Schools

Old Town High School

OLD TOWN – The Skills USA Competition was held at United Technology Center in Bangor on March 10.

Old Town student Sam Green won gold in diesel technology, Mike Trimm won gold in Web design, Jordan Holmes won silver in plumbing, Billy Corbett won silver in diesel technology and Chris Lavoie won silver in firefighting. Green and Trimm will compete this summer at the national level in Kansas City, Mo.

These seniors have received acceptance from colleges:

. Margaret Bailey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Bay Path College, Arcadia University and Drexel University.

. Forrest Bush, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy.

. Andrew Cole, University of New England.

. Cory Estes, Franklin Pierce College and the University of Maine.

. Mary Falls, St. Joseph’s College.

. Kristie Foster, McIntosh College and Kennebec Valley Community College.

. Jared Goody, Northern Maine Community College.

BSO concerto competition

ORONO – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has announced winners in the 25th annual Bangor Symphony Orchestra High School Concerto Competition held March 18 at the University of Maine.

First-place winner of the $500 Annas-Cupp Award was pianist Lydia Kilian of Weeks Mills, performing a movement from Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A minor.” She is a junior attending Erskine Academy, and will perform with the BSO in 2007.

Second-place winner was pianist Benjamin Tibbetts of Windsor, performing a movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s “Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor.” He is a junior attending Erskine Academy.

Third-place winner was violinist Tyler Yentes of Monroe, playing a movement from Charles-Auguste de Beriot’s “Scene de ballet.” He is a home-schooled junior and studies violin with Gilda Joffe of Lincolnville.

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra Maine High School Concerto Competition was established in 1982 to recognize and encourage outstanding young Maine musicians.

For more information on the BSO Maine High School Concerto Competition and other youth and educational events, visit bangorsymphony.com or call the Bangor Symphony Orchestra box office at 942-5555, (800) 639-3221.

Bangor prekindergarten

BANGOR – The Bangor School Department has created a prekindergarten school pilot program oriented toward building language skills through an active class structure.

The classroom will be an instructional setting and educationally focused, even in play activities. The program will provide out-of-class activities in experiences children might otherwise not have.

Pupils must be 4 years old by Oct. 15. The calendar will coincide with the school year. Enrollment will be limited, pupils accepted on a first come, first served basis. Breakfast for morning sessions and lunch for afternoon sessions will be available.

Parents must bring the child’s original birth certificate and immunization record at the time of registration. Sites are:

. Abraham Lincoln School, 941-6280, morning and afternoon sessions.

. Downeast School, 941-6240, morning and afternoon.

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

. Fruit Street School, 941-6270 morning and afternoon.

. Vine Street School, 941-6300, morning and afternoon.

Preregistration forms will be available at eligible school sites beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 11. Register at the school the child will attend. Notification of selection will be made promptly.

Orland Consolidated School

ORLAND – Fifth- to eighth-graders at the Orland Consolidated School will present “Godspell Junior,” a part of the Broadway Junior Collection, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, at the school. Tickets at the door are $5, $3 children, $12 family.

Thirty-five children have been practicing since the beginning of March. Based on the Gospel of St. Matthew, “Godspell Junior” draws from various theater traditions such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics and vaudeville. To obtain more information, call the school at 469-2272.

Orono High School

ORONO – Orono High School students receiving silver medals at the United Technology Center Skills Competition were: George Moody, Web design information technology; Adam Osborne, commercial video production-TV/video; and Paul Perreault, commercial video product development.

Members of the Orono High School Speech-Debate Team who have qualified for the National Forensics League meet in Dallas are Ellen Parent, Zening Chen and Tory Gram. Kyle Webster coached the team.

The Orono High School Academic Decathlon Team members competing at the state meet on March 4 at Deering High School in Portland were Aileen Co, Julia Bradson, Hannah Cyrus, Tionna Baldwin, Tina Affronti, Sierra Reed and Tiffanie Schmidt.

Cyrus was awarded state medals in language-literature, music and math. The decathlon team coach is Shana Goodall.

Project Graduation benefit

BREWER – April Fool’s Day Bingo will be held 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Eagle’s Club, 22 Atlantic Ave. The event will benefit Brewer High School Project Graduation.

Annual auction

BANGOR – The public is invited to attend the fourth annual John Bapst Auction 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the school’s auditorium, 100 Broadway. Local media personality Paul Dupuis of Cumulus Media will be the guest auctioneer. Proceeds will benefit student academic, athletic and arts programs at John Bapst Memorial High School.

At the auction, hors d’oeuvres will be catered by John Bapst alumnus Paul Noonan, owner of New Moon Cafe, and a cash bar will be available.

John Bapst will offer for auction a large variety of unique and unusual items including many distinctive pieces for the home, camp or office. Many items will be available that will appeal to the more personal side of bidders. Additional items are being added daily, and the updated list may be viewed at www.johnbapst.org.

Tickets are $10 and may be obtained at the school or by calling 947-0313, Ext. 115. Reserved tables for parties of eight will include recognition on the Bapst Web site and in the auction program. Corporate sponsorships also are available.

Carmel Elementary School

CARMEL – Carmel Elementary School is accepting registrations for its prekindergarten and kindergarten classes. Call the school at 848-3383, ext. 26, for more information. Prekindergarten pupils must be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15; and kindergarten pupils must be 5 years old by Oct. 15.

Center Drive School

ORRINGTON – Center Drive School is compiling a list of children who will enter kindergarten in September. If your child will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15, call the school at 825-3697 for an appointment.

Helen S. Dunn School

OLAMON – The Helen S. Dunn School will hold registration for next year’s kindergarten pupils on Thursday, April 13. Parents of children who be 5 years old by Oct. 15 should call the school at 826-2000 to make an appointment. Bring the child’s original birth certificate and immunization records.

Spring concert

BANGOR – The Bangor Area Children’s Treble Choir and Youth Chorale will present its Spring Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at All Souls Congregational Church, 10 Broadway, under the direction of Michele Hall. Yvonne Drake will be the accompanist.

The concert will feature the choir, the chorale, harpist Isleen Halvorsen, former BACC singers and parent musicians. The concert program will include selections from the choir’s March 18 participation in the ACDA Children’s Choir Festival in Falmouth. The Youth Chorale selections will include works by Bach, Cesar Franck and Vaughn Williams. The program will end on the lighter side with sings from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan and a Georgia South Seas island.

All are welcome to attend. Donations will be accepted.

Dr. Lewis S. Libby School

MILFORD – Registration and screening for children entering kindergarten for the fall year will be held at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Dr. Lewis S. Libby School. Current kindergarten pupils will not attend school that day.

In order to be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Parents must bring the child’s original birth certificate and record of immunization the day of registration. To schedule an appointment, call the school at 827-2252.

Colleges

Scholarships

The Arthritis Foundation is offering three $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors or college undergraduates in northern New England.

Students must have juvenile arthritis that has been diagnosed by a physician and be a resident of Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. Applications are judged by a volunteer committee based on academic achievement, disease impact and volunteer service to the school or community. Applications are available by calling (800) 639-2113, or e-mail info.nne@arthritis.org. Applications are due April 14.

Alternative spring break

OLD TOWN – United Way of Eastern Maine recognized Whitney Thurston, a student at the University of Maine and resident of Old Town, for participating in the United Way of America-MTV Storm Corps alternative spring break.

United Way of America and MTV partnered to develop Storm Corps in an effort to mobilize a generation of youth leaders to address critical issues in communities across the country. Storm Corps is designed to live on beyond the initial week of rebuilding. Upon returning home, participants will be encouraged to utilize the leadership skills gained during Storm Corps and share their experiences in the Gulf Coast with their communities.

In addition to Storm Corps, MTV and United Way are promoting other alternative spring break volunteer opportunities for young people online at www.think.mtv.com, including international, national and local service projects.

Thurston got involved in the project because she wanted to “help make a difference in someone’s life.” To read about Thurston’s experiences or to learn more about Storms Corps, visit www.stormcorps.org.

Assumption College

WORCESTER, Mass. – Andrew Rudzinski was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Assumption College. He is the son of Andrew and Sandra Rudzinski of Corinth.

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – Stephen McGuire of Veazie, a student at Eastern Maine Community College, was one of 13 community college students named to the All-Maine Academic Team at a ceremony in Augusta. The team, which recognizes the academic achievements of two-year college students, is sponsored in part by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges.

McGuire is a medical radiography major at EMCC. He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, a fundraiser volunteer for the medical radiography class, a member of Pathway Wesleyan Church, a Coca Cola Foundation Scholar, New England College Council Scholar and Penobscot Valley Medical Society Scholar.

Each of the students received a $500 scholarship from the Maine Community College System. Each also has been chosen by the college for selection to the All-USA Academic Team.

The All-Maine Academic Team program is cosponsored by the Bangor Daily News, Creative Awards of Scarborough and the Maine Community College System.

International Student Exchange

FRANKLIN, N.H. – International Student Exchange, or ISE, a nonprofit school exchange program, has announced the promotion of Kathy Smith of Bangor to the position of area representative.

“These students and their families make the commitment to come to the U.S.A. to stay in homes with people whom they’ve never met,” Smith said. “Why do they come? They come to improve their English and to see and experience life in the United States. It is imperative to know English if these students want to have ‘the good life’ in their own countries.”

Host families can experience another country through exchange students and establish relationships that span miles and last a lifetime. Families do not have to have teenage children to become a host family.

Students arrive with their own spending money and full health insurance. The host family contributes room and board, and welcomes the student as a member of the family for a semester or full academic year.

The central mission of ISE is to promote global peace through cross-cultural understanding. Call Kathy Smith at 947-1944 to learn more about serving as a host for an ISE International student.

Bryant University

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Kelly Donahue was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bryant University. A 2005 graduate of Hampden Academy, she is the daughter of Pat and Bill Donahue of Winterport.

Husson College

BANGOR – Sarah Goodell, a senior occupational therapy student from Glenburn, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Husson College.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

BOSTON – Riley Godley, daughter of Joseph and Karen Burns of Brewer, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She is studying pharmacy.

Merrimack College

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Mallory Brown of Milford was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Merrimack College.

U.S. MilitaryAcademy

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the U.S. Military Academy were:

. Cadet Nicholas Goupee, a 2005 graduate of Bangor High School and the son of John and Laurie Goupee of Orrington.

. Cadet John Rohn, a 2003 graduate of Brewer High School and the son of Charles and Carol Rohn of Brewer. Rohn recently accepted membership in the Golden Key International Honor Society, which recognizes juniors in the top 15 percent of their class. The organization also offers leadership and community service opportunities, career networking and scholarships.