Brewer High School

BREWER – Award recipients at the recent Brewer High School academic awards assembly were:

Superintendent Award – Herbert Hopkins, president Brewer Kiwanis Club, awarded trophies and certificates to high honor senior students who achieved a 90 or higher GPA for four years:

. Class of 2006: Jennie D’Amico, Hilary Fernald, Alyssa Quimby, Amanda Osborne, James Ecker, Erica Hart, Danielle Brady, Devin Ohmart, Kate Chambers, Kendra Keefe, Sarah Breau, Adam Mullen, Melanie Moore, Ashley Hawkins-Kimball, David Crawford, Mindy Michaud, David Coleman, Matthew Stratton, Matthew Desjardins, Johnna Ambrose, Nicholas Vaughan, Katie Hall, Brennan Cammack, Erin Suitter, Sarah Somers, Christopher Wilson, Brendan Carr, Kyla Bailey, Samantha Shepard and Matthew Sawyer.

. Class of 2007: Reid McLaughlin, Katrina Vaughn, Ashley Stinson, Robert Alley, Kelly Gehman, Hannah Taylor, Richard Adams II, Andrea Trundy, Alexander White, Anastasia Bean, Bradley Libby, William Neal, Kyle Rees, Joshua Young, Michaela Reif, Crista Getchell, Anthony Ngo, Elysa Woodhead, Reed Branscombe, Brian Pomeroy Jr., Stacey Gomm, James Nicknair, Kira Fizell, Roy Kenny, Lucas Simmons, Anthony Castiglia and Ali Caron.

. Class of 2008: Sarah Risser, Prentiss Swett, Travis Blackmer, John Williams, Rachel Alley, Anna Burgess, Taylor Tremble, Colleen Carr, Kelly Cyr, Jennifer Doiron, Ashley Albert, Paul Holyoke, Meghan McCloskey, Ralph Cammack III, Caleb Smith, Tara Geaghan, Jaimee Knowles, Matthew Rice, Jason Carter, Whitney Gould, Shunsuke Sasaki, Hailey Smith, Lacey Curtis, Katherine Collins, Joanna Sinclair, Kelly Shultz, Jennifer Jalbert, Allison Fish, Kathleen Butler, Gregory Higgins, Michelle Kaulfers, Brett Perry, Paige Curtis, Paul Hollobaugh, Christopher Brady, Jessica Bryant, Ashley Smith, Kristina Jacobs and Libby Shepard.

. Class of 2009: Erin Mills, Gareth Cleveland, Alexander Gervais, Ryan Nadeau, Taylor Johnson, Erika Gagne, Melissa Dunn, Coby Hutchins, Brooke Coleman, Maria Liberatore, Steven Farley, Jessica Hodsdon, Theresa Boulier, Dylan Wingfield, Courtney Hutchinson, David McNally Jr., Taylor Libby, Mackenzie DeGraff, Kavya Kumar, Jessica Currier, Donald Rice, Troy Damon, Leah Jackson, Sheri Valley, Kaitlin Noyes, Erika Cote, James Bartol Jr., Ryan Curry, Emily Fraser, Alison Keane, Brandon Lawrence, Meghan McLain, Taneika Belote, Andrew Hardin, Brian Kelley and Stuart Bost.

Grade Point Average Honorees, top three grade point averages in the senior class: Highest, Jennie D’Amico; second highest, Hilary Fernald; third highest, Alyssa Quimby.

Academic B Letter Award, students who have maintained high honors for three ranking periods this year:

. Class of 2006: Danielle Austin, Danielle Brady, Sarah Breau, Kate Chambers, Jennie D’Amico, James Ecker, Hilary Fernald, Erica Hart, Katie Hall, Kendra Keefe, Melanie Moore, Amanda Osborne, Alyssa Quimby, Keegan Rae and Sarah Somers.

. Class of 2007: Anastasia Bean, Michaela Reif and Ashley Stinson.

. Class of 2008: Ashley Albert, Rachel Alley, Travis Blackmer, Anna Burgess, Colleen Carr, Jennifer Doiron, Jaimee Knowles, Matthew Rice, Sarah Risser, Sunsuke Sasaki, Caleb Smith, Prentiss Swett and John Williams.

. Class of 2009: Theresa Boulier, Gareth Cleveland, Brooke Coleman, Steven Farley, Erika Gagne, Alexander Gervais, Coby Hutchins, Taylor Johnson, Maria Liberatore, Erin Mills and Ryan Nadeau.

Boys and Girls State medals: Travis Ferrill, Anthony Ngo and Alex White; Lisa Eldridge, Kelly Gehman and Ashley Stinson.

Peer Tutor Award: Meghan Martin.

Perfect Attendance medal – all four years: David Coleman.

School Climate Award: Michael Mertz, Jaimie Deschaine, Michelle Vieu, Kaitlyn Black, Lance Millet, Billy Neal, Kavya Kumar, Alison Keane, Jessica Hodsdon, Terri Boulier, Brooke Coleman, Amber Small, Jamie Bartol, D.J. Leighton, Craig Douglas and Kelly Gehman.

Frederic Douglas and Susan B. Anthony Award: Kelly Gehman.

Holy Cross Book Award: Robert Alley.

Leslie M. Ohmart Jr. Athletes of the Year: Seniors Katie Quimby and Ben Caldwell.

Phi Beta Kappa Association of Maine High School Award: Reid McLaughlin.

Principal’s Leadership Award: Jennie D’Amico.

Seven Sisters Book Award, sponsored by alumnae of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges: Junior Katrina Vaughn.

Superintendent’s Award: for outstanding growth and development while at BHS: Samantha Frost.

Foreign Exchange Students Awards: Pharninee Bokbon, Thailand: Luca Bonvicini, Italy: Prat Manorot, Thailand: Mahmoud Mohammed Ali, Egypt; and Paul Richter-Trummer, Austria.

Key Club President Medal : Melanie Moore; Key Club members receiving $200 scholarships last year as juniors: Erica Hart, Danielle Brady and Brennan Cammack.

Student Council President Medal: Brendan Carr.

Trident Award: David Crawford.

William College Book Award: Junior Ashley Stinson.

Brewer Boosters Appreciation Award: Anne Knowles and Harry “Skip” Estes.

Advanced Art Award: Courtney Goodwin and Kendra Keefe.

Computer Applications I Award: Krista Morneault.

Computer Applications II Award: Craig Hatch.

Computer Technology Award: Josh Dorr.

Accounting I Award: Kelly Gehman.

Dramatics Achievement Award: Senior Melanie Moore.

English Achievement Award: Jennie D’Amico.

Graphic Arts Award: Erica Hart and Daniele Brady.

Library Award: Sara Golding and Samantha Shane.

Math Award: Jennie D’Amico

Math Award, highest average in math while participating in college preparatory math courses, seniors Jennie D’Amico and Hilary Fernald.

Modern Languages Awards:

. Spanish, level 1, Jessica Hodson; level 2, Sarah Risser; and level 3, Robert Alley.

. French, level 1, Erin Mills; level 2, John Williams and level 3, Taylor Libby.

. Taking both Spanish and French, Amanda Osborne.

. The National Spanish exam is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish. On these exams, students are evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills. This year, two students of level 4 Spanish ranked in the top six in Maine. They are, in sixth place, Robert Alley; and in first place Jennie D’Amico, who placed 15th in the nation.

On the National French Exam, the students ranking in the top 10 in the state are: level 1 French, ranking seventh, Erika Cote; ranking sixth, Taylor Johnson; ranking fifth, McKenzie Houp; tied at second place, Erin Mills and Amanda Osborne; level 2 French, ranking tenth, Taylor Tremble; ranking eighth, John Williams; and ranking sixth, Kelly Cyr; level 3 French, ranking fifth, Hilary Fernald.

Among these state winners, the following students placed in the top 10 on the National level, tied for ninth in the nation at the 90th percentile for French 1: Erin Mills, Amanda Osborne; ranking 10th in the nation at the 85th percentile for French 2, Kelly Cyr.

Music Award: Danielle Brady, Erica Hart and Dylan Guy.

Outdoor Education Leadership Award: Andy Borth, Ryan Nyer, Kristi Treadwell, Jon Penner, Brittany Crawford, Brieann Crawford, Josh Brown, Brian Hardy, Marcus Files, Kris Foraker, Ben Jenkins, Tanya Thompson, Catherine Jalbert and Cheryl Metzter-Study.

Physical Education Award, top male and female for physical fitness: Ashley Smith and Prentiss Swett.

Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, top Junior science student: Reid McLaughlin.

Leslie M. Ohmart Jr. Excellence in Science Award, $100 awards given to senior girl and senior boy with highest science averages: Jennie D’Amico and James Ecker.

A.P. Macroeconomics Achievement Awards: Jennie D’Amico.

A.P. Microeconomics Achievement Award: Reid McLaughlin.

Sociology-Psychology Award: Danielle Brady.