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Youth of the Year

INDIAN ISLAND – Gary Fearon, 17, was selected as Youth of the Year for the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club. Fearon is among hundreds of Youth of the Year winners across the country recognized by Boys and Girls Clubs of America for character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.

Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys and Girls Club member can receive. The title recognizes outstanding contributions to one’s family, school, community and Boys and Girls Club, as well as personal challenges and obstacles overcome. The program was founded more than 60 years ago through the generosity of the Reader’s Digest Foundation.

Fearon is a native of Old Town, member of the Penobscot Nation and club member for more than eight years. He will graduate from Old Town High School in June, then begin a military career with the Maine Air National Guard.

Fearon plans to further his education this fall at the University of Maine, pursuing a degree in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice. He plans a career in law enforcement.

Fearon flew a plane at age 14 as a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He has competed and placed at national canoeing events and earned a black belt in tae kwon do.

“Gary is an amazing young man with a bright future ahead of him,” said Jose J.A. Santiago, Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club program director. “He is truly deserving of this honor.”

This spring, Fearon will compete against other Boys and Girls Club members for the Maine Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 scholarship from Reader’s Digest.

The state winner competes for the title of Northeast Region Youth of the Year and an additional $10,000 scholarship. Regional winners go to Washington to compete for National Youth of the Year. The national winner receives an additional $15,000 college scholarship and is installed by the president of the United States in an Oval Office ceremony.

Hermon High School

HERMON – The administration and faculty of Hermon High School announced students of the month for February:

. Freshman Ashley Thayer, daughter of Brian and Michelle Thayer of Hermon.

. Sophomore Derek Ross, son of Darrell and Laurie Ross of Hermon.

. Junior Devon Dekoschak, daughter of Stephen and Gwendolyn Dekoschak of Levant.

. Senior Jasmine Veilleux, daughter of Phil and Cindy Veilleux of Hermon.

Phillips Exeter Academy

BANGOR – Thomas Guthrie is an honor student for the winter term at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. He is the son of Cliff and Ulrika Guthrie of Bangor.

Maine Geographic Bee

BREWER – Fifth-grader Jarrod Joy recently was named a Maine Geographic Bee semifinalist by the National Geographic Society. He is eligible to compete in the 2008 Maine Geographic Bee, sponsored by Plum Creek. He is the son of Patti and Jim Joy.

The 2008 Maine Geographic Bee will be held on April 4 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

Colleges

Community college scholars

BANGOR – Thirteen Maine community college students were named to the All-Maine Academic Team for two-year colleges during a March 25 ceremony in Augusta.

The event was sponsored by the Maine Community College System board of trustees. Area students receiving the award and a $500 scholarship from Camden National Bank were:

. Robin Lozier, Eddington, Eastern Maine Community College.

. Barbara Rozelle, Levant, Eastern Maine Community College.

The All-Maine Academic Team is part of the national Phi Theta Kappa program, an international honor society for two-year colleges. Students are nominated and selected for the team by their college.

Babson College

These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Babson College in Babson Park, Mass.:

. Tawnie Whiting, Bangor.

. Cheryl Morris, Winterport.

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – Paradigm Precision, formerly Palmer Manufacturing, an aerospace manufacturer of gas turbine aircraft engine parts in Malden, Mass., brought for a visit on March 13 Eastern Maine Community College’s computer integrated machining program students.

A company of some 170 employees, Paradigm is developing a summer internship program for EMCC students as a way to cultivate a potential future employee base.

Beginning in June, six to eight EMCC students will be selected to participate in a paid, summerlong internship. Students will work on average 40 hours a week. The company is exploring options for housing the students for the summer.

“This is exactly the kind of opportunity I was hoping to see for our students with our recent program redesign,” said Charlie Whorton, chairman of the department of computer integrated machining.

“Restructuring the program to provide immediate and continuous development of both traditional machining skills and computer numeric control skills results in skills that are quickly translatable and valuable at certain levels in the industry,” he said. “This approach provides an industry synchrony, so our students are equipped to take this knowledge into the field immediately and practice it while completing subsequent levels of mastery. This creates valuable benefit for both our students and the industry.”

“We adapted our program and businesses responded,” said EMCC President Joyce Hedlund.

Liberty University

These students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.:

. Monica Hussey, Alton.

. Daniel Jeskey, Bangor.

. Anna Boone, Brewer.

. Jessica Baughman, Brewer.

Maine Maritime Academy

CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy will hold an open house for prospective students and their parents on April 5. Registration will take place 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Harold Alfond Student Center. A continental breakfast and lunch are free to participants.

Jeffrey C. Wright, director of admissions, and other college officers will conduct programs on academic majors, extracurricular activities and options in student lifestyles. Academy representatives will lead tours of the campus, waterfront facilities and college vessels. For a reservation, call 800-464-6565.

Norwich University

These area students were named to the dean’s list at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., for the fall semester:

. Max Corwin of Bucksport.

. Michael Peverada of Hampden.

. Justin Hazlett of Levant.

. Kate Mclean of Orrington.

University of Hartford

BANGOR – Colby Civiello of Bangor was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.

Syracuse University

ORONO – Sarah Marquez of Orono was one of 12 students selected from the first-year class at Syracuse University College of Law in New York to participate in a moot court competition.

The selection was based on performance during a recent oral argument competition among students participating in an international law class. The competition will take place March 28-29 at the law offices of Fasken-Martineau in Toronto. Law schools in Canada taking part in the competition are Osgood, Queens and Toronto. U.S. schools participating are Syracuse University, SUNY and Cornell.

Marquez began her studies at Syracuse College of Law in the fall of 2007 as a member of the Class of 2010. She is the daughter of Charles and Cathryn Marquez of Orono.

University of Vermont

The following students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt.:

. Abby Goode of Bangor, a senior English major.

. Katherine Jones of Glenburn, a sophomore majoring in political science.

. Andrew Chase of Hampden, a first-year student studying business administration.

. Abby Farnham of Winterport, a senior majoring in environmental studies.

To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Wentworth Institute of Technology

These area students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston:

. Jonathan Vance of Bangor.

. Matthew Pierce of Hampden.