New Dimensions FCU awards two scholarships to local high school students

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Shivon Larsen and Kaiden Kelley accepted their scholarship certificates on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (contributed photo)

New Dimensions FCU has announced that Shivon Larsen, from Temple Academy, in Waterville, and Kaiden Kelley, from Erskine Academy, in South China, have been selected as New Dimensions FCU’s 2023 Scholarship Program winners who have earned $2,500 each for their first year in college.

New Dim­ensions FCU awards scholarships to deserving high school seniors demonstrating strong character, community involvement, and academic success. This year, both students’ essays showed their character and assessment of financial literacy aligned with our mission and values.

Shivon Larsen will be attending Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC), in Fairfield, in the fall in General Studies and plans to pursue classes in financial education. Kaiden Kelley will attend Plymouth State University, in New Hampshire, to study Graphic Design.

Ryan Poulin, Chief Executive Officer, states, “Our Scholarship Program is one of the ways we support our community. Often, we hear from students that financial education is an underdeveloped skill they would like to enhance. We do our best to provide them with the necessary tools and resources by adding financial education into their school’s curriculum and offering our Scholarship Program to show the importance of financial success.”

For more information, contact NDFCU at (800) 326-6190 or visit www.newdimensionsfcu.com

KVYSO senior spotlight on Breckon Davidson

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Breckon Davidson, left, with his grandfather, John Shields. (contributed photo)

Submitted by Jen Tuminaro

The Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (KVYSO), is proud to feature Breckon Davidson, a senior at Erskine Academy, in South China, in our Senior Spotlight article. He is a talented, diligent musician whose participation in KVYSO has added to the quality and level of ensemble community.

Breckon began his musical journey with piano lessons, from age six until he was nine. At that point, he picked up the cello after seeing Pineland Suzuki School (an organization of strings teachers in central Maine) perform at Granite Hill Estates.

“Working with Pineland in the beginning of my cello playing was amazing, and they had such a refined program for beginners. They had so many group classes, activities, and just made learning cello something that I had a ton of fun to do,” explained Breckon, eventually joining the Allegra Orchestra (Pineland’s beginner ensemble). “My favorite piece that we played with them was the theme to Jurassic Park.”

After auditioning for Kennebec Valley Youth Orchestra (KVYSO’s intermediate orchestra), he was not able to play with them that year in person due to Covid restrictions, but it “only fueled my excitement further. In the fall of 2020, we were able to play in person for the first time in what felt like forever, and it felt exhilarating to be part of an orchestra again.” After a year with KVYO, Breckon began playing with Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony (KVYSO’s advanced orchestra). “That was a huge deal, because that would be the first time in my life that I would be playing a full, unaltered symphony in concert. This was the real deal, and I took it very seriously.”

Around this time, Breckon joined Capital Strings (Pineland’s advanced ensemble) and started taking lessons with Jon Moody. “In Capital Strings, we got to play incredible arrangements of so many kinds of music, whether they be film scores, contemporary classical, folk music, what have you, and it was a joy. Eventually, I started doing the Bach cello suites, and have loved working on them ever since.”

In addition to being a member of KVYSO and Pineland, Breckon is also a part of the Jazz Band at Erskine, where he recently picked up bass. “At first it was like a whole new language, playing bass, but eventually I got the hang of it, and recently played in a concert at Erskine where I played bass in the Jazz Band and a jazz quartet, and played cello for a solo and for my composition class group.”

Music has been part of Breckon’s life for a long time. “I absolutely adore music, and it is an ever-present part of my life. There’s rarely a time that I’m not listening to music, the majority of it being classical. I’ve loved classical music for so long, and I find its rich textures and harmonies to be unlike any other type of music that I know of.”

As for future plans, Breckon plans on going to college as a biology major to become a psychiatrist. “As much as I love music, I also have a great passion for science, and find psychology to be the most fascinating one to me, so I’ll make it my career.” We wish Breckon well as he pursues his goals after his time with us at KVYO is done.

We invite you to support Breckon and the Kennebec Valley Youth Orchestras for the Spring Concert on Friday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m., at the South Parish Congregation Church, in Augusta. Daniel Keller will be conducting our KVYO, with Jinwook Park conducting our KVYSO. The concert will feature the music of Mendelssohn, Debussy, Vivaldi, and more! In addition to joining them on May 5, please consider following them on Facebook and Instagram (Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras). If you would like to donate to our program, please visit their website at https://www.kvyso.org/. They truly appreciate your support of our program!

Erskine Academy second trimester honor roll (2023)

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Grade 12

High honors: Carson Appel, Kassidy Barrett, Abigail Beyor, Eve Boatright, Courtney Cowing, Breckon Davidson, Nicole DeMerchant, Lillian Dorval, Hailey Farrar, Loralei Frandsen, Lilly Fredette, Brianna Gardner, Alivia Gower, Cooper Grondin, Nabila Harrington, Grady Hotham, Grace Hutchins, Olivia Hutchinson, Hallie Jackson, Kaiden Kelley, Matthew Knowles, Meadow Laflamme, Dale Lapointe, Kendal Longtin, Malachi Lowery, Lily Matthews, Timber Parlin, Kayla Peaslee, Jonathan Peil, Gabriel Pelletier, Jenna Perkins, Sophia Pilotte, Kaden Porter, Alexis Rancourt, Cadence Rau, Samantha Reynolds, Ally Rodrigue, Conner Rowe, Noah Rushing, Jarell Sandoval, Gabriela Sasse, Zuriah Smith, Emma Stred, Paige Sutter, Mackenzie Toner, Emma Tyler, Katherine Williams, Damon Wilson and Joseph Wing.

Honors: Katherine Bourdon, Samuel Boynton, Caleb Buswell, Marianna Charlebois, Tianna Cunningham, Grace Ellis, Erin Fontaine, Ciara Glidden, Reiana Gonzalez, Carson Grass, Mallary Hanke, Kassidy Hopper, Beck Jorgensen, Acadia Kelley, Jakob Kennedy, Brady Kirkpatrick, Casey Kirkpatrick, Siena Klasson, Emmet Lani-Caputo, Dinah Lemelin, Gwen Lockhart, Brady Mayberry, River Meader, Gage Moody, Angelina Ochoa, Maddison Paquet, Hannah Patterson, Karen Potter, Paige Reed, Emmalee Sanborn, Sammantha Stafford, Sophie Steeves, Kiley Stevens, Daniel Stillman, Matthew Terry and Aidan Witham.

Grade 11

High Honors: Jana Alfoudari, Isabella Boudreau, Robin Boynton, Elizabeth Brown, Nolan Burgess, Carol Caouette-Labbe, Makayla Chabot, Elise Choate, Simon Clark, Alexia Cole, Brielle Crommett, Noah Crummett, Gavin Cunningham, Ciara Fickett, Hunter Foard, Aaralyn Gagnon, Caleb Gay, Hannah Kugelmeyer, Aidan Maguire, Johanna Malitz, Liberty Massie, David McCaig, Mala Meyer, Akela Mitchell, Austin Nicholas, Jeremy Parker, Nathan Polley, Jessica Pumphrey, Keith Radonis, Giacomo Smith, Adam St. Onge, Kinsey Stevens, Reese Sullivan and Baruch Wilson.

Honors: Tristan Anderson, Lacey Arp, Duncan Bailey, Heather Bourgoin, Wyatt Bray, Kaleb Brown, Hayden Chase, Connor Coull, Thomas Crawford, Caleigh Crocker, Keira Deschamps, Hailey Estes, Kaylee Fyfe, Jackson Gamblin, Brayden Garland, Leah Grant, Tucker Greenwald, Nathan Hall, Tara Hanley, Natalie Henderson, Jessica Hendsbee, Trinity Hyson, Kameron Kronillis, Stephanie Kumnick, Mackenzie Kutniewski, Sophie Leclerc, Jack Lyons, Richard Mahoney III, Holden McKenney, Gavin Mills, Lucas Mitchell, Cami Monroe, Alejandro Ochoa, Romin Riedmann, Evelyn Rousseau, Hayden Turgeon, Jack Uleau, Haley Webb and Elijah York.

Grade 10

High Honors: Haileigh Allen, Emmett Appel, Noah Bechard, Geneva Beckim, Octavia Berto, Lauryn Black, Brooke Blais, Olivia Brann, Keenan Clark, Madison Cochran, Hannah Cohen-Mackin, Andra Cowing, Gabrielle Daggett, Aidan Durgin, Ryan Farnsworth, Chloe French, Keeley Gagnon, Hailey Garate, Ellie Giampetruzzi, Jonathan Gutierrez, Serena Hotham, Kailynn Houle, Walker Jean, Ava Kelso, Rion Kesel, Sophia Knapp, Jack Lucier, Owen Lucier, Eleanor Maranda, Jade McCollett, Madison McNeff, Colin Oliphant, Gavyn Paradis, Wallace Pooler IV, Elsa Redmond, Lillian Rispoli, Nathan Robinson, Laney Robitaille, Aislynn Savage, Kyle Scott and Clara Waldrop.

Honors: Ava Anderson, Bryana Barrett, Jayda Bickford, Kaleb Bishop, Carter Brockway, Coleman Chase, Dylan Cooley, Lauren Cowing, Lillian Crommett, Trinity DeGreenia, Aydan Desjardins, Brady Desmond, John Edwards, Lucas Farrington, Clara French, Kaylene Glidden, Tristan Goodwin, Blake Grady, Abbi Guptill, Echo Hawk, Emma Henderson, Alivia Jackson, Rachel Johnson, Kaiden Kronillis, Cassie LaCroix, Bodi Laflamme, Chase Larrabee, Shelby Lincoln, Julian Martin, Abigail McDonough, Shannon McDonough, Elijah Moore, Makayla Oxley, Noah Pelletier, Sadie Pierce, Bronwyn Potter, Victoria Rancourt, Carter Rau, Justin Reed, Carlee Sanborn, Joslyn Sandoval Jordyn Smith, Zoey Smith, Emily Sprague, Parker Studholme, Katherine Swift, Kaylee Tims and Grace Vashon.

Grade 9

High Honors: Connor Alcott, Emily Almeida, Savannah Baker, Kylie Bellows, Landon Boynton, Addyson Briggs, London Castle, Nathan Choate, William Choate, Lillian Clark, Madeli Clement-Cargill, Sylvia Davis, Joshua Denis, Audryanna DeRaps, Lauren Dufour, William Ellsey Jr., Madison Griffiths, Willow Haschalk, Mia Hersom, Halle Jones, Savannah Knight, Kayle Lappin, Ava Lemelin, Paige McNeff, Parker Minzy, Jack Murray, Elijah Nelson, Bayley Nickles, Jordyn Parise, Ruby Pearson, Abigail Peil, Elijah Pelkey, Jackson Pelotte, Emily Piecewicz, Taisen Pilotte, Hannah Polley, Desirae Proctor, Michael Richardson, Owen Robichaud, Leahna Rocque, Jackie Sasse, Edward Schmidt, Felicity Seagrave, Kathryn Shaw, Madelynn Spencer, Evelyn Stevenson, Kayla Stred, Gentry Stuart, Abigail Studholme, Phoebe Taylor, Donovan Thompson, Kammie Thompson, Addison Turner and Addison Witham.

Honors: Anders Bassett, Brock Bowden, Benjamin Carle, Kolby Caswell, Claire Davis, Charles DeSchamp, Jacob Faucher, Stephen Gould, Aiden Hamlin, Aidan Huff, Kasen Kelley, Timothy Kiralis, Jacob Lavallee, Laylah Leach, Hayden Little, Aurora Littrell, Kloie Magoon, Kaiden Morin, Tucker Nessmith, Phoebe Padgett, Jacoby Peaslee, Lilian Piecewicz, Kameron Quinn, Hannah Ratcliff, Eli Redmond, Alexander Reitchel, Kameron Rossignol, Autumn Sawyer, Jaelyn Seamon, Eva Simmons, Nichala Small, Blake Smith, Trenton Smith, Benjamin Sullivan, Clara Theberge, Kamryn Turner, Charles Uleau, Isaac Vallieres, Alexander Walker, Oryanna Winchenbach, Brody Worth and Maddilyn York.

Erskine presents Renaissance awards for second trimester

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Seniors of the Trimester, from left to right: Lilly Fredette, Sophie Steeves, Damon Wilson, Grace Hutchins, Kassidy Barrett, and Malachi Lowery. (contributed photo)

On Friday, April 7, 2023, Erskine Academy, in South China, held a Renaissance assembly to recognize second trimester award recipients.

Recognition awards were presented to Elijah Pelkey, Hannah Ratcliff, Kyle Scott, Abigail McDonough, Hailey Estes, and Jeremy Parker.

Eight seniors received Senior of the Trimester Awards: Sophie Steeves, daughter of Theresa and Gerald Steeves, of China; Kassidy Barrett, daughter of Peggy and Jason Barrett, of Windsor; Malachi Lowery, son of Hollie Hilton, of Vassalboro, and John Lowery, of Ellsworth; Lilly Fredette, daughter of Jessica and Jason Fredette, of China; Grace Hutchins, daughter of Teresa and Randy Hutchin,s of Litchfield; Damon Wilson, son of Aimee and Jeffrey Wilson, of Windsor; and Zuriah Smith, son of Charyl Malik, of China. Seniors of the Trimester are recognized as individuals who have gone above and beyond in all aspects of their high school careers.

In appreciation of their dedication and service to Erskine Academy, Faculty of the Trimester awards were also presented to Ethan Rettew, Social Studies Instructor; Marguerite Cullivan, Physical Education Instructor; and Betsy Benner, Guidance Counselor.

Faculty of the Trimester, from left to right: Betsy Benner, Ethan Rettew, and Marguerite Cullivan. (contributed photo)

Erskine Academy announces school calendar change

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Parents and students should be advised of a change to Erskine Academy’s school calendar. Due to excessive snow days, Friday, March 17, will now be an Early Release Day for all Erskine Academy students. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.

Gilman named to dean’s list at Cedarville University

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Josette Gilman

Josette Gilman has been named to the dean’s list for Cedarville University, in Cedar­ville, Ohio, for Fall Semester 2022. Josette is a freshman at Cedarville studying digital media, journalism and broadcasting. Josette is a 2022 gra­duate of Erskine Academy, in South China. She is the daughter of Lance and April Gilman, and the granddaughter of Judi Gilman, all residents of China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erskine Academy first trimester honor roll (2022)

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Grade 12

High Honors: Molly Anderson, Carson Appel, Kassidy Barrett, Abigail Beyor, Eve Boatright, Angel Bonilla, Marianna Charlebois, Courtney Cowing, Tianna Cunningham, Breckon Davidson, Nicole DeMerchant, Lillian Dorval, Hailey Farrar, Brianna Gardner, Loralei Gilley, Reiana Gonzalez, Alivia Gower, Cooper Grondin, Nabila Harrington, Alexzander Hoffman, Kassidy Hopper, Grady Hotham, Grace Hutchins, Olivia Hutchinson, Hallie Jackson, Beck Jorgensen, Kaiden Kelley, Matthew Knowles, Meadow Laflamme, Emmet Lani-Caputo, Dale Lapointe, Gwen Lockhart, Kendal Longtin, Malachi Lowery, Emily Majewski, Lily Matthews, Brady Mayberry, Maddison Paquet, Timber Parlin, Hannah Patterson, Kayla Peaslee, Jonathan Peil, Gabriel Pelletier, Michael Perez, Jenna Perkins, Sophia Pilotte, Kaden Porter, Alexis Rancourt, Cadence Rau, Samantha Reynolds, Sarah Robinson, Ally Rodrigue, Conner Rowe, Noah Rushing, Emmalee Sanborn, Jarell Sandoval, Gabriela Sasse, Zuriah Smith, Sophie Steeves, Emma Stred, Jacob Sullivan, Paige Sutter, Mackenzie Toner, Emma Tyler, Lauren Tyler, Katherine Williams, Damon Wilson and Joseph Wing.

Honors: Andrew Bentley, Samuel Boynton, Caleb Buswell, Grace Ellis, Erin Fontaine, Ciara Glidden, Acadia Kelley, Jakob Kennedy, Brady Kirkpatrick, Casey Kirkpatrick, Siena Klasson, Zephyr Lani-Caputo, Dinah Lemelin, River Meader, Gage Moody, Angelina Ochoa, Kyleigh Painchaud, Karen Potter, Kiley Stevens, Daniel Stillman, Matthew Terry and Aidan Witham.

Grade 11

High Honors: Duncan Bailey, Lyla Bailey, Robin Boynton, Elizabeth Brown, Nolan Burgess, Makayla Chabot, Elise Choate, Alexia Cole, Caleigh Crocker, Noah Crummett, Gavin Cunningham, Ciara Fickett, Hunter Foard, Aaralyn Gagnon, Caleb Gay, Tucker Greenwald, Tara Hanley, Natalie Henderson, Hannah Kugelmeyer, Aidan Maguire, Johanna Malitz, David McCaig, Madison McCausland, Akela Mitchell, Austin Nicholas, Jeremy Parker, Nathan Polley, Jessica Pumphrey, Adam St. Onge, Kinsey Stevens, Reese Sullivan and Baruch Wilson.

Honors: Abigail Adams, Austin Armstrong, Lacey Arp, Bryce Boody, Isabella Boudreau, Heather Bourgoin, Kellsie Boynton, Wyatt Bray, Connor Brown, Kaleb Brown, Carol Caouette-Labbe, Hayden Chase, Simon Clark, Thomas Crawford, Brielle Crommett, Isabella Day, Hailey Estes, Hailey Fongemie, Kaylee Fyfe, Brayden Garland, Julius Giguere, Leah Grant, Nathan Hall, Jessica Hendsbee, Lilliane Herard, Bella Homstead, Trinity Hyson, Conor Jones, Kameron Kronillis, Mackenzie Kutniewski, Sophie Leclerc, Landon Lefebvre, Brody Loiko, Jack Lyons, Richard Mahoney III, Liberty Massie, Holden McKenney, Abigail Miller, Morgan Miller, Gavin Mills, Lucas Mitchell, Royce Nelson, Jazel Nichols, Alejandro Ochoa, Kevin Pelletier, Andrew Perry, Remy Pettengill, Keith Radonis, Romin Riedmann, Gavin Rowe, Giacomo Smith, Lara Stinchfield, Hayden Turgeon, Jack Uleau, Haley Webb, Elijah York and Melanie York.

Grade 10

High Honors: Haileigh Allen, Ava Anderson, Emmett Appel, Noah Bechard, Geneva Beckim, Octavia Berto, Brooke Blais, Olivia Brann, Carter Brockway, Keenan Clark, Madison Cochran, Hannah Cohen-Mackin, Andra Cowing, Lauren Cowing, Gabrielle Daggett, Aydan Desjardins, Aidan Durgin, Chloe French, Clara French, Keeley Gagnon, Hailey Garate, Ellie Giampetruzzi, Kailynn Houle, Walker Jean, Ava Kelso, Sophia Knapp, Chase Larrabee, Eleanor Maranda, Jade McCollett, Madison McNeff, Makayla Oxley, Gavyn Paradis, Wallace Pooler IV, Carter Rau, Elsa Redmond, Lillian Rispoli, Laney Robitaille, Carlee Sanborn, Aislynn Savage, Jordyn Smith, Zoey Smith, Parker Studholme, Grace Vashon and Clara Waldrop.

Honors: Daphney Allen, Emily Bailey, Bryana Barrett, Rylan Bennett, Jayda Bickford, Kaleb Bishop, Lauryn Black, Landen Blodgett, Brody Campbell, Paige Clark, Kaden Crawford, Lillian Crommett, Trinity DeGreenia, Brady Desmond, Thomas Drever, Ryan Farnsworth, Lucas Farrington, Kenneth Fredette, Kaylene Glidden, Tristan Goodwin, Blake Grady, Jonathan Gutierrez, Trent Haggett, Landen Hayden, Emma Henderson, Serena Hotham, Parker Hunter, Alivia Jackson, Montana Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Rion Kesel, Kaiden Kronillis, Bodi Laflamme, Shelby Lincoln, Jack Lucier, Owen Lucier, D’andre Marable, Justice Marable, Abigail McDonough, Shannon McDonough, Elijah Moore, Ella Moore, Addison Mort, Colin Oliphant, Kiana Osorio, Noah Pelletier, Ava Picard, Sadie Pierce, Victoria Rancourt, Justin Reed, Nathan Robinson, Joslyn Sandoval, Kyle Scott, Achiva Seigars, Larissa Steeves, Kaylee Tims and Adrianna Vernesoni.

Grade 9

High Honors: Connor Alcott, Emily Almeida, Savannah Baker, Addyson Briggs, London Castle, Kolby Caswell, Nathan Choate, William Choate, Lillian Clark, Madeline Clement-Cargill, Sylvia Davis, Joshua Denis, Lauren Dufour, Stephen Gould, Madison Griffiths, Mia Hersom, Kaylyn Hertel, Halle Jones, Kasen Kelley, Kayle Lappin, Ava Lemelin, Wyatt McKenney, Jack Murray, Elijah Nelson, Bayley Nickles, Jordyn Parise, Gwendolyn Parker, Ruby Pearson, Abigail Peil, Elijah Pelkey, Isabelle Pelotte, Emily Piecewicz, Taisen Pilotte, Hannah Polley, Eli Redmond, Michael Richardson, Owen Robichaud, Leahna Rocque, Brynna Rodrigue, Jackie Sasse, Edward Schmidt, Jaelyn Seamon, Kathryn Shaw, Nichala Small, Madelynn Spencer, Evelyn Stevenson, Kayla Stred, Gentry Stuart, Abigail Studholme, Phoebe Taylor, Donovan Thompson, Kammie Thompson, Addison Turner, Kamryn Turner and Finnegan Vinci.

Honors: Anders Bassett, Kylie Bellows, Brock Bowden, Landon Boynton, Addyson Burns, Benjamin Carle, Emmaleigh Cintron, Drew Clark, Timothy Clavette, Cambell Coutts, Claire Davis, Audryanna DeRaps, Charles DeSchamp, Jacob Faucher, Willow Haschalk, Aidan Huff, Jacob Hunter, Timothy Kiralis, Jacob Lavallee, Brianne Libby, Hayden Little, Brayden McLean, Paige McNeff, Parker Minzy, Kaiden Morin, Tucker Nessmith, Phoebe Padgett, Jackson Pelotte, Lilian Piecewicz, Desirae Proctor, Hannah Ratcliff, Alexander Reitchel, Autumn Sawyer, Felicity Seagrave, Haidyn Smith, Leah Targett, Clara Theberge, Alexander Walker, Oryanna Winchenbach, Addison Witham, Brody Worth and Maddilyn York.

Erskine Academy presents 2022 Renaissance awards

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Erskine Academy seniors of the trimester, for the first trimester, from left to right, Kayla Peaslee, Mackenzie Toner, and Lillian Dorval. (pontributed photo)

On Friday, December 16, 2022, Erskine Academy held a Renaissance assembly to recognize first trimester award recipients.

Recognition awards were presented to Mia Hersom, Brody Worth, Elsa Redmond, Gavyn Paradis, Adrianna Vernesoni, Nolan Burgess, and Jesseca Eastup.

Three seniors received Senior of the Trimester Awards: Lillian Dorval, daughter of Jillian and Christopher Carey, of Vassalboro; Kayla Peaslee, daughter of Stephanie and Edward Peaslee, of China; and Mackenzie Toner, daughter of Thomas Toner, of Windsor, and Chrystal Toner, of Augusta. Seniors of the Trimester are recognized as individuals who have gone above and beyond in all aspects of their high school careers.

In addition, tenure awards were also presented to seven faculty members: Holly Tripp and John Clark for 15 years of service; Mike Choate and Jim Johnson for 20 years of service; Ryan Nored and Michael McQuarrie for 25 years of service; and to Mark Bailey for 30 years of service.

In appreciation of their dedication and service to Erskine Academy, Faculty of the Trimester awards were also presented to Elizabeth Lawrence, Spanish instructor; and Abby Everleth, science instructor.

Erskine Academy announces national merit scholarship student

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Malachi Lowery

Erskine Academy has announced that Malachi Lowery, son of Holly Hilton, of Vassalboro, has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Lowery is among approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation who are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

Although Lowery will not continue in the 2023 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2023 competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Commended students receive a Letter of Commendation from their school and the National Merit Scholarship Program in recognition of this honor.

Wynn Pooler earns All-American honors

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Wynn Pooler

Wynn Pooler, recently completed his freshman year at Erskine Academy, in South China. He has been named an Academic All-American by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) for his accomplishments this past year. He was the only freshman and the only wrestler from Maine to earn Academic All-American honors. He is also one of only 15 freshmen nationally, across all sports, to earn either first or second team honors.

He maintained a 4.0 GPA while competing in three sports and was the first freshman in Erskine Academy history to win a state title in wrestling. He went on to wrestle at the Interscholastic New England Championships, where he made it to the quarterfinals. He then competed at the NHSCA High School National Championships, where he finished with a 2-2 record. Finally, he wrestled as a free-agent for a Pennsylvania-based club at the NHSCA National Duals, where he finished with a 4-2 record.