Local students named to Springfield College dean’s list

Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, recognizes the following local students for being named to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the 2023 spring semester:

William Banks, from Jefferson. Banks has a primary major of physical education.

Kaitlin Morrison, from Winslow, has a primary major of Comm. Sci. and Disorders.

Local students present works at symposium

Students at Lasell University, in Newton, Massachusetts, presented original research, creative works, and academic presentations at the annual Connected Learning Symposium in April 2023, including:

Sydney Veilleux, of Skowhegan, presented information about studio1851, Lasell’s student-run, on-campus boutique, at Symposium.

Alexis Grant, of Athens, presented information about studio1851, Lasell’s student-run, on-campus boutique, at Symposium.

Katelyn Robertson earns a spot on the dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University

Katelyn Robertson, from Oakland, was one of more than 2,400 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University, in Conway, South Carolina, who were named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2023 semester.

Samuel Schmitt named to Bryant University’s Spring 2023 dean’s list

Bryant University, in Smithfield, Rhode Island, is pleased to recognize Samuel Schmitt, of Winslow, for his unwavering commitment to academic excellence and achievement by naming him to the spring 2023 dean’s list.

Annual 11-hour continuous soccer returns

Photo credit: Shine on Cass/Kick for Cass

Over 500 players, including 17 high school soccer teams from around the state, will join the 11-hour, continuous soccer game “Kick For Cass” on Saturday, July 15, at Thomas College, in Waterville. The annual event is held in memory of Cassidy Charette, a former midfielder for Messalonskee High School girls soccer, who wore the #11 jersey, before her passing in a tragic hayride accident on October 11, 2014.

Kick For Cass will welcome back high school soccer teams, playing from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in a round-robin play day. From 3 to 7 p.m., community teams of club soccer, adult leagues, local organizations, Cassidy’s friends and neighbors, and her former soccer teammates will round out the final hours.

The final hour of Kick for Cass will have a walk-in ceremony and a friendly competition between Cassidy’s former soccer teammates from Messalonskee High School vs. her Central Maine United Premiere Soccer team, from 6 to 7 p.m. Spectators are welcome all day. Messalonskee All Sports Boosters Club will provide concessions throughout the event. Inclement weather date is Sunday, July 16. For more information, email shineoncass@gmail.com or visit shineoncass.org.

Veronica Black graduates from Beal University school of nursing


Veronica Black graduated from Beal University school of nursing on June 20. She is the daughter of Debra Hyler and Norman Black, and granddaughter of Alice Baxter, of Weeks Mills.

Local residents named to Clark University’s spring dean’s list

The following local residents were named to Clark University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List, in Worcester, Massachusetts:

Brexton E. Getchell, of Unity, was named to second honors.

Anna Pellerin, of Winslow, was named to first honors.

Caleb J. Sacks, of Palermo, was named to second honors.

Eastern student Olivia Bourque makes spring 2023 dean’s list

Eastern Connecticut State University, in Willimantic, Connecticut, recently released its dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester, in which nearly 1,300 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.

Among them is full-time student Olivia Bourque, of Vassalboro, a sophomore who majors in Psychology.

Gavin Murphy named to University of Rhode Island spring 2023 dean’s list

The University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, Rhode Island, has announced that Gavin Murphy, of Winslow, has been named to the Spring 2023 dean’s list.

Sarah Jeanne Rodrigue named to Husson University online’s honors list

Cornville resident Sarah Jeanne Rodrigue, was recently named to Husson University Online’s honors list, in Bangor. Rodrigue was enrolled in Husson’s Bachelor of Science in accounting program.