Schools

Bangor High School

BANGOR – The Bangor High School Chapter of the National Honor Society will hold its induction ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Peakes Auditiorium at Bangor High School.

Betsey Webb, assistant superintendent of schools, will be the guest speaker. These students will be inducted:

Class of 2008

Ariana Bickford, Rebecca Bogan, Jordan Borgman, Alexander Brookings, John Cox, Alex Cyr, Kate Dana, Megan Day, Scott DeLong, Lyndsay Fink, Elizabeth Higgins, Meghan Jordan, Catherine MacDonald, Sarah Nichols, Lana Patsuria, Emily Quinn, Lindsey Stevenson, Mary Worster.

Class of 2009

Hannah Bambrick, Christopher Beland, Whitney Bronson, Kate Brountas, Emily Campbell, Courtney Carter, Abigail Clark, Rosemary Cox, Julianne Cronin, Erin Dean, Alyssa Dee, Jason Duff, Douglas Farrell, Kimberly Fiore, Kara Fleming, Matthew Foster, Nathan Frazier, Gabrielle Grandchamp, Page Hammond, Kevin Hanselman, Laura Hosmer, Min Hwang, Eucheol Kim, Zoe Krietzer, Ryan Larochelle, Anne Marie Lausier, Jennifer Leach, Sierra LeBlanc, Kendra Lenz, Sarah Livingstone, Abby McCloskey, Ian McDonnell, Brianna Morrissey, Caitlin Murphy, Sarah Nadeau, Shea Patterson, Kira Pilot, Jennifer Pittis, Kathryn Porter, Alexander Price, Ryan Pritham, Aaron Prusaitis, Meleah Roy, Shashank Samala, Joshua Scripture, Sean Seekins, Hillary Sivik, Jennifer Smith, Abby-Jaye Soohey, Kimberly Stewart, Mack Susi, Daniel Taft, John Templeton, Cote Theriault, Jennifer Tsang, Eliza Woodcock.

The snow date for the ceremony is Jan. 23.

Grant for Operation Breaking Stereotypes

ORONO – Operation Breaking Stereotypes recently received a grant of $5,400 from the Maine Expansion Arts Fund and Equity Fund from the Maine Community Foundation to support the production of “The Laramie Project.”

A joint cast of students from Orono High School and Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy in Bronx, N.Y., will present “The Laramie Project” on March 15 and 16.

The public is invited to attend the performance at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at the Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono.

“This grant allows us to share both the story of Matthew Shepard and continue the on-going cross-cultural partnership between OHS and RKA, which supports students as they delve into issues of hate and prejudice in their local and national communities,” said Camden Carter, co-founder of Operation Breaking Stereotypes and director of “The Laramie Project.”

Operation Breaking Stereotypes, founded in 2002, builds relationships and facilitates exchanges between diverse groups of learners in grades six through 12, lifting barriers and uniting youth in the quest for social justice.

The partnership between Orono High School and Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy is one of five partnerships currently facilitated by Operation Breaking Stereotypes.

A statewide organization with offices in Ellsworth and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation works in partnership with donors and community groups to strengthen Maine. For information, visit www.mainecf.org or call toll-free 877-700-6800.

Colleges

New England School of Communications

BANGOR – Thirty-seven students will share some $13,000 in scholarship funding for the second semester at the New England School of Communications. That amount is the most ever awarded by the school, and the awards include five named scholarships for former students, faculty or faculty relatives.

The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

Awarded the named scholarships were:

. Jeffrey Marquis of Madawaska, the Diane Kasparek Scholarship, $750.

. Meagan Hachey of Orono, the Allen Friedman Scholarship, $500.

. William Shepherd of North Anson, the Brian Welch Scholarship, $500.

. Morgan Small of Loveland, Ohio, the Fred Hirsch-Verizon Scholarship, $400.

. Jillian Whitney of Machias, the George Wildey Scholarship, $500.

Receiving WABI-TV scholarships of $500 each were Melissa Antononi of Gardner, Mass., Jason Audette of Rehoboth, Mass., and Kevin Sawtelle of Scarborough.

Maine Association of Broadcasters Foundation Scholarships of $400 each went to Brandon Gassett of East Parsonsfield, Eleanor Kipping of Alton, Katie Leighton of Greenville, Kasey Mehuren of Searsmont, Gregory Parker of Buckfield and Trey Schlutt of Orono.

Sixteen students received NESCom Scholarships of $250 each: Peter Costello of Carmel, Jeffrey Harmon of Milo, Samuel Johnson of Mesquite, Nev., Rosalee Kaschel of Campinas, Brazil, and Bangor, Stacey Libby of Gray, Andrew McKenna of York, Amanda Nadeau of Presque Isle, Daniel Ramos of Canton, Andrew Rapier of Cape Neddick, Danielle Rosenblum of Tustin, Calif., and Bangor, Caitlin Scott of East Wilton, Trevor Senter of Palermo, Godfrey Taylor of Hollis, N.Y., Tiffany Twitchell of Norway, Joseph Wesley of Poplarville, Miss., and Greg Wonder of Bath.

Others receiving awards: Geoffrey Brailsford of Sunapee, N.H., and Corey Welch of Dixfield, video scholarships, $250; Heath Guyette of Keene, N.H., and Craig McDonough of Saco, audio scholarships, $250; Seth Costanzo of Lisbon, and Sean Stackhouse of Pittsfield, WHSN scholarships, $250; and Kenneth Prosser of Hampden, alumni scholarship, $250.