EASTON, MA (01/16/2019) — Two local students have been named to the dean’s list at Stonehill College, in Easton, Massachusetts. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better and must have completed successfully all courses for which they were registered.
The students are Justin Davis, of Palermo, class of 2019, and Makenzie Charest, of Sidney, class of 2022.
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), in Manchester, New Hampshire has named the following students to the fall 2018 president’s list.
Eligibility for the president’s list requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the semester.
The students include, Nicholas Howes, of South China, Taylar Lamontagne, of Waterville, and Noah Michaud, of Winslow.
Brandon Coulombe, of Vassalboro, has been named to the dean’s list at Becker College, in Worcester, Massachusetts, for the fall semester. Coulombe is pursuing a bacherlor of arts degree in interactive media design, development and programming.
Grade 12High Honors: Molly Babson, Gavin Blanchard, William Bourque, Madison Boynton, Justin Browne, Jenna Butler, Joseph Clark, Dominic Durant, Cameron Falla, Courtney Gallagher, Ashley Gillis, Sage Hapgood-Belanger, Alexis Haskell, Samantha Heath, Eleanor Hodgkin, Kayla Hodgkins, Amber Rose Holmes, Andrew Jackson, Christopher Jamison, William Jones, Trinity Kibbin-Tamburo, Robert King, Morgaine Kmen, Caitlin Labbe, Noah Labbe, Milo Lani-Caputo, Maverick Lowery, Rivers Malcolm, Joshua Peaslee, Jacob Praul, Seth Reed, Christina Roy, Hunter Rushing, Caleb Sacks, Anthony Sanborn, Seth Savage, Conor Skehan, Katherine Smith, Braden Soule, Briana Strout, Elizabeth Sugg, Willow Throckmorton-Hansford, Mercedes Tibbetts, Megan To, Kassidy Wade, Hagen Wallace, Jacob Wright, Alana York and Peilin Yu. Honors: Austin Ahearn, Dominque Andrews, Brenna Audet, Alex Barney, Mark Barney, Lydia Boucher, Nina Boudreau, Arthur Carey, Shannon Cornett, ArizonaLee Crooker, Mireya Dos Santos, Keara Doughty, Travis Dow, Marshall Dugal, Austin Dunn, Dawn Elliott, Ethan Furlong, Madeline Geidel, Phillip Gilbert, Regina Harmon, Tristan Hawk, Kaleb Hopper, Alicia Hotham, Peyton Houghton, Garrett Keezer, Dylan Keller, Tiffany Kiefer, Haeden Landry, Searra Lord, Alexander Mahon, Tara Maltese, Desiree Mayo, Noah Miller, Myles Nored, Conner Paine, William Pfleging, Zachary Plourde, Nicholas Rancourt, Hannah Reid, Cole Roberts, Austin Roderick, Jessie Sepulvado, Brianna Soucy, Shayleigh Springer, Shaine Staples, Jack Tobey, Caden Turcotte, Ashlyn Wing, Taylr Wood and Jiwei Jeff Ye.
High honors: Jay Austin II, Alec Baker, Julia Basham, Derek Beaulieu, Haley Breton, Abigail Cordts, Devin Davis, Michael Dusoe Jr, Vincent Emery, Alyssha Gil, Annika Gil, Lydia Gilman, Emma Harvey, Keimi Henry, Summer Hotham, Sarah Jarosz, Parker King, Benjamin Lavoie, Eleena Lee, Madison Leonard, Stephanie Libby, Jordan Linscott, Reece McGlew, Jakob Mills, Adalaide Morris, Lyndsie Pelotte, Hunter Praul, Miina Raag-Schmidt, Benjamin Reed, Andrew Robinson, Dominic Rodrigue, Michael Rogers, Alyssa Savage, Shawn Seigars, Taylor Shute, Dominic Smith, Lily Solorzano, Brandon Tibbs, Hailee Turner, Cameron Tyler and Mary-Jane Williams. Honors: James Berto, Adam Bonenfant, Kole-Tai Carlezon, Jacob Cater, Samantha Couture, Colby Cyr, Norah Davidson, Lily DeRaps, Joshua Donahue II, Joshua Duggan, Dominick Dyer, Nathan Evans, Cheyann Field, Jada Fredette, Mitchell Gamage, Boe Glidden, Bryce Goff, Joshua Gower, Clara Grady, Tori Grasse, Nicholas Hayden, Jesse Hayes, Gage Henderson, Nicholas Howard, Ashley Huntley, Emily Jacques, Cameron Johnson, Colby Johnson, Luke Jordan, Zaria Kelly, Marisa Klemanski, Tristan Klemanski, Benjamin Lagasse, Cole Leclerc, William Leeman, Desiree Leighton, Sydney Lord, Brandon Loveland, Shawn Manning, Lexigrace Melanson, Grady Miller, Krysta Morris, Nathaniel Mosher, Alecia Paradis, Joseph Peaslee Jr, Chloe Peebles, Chandler Peele, Matthew Picher, Jareth Pierpont, Morgan Presby, Hailei-Ann Reny, Mitchel Reynolds, Serena Sepulvado, Santasia Sevigny, Nicholas Shelton, Ryan Sidelinger, Kayla Sleeper, Samuel Smith, Alisha Stevens, Jacob Sutter, Nicole Taylor, Courtney Tibbetts, Katelyn Tibbs, Ashleigh Treannie, Matthew Veilleux and Richard Winn.
High honors: Philip Allen, Nicholas Barber, Abbygail Blair, Everett Blair, Jane Blanchard, Samantha Box, Eleanor Brown, Zoe Butler, Cody Devaney, Jacob Devaney, Abigail Dumas, Amelia Evans, Addison Gamage, Margaret Gamage, Hailey Haskell, Paeshance-Rae Horan, Emma Hutchinson, Muzzammil Iqbal, Delaney Ireland, Bryan Joslyn Jr, Madyx Kennedy, Kaylah Kronillis, Sierra LaCroix, Isabela Libby, Emily Lowther, Chiara Mahoney, Jonathan Martinez, Riley Mayo, Michael Nicholas III, Ian Oliphant, Brian Ouellette, Olive Padgett, Courtney Paine, Aiden Pettengill, Sydni Plummer, Harry Rabideau, Kristin Ray, Hanna Spitzer, Emma White, Mollie Wilson, Samuel York and Kelby Young. Honors: Mara Adams, Zoe Bartlett, Kylie Bechard, Paris Bedsaul, Rylee Bellemare, Vanessa Berry, Isabella Bishop, Christopher Bourdon, Trevor Brockway, Emma Burtt, Ethan Cates, Anthony Chessa, Ashley Clavette, Adrianna Cook, Saydi Cote, Joshua Cowing, Joleigh Crockett, Jake Emond,Nathaniel Farrar, Cameron Gifford, Avril Goodman, Patrick Hanley, Avery Henningsen, Braydon Hinds, Nathan Howell, Keith Knowles, Haley Laird, Graydon Leeman, Joanna Linscott, Colby Lloyd, Eva Malcolm, Xavian Marable, Hailey Mayo, Mikala McIntyre, Isaiah Michaud, Alicia Nelson, Tyler Ormonde, Isabella Parlin, Annaliese Patterson, Elek Pelletier, Jacob Pomelow, Allison Roddy, Hayden Rowe, Colby Rumpf, Acadia Senkbeil, Paul Slimm, Hunter St. Jarre, Ariel Stillman, Riley Sullivan, Logan Tenney, Jackson Tirrell, Joshua Tobey and Dylan Wing.
High honors: Anastasia Ames, Griffin Anderson, Isaac Baker, Julia Barber, Alana Beggs, Jacob Bentley, Jack Blais, Joshua Bonsant, Wyatt Brann, Lilian Bray, Evan Butler, Austin Campbellton, Emily Clark, Tabitha Craig, Colby Cunningham, Isabella DeRose, Luke Desmond, Madison Devine, Tiana Dingwell, Alexander Drolet, Cailee Elsasser, Emma Fortin, Samantha Golden, Trace Harris, Isaac Hayden, Grace Hodgkin, Hannah Huff, Rachel Huntoon, Emma Jefferson, Grace Kelso, Taidhgin Kimball, Aidan Larrabee, Robert McCafferty, Wes McGlew, Hayden McMurtry, Adam Ochs, Brady O’Connor, Abigail Peaslee, Garrett Peebles, Kaden Plourde, Devon Polley, Lilly Potter, Sarah Praul, Riley Reitchel, Mackenzie Roderick, Abbey Searles, Shawn Searles, Nathaniel Solorzano, Hannah Soule, Natalie Spearin, Lily Vinci, Samuel Worthley and Hayden Young. Honors: Clayton Allen, Nickolas Berto, Nathaniel Collins, Hunter Colson, Liberty Crockett, Jasmine Crommett, Daniel Cseak, Blaze Cunningham, Caleb Cyr, Kaden Doughty, Abigail Dutton, Kelsie Fielder, Jacob Fisher, Chase Folsom, Wyatt French, Jenna Gallant, Bryce Garcia, Josette Gilman, Thomas Hanley, Larissa Haskell, Skye Havey, Hayden Hoague, Hunter Johnson, Mallory Landry, Lili Lefebvre, Shawn Libby, Madison Lully, Isavel Lux Soc, David Martinez – Gosselin, Kaden McIntyre, Ben Monroe, Christian Moon, Rebecca Morton, John Nutting IX, Connor Owens, Paige Reed, Julian Reight, Parker Reynolds, Kadince Rideout, Natasha Ryder-Lewis, Andrew Shaw, Hugo Smith, Hannah Strout – Gordon, Evan Strout, Daniel Tibbetts, Hannah Torrey, Brennen Wade, Summer Wasilowski and Hannah York.
Erskine Academy students celebrate by showing off their trophy for winning the School Spirit Challenge Tournament of Champions by raising a record-breaking 196,969 pounds of food. (Contributed photo)
Beginning in September, Erskine Academy, in South China, committed to a challenging mission to once again to collect food and funds to support the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine (GSFB) by participating in WGME13/Fox23’s School Spirit Challenge Tournament of Champions. The School Spirit Challenge (SSC) is a friendly competition between schools to show school pride and spirit, all while helping the community, according to a news release from Erskine Academy Headmaster Michael McQuarrie.
The program is designed to promote the school community and good stewardship with students of high schools in central and southern Maine through an eight-week food drive to benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank and local food pantries.
This was the second time Erskine participated in the School Spirit Challenge, the first being two years ago, an event which they won handily over the other participating schools thanks to the efforts of many students, parents, alumni, businesses, and friends.
In 2016, Erskine was the School Spirit Champion for having raised nearly 85,000 pounds of food, an amount exceeding the total raised by the second and third finishers combined. Given this accomplishment, the school entered this tournament of champions with confidence. However, since the other competing high schools, also past champions, were all south of Erskine and have larger school enrollments, the collection goal was set at an ambitious 100,000 pounds of food.
Always up for a challenge and a worthy cause, the campaign was kicked off during the school’s homecoming in September. In attendance were WGME 13 anchor Jeff Peterson and representatives from the GSFB and the sponsors of this year’s SSC. The morning kicked off with students arriving at 5:30 a.m. for a tailgate breakfast served in exchange for their food donations.
The campaign continued until November 2 and was a bigger success than the academy ever imagined. The Erskine community pulled together collecting food and monetary donations and supporting the many activities to support the Challenge. Events included “Fill the Bus” with returnable containers, the Fly Like an Eagle 5K Run/Walk, Trivia Night, Trunk or Treat, Open Mic Night, and a dodgeball tournament. Off-campus activities included an EA Parents Food Drive Challenge. An online appeal went out on social media, and many generous donors gave through the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s virtual food drive.
Though initiated by Erskine’s students and faculty, they led what was a broader community campaign, supported substantially by many area businesses and organizations. The academy is grateful to its partners including Albison’s Printing, Augusta Emblem Club #233, B & B Septic Service, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Borislow Insurance, Brian Reay Plumbing & Heating, Central Maine Pyrotechnics, Darling’s Ice Cream For A Cause, Dutil Enterprises, Fieldstone Quickstop, G & E Roofing, Glidden Construction & Foundations, Harvest Time Natural Foods, Hussey’s General Store, Jackson’s Lawn Service, Kempton Tobey & Son, Kennebec Savings Bank, Knowles Mechanical, Legacy Home Improvements, M.A. Haskell Fuel, MC Disposal, Mid-State Machine Products, Natanis Golf Course, O’Connor GMC-Buick-Chevrolet-Cadillac, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Tobey’s Grocery Store, TRICORP Federal Credit Union, William H. Brewer & Co., and United Insurance Agency. Erskine’s Student Council representatives will soon visit key contributors as part of their “Gratitude Tour.”
Erskine Academy won the competition handily by far exceeding its goal. Erskine raised a record-breaking 196,969.25 pounds of food for The Good Shepherd Food Bank, which is over twice the amount that any of the 60-plus competing schools has raised in the five years and ten seasons of this competition.
About this accomplishment, Headmaster McQuarrie says, “The School Spirit Challenge was for a great cause, and through it, our community engaged in collective problem-solving and activism as we made a significant difference, at least for a time, in the fight against hunger in Maine. We demonstrated, and others witnessed, the dynamism of EA’s values—stewardship, leadership, and relationships—at work. The work ethic, inspiration, and idealism of our young people, in particular, are humbling and heartening.”
In the coming weeks, the school will continue to recognize and thank the many individuals, including alumni from across the country, businesses, and organizations for their generosity and goodwill that aided the effort, strengthened the school community, and fed many hungry people in Maine.
The University of Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire, has announced the following area students who graduated in May 2018.
Rebecca Grenier, of South China, BS in BiomedSci:Med & VetSci, Cum Laude, and Bayleigh Logan, of Windsor, BS in Health Management & Policy.
Members of the Winslow Youth cheerleaders for grade 1-3 include, front, from left to right, Navaeh, Ashleigh, Coralee, Savannah and Hailey. Back, Kaylee, Kayla, Hailee, Skyla, Lilly, Makayla and Coach Megan. Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff
Former Messalonskee High School basketball player Nick Mayo, now playing for Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball has high hopes of making it back to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament this year, in no small part thanks to the skills of Senior forward Nick Mayo.
Earlier this season Mayo hit a career high of 40 points in a single game, with a game average of just under 17 shots. He holds the program’s record for career blocks, has already reached No. 2 on the school’s all-time scoring list and is likely to take the top spot within the next few games.
The EKU Colonel’s new coach, A.W. Hamilton, describes him as a “once in a lifetime player” and has said on more than one occasion that he is fully confident we will see NBA beside Nick’s name in the future.
This doesn’t come as a surprise to those of us back in Mayo’s hometown. Mayo, his parents Scott and Jenn, and his sisters Kelsey and Mackenzie called Belgrade home while he was growing up. His parents and younger sister now make their home in Oakland. All three kids attended RSU #18 and played sports in the district.
“Nick was an incredible player to work with,” said MHS basketball coach Pete McLaughlin. “Coming into our program, he was a kind-hearted young freshman (only 6 feet tall at the time) who was eager to get better every day.”
Mayo grew five inches coming into his sophomore high school season, and according to Coach McLaughlin his work ethic grew with his frame. He started having an even bigger impact on the court and during his junior and senior year, college coaches from across the country started to really take notice. Mayo received interest from over 30 Division I and Division II schools, and for good reason, according to McLaughlin.
“In my 16 years of coaching, I have never been around a player that had such great vision on the court,” he said. “If you are open…Nick is going to find you, and you better be ready to catch because you may not know the ball is coming your way. On the defensive end, Nick has incredible timing and was one of the best rebounders and shot blockers to ever play in Maine.”
Mayo’s awards and stats speak for themselves, but they aren’t all he brings to the court. McLaughlin describes him as the glue that held the teams together during high school. The now 6-foot 9-inch forward has been named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference first team after each of his first three seasons, regularly breaks school and personal records, and still has a humble attitude. In interviews, Mayo is always quick to point out that he’s not alone on the court and always gives his teammates and coaches credit and praise.
“We as a community are lucky because he models exactly what it means to be a Messalonskee Eagle to all of our youth,” said McLaughlin. “I could not be more proud of him! I cannot wait to see what his future has in store for him!” The sentiment is echoed by many friends, family, and community members who are staunch followers of Mayo’s career. Two years ago, a bus full of fans from Central Maine sporting “Team Mayo” shirts attended an EKU away game in Manhattan.
The home support isn’t lost on Mayo. He never forgets where he comes from and has claimed it’s a huge source of comfort and strength for him. “My family is awesome…and it’s not just my family, it’s the whole state of Maine,” he said in a recent interview. “I’m really lucky to have the support system that I have back home and I’m thankful for it.”
“We are so proud of all he has accomplished,” said his mother, Jennifer Mayo. “Nick has had a lot of people who have helped him along the way, but when it comes down to it, Nick has been the one who has put in all the work and has taken up the opportunities. He pushes himself every day and has set high goals. We are excited to see what his future holds.”
(photo credit: Erskine Academy)
Erskine Academy has scheduled Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, January 16, from 3 to 7p.m., (snow date will be Thursday, January 17). Progress reports will be emailed to parents by January 15.
For those parents who have not yet submitted a primary email address, please stop by the Guidance Office for a printed copy of your student’s progress report. No appointments are necessary as teachers will be available to speak with parents in their respective classrooms. Refreshments will be available in the library.
In addition, a representative from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) will be at the school to present information about paying for college. The FAME presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m., in the cafeteria, and will end at approximately 6:20 p.m. In addition to financial aid information, the Guidance Department will provide information about course offerings and dual enrollment opportunities.
Please feel free to contact the Guidance Office at 445-2964 with any questions or concerns regarding this information.
Front row, from left to right, Cassy, Emma, Dinah, Emmie, Hayden, Emma and Delana. Back, Coach Meg, Tayia, Abby, Jamie, Kalia, Mary, Grace, Makayla and Kaylee. (Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)
The Winslow Youth Football cheering squad, grades 4-6.