Schools

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar

Three area high school sophomores have been selected to attend the Maine Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar. They will join young leaders representing high schools throughout Maine, May 30-June 1, at the University of New England in Biddeford.

Selected to attend the seminar are:

. Abigail Sherburne of Hampden Academy, daughter of Katie and Stuart Sherburne.

. Zachary Malloy of Hampden Academy, son of Clash Malloy.

. Omar Khan of John Bapst Memorial High School, son of Samira and Dr. Farooque Khan.

Students are chosen based on demonstrated leadership and potential for continued leadership growth. The seminars bring together a select group of sophomores with groups of distinguished leaders in business, government, education and the professions to discuss present and future issues.

Camp C.L.A.E.

BANGOR – Camp C.L.A.E. will be open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 30-Aug. 15, at 96 Harlow St.

Activities for children age 7 and up include filmmaking and animation, acting, arts, crafts and games. Camp Bangor and other vouchers are accepted. To enroll, call 866-2690.

Women’s Club Scholarships

The Maude MacKenzie Scholarship of $1,000 is given each year by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs to a high school senior who has completed requirements from an accredited high school and resides in Maine.

Two scholarships were awarded this year in MacKenzie’s name. The recipients are:

. Eliza K. Garland of Bangor. She will graduate from Bangor High School and plans to attend the University of Vermont.

. Jana L. Kenney of Dexter. She will graduate from Dexter Regional High School and plans to attend the University of Maine.

The scholarships are made possible by interest received from a bequest made by MacKenzie. She was a resident of Orono, a member of the Orono Women’s Club and was the president of the Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs from 1947 to 1949. She was a great supporter of education.

Boys and Girls Club

INDIAN ISLAND – The Good Shepherd Food-Bank has received $4,730 to assist the youth of the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club. The grant will purchase a new gas stove for the club’s kitchen and fund the club’s account at the local food bank in Brewer.

“We are excited to be receiving this assistance from the food bank. They’ve been very supportive of our club’s health and nutrition program,” said Carla Fearon, club director. “Our old stove broke a few months ago and it’s irreparable. We’ve had to serve cold meals this whole time and with summer vacation approaching, we weren’t sure what we would do. This is very timely assistance on the part of the Good Shepherd Food-Bank.”

Earth Festival

HAMPDEN – S’mores cooked in homemade solar cookers, a trash-to-treasure table with items free for the taking, and recycling games are just a few of the activities scheduled for the Celebrate Your Earth Festival 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 31, at the George B. Weatherbee Elementary School in Hampden.

The free event, co-sponsored by the Weatherbee School’s Green Team and the Green Team Maine Initiative, will feature educational displays, face painting, children’s crafts, a plant sale, and organic drinks and snacks. The Green Team is sponsoring a free Carbon Reduction Pledge Raffle, which gives participants an opportunity to make positive changes and win a prize.

The school’s Green Team is a student-led environmental club that encourages those of all ages to learn more about environmental issues and helps young people organize and lead projects that make a difference locally and globally.

The Green Team Maine Initiative is a statewide project set up to help young people start Green Teams in their schools.

For information on the Green Team or the festival, call Melanie Spencer at 862-5623 or e-mail greenteammaine@aol.com.

Colleges

Alfred University

ORONO – Kyle Dupuis of Orono was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y. He is a senior in the Inamori School of Engineering. Students must earn at least a 3.3 grade point average to qualify for dean’s list.

Dupuis is studying ceramic engineering. A graduate of Old Town High School, he is the son of Becky and Vernon Dupuis of Orono.

New England School of Communications

BANGOR – The New England School of Communications handed out diplomas to a record 68 graduates at its annual commencement on May 10. Twenty-two received two-year associate degrees and 46 received the bachelor of science degree in communications. Receiving degrees were:

Appleton: Mark Ray, associate degree.

Ashland: Darren Hunter, bachelor’s degree.

Bangor: Kasey Richards, associate degree; Ryne Aubrey, bachelor’s degree.

Belfast: Brian Lovely, Kevin Matluk, Sabrina Pierce, Shane Hebert, bachelor’s degree.

Brewer: Bradley Kearns, associate degree; Daniel Peterson, bachelor’s degree.

Buckfield: Gregory Parker, bachelor’s degree.

Brooks: Edward Goguen, bachelor’s degree.

Camden: Jacqueline Lynch, associate degree.

Caribou: Shawn Frost, bachelor’s degree.

Carmel: Patrick Dupuis, bachelor’s degree.

Clinton: Brandon Roy, associate degree.

Ellsworth: Derek Cole and Ashley Cushing, associate degree.

Greenville: Katie Leighton, bachelor’s degree.

Hampden: Scott Rollins, bachelor’s degree.

Hartland: Danniele Phillips, associate degree.

Hermon: Justin Prymowicz, bachelor’s degree.

Holden: Kailee Deprey, associate degree.

Houlton: Elias Cottle and Kyle McCormick, associate degrees.

Howland: Joshua Ireland, associate degree.

Jonesport: Brittany Sawyer, bachelor’s degree.

Kenduskeag: Sarah Denbow, bachelor’s degree.

Kennebunkport: Kyle MacKinnon, bachelor’s degree.

Kingfield: Sterling Pingree, bachelor’s degree.

Kittery: Nicholas Storer, associate degree.

LaGrange: Karen Kusnierz, associate degree.

Machias: Jillian Whitney, bachelor’s degree.

Mexico: Mark Zadakis, bachelor’s degree.

Milford: Kortney Foss, Brent Wilbur, associate degree.

Old Town: Aaron Jackson, bachelor’s degree.

Orrington: Benjamin Goulet, bachelor’s degree.

Palermo: Joel Hatfield, associate degree.

Saco: Dane Courtois, Eric Martel, Craig McDonough, bachelor’s degree.

Sanford: Matthew McCarthy, bachelor’s degree.

Skowhegan: Michael Lufkin, bachelor’s degree.

Stonington: Kristy Furrow, bachelor’s degree.

Swan’s Island: Theresa Dziezyk, bachelor’s degree.

Wales: Heath Blier, bachelor’s degree.

Winterport: Sarah Theriault-Cotton, bachelor’s degree.

California: Danielle Rosenblum, bachelor’s degree.

Connecticut: Erica Keough, Ryan Reault, bachelor’s degree.

Massachusetts: Aaron Denoi, Jessica DiPilato, associate degree; Ryan Olderman, bachelor’s degree.

New Hampshire: Steven Anderson, Nicolas Edgar, Richard Henderson, Joshua Mason, Catherine Reuthe, bachelor’s degree.

New Jersey: Kyle Smith, George Thomas, bachelor’s degree.

New York: Zac Mazur, associate degree.

Vermont: Jacob Garner, associate degree; Kylie Carpenter, Thomas Corbett Jr., Steven Williams, bachelor’s degree.

Brazil: Rosalee Kaschel, bachelor’s degree.

Guatemala: Jose Rottmann, associate degree.

Skidmore College

These area students received a bachelor’s degree during commencement exercises held May 17 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.:

. Joshua Keefe of Veazie, cum laude, English.

. Meghan Lena of Orono, environmental studies.

. Brittany Martine of Hermon, education studies.

University of Maine at Farmington

FARMINGTON – Commencement was held on May 17 at the University of Maine at Farmington, with 450 people receiving degrees.

Delivering the keynote address was Sally Goodrich, a humanitarian who dedicated her life to helping educate the children of Afghanistan after her son died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Area graduates who received a bachelor’s degree are:

Alton: Elizabeth Lutz, creative writing.

Bangor: Kristen Farrar, rehabilitation services.

Brewer: Kiley McCloskey, elementary education.

Corinth: Renee Trafton, elementary education.

Dedham: David Rocha, interdisciplinary.

Hampden: Christine Hazard, elementary education; Kristen Turner, secondary English.

Holden: Heather Heathcote, geography.

Old Town: Kaylee Folster, history.

Orrington: Melissa Greenlaw, elementary education.

Winterport: Sara Kingsbury, elementary education.

Phi Beta Kappa

ORONO – Mary Molnar of Bangor was inducted into the honor society Phi Beta Kappa on April 7. She graduated with honors from the University of Maine on May 10 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She will attend graduate school in the fall.

Saint Joseph’s College

STANDISH – Saint Joseph’s College held commencement exercises on May 10 in Standish. Area graduates are:

Bangor: Meaghan Mower.

Orono: Marie Lint.