SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Jessica Crosby of Greene, Jessica Bradley of Lewiston, Sara Marquis of Mechanic Falls and Eva Kovacs of Livermore have begun their first year at Mount Holyoke College, the oldest institution of higher education for women in the United States.Crosby is the daughter of Thomas and Julie Crosby of Greene. She is […]

LISBON FALLS – Principal Kenneth J. Healey of Lisbon High School announces that Amber L. Baxter has been named a Commended Student in the 2004 National Merit Scholarship Program.A Letter of Commendation for the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to the scholastically talented senior.About […]

FARMINGTON – Sara Carter of Farmington, a Mount Blue High School senior, has been nominated to compete in the National Principal’s Leadership Award scholarship program, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.Mount Blue Principal Gregory Potter announced the nomination. One hundred fifty national winners will be chosen in the spring to receive $1,000 […]

NASHUA, N.H. – Daniel Webster College freshman Andrew Mason of Monmouth has completed his first solo flight in the college’s nationally-recognized aviation program.During a solo flight, student pilots fly on aircraft without the assistance or presence of a certified flight instructor, according to Steve K. Brown, director of flight education at the college. A student’s […]

SOUTH PARIS – Six students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Program exams.The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, […]

Cellist receives top score LEWISTON – Danny Rand, a sophomore at Lewiston High School, recently received the highest score of the high school cellists auditioning for the Maine Music Educators Association’s District 2 High School Instrumental Festival, which will be held on Jan. 30 and 31.District 2 includes high schools in Gray, South Paris, Buckfield, […]

BIDDEFORD – Jara K. Johnson, daughter of Christine Johnson of Lewiston, Jacquelyn Lea Allen, daughter of James and Wendy Allen of Auburn, Catherine Bagley, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Bagley of Lewiston, Meghann Lyons, daughter of Christie James of Farmington and Anthony Lyons of Auburn, all first-year students at the University of New England […]

LEWISTON – Kathryn King of Turner is serving this year as a junior adviser at Bates College.As one of 37 junior advisers on campus, King will serve as a peer counselor, mediator and resource person for first-year students living in a college residence.Junior advisers are chosen on the basis of a successful undergraduate career, including […]

LISBON FALLS – Ann Marisa Kroken, 27, of Lisbon Falls, has received a $7,500 scholarship from the Harness Tracks of America.She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and is in her final year at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.A winner of the scholarship last year as well, Kroken’s late father, Bill Whitcher, […]

TURNER – Tiffany Zara Peterson, 17, seventh in her class of 2004 at Leavitt Area High School, has been named Outstanding High School Student for “commendable achievements” by Who’s Who in American High Schools for the academic year 2002-2003, making this the second consecutive year she has received the honor.Who’s Who in American High Schools […]