’s degree in management science. He is the son of Shawn and Rita Yardley of Bangor.

Robert Kotredes graduated from MIT with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He is the son of Debra and Thomas Kotredes of Bangor.

Saint Anselm College

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Stuart E. Cooper graduated with a degree in politics at the 111th commencement exercises May 22 at Saint Anselm College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper of Bangor.

St. Michael’s College

COLCHESTER, Vt. – Megan Smith, daughter of Ivan and Bridget Smith of Eddington, earned a bachelor’s degree and graduated with honor from St. Michael’s College on May 13.

Western Wyoming Community College

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – Meaghan Hettinger of Bangor was named to the dean’s honor roll for the spring semester at Western Wyoming Community College.