Want to share something through School News? E-mail it to weekly

@bangordailynews.net, or mail it to The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor, ME 04402; or drop it off at the front desk of the Buck Street entrance at the Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor.

Schools

‘Aladdin’ at Dedham School

DEDHAM – Dedham School pupils will perform a Broadway Junior production of “Aladdin” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the school, 2065 Main Road.

A resourceful young hero and wise-cracking genie will come to life in the stage in an adaptation of one of the most popular animated Disney films.

Taking leading roles in the production are Tristan Wortman as Aladdin; Sarah Adams, Jasmine; Doug MacDonald, Jafar; Matthey Seymour, Sultan; Katie Ward, Genie; Robyn Handley, Razoul; and Alec Wortman, Iago.

Other cast members are Courtney Benson, Ethan Handley, Ben Loiselle, Brittney Nickerson, Matthew Rice, Casey Tripp, Linley Wakeland, Catrina Worcester, Jennifer Campbell, Jonathan Deschaine, Brittany Ezell, Christian Frederick, Nicholas Hafford, Paige Hancock, Brooke McLaughlin, Megan Perkins, Jeremiah Smith, Melissa Smith, Parker Benson, Catey Bridges, Madison Campbell, Emily Carlson, Sarah Dickens, Kaitlin Drake, Ellen Hedefine, Rachel Lovely, Angalina Johnston and Kaitlin Smith.

Molly Palmer, Trever Kohls, Deanna Power and Ty Taylor make up the technical crew.

The Dedham School strives to present quality musicals each year. Past shows include “Into the Woods,” “The Music Man” and “Annie.” To obtain more information, call 843-6498.

Destination Imagination

ORONO – Come Saturday, nearly 700 elementary, middle and high school pupils from throughout the state will gather at the University of Maine for the state Destination Imagination Celebration.

The competition will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m.

The youths comprise 85 teams that have earned the right to perform in Orono by placing first or second at four regional tournaments in March.

First-place winner’s in the state competition will advance to the Destination Imagination Globals in late May at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Destination Imagination is Maine’s largest nonathletic after-school program. Pupils write the scripts, design the scenery and create the props for their performances.

National chess tournament

ORONO – Members of the state middle school champion chess team from Orono Middle School will attend the 2005 Supernationals III April 8-10 in Nashville, Tenn.

Coached by Joseph St. Pierre, the team also won the Penobscot Valley Middle League championship during the regular season.

Traveling to Nashville are: Gabe Borland, Darren Casey-Covell and Blake Eden, eighth grade; Henri Chai, Ari Dimoulas and John Robinson, seventh grade; and Avery Cole, Nikolai Renedo and Paul Robinson, sixth grade. Also members of the team are Conor O’Donnell and Thomas Gillette.

Skills USA

BANGOR – Local winners in the recent state Skills USA competition on the secondary and post-secondary level were:

Penobscot Job Corps: Daniel Daigle, bronze medal, action skills.

Dan Bard, bronze medal, collision repair.

Alyson Bates, gold medal, culinary arts.

Jennifer Morgan, silver medal, customer service.

Daniel Bailey, silver medal, food and beverage service.

Sam Sparrow, bronze medal, job interview.

Juan Villegas, silver medal; Elizabeth Carey, bronze medal, job skill demonstration A.

Diego Palmares, gold medal, promotional bulletin board.

Eric Allen, gold medal, technical computer applications.

Cory Farnham, gold medal, welding.

United Technologies Center: Nick Smart, Steven Haggan, Kayla Degennaro, Dan Furrow, Amanda Foss, Meghan Johnson and William Shibles, gold medal, American Spirit.

Corey Stitham, silver medal, carpentry.

Terrance Freeman and Heather Bodge, gold medal, commercial baking; Kathryn Morgan, silver medal, commercial baking.

Scott Gold and Julian Marcano, gold medal, customer service.

Samuel Green, gold medal, diesel equipment technology.

Nick Smart, gold medal, firefighting.

Snow Fawn Augustine and Dustin Bubar, gold medal, floral design.

Travis E. Smith, gold medal, heating.

Amanda Littlefield, gold medal, job interview.

Derek White, silver medal, job skill demonstration A.

Andrew Mitchell, silver medal, motorcycle service technology.

Jordan Holmes, silver medal, plumbing.

Mike Kaelin, gold medal; Korey Grant, silver medal, power equipment technology.

Nick Bambrick, Emily Leveille, Derek Madden, Matt Deering, Kyle Taylor, gold medal, Quiz Bowl.

Jason Canarr, silver medal; Anthony Lancisi, bronze medal, residential wiring.

Nick Eddy, silver medal, technical computer applications.

Kyle Smith and Adam Osborne, gold medal; Travis Wood and Joe Hyatt, silver medal, TV video production.

Mike Trimm and Steve Morse, gold medal, Web design.

Eastern Maine Community College: Chan Graham, silver medal, culinary arts.

Sarah Handzel, gold medal, food and beverage service.

Maine Principal’s Awards

The Maine Principals Association has announced the recipients of the Maine Principal’s Award for 2005:

. Bangor Christian Schools, Kristina M. Caldwell.

. Bangor High School, Jue Wang.

. Brewer High School, Chadwick J. Szylvian.

. Bucksport High School, Delmore Adams.

. Central High School, Corinth, Michael A. Julian III.

. Hampden Academy, Jennifer C. Swalec.

. Hermon High School, Valaree L. Charloux.

. John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor, Evelyn K. Sharkey.

. Old Town High School, David R. Chilelli.

. Orono High School, Daniel Kittridge.

Old Town High School

OLD TOWN – The Third annual Old Town High School JROTC Military Ball was held March 19 with more than 90 people attending. Under the direction of Cadet Lt. Col. Dustin Lemery, these cadets received awards: Cadet Lt. Ryann Grant, first place in marksmanship; Cadet Lt. Ann Vayda, first place in physical fitness.

Also, Cadets Capt. Katie Bartlett, Lt. Brendan Paradis, Lt. Seth Tillotson, 1st Sgt. Amanda Heath, 1st Sgt. Paul Leavitt, Sgt. Adam Smart, Staff Sgt. Merle Powers and Sgt. Larry Wilder received awards in the squad drill category.

Cadet Cpl. Joe Sayers earned the individual drill and review award.

The top company award for overall performance went to Alpha Company.

. Derek White, Simon Ferland and Tyler Costigan participated in the Regional Drama Festival. The Old Town play was runner-up, and Tyler Costigan was named to the All-Festival Cast.

. Alanna Mills and Ben Richard were chosen by the University of Maine Museum of Art for inclusion in the Museums by Mail Vincent A. Hartgen Traveling Exhibition Program. Under the direction of Art in the Heart of Maine, schools from all over the state competed, and only 100 pieces of art were selected. Richard’s entry was a self-portrait in colored pencil, and Mills’ winner was an abstract acrylic painting.

. Old Town High School’s chess team, under the direction of social studies teacher Paul Smith, attended the State Chess Championship at the University of Maine, sponsored by the UM engineering department. Finishing about in the middle of the mix were Randy Abbott, Mike Marquis, James Sanborn, Forrest Bush and Andy Mitchell.

. State Skills USA contests were held March 18 at United Technologies Center in Bangor. Gold medal winners from Old Town were Nick Smart, Sam Green, Travis Smith, Amanda Littlefield, Blake Mishou and Mike Trimm.

Silver medal winners were Korey Grant, Derek White, Andrew Mitchell and Jordan Holmes. Bronze medal winner was Dan Bard.

. These seniors have received college acceptances: Jennifer Caron, Warren Wilson College; Frank Cookson, Keisha Kelliher, Annah Murray and Andrea McLaughlin, Eastern Maine Community College; Mark Liimakka, Clarkson University; Rebecca MacManus, Johnson & Wales University and Ithaca College; David Chilelli and Adam Aucoin, University of Massachusetts; Barbara St. Peter, University of Maine at Machias; Ashley Thibodeau and Juniata Majors, University College of Bangor; Chad Dupuis, Alfred University and University of Vermont; Joshua Marcho, Texas Wesleyan University; and Travis St. Louis, Northeastern University; Justin Chase, Jake Fogarty, Kristin Dubay, University of Maine; Jessica Lovering, University of Vermont; Brendan Horton, Brandeis University; and Marissa O’Clair, Pierre’s School of Cosmetology.

Mesa Hispanica

BANGOR – Mesa Hispanica will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at Borders.

The group is organized by the Hermon High School Spanish Club in order to give area hispanophiles the opportunity to meet, converse in Spanish and share their experiences with hispanic cultures.

For information, contact Janice Clain at Hermon High School, 848-3365.