Schools

McDonald’s All American basketball nominees

Eight area high school seniors have been recognized among the finest basketball players in the country through their nominations to the 2006 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Teams.

The Maine players are among 2,500 basketball standouts in the nation nominated by the McDonald’s All American Basketball Team selection committee, a group of nationally prominent basketball experts.

As nominees, the players will be considered for the 48 positions on the final four – two boys and two girls – 2006 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Teams that will compete in the 29th anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Games.

Area nominees are:

Bangor Christian Schools: Brock Bradford.

Bangor High School: Mark Socoby.

Brewer High School: Katie Quimby, Chris Wilson.

Hampden Academy: Jordan Cook.

Old Town High School: Katie Bergeron, Logan Bouchard, Jennifer Jones.

The final teams will be announced in late February. This year’s McDonald’s All American Games will be played Wednesday, March 29, at San Diego State University.

The boys game once again will be broadcast live on ESPN, and the girls game will be carried on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 6.

Proceeds from both games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego. The Ronald McDonald House program has provided a “home away from home” for millions of family members of seriously ill children since its inception in 1974.

Throughout its 29-year history, the games have raised almost $5 million for Ronald McDonald House Charities.

McDonald’s All American alumni include current Women’s NCAA stars Shanna Zolman of Tennessee, Ann Strother of the University of Connecticut and Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State University, and former NBA stars such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, along with current stars Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets.

Bangor High School

BANGOR – Parent Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School.

A general discussion will lead into a more specific elaboration of course requirements. The presentation will include administration, guidance and department heads. It will focus on course work available to ninth-graders, and on the overall program of studies, course leveling, academic planning and graduation requirements.

BANGOR – The Bangor High School theater department will perform Lionel Bart’s musical “Oliver” at 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 8-11, at Peakes Auditorium. A matinee will be performed at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.

The two casts of the musical feature 82 students, plus instrumentalists. The play is directed by Carlene Hirsch. George Redman serves as music director and John Haskell is the accompanist.

Tickets are $5, $3 students. Call 990-2399 for more information.

Kindergarten registration

BANGOR – The Bangor school department will hold kindergarten registration Monday and Tuesday, March 13-14. Parents should register at the school the child will attend.

March 13:

. Abraham Lincoln School, 45 Forest Ave., 941-6280.

. Vine Street School, 66 Vine St., 941-6300.

March 14:

. Downeast School, 100 Moosehead Blvd., 941-6240.

. Fourteenth Street School, 224 Fourteenth St., 941-6350.

. Fruit Street School, 175 Fruit St., 941-6270.

Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Parents should bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. Children should not accompany their parents at the time of registration. Pupil orientation will be held on another date. Those who are unable to register on March 13 and 14 should call the school the child will attend by March 14.

Brewer High School

BREWER – A spaghetti dinner and dessert auction will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Brewer High School cafeteria. The event will benefit Project Graduation. The cost is $5, $3 for children. To obtain more information, call Lisa Chambers at 989-6629.

McGraw School

HAMPDEN – Hampden kindergarten registration for children entering school for the 2006-2007 school year will be held 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the McGraw School. Parents who are unable to attend the registration day may pick up registration forms at the school office 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Parents do not need to bring their child on the day of registration, but should bring the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and small photograph.

Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15 to register. Pupil screening and parent orientation will be scheduled at a later date.

Winter Camp

GLENBURN – Winter Camp will be held 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 20-24, during school vacation week, at Weliwoni Ranch, a nonprofit organization.

Activities available include ice skating, learning about snowflakes with a microscope, dry ice science, snow sculpting, ceramics, making porcupine quill jewelry, birch bark art, drawing and painting lessons, Black History Month enrichment program, games, campfire fun and cocoa cabin. For registration details, call Jessica Treworgy at 990-2697.

Colleges

Colby College

WATERVILLE – The following area students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colby College:

. Johann von Hoffmann, the son of John McCormack and Irene von Hoffman of Orono.

. Jessica Osborne, the daughter of Ervin Osborne of Westbrook and Susan Spear of Brewer.

. Casey Civiello, a Bangor High School graduate and the son of Thomas and Carolyn Civiello of Freeport.

. Bryan Brown, the son of Robert and Laurie Brown of Bangor.

. A. Samuel Boss, the son of Daniel and Sara Boss of Veazie.

. Joel Alex, the son of Joseph and Joanne Alex of Old Town.

Curry College

MILTON, Mass. – Named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Curry College were:

. Erika Getchell of Clifton.

. Kristi Reyes of Orrington.

Dartmouth College

HANOVER, N.H. – Andrea Palmer of Hampden, a student at Dartmouth College, is studying linguistics in Auckland, New Zealand, during the winter 2006 term as part of the college’s foreign study program.

Dean College

FRANKLIN, Mass. – Melody Hammond of Hermon has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Dean College.

Husson College

BANGOR – Rye Daily was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Husson College. A freshman, Daily has family in Hampden.

Stonehill College

EASTON, Mass. – Christie Ames has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Stonehill College.

Ames, a biology major, has been named a Presidential Scholar because of her academic achievement when she was a Bangor High School student. She is the daughter of Donna Ames, and grandchild of Dorothy Bridges of Bangor, and Brad and Betty Ames of Swans Island.

University of Delaware

NEWARK, Del. – Two area women received bachelor of science degrees in January from the University of Delaware. They are:

. Vivien Marita Spyra, Bangor.

. Kendall Elizabeth Tracewski, cum laude, Old Town.

Both women were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester in the College of Human Services, Education

and Public Policy.

Georgetown University

WASHINGTON – Benjamin Healey Weissman of Holden achieved second honors for the fall semester at Georgetown University. Students receiving second honors earned a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

Liberty University

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Monica Hussey of Alton was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Liberty University.

Western New England College

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Heather Burch of Stetson has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Western New England College.

University of Maine

ORONO – The University of Maine dean’s list for the fall semester includes the names of students from Maine, 32 other states and 23 foreign countries. A total of 2,451 students earned dean’s list honors from UMaine’s eight colleges.

Area students on the dean’s list are:

Alton: Michelle Fraser, Michael Lutz, Kailee Bradstreet, John Stowe, Jessica Gilbert, Heather McLaughlin, Vanessa Vigneault and Danielle Young.

Bangor: Lindsay Spain, Molly Webster, Sean Beck, Jarom Atwater, Courtney Hagenaars, Patricia Rouleau, Kathryn Spearing, Brock Libby, Sarah Glazier, Brian Hackett, Matthew Hackett, Colin Warhola, Kate Wardwell, David Sheehan, Eric Libby, Rachel Finnemore, Frederick Lower, Kristie Hamlin, Claire Blanke, Rebecca Rogers, John Blanco, Jessica Whidden, Shelby Soohey, Rebecca Deschaine, Theresa Amirault, Arin Loriganking, Adrienne Given, Amy Ceban, Megan Ropiak, Margaret Parizo, Lisa West, Laura Giorgio, Blaine Green, Jing Ling, Renee Wellman, Jesse Nelson, Jessica Umel, Heather Kenney, Nathan Cutshall, Joseph Vanidestine, Mark Nickerson, Catherine Kotredes, Kathryn Gould, Elizabeth Morse, Justin Umel, Anitra Laroche, Joshua Bennett, Jessica Moulton, Jessica Morrell, William Newton, Imke Schessler, Timothy Murchison, Rose Murphy, Randall Dicker, Jordan Netzer, Jamie Cyr, Nicole Cyr, Brian Chick, Catherine Kurr, Denise Goode, Jennifer Amdor, Patricia Olson, Kiel McDougall, Mary Russell, Jason Eremita, Elizabeth Walker, Dawn Ryan, Phillip Clingenpeel, Joanna Shanklin, Timothy Bennett, Jachin Black, Roger Hawkins, Katherine Estey, Mary Molnar, Matthew Verrill, Sarah Bigney, Aaron Kitchen, Thomas Bennett, Leah Morey, Kristen Sanderson, Andrew Bennett, Ashley Leen, Kristina Dephilippo, Dawn Ravan, Thomas Preston, David Demerchant, Kathryn Byrd, Moira Beale, Michele Campbell, Aimee Patterson, Noelle Grenier, Matthew Pittis, Amanda Boudreau, Amber Mason, Amy Dowler, Timothy Hardy, Kristina Podelnyk, Erica Davis, Colleen Higgins, Heather Dunn, Philip Rand, Megan Pierce, Shelby Pickering, Misty Richardson, Travis Barry, Kristi Dunbar, Nathaniel Richie, Nhi Phan, Chad Coombs, Jason Wilkes, Caroline Cox, Marc Eastman, Kathy Boutilier, Paul Brandt, Stephanie Shook, Michael Coy, Jessye Hand, Jason McCubbin, Anna Wieck, Jeremy Allen, Nicholas Smith, Yin Luu, Deanna Allen, Kari Redding, Allison Frazier, Matthew Raymond, Melissa Reagan, Peter McGovern, Steven Pasquine, Gretchen Heldmann, Sylvia Herbold, Alexandra Roberts, Jamie French, Erik Smith, Andrew Bruns, Kiley Payne, Tara Sullivan, Andrew Tarr, Anna Sweeney, Bren Trusty, Breanne Tewhey, Lori-Ann Stubbs and Jennifer Wright,

Bradford: Jason Allen, Sean Giroux, Brian Parker and Ashley Pelkey.

Bradley: Kenneth Cummings, Krystal Williams and Heather Smith.

Brewer: Cherie Faulkner, Ashley Bean, Angela Debeck, Meghan Simonds, Andria Chase, Abbie Armstrong, Jonathan Long, Caitlin Coutts, Margo Relford, Marina Cyrus, Joshua Caldwell, Kate Armstrong, Jacob Ouellette, Jeffrey Wade, Aaron Boothroyd, Bethany Walls, Christopher Rodway, Mark Misiura, Paul Gervais, Allison Brodsky, Erin Faucher, Tiffany Daley, Holly Dumond, Michael Keane, Amber Dumond, Joel Barrett, Ryan Birkel, Winston Blake, Heather Jovanelli, Kathleen Hanlon, Carmen Detour, David Haluska, Timothy Tremble, Eric Young, Brian Tremblay and Danielle Tardiff.

Bucksport: Katie Arey, Adam Bourgon, Delmore Adams, Mindy St Pierre, Erin Rump, Tasha Pukay, Barbara Vittum, James Brawn, Kelly Moore, Stacy Lozier, Benjamin Burpee, Joshua Pelletier, Kenneth Lozier, Amy Laub, Justin Peters, Alice Andrews, Annette Sohns, Emily Pappas and Beth Thompson.

Cardville: Angela Madden.

Carmel: James Knarr, Matthew Pellerin, Karen Nelson, Kaylee Cooper, Lauren Little, Meghann Burnett, Crystal Fitts-Shorey and Ashley Maenhout.

Castine: Catherine Kropp.

Clifton: Katelyn Andrle.

Corinth: Alexi-Lan Lowell, Kelley Bean, Ryan Schaller, Ashley Burns, Kathleen Stinson, Kristen Connolly, Shannon Coyle, James Connolly and Ginna Thomas.

Dedham: Robert Weber, Kyle Maynard and Ryan Harmon.

Dixmont: Nicholas Beers, Catherine Lavoie, Molly Castles, Pamela Jensen and Katrina Rowe.

Eddington: Meghan Hancock, Laura Hodges, Irving Minott, Melissa Doucette, Sonya Morse, Kristi Berthiaume, Seth Grondin, James Strout and Shawn Sutherland.

Etna: Elle Winchester.

Frankfurt: Tyson McHatten,

Matthew Love, Doretta Callahan and Shanna Murphy.

Glenburn: Nathan Anaya, Alyssa Franzosa, Brittany Hill, Christopher Hill, Zachary Greenier, Kristina Atkinson, Kristen Steller, Victoria Green, Sarah Burke, Jennifer Curtis, Gregory Patterson, Craig Laplante, Elizabeth Munson, Jennifer Reese, Stephani Walton, Shane Enos, Steven Blake, Jon Rudnicki, Crystal Laplante, Ashlee Lynch, Ashley Tower and Robyn Tinkham.

Greenbush: Marilyn Nichols and William Wolfe.

Hampden: Paige Dunn, Ambrosia Bertenshaw, Todd Blanchette, Andrew Quirk, James McCabe, Jared Whinery, Leah Balentine, Kelly Badger, Amber Meagher, Emily Jenkins, Kristina Hart, Lynn Peters, Justin Difrederico, Courtney Bridges, Sarah Peters, Jeffrey Bailey, Jonathan Cirrinone, Kimberly Stephenson, Matthew Scott, Christine Mosley, Kristina O’Donnell, Adrienne Pelletier, Shaun Briggs, Adam Palmer, Duncan Bowen, Rachel Miller, Shannon Stanhope, Tamara Jones, Benjamin Jewell, Gabrielle Berube, Brian Bellwood, Monique Gordon, Julie Chandler, Gregory Jones, Eric Glidden, Matthew Caldwell, Christina Wentworth, Benjamin Goff, Kimberly Johnson, Nathaniel Bridges, Kristie Reese, Sara Chiavacci, Carie Garrett, Christopher Standley, Jaclyn Caruso and Kelly Garcelon.

Hermon: Kiley Stevens, Jaime Smith, Paige MacDonald, Brina Clukey, Constantin Andronache, Amy Oliver, Erin Gilbert, Nancy Jewett, Amanda Higgins, Lauren Fournier, Alayna White, Michelle Burgess, Chelsea Schreiber, Brett Danforth, Noelle O’Clair, Michael Hutchinson, Kaitlyn Deluck, Mellony Hafford, Whitney Schreiber, Gillian Miller and Melanie York.

Holden: Desiree Hills, Daniel Myerowitz, Craig Deforest, Jerard Murray, Erika Brown, Erica Durling, Nikole Noddin, Heidi Parks, Aaron Branson, Eric Nickerson, William Gramlich, Rebecca Sedgwick, Laura Porter, Angela Pfleiderer, Sean Snyder, Leslie Rosa, Amy MacDonald, Alexandra Misan, Timothy Ashlock, Joseph Lawlor, Renee Rioux, Stewart Gramlich, Dorothy Alley, Vanessa Michaud, Emily Anderson, Katharine Morgan, Travis Griffin, Gregory Flewelling and Wayne Taylor.

Hudson: Celleste Dicesare and Stacy Goodridge.

Indian Island: Roxanne Carlson.

Kenduskeag: Michelle Bourgoin, Savannah Ladd, Jason Malcolm and Rebecca Hawkins.

Levant: Jonathan Kenerson, Robin Pellerin, Alicia Oliver, Richard McLain, Jamie Claflin, Nelson Jewell, Jesse Keith, Christopher Harding and Sarah Farnham.

Milford: Clint Sochulak, Amy Buck, Jennifer Pattershall, Maureen Smith, Valerie Dionne, Jeffery Stelly, Robert England, Melissa Smith, Edward Fortin, Andrea Bonatakis, Chad Hamlin, Michael King, Jessica Jones and Susan Thibeault.

Newburgh: Matthew Ballard, Bethany Ryder and Jillian Ward.

Old Town: Jessica Allen, Julie Hunter, Tamara Asselta, Minquansis Sapiel, Jason Freedman, Joshua Waite, Alicia Mancuso, Luis Estevez, Katelyn Waite, Kristen Wagner, Jennifer Dragon, Brionna Barton, Annie Maurais, Elizabeth Tyler, Todd Berry, Jessica Paul, Christopher Kimball, Kristen Paul, Deanna Daigle, David Lapointe, Constance Pavliska, Amanda Caldwell, Kierstin Knopf, Courtney Mishou, Gia Guido, Sarah Horne, Jason Sherwood, Troy Conary, Katherine Johnson, Jason Poisson, Malissa Washburn, Marisa Polk, Mitchell Wark, Eva Wendell, Rachel Duplessis, Torey Johnson, Sara Jones-Roberge, Rebecca McFalls, Bryan Beaulieu, Sierra Carson, Hannah Brissette, Joanne Lynch, Ashley Miller, Juan Iturriaga, Christina McIntyre, Laura Smen, Kristine Welch, Michael Boucouvalas, Stephanie Strong, Meghann Foster, Gene Francis, Diedre Forsgren, Lindsay Ford, Joseph Martinage, Kathryn McCullouch, Timothy Avery, Melanie Enos, Ryan Waning, Radek Glaser, Melinda Delaney, Adam Hewitt, Scottie-Lynn Gomm, Tenma Spencer, Brienne Cressey, Scott Burrill, Griffin Dill, Jesse Remillard, Racheal Gifford, Kiva Hermansen, Tasha Richard, Denise Nott, Hatim Gazzaz, Amanda Paradis, Joshua Holman, Sylvia Parady, Jason Paquette, Toby Paradis, Amber Alborg, Laura Thomas, Michael Swett, Noah Wright and Marius Tawembe Mbopuhouo.

Orland: Brie Jellison, Amy Fortier, Kristen Hopkins, Stephanie Handzel, Nicholas Simpson and Tara Tweedie.

Orono: Anthony McGinn, Alexie Russ, Robinson Marks, Rachel Warner, Mehdi Aghamoosa, Aida Jolosheva, Theresa Marotta, Priyanth Chandrasekar, Colette Imbeau, Vanessa Coats, Mohammed Ibrahem, Eva Quirion, Lacey Martin, Audrey Co, Lura Raymond, Cynthia Deveau, Jeremey Condon, Kenneth West, Sally Gilbert, Daniel Smith, Timothy Dermody, Joshua Bolduc, Kimberleigh Martul-March, Richard Eason, Ryan Flint, Peter Pike, Jennifer Plourde, Jessica Lukas, Lindsay Routt, Jamie Dorman, Nathan Jones, Renee Richards, Christiana Boucher, Allison Melton, Daniel Keene, Nathaniel Kellogg, Daniel Skall, Tara Jeffers, Abdullah Alqahtani, Zechariah Jamison, Venus Gilley, Carl Perry, Christina Melanson, Michelle Benoit, Megan Soderberg, Kerry Gray, Peter Fandel, Meredith Kirk-Lawlor, Mostapha Aghamoosa, Eileen O’Donnell, Rebecca Bailey, Elizabeth Nichols, Amber Purty, Julie Benoit, Daniel Kittridge, Isaac Fernandez, James Langworthy, Jonathan Langseth, Matthew Downs, Amy Crosby, Elizabeth Couturier, Cory Gardner, Madilyn Lamb, Gregory Lacadie, Amanda Criner, Bridget Ryan, Amanda Goodell, Christine Walters, Josephine McGinn, Christopher Sterling, Billi Blanchard, Heather Fuller, Emily Thomas, Aaron Thomas, Brandon Terrill, Barry Terrill, Ryan Young, Merideth Torrey and Anne Wyllie.

Orrington: Elizabeth Gilman, Kassi Reyes, Daniel Phillips, Susan Howard, Ashley Picard, Joanna Chavaree, Amber Richens, Kevin Gray, Michelle Sabine, Morgan Gilman, Erin Greenlaw, Alfred Haskell, Nathan Gray, Michael Webster, Lara Rand, Pamela Reitsma, Nicholas McCrea, Meryl Greenlaw, Christina Molloy, Jeffrey Snyder, Hannah Binette, Heather Conary, Marc Abplanalp, Abbie Severance and Kate Townsend.

Penobscot: Frank Gray and Paul Goodman.

Stillwater: Mariel Connor, Jennifer Dunham, Sarah Spencer, Leah Shipps, Kyle Burdick, Jennifer Sirois, Starsha Schiller, Candice Schoth and Whitney Thurston.

Veazie: Nicole Lavertu, Grant Lombard, Michael Hunter, Abby Reynolds, Lauren Hunter, Katherine Rice, Rebecca Smart, Yeshe Parks, Jameson Hardy, Bryan Adams, Bethany Scheidt, Mary Parent and Kevin Trainor.

Winterport: Christina Earley, Morgan Greenlaw, Bethany Sholes, Michael Morris, Jacob Flagg, Benjamin Kaufman, Andrea Bozzino, Emma Banks, Patrick Moran, Mary Lattari, Kyle Ward, Kelly Pelc, Staci Dillane-Warwick and Megan Worcester.