Ethan Pierce, grandson of N. Charles and Jan Strout of West Gardiner, participated in Harvard’s Freshman Urban Program of Service. The program engages students in social justice issues, providing an introduction to community service and activism at Harvard and in Boston. Participants and their upperclassmen leaders spent the week volunteering with Boston-area nonprofit organizations and […]

Ceara Teixeira of Lewiston, participated in Susquehanna University’s student calling program. Currently, 31 students participate in the program. Student participants contact parents and alumni to encourage them to support the university, located in Pennsylvania, by making a donation. Funds raised are used to support scholarships, laboratory equipment, research, athletics, the library and the arts, among […]

 Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass., has recently named local student Alexandra Wight of Poland to the dean’s list of the spring 2009 semester. Wight is currently majoring in English. To receive dean’s list status, a student must complete a 12-hour semester with a grade point average of at least 3.3, have no grade below […]

Tyson Larochelle of Lewiston has earned dean’s list recognition for the summer 2009 semester at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass.

Joshua Keniston of Readfield recently earned his master of education from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. He majored in higher education, with a special interest in the financial and fundraising operations. Keniston is the son of Martin Keniston and Linda LaRue-Keniston of Readfield and the grandson of Roger LaRue of Auburn and Elizabeth Keniston of Cape […]

Sadie L. White, daughter of Stephen and Marcia White of Wyman Township, received a bachelor’s degree from Bates College on May 31. A 2005 graduate of Mt. Abram High School, Salem, White majored in sociology at Bates and attained dean’s list status for the winter semester with a 3.93 grade point average. Her graduate activities […]

 Christopher Emery of Auburn, a first-year student at Susquehanna University, participated in SU GIVE (Susquehanna University: Get Into Volunteer Experiences) on Aug. 29, when more than 600 students, faculty and staff participated at one of nearly 40 volunteer project sites serving organizations in Selinsgrove, Pa., and the surrounding communities. Emery is a graduate of St. […]

JAY — Bianca Bourgault, a student at Jay High School, has earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of her exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams. The program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school and to receive college credit, […]

Three local residents were among students from Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., who received degrees during commencement in May. Eamon Monaghan, son of Martha Richardson, New Gloucester, received a bachelor of science degree from the School of Business. Ryan Delorme, son of Timothy and Angela Delorme, Auburn, received a bachelor of music degree from the School […]