Schools

Bangor Christian Schools

BANGOR – Courtney Holmes and Bradley Wilcox, students at Bangor Christian Schools, were honored as Middle School Level Scholar Leaders at a banquet on May 22 in Augusta. The criteria for the award includes academic initiative and scholarship, service to classmates, positive attitudes, leadership in the classroom and school activities.

Nearly 400 students, teachers and parents attended the banquet to celebrate the achievements of the students. Eighty-two eighth-graders from 41 schools were honored.

The event was organized by the Maine Association for Middle School Level Education and the New England League of Middle Schools with supporting sponsorship from Lifetouch National School Studios.

Learning differences forum

BANGOR – Helen Jones, G.E.A.R. parent support coordinator, will be the guest speaker at the group’s meeting 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at WINGS, 900 Hammond St. Her topic will be “Experience the World of Learning Differences: A Discussion about Why Children Give Up.”

Challenger summer camps

BANGOR – Challenger Learning Center of Maine is offering summer camps that feature hands-on experiments, projects and activities, a simulated space mission, rocketry, engineering design challenges, astronaut training, computer laboratory, space art and more.

The schedule is:

. June Space Explorers Camp for children in kindergarten through second grade, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday, June 24-27. $35 per day, $120 all four days, includes materials and morning snacks.

. Space Explorers Camps for children in grades two through four. Space Scientist Week, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, July 7-10; Junior Astronaut Training Camp with minimission, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, July 14-17. $350 for four days, includes materials, morning and afternoon snacks. Bring a lunch.

. Advanced Space Explorer Camps for children in grades four through eight. Space Engineering Week, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 21-25; Astronaut Training Week, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 28-Aug. 1. $425 for five days, includes full mission on final day, materials and snacks. Bring a lunch.

To register or to obtain information, call 990-2900, ext. 4.

Student reading volunteer

WINTERPORT – The Hampden VFW and Auxiliary recently honored Chad Worster of Winterport for his contribution as a volunteer in the community.

Chad, an eighth-grade student at the Wagner Middle School in Winterport, is the 2008 state of Maine winner of the Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year Award. The award is given to an individual who has accomplished outstanding volunteerism in the community. Chad was selected based on his countless hours as a peer mentor and volunteer with the SAD 22 summer reading program. The program is sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.

Chad recently won a 2008 State of Maine Prudential Spirit of Community Award and received an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. VFW and auxiliary members heard a presentation about Chad’s trip on May 21. He was presented with a citation for his achievement and a $100 check.

Chad and his family will travel to the VFW State Convention in Lewiston this month where he will be recognized as the 2008 Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year by VFW Auxiliary State President Jane Poulin.

Middle school leaders

HAMPDEN – Logan Huston and Gabe Yamartino, students at Reeds Brook Middle School, were honored as Middle School Scholar Leaders May 22 at a banquet at the Augusta Civic Center. To earn the award they demonstrated academic initiative and scholarship, provided service to school and classmates, exemplified positive attitudes and demonstrated leadership in the classroom and during school activities.

Colleges

Cedarville University

GLENBURN – Kaitlyn French, a junior majoring in elementary education, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Janet French of Glenburn.

Child care scholarships

AUGUSTA – The Maine Community College System will provide $150,000 in scholarships to rural Maine students needing assistance with child care expenses during the 2008-2009 academic year.

The Rural Maine Child Care Scholarship will be available at all seven of Maine’s community colleges, beginning this fall. Scholarship awards will range from $35 to $100 a week based on need. Students may attend college full time, part time or take a single course on campus or at one of the community colleges’ nine off-campus centers.

An estimated 100 to 150 child care scholarships are expected to be available in the 2008-2009 academic year. The program is part of the community colleges’ Rural Initiative and is financed by a portion of the racino funds dedicated to community college scholarships. More information about the Rural Initiative is available at www.mccs.me.edu/about/ruralinitiative.html.

To qualify for the scholarship, students must have financial need and be a Maine resident living in a rural community. A list of eligible towns is available at www.mccs.me.edu/about/ruraltowns.pdf. Students needing help paying for child care in order to attend classes at a Maine community college should contact the financial aid office of their local community college. Contact information is available at www.mccs.me.edu/student/

ruralchildcare.html.

Cornell University

These area students graduated on May 25 during commencement exercises at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

. Nathanial Goodell of Bangor with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

. Amanda Labelle of Dedham with a master’s degree in public administration.

Garden club scholarship

NEWBURGH – National Garden Clubs Inc. awarded a $3,500 scholarship to David Merrill of Newburgh. He was selected as one of 34 recipients of the organization’s 2008-2009 college scholarships.

The club scholarship program offers financial aid to students and promotes study in agriculture education, horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, biology, plant pathology and science, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, economics, environmental conservation, city planning, wildlife science, habitat or forest systems ecology, land management or other related or allied subjects.

Applicants must major in one of these fields of study. All scholarships are advanced one-year grants, which are available to junior, senior and graduate students.

For more information, visit www.gardenclub.org.

Gettysburg College

BANGOR – Andrew Askins was one of 43 Gettysburg College student athletes named to the 2008 Centennial Conference academic honor roll in May. The college is in Gettysburg, Pa.

To be nominated for the honor roll, a student athlete must be a starter or key reserve, be of sophomore standing or higher and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.40.

Askins was honored as a participant in men’s outdoor track and field. A graduate of John Bapst Memorial High School, he is the son of Greg and Joanna Askins of Bangor.

Massachusetts College of Art

ORRINGTON – Lauren Garside of Orrington received in May a bachelor’s degree in graphic design during commencement exercises at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston.

New England Institute of Technology

BANGOR – David Mixon, Lorien Murchison and Adam Proul, all of Bangor, and Justin Sites of Brewer received Book Award Scholarships from New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, R.I. The book award consists of a leather-bound dictionary and a $1,800 scholarship to the Rhode Island college.

University of Maine

ORONO – University of Maine economist Jonathan Rubin has been selected for a leadership position in a national research committee that provides scientific and technological expertise to the worldwide transportation industry.

Rubin, a professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Center and UM School of Economics, will serve as chairman of the committee on transportation energy of the transportation research board of the National Academies for three years.

As chairman of the committee on transportation energy, Rubin will coordinate meetings, work with colleagues to review scientific papers, and identify research needs for the nation on factors that affect energy efficiency and energy use in passenger and freight transportation, and the resulting impact on energy consumption, energy security and greenhouse gas emissions.

His expertise with transportation issues stems from 15 years of research in transportation and environmental economics. He has published numerous articles in national and international journals. He has a Collaborative Visiting Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council of the United Kingdom to work with colleagues at the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research at the University of Cambridge.

A division of the National Research Council, the board is a private, nonprofit institution providing expertise in science and technology to the government, the public and the scientific and engineering communities. It is a resource for transportation interests in modes that include highway, marine, rail, freight, aviation and public transportation.

Founded in 1920 with three technical committees to promote research and disseminate highway research findings, the board has more than 200 standing committees and task forces that address all aspects and modes of transportation, according to the transportation research board’s Web site. It is administered jointly by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.

Nichols College

BANGOR – Maegan Kimball of Bangor received a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in business administration during commencement exercises at Nichols College, Dudley, Mass., on May 10.

Northeastern University

MONROE – Caitlin Chamberlain of Monroe, a 2003 graduate of John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, graduated summa cum laude with a degree in international business from Northeastern University in Boston during commencement exercises on May 2. She is employed in Boston at DSV Air and Sea, a global transport and logistics company.

Savannah College of Art

BANGOR – Pauline Young of Bangor was named to the dean’s list for the winter quarter at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.