Clinton students hold Souper Bowl food drive

Clinton Elementary School students held their annual “Souper Bowl Food Drive” from January 30 – February 3, which was the week leading up to the NFL Super Bowl. Classrooms were evenly divided into two teams. Donations were counted by the student council members daily and posted on a paper scoreboard in the lobby. This year’s collection exceeded all others as they collected 947 items as a school. The staff at the Clinton Town Office also donated, putting the total collected over 1,000 items. In photo, student council included, front row, from left to right, Cameron Stewart, Max Begin and Kylie Delile. Second row, Hailey Bowley, Kyra Henry and Matt Stubenrod. Back, Makenzie Nadeau, Cylie Henderson and Lucas Campbell.

Photo courtesy of Marcia Buck, student council advisor and librarian

Cheerleading champions

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The Clinton Lions cheerleaders captured the 2016 PAL senior cheering championship for the third year in a row. Front row, from left to right, Noreen Crocker, Hannah Davis, Brandi Blow, Danielle Wilson, Taylor Letourneau, Hailey Bowley and Destany TheBarge.
Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff

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The Clinton Variety football cheerleaders captured first place at the 2016 Junior PAL cheerleading competition. Front row, from left to right, Kierra Moody, Alexa Rice and Juliette Dennis. Second row, Big Sister Hailie Hotham, Natalie Pelletier, Jillian Boyden, Hailey Davis, Britney Crocker and Big Sister Faith Rice. Back, coaches Stephanie Rice, Ashley Ann Ferris and Andrea Nickerson. Big Sisters are junior and high school cheerleaders assigned to each team as helpers and role models.
Photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff

“Mad Scientist” at Clinton Elementary School

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Clinton Elementary students recently participated in a special assembly conducted by the Mad Science Group, of South Portland. This assembly was sponsored by the Clinton Lions Club and was a reward for meeting their positive behavior goals for the month of October. The school is implementing a positive behavior support program this year in which students earn “BARK” points for behavior that is accountable, respectful, kind and safe. The goal as a school for the month was 1,900 points and the students went above and beyond, achieving 2,264. Pictured, from left to right, the Mad Scientist, Aaliyah Eastland, Layla Gagnon, Skylah Reid, Cooper Beaulieu and Jake Begin.

Contributed photo

Area students earn dean’s list at University of Maine

The following area students have earned dean’s list ranking for the fall 2015 semester at the University of Maine:

Paige Castonguay and Thad Chamberlain, both of Benton; Jack Brannigan, of Chelsea; Aaron Brown and Tiffany Clifford, both of Clinton; Hannah Grover, East Vassalboro; David Austin, Paige Belanger, Nicole Bowen, Josie Champagne, Hannah Chavis, Meaghan Foster, Zachary Hale, Paige Hanson, Samantha King, Alex Leathers, Joseph Leclair, Lindsay Morris, Anthony Sementelli and Lawryn White, all of Fairfield; Samuel Dubois, Kirsha Finemore, Erik Holmsen, Forest LeBlanc, Samantha Mathieu, Emily Pellerin, Benjamin Schaff, Cody Stevens and Allan Walsh, all of Oakland; Emily Deering, Eleanora French, Alyssa Gartley, Alton Hawk, Kaitlyn Hayward, Jade McGuire, Gregory O’Connor, James Poulin, Sarah Poulin, Elena Smith, Brittany White and Katherine Wight, all of South China: Taylor Bailey, Marissa Bovie, Moriah Cloutier, Patrick Meunier, Jeffrey Pulver and Nathaniel Trask, all of Vassalboro; Alexander Danner, Cassandra Dechaine, Grace Gould, Lucas Higgins, William Hoffman, James Lavin, Ryan Lopes, Morgan Pellerin, Nicole Pinnette, Waleed Rahmatullah, James Robe, Mathew Rumsey, Amy Samson, Allison Scully and Todd Serbent, all of Waterville; Chase Drummond, of Weeks Mills; Sarah Allisot, Cady Hockridge and Emma Wilkinson, all of Windsor; Sean Ducker, Ryan Dutil, Brian Ouellette, Karlee Price, Sierra Savage, Rachel Sirois, Gabriel Smith, Aysha Vear and Elizabeth Weiss, all of Winslow; Trevor Diemer, Zoli Kertesz and Briana Littlefield, all of Freedom; Adriana martineau and Ethan Poisonnier, both of Norridgewock; Corrine Anderson, Kirstie Belanger, Ryley Burkhart, Nicoltee Curran, Jaden Dickinson, Cody Dillingham, Elijah Holland, Kaylin Knott, Rhiannon LaPlante, Briann Prentiss, Jillian Redmond and Nicole Sevey, all of Skowhegan; Tamika LaCroix, of Solon; and Joshua Savoy and Bronwyn West, both of Liberty.

University of New Hampshire announces graduates

The following local students graduated from the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire, during the commencement ceremony.

Julie Arbour, of Augusta, earned a BS in nursing.

Maxwell Brown, of Waterville, earned a BA in Spanish.

Sydney Crogan, of Winslow, earned a BS in business administration: marketing.

Leah Caverly, of Clinton, earned a BS in sustainable  agriculture and food systems.

Maxwell Kenney, of Fairfield, earned a BSENVE in environmental engineering: municipal, Cum Laude.

Jacob Withee, of Norridgewock, earned an MS in zoology.

Kallie Buzzell, of Oakland, earned a BS in nutrition and wellness.

Give Us Your Best Shot! – Week of August 4, 2016

Tina Richard

TIME TO GO HOME: Tina Richard, of Clinton, photographed the release of a young eagle near the dam, in Benton.

 

Michael Bilinski

THIS WAY, KIDS: Michael Bilinski, of China Village, snapped this mother duck with her one-day old ducklings..

 

Emily Poulin

CRASHING THE PARTY: Emily Poulin, of China, caught this grackle eating at a feeder this past spring, without a reservation.

Moving up in ranks

Huard’s Martial Arts students

Huard’s Martial Arts students who moved up in ranks were Kyle Anderson, of Clinton, first degree black belt, Chad Joseph, of Unity, third degree black belt, and Alison Bouchard, of China, first degree black belt. Photo by Mark Huard