Schools

ArtWorks for children

ORONO – The University of Maine art department is accepting applications for the spring 2008 after-school ArtWorks program for area children in kindergarten through seventh grade.

ArtWorks classes will be held 3:30-5 p.m. Fridays, March 21-April 18, at Lord Hall on the Orono campus.

ArtWorks is a longstanding program that gives UM art education students classroom experience with children while providing art lessons for community youngsters. Laurie Hicks, professor of art, will supervise the classes.

The application deadline is Monday, March 10. Seats will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis until the class maximum of 22 students is reached. A waiting list of alternates will be kept in the event of cancellations. Students are grouped by age for classes and will have an opportunity to work with a variety of art materials.

A $25 course fee covers the cost of materials. A limited number of scholarships are available.

To obtain more information or registration forms, e-mail Laurie Hicks at laurie.hicks@umit.maine.edu or call the art department at 581-3245

Class for home-schoolers

HOLDEN – Fields Ponds Audubon Center will offer a one-day program to allow home school students the chance to explore the future effects of climate change on Maine and its wildlife. The class will convene 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the center.

“Today’s children may not have created the situation leading to climate change, but they are the generation charged to find sustainable solutions to the problems it will create,” said program educator Ruth Perry. “This program will help students get a grasp on what environmental changes they might face right in their home state and what they can do about them.”

Students 8 to 14 will have opportunities to define global warming, play a game to see how proper car maintenance can lessen a carbon footprint, predict climate change’s effects on plant and animal ranges, and investigate what Maine’s coastline could look like in the future. The students will take a walk around the meadows and forests of the sanctuary to consider how its ecosystems could change with a transition to a warmer climate.

Students should bring snacks, drinks and lunches.

To register, call 989-2591. Enrollment is limited to 15 students. The cost is $25 per student for Maine Audubon members, $30 others.

Engineers Week Expo

ORONO – The Maine Engineers Week EXPO will be held 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the University of Maine Field House.

Some 40 engineering firms and societies will have exhibits that explain their work and highlight career opportunities in many areas of engineering. In addition, there will be 11 stations where kids of all ages can participate in hands-on engineering design challenges.

Mike Fischer, managing director of the NASCAR esearch and Development Center, will be present to describe how engineers have shaped and continue to shape auto racing.

Tours of the University of Maine’s engineering facilities will be held at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Engineering EXPO is an annual project of the all-volunteer Maine Engineering Promotion Council. For more information, visit www.engineeringme.com.

Kindergarten registration

Registration for fall kindergarten classes in SAD 64 will be held as follows:

. For Kenduskeag and Corinth children, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, Kenduskeag Elementary School.

. For Bradford and Hudson children, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Bradford Elementary School.

. For Stetson children, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, Stetson Elementary School.

Children who will be 5 by Oct. 1 are eligible to enroll in the kindergarten program.

A birth certificate, record of a physical exam dated no more than six months before entry into kindergarten, and medical provider’s record of immunization will be required at the time of registration. A brief screening of children will be completed at the registration site. Parents should call the school where the child will be registered to schedule an appointment for registration.

Colleges

Husson College

BANGOR – These additional students from the Bangor area were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Husson College. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a 3.4 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Bangor: Christine Ames, Katie Hall, Matthew Harvey, Melanie McGrath.

Brewer: Kristen Brasslett, Lisa Eldridge, Jennifer Moulton.

Bucksport: Jessica Lundquist.

Castine: Hannah Gray.

Glenburn: Barbara Oshel, Sharon Lavoie.

Hampden: Melissa Funari, Logan Larabee, Shiela Nevells.

Hermon: Joshua Giles.

Holden: Brian Carle.

Kenduskeag: Kimberly Henderson.

Newburgh: Alice Lane.

Old Town: Jarom Atwater.

Maine Maritime Academy

CASTINE – These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Maine Maritime Academy:

Bangor: Jenna Algee, Daniel Kolenik, James Proctor.

Brewer: Elizabeth Cote.

Eddington: Robert Canning, Richard Collenburg Jr., Brian Hardy.

Hampden: Rebecca Allen, John Higgins, Craig Sarnecki.

Holden: Thomas Carey, Shawn Evans, Anthony Ngo.

Orrington: Brent Hutchins, Katie Quimby.

Winterport: Lucus Anderson.

Northeastern University

These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Northeastern University in Boston:

. Emilie Bronson, a 2005 graduate of Bangor High School. She is the daughter of Monica Bronson and Rick Bronson of Bangor.

. James George, the son of Hilda Robichaud of Bangor and James George of Concord, N.H.

Northern Illinois University

Joshua Marsh was named to the dean’s list for the for the fall semester at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill, placing him in the top 10 percent of students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is the son of Rockie and Linda Marsh of Hampden.

St. Joseph’s College

STANDISH – These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Joseph’s College:

Bangor: Meaghan Mower, Annmarie Reed.

Etna: Caitlyn Smith.

Hampden: Amy Levesque.

Orono: Marie Lint.

University of Findlay

FINDLAY, Ohio – Yolanda Elliott, a senior majoring in pre-veterinary medicine, was awarded the President’s Scholarship for the 2007-08 year at University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Elliott, a 2004 graduate of Central High School, is the daughter of Rowena and Calvin Elliott of Corinth.

University of Maine at Augusta

AUGUSTA – These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University Maine at Augusta:

Bangor: Karen Adelson, Daniel Astran, Erin Barrett, Karen Bradford, Abby Buchanan, Tanya Cobb, Nicki-Jo Colangelo, Heather Collins, Omar Conteh, Jennifer Crudell, Daniel Davis, Martha Decastro, Emily Dexter, Kimberly Draper, Cyndi Foley, Chris Gomes, William Haefele, Andrea Hall, Shawn Hartt, Laura Hinkley, Jessica Lynne Keen, Alta Kennedy, Katherine Kingsbury, Crystal Labbe, Amber Lavigne, Nicole Lee Luce, Domenico Maioriello, Cameron Masters, Jessica Meierdirk, Jessica Merrill, Stephen Metropoulos, Janet Morneault, Jonathan Niles, Abigail Ordway, Amanda Sargent, Ashley Simpson, Devon Thornton, Raymond J. Valcourt, Christina Violette, Stephanie Wehunt, Deneige Wilbur.

Bradley: David Dill, Maria Spruce.

Brewer: Philip Beckett, Chad Blanchard, Derek Bragdon, Steven Lafollette Jr., Olivia Lantay-Howes, Kayla Littlefield, Garrett McEwen, Pamela McKracherne, Sabattus O’Connell, Mellisa Patterson, Christine Rundlett, Heather Sprague, Eliza Stoll.

Bucksport: Emily Alley, Tina Bahlinger, Kathy Pelletier, Heather Saucier, Curt Smith.

Carmel: Allen Batchelder,

Stephanie Legere, Jared Sawyer, Tyler Tracy.

Corinth: Christine Duren, Seamas Lowell.

Dedham: Thomas White II.

Eddington: Elisha Plourde.

Glenburn: Monica Reed, Melissa Schoppee.

Greenbush: Monica Gatcomb.

Hampden: Sarah Chase, Richard Lenfest.

Hermon: Jasmine Skehan, Janice Brady, Mycah Cyr, Denise Hall, Scott Lynch, Erica Ouellette, Erika Pelletier, Tonya G. Philbrook.

Levant: Joani Bradley, Amanda Foye, Sarah Ann Littlefield, Shane A. Tatro, Carianne Watson.

Milford: Angela Anthony, Samantha Brown, Nykie Marie Nadeau, Samantha Shorette, Hope Smith, Ashley Carmen Thibodeau.

Old Town: Brandy Baron, Michelle Bear, Carmen Fisher, Sandra Haskell, Travis Philbrook, Katherine Tusing.

Orland: Joel Clement, Michelle Damon.

Orono: Mariam Alam, Amanda Cavagnaro, Aubrey Lajoie, Josi Williams.

Orrington: Danielle Deprey, Angela Rosengren, James Rushmore, Jae-Lee Vanidestine.

Stetson: Jennifer Brennan, Morgan Martin.

Veazie: Howard Frye, Rebecca Hillburn.

Winterport: Christine Beal, Cara Buttitta, Diane Estes, Barbara Jean Flagg, Ryan Levesque.

University of Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Andrew Chase, a freshman at the University of Vermont School of Business Education, placed in the top 20 percent of his class and was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. Chase, a 2007 graduate of Hampden academy, is the son of Susan Chase of Hampden, and Kevin and Stacey Chase of Montreal, Quebec.