PHOTOS: Winslow state title winners

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Winslow 9-10 year-old boys captured the state championship in the 4×100 relay at the USATF State Track Meet, held on Saturday, August 13, at Cony High School, in Augusta. From left to right is Dominic Akoa, Trafton Nadeau, Cooper Grant, and Zachary Katz. (Central Maine Photography Photo)

Winslow 11-12 Boys won the state championship in the 4×100 relay at the USATF State Track Meet, held on Saturday, August 13, at Cony High School, in Augusta. This was the second year in a row that Winslow won the age group relay at the state meet. Nixon and Kaiser were on last year’s relay as well. They were seeded at a 1:01.44 going into this meet and ended up with their best time of 59.86. From left to right, Larsen Ronco, Kaiser Stewart, Coach Kenneth Nadeau, Weston Pappas, and Nixon Souviney. (Central Maine Photography photo)

2022 Vassalboro school supplies drive successful

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The 4th annual Vassalboro Community School supplies drive, held on August 27, at the North Vassalboro Fire Station, was another success this year. (photo courtesy of Don Breton)

(photo courtesy of Don Breton)

(photo courtesy of Don Breton)

Waterville H.S. class of ‘66 holds 56th reunion

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Front row, from left to right, Marilyn Patterson Bouchard, Pauline Harding Gorham, Angie Fortin Loftus, Linda Pomerleau, Nancy Knauff Atkins, Louise Lord Proulx, Mary Ann White, Eva Couture Michaud and Cheryl Abbott. Back, Buz Brown, Peter Hallee, Mike Labbe, Charlie Breton, Tom Nale, John Hairsine, Roland Hallee, Peter Beckerman, Mike Paquette, John Nadeau, David Begin, Mike Vashon, Bob Bourassa, Dan Cosgrove, Ron Raymond, Jim Vashon, Norman Mattson and Jim Bosse. (contributed photo)

On August 3, the Waterville High School class of 1966 held its belated 55th (actual 56th) class reunion, at the Forrest J. Pare VFW #1285, in Waterville.

PHOTO: Winner

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Eben Haviland, 10, of Waterville, captured the state championship in the boys 9/10 800 meters race walk at the USATF State Track Meet, held on Saturday, August 13, at Cony High School, in Augusta. (Central Maine Photography photo)

Local residents named to dean’s list for Spring 2022 semester

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Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, New Hampshire, has released the dean’s list of high academic achievers for the second semester of the 2021-2022 school year.

Julia Bard, of Sidney, class of 2025, English.

Christopher King, of Sidney, class of 2024, natural sciences.

Garrett Grant, of Windsor, class of 2022, economics.

Christine Quirion, of Winslow, class of 2022, business.

Stevens graduates from Baylor

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Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, celebrated nearly 1,800 graduates who received their respective degrees during summer and fall commencement ceremonies.

Among the graduates was Sarah Stevens, of South China, who received a master of science in communication sciences and disorders, from the graduate school, in August 2021.

Endicott College announces local dean’s list students

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Endicott College, in Beverly, Massachusetts, has announced its Spring 2022 dean’s list students. Hunter Scholz, of Augusta, a history major, is the son of Kimberly Scholz and Stephen Scholz

Hailey Hobart, of China Village, studies/education major, is the daughter of Deborah Hobart and Daniel Hobart.

Alana York, of Palermo, a business management major, is the daughter of Cheryl York and Andrew York.

Cambelle Nutting named to spring 2022 dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College

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Named to the dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester, Vermont, for the Spring 2022 semester was Cambelle Nutting, a junior business administration / gender studies major, from Vassalboro, and a graduate of Maranacook Community School.

 

 

 

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.

Winslow resident named to UMass Lowell dean’s list

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Treva Campbell, of Winslow, has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Campbell, majoring in psychology, was named to the dean’s list at UMass Lowell for the spring 2021 semester.