Class of 2012 - Penobscot Bay Press

GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY
BLUE HILL HARBOR SCHOOL
Class of 2012
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George Stevens Academy graduates 65, pages 2-8
Blue Hill Harbor School graduates 4, page 8
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Supplement to The Weekly Packet June 7, 2012
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2 GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2012 GRADUATES
HONOR PARTS
Inji Hwang
Daughter of Nam-yeon
Hwang and Ji-hyeon Lee of
Seoul, South Korea, and host
parents Sandra and Jon Woodward of Sedgwick, Plans:
Georgetown University, majoring in French and International
Relations. Activities: varsity
cheering, 3 yrs.; varsity track, 2
yrs. and varsity swimming,1 yr.
Other roles: National Honor
Society; Maine Principals’
Association Principal’s Award;
Community Action Club, 2 yrs.;
Model UN, 2 yrs.; International
Club, 2 yrs. and Spanish Club, 2
yrs. Other activities: Williams
Book Award; Penobscot Valley
Conference Scholar Athlete;
2010 musical Boyfriend, and
this year’s Anything Goes and
New England Young Writers
Conference.
Quinn Theodore Mitchell
Son of Haydée Foreman of
Blue Hill and Lorenzo Mitchell
of Blue Hill. Plans: Stanford
University, business. Activities: JV Basketball, 3 yrs.;
track, 2 yrs.; cross-country, 1
yr.; Other roles: National
Honor Society; Student Council, 3 yrs.; drama club; AP
Scholar; recipient of the
Bausch and Lomb; Dartmouth
book awards.
Salutatorian
Valedictorian
Courtney Koos
Tess Jamieson Lameyer
Daughter of Lisa and Patrick
Haugen of Castine, and Ted and
Tracy Lameyer of Castine.
Plans: Bowdoin College, biology and visual arts. Activities:
Soccer, 1 yr.; varsity sailing, cocaptain, 4 yrs.; jazz combo, 4
yrs.; Other roles: National
Honor Society; math team;
recipient of the 2011 High
School Student Research Fellowship at Mount Desert Island
Biological Laboratory; Maine
Federation of Women’s Clubs
District IV Art Competition,
third prize, state finals.
Daughter of Karen and Doug
Koos of Castine. Plans: Bowdoin College, mathematics and
economics. Activities: JV soccer, 1 yr.; varsity sailing, 4 yrs.,
serving as sailing team co-captain since her sophomore year.
Other activities: Model UN, 4
yrs.; math team, 4 yrs.; band, 1
yr.; peer tutor, 3 yrs.; student
ambassador, 1 yr.; National
Honor Society, president, 1 yr.;
AP scholar with Honor; named
Best Delegate at Dartmouth
Model UN, and a Rensselaer
Medalist.
Second Honor Essayist
First Honor Essayist
Class Night
Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m., GSA gym
Graduation
Sunday, June 10, 2012
GSA front lawn, weather permitting,
otherwise GSA gym, 1 p.m.
Marshal
Flower
Gavan Rogers
White Orchid
Motto
“Do your best, no regrets”
GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2012 GRADUATES 3
Daniela Alejandra Aguilar Rodriguez
Daughter of Giahanni Aguilar, Quito,
Ecuador and Marlene Rodriguez of Quito.
Plans: Universidad Catoliea de Quito, International Relationships. Activities: UN Models, Poetry, Oratory and declamation, participated in an Intercultural Exchange in 2010.
Other roles: Student Council, president of
the class in grades 9 and 10. Other activities:
International Club, Movie Club, Community
Action, International Night, Chess Club.
Quotable goals: Be a diplomat with a degree
in International Relationships.
Matthew Ahern
Son of Dr. Donald Ahern, Surry. Plans: University of Maine, Orono, accounting. Activities: Sailing team four years.
Cole A. Andrews
Son of Kathy and Brent Andrews,
Brooksville. Plans: EMCC, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning. Activities: Three
years baseball, two years, soccer.
Liana Megan Arquette
Daughter of Sean and Anna Arquette, Sedgwick. Plans: Pacific University, Oregon.
Activities: Track, 4 years, wrestling, 1 year.
Other roles: National Honor Society. Other
activities: gymnastics, 14 years. Notable
stats: Eighth place in the 2012 YMCA
Regional gymnastics championship. Goals:
Starting and building a gymnastics or sports
facility.
Stephanie Michele Sanchez Arquinez
Daughter of Florence Reed, Surry. Plans:
Maritime University International of Panama, marine biology or ecoturism, and continue online English classes. Activities:
International club; international night at
GSA. Notable achievements: learned to
speak English after coming to the U.S.
Goals: I want to be a marine biologist and I
want to finish studying English and start
learning Portuguese.
Nicole Hope Bakeman
Daughter of Robert and Helen Bakeman,
Brooksville. Plans: Bucknell University,
business. Activities: Outdoor track, captain,
4 yrs.; cross country, captain, 3 yrs.; jazz
combo, 4 yrs.; jazz band, 3 yrs. Other roles:
Band president; National Honor Society,
vice president; student council, treasurer.
Notable achievements: Cross country PVC
all conference first team, 2 yrs.; cross country all-academic team; Seven Sister Book
Award; Judge’s Choice Award at Berklee
College of Music and Jazz.
Victoria Chandler Baker
Daughter of Sheila Chandler, Surry and Jeff
Baker, Worcester, Mass. Plans: University
of New Hampshire, business. Activities:
Dance, 3 yrs. Goals: Open my own flower
shop and become a florist.
Steven Gorham Bell
Son of Mark and Martha Bell, Blue Hill.
Plans: Maine Maritime Academy, vessel
operations and technology. Activities: Sailing, 4 yrs.; drama, 4 yrs. Goals: Find a
marine job or join the Coast Guard.
Hannah Corinne Billings
Daughter of Jeb and Christine Billings, Blue
Hill. Plans: New England School of Communications, sports journalism/radio broadcasting. Activities: Soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball,
4 yrs.; softball, 4 yrs.; jazz combo, 4 yrs.,
band, 4 yrs. Other activities: Student Council, 1 yr.; civil rights, 3 yrs.; student ambassador, 4 yrs. Other roles: Work in the nursery at Unitarian Universalist Church in
Ellsworth on Sundays and during the summer at Nichols Day Camps, 4 yrs. Goals:
Graduate from college with a degree in
sports journalism and radio broadcasting.
Mia Bogyo
Daughter of Lola Bogyo, Brooksville. Plans:
University of Southern Maine, art entrepreneurship, Spanish. Activities: Tennis, 3 yrs.;
soccer, 1 yr.; basketball, 1 yr.; Pan, 3.5 yrs.,
captain and co-captain, 2 yrs. Other roles:
Class gift committee. Goals: Learn Arabic,
learn how to run my own art gallery or work
in a museum.
Dustin Bowden
Son of Peter and Lisa Bowden, Orland.
Plans: Army in the fall. Activities: Soccer, 3
yrs.; wrestling, 1 yr. Other roles: Volunteer
firefighting, Orland, 2 yrs.; skills USA competition; Toybox internship. Notable
achievements:
Automotive
academic
achievement award at HCTC 2011.
Lakota Bowen
Daughter of Robin Bowen, Blue Hill and
Jennifer Jacobi, East Blue Hill. Plans: University of Maine. Activities: Varsity cross
country, 3 yrs.; track and field, 2 yrs.; Planet
Pan, 2 yrs.; student ambassador, 3 yrs. Other
activities: Pan coalition, 1 yr.
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Abigail Brady
Daughter of Tammy Brady, Penobscot and
David Brady, Ellsworth. Plans: Eastern
Maine Community College, business management. Activities: Basketball, 4 yrs.; softball, 4 yrs. Other activities: Working junior
and senior years. Notable achievements:
Student ambassador trip to Europe and 7 different countries in 20 days. Goals: Graduate
from college and open my own business.
Grace Elizabeth Bugbee
Daughter of Carolyn and Dr. Thomas Bugbee, Blue Hill. Plans: Hobart and William
Smith Colleges. Activities: Varsity jazz
combo, 4 yrs.; jazz band, 4 yrs.; varsity tennis, 4 yrs.; cross country, 3 yrs.; community
action club, 1 yr. Other activities: music;
work at Arborvine, Blue Hill. Notable
achievements: Two most valuable player
awards for both jazz band and varsity jazz
combo on bass guitar, 2012. Honor roll, 4
yrs. Goals: Go to college, possibly work for
National Outdoor Leadership School.
Shelbi Ann Candage
Daughter of Rhoda Astbury, Blue Hill and
Dennis Candage, Penobscot. Plans: Husson
or EMCC, business management. Activities:
Softball, 3.5 yrs.; outing club; junior prom
committee.
Renee Ann Daggett
Daughter of Sandy and Terry Daggett, Sedgwick. Plans: Work, year off to travel. Activities: Student ambassador, 1 yr.; international club, 1 yr. Other roles: Honor roll, 1 yr.
Goals: Be happy and enjoy life with friends.
Yixuan Dai (Candy)
Daughter of Dong Min, Wang and Di Ping,
Dai, Shanghai, China. Plans: Drexel University, fashion design. Activities: Swim, 1 yr.;
track, 1 yr.; j.v. tennis, 1 yr. Notable
achievements: 11th grade: 2nd of Bankok
area. 12th grade: 1st of Bankok area. 14th of
the Maine State meet. Goals: Fashion
designer.
Nicholas Sullivan Dillon
Son of Kathryn and Andrew Dillon, Blue
Hill. Plans: Loyola University, business.
Activities: Varsity basketball, 3 yrs.; track, 2
yrs.; varsity golf, 4 yrs.; varsity tennis, 1 yr.
Other roles: Basketball team captain; AAU
basketball for MBR.org. Notable achievements: Basketball All-PVC third team, PVC
All-star selection. Goals: Open own car
company.
Colin Heidel Dupee
Son of Lisa Heidel, Brooklin and Steven
White, Brooklin. Plans: Johnson and Wales
Culinary Arts. Activities: Track, 1 yr.; sailing, 2 yrs.
Samuel Kent Elliott
Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Elliott, Blue
Hill. Plans: Roger Williams University,
architecture. Activities: Jazz band, 4 yrs.;
Holiday Angels, 2 yrs. Other roles: Band
vice-president; trek across maine, skiing,
kayaking. Goals: Attend college to study
architecture.
Can Fang (Vincent)
Son of Lois Stevens, host family and Zhigiong Fang and Yingfei Xu. Plans: Parsons
The New School for Design, New York
City, design and management. Activities:
Basketball; track. Goals: Own corporation.
Truman Lakota Forbes
Son of Scott Forbes, Glenburn, and Tracy
Lameyer, Castine. Plans: Nescom, film production. Activities: Drama festival, 3 yrs.;
started film club; j.v. tennis. Goals: Future
plans is to direct films.
Jia Sheng Gao
Son of Song Gao and Cai Ying Shao, China.
Plans: University of Melbourn, Australia,
commerce and design. Activities: Varsity
tennis, 2 yrs.; j.v. tennis, 1yr., j.v. basketball,
2 yrs. Other activities: Mr. Doolittle’s basketball club. Notable achievements: Eastern
Maine Class C championship. Goals: I am
looking forward to be an international businessman. My establishments will be in Australia.
Adam Hatch
Son of Darlene and Jeffrey Hatch, Blue Hill.
Plans: University of Maine, sociology.
Activities: Soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs.
Other activities: Summer basketball. Goals:
Go into law enforcement.
GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2012 GRADUATES 5
Eliza Herrick
Daughter of Cynthia and John Herrick,
Sedgwick. Plans: Work and travel. Activities: I went to Haystack and learned silk
screen printing. I also participated in the
Haystack mentor program in the jewelry
workshop. Goals: Work, save money, go to
college.
Tianjingsha Hu
Son of Hu Guang Xu and Tian Chen Hong,
Beijing. Plans: Attending college. Activities:
Student Council.
Brenna Hutchinson
Daughter of Pat and Jim Hutchinson, Brooklin. Plans: Thomas College, forensic psychology. Activities: Basketball, 4 yrs.; varsity basketball, 2 yrs.; varsity soccer, 4 yrs.;
softball, 1 yr. Notable achievements: All
Star basketball team; honor roll. Goals: To
be a criminal profiler and victim/offender
mediator.
Richelle M. Kane
Daughter of Beth and Jason Kane, Surry.
Plans: Lancaster Bible College. Activities:
Soccer, 3 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs.; softball, 4
yrs. Other roles: National Honor Society, 2
yrs.; hunting; fishing. Notable achievements: Honor roll, 4 yrs.; Eastern Maine
championship. Goals: Play basketball or
softball in college, then become an athletic
coach.
Ashley Lynn Keefe
Daughter of Howard Keefe, Blue Hill. Plans:
University of Maine Augusta-Bangor, veterinary tech. Activities: j.v. soccer, 1 yr.; j.v.
softball, 1 yr.; varsity cheering, varsity softball. Goals: Become a vet-tech and later on
in life become a veterinarian.
Brooke Laprise
Daughter of Stephen Laprise, Deer Isle.
Plans: Undecided. Activities: Track, 3 yrs.
Moriah Dee Leach
Daughter of Stephanie Desmond, Blue Hill.
Plans: Eastern Maine Community College,
business management. Activities: Cheerleading, 1 yr.
Haley Eliza Maiden
Daughter of Margaret and Miles Maiden,
Blue Hill. Plans: Skidmore College, English.
Activities: Jazz band, 4 yrs.; varsity jazz
combo, 2 yrs., tennis, 3 yrs. Other roles:
Community action vice president; pit
orchestra; trek across Maine; food pantry
volunteer; Zumba. Notable achievements:
Accepted to writing program at Breadloaf,
Columbia University writing program.
Goals: Hope to become a published writer.
Amanda Marion Moir
Daughter of Andy and Andrea Moir, Surry.
Plans: University of Maine Farmington,
childhood education. Activities: Track, 3
yrs.; cross country, 2 yrs.; drama program, 2
yrs.; band, 4 yrs.; student ambassador, 3 yrs.;
student newspaper, 1 yr.; National Honor
Society; Other roles: Dishwasher at Parker
Ridge. Goals: Gain work experience teaching.
Evan Motycka
Son of Fred and Karen Motycka, Penobscot.
Plans: Maine Maritime Academy, VOT program. Activities: Varsity golf, 2 yrs.
Benjamin Scott Olivari
Son of Brian and Dr. Marjorie Olivari, Castine. Plans: University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, psychology and pre-med.
Activities: Baseball, 4 yrs.; soccer, 4 yrs.;
jazz combo, 4 yrs.; community action club, 4
yrs. Other roles: National Honor Society;
Young Musicians Institute. Notable achievements: All Eastern Maine Goalkeeper, AllState classical trumpet, 2 times; three MVPs
at State Jazz Fesitval. Goals: B.S. in psychology, attend medical school and become
a surgeon (cardiothoracic).
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Meredith Caryn Olivari
Daughter of Brian and Dr. Marjorie Olivari, Castine. Plans: Pratt Institute, fine arts. Activities:
Jazz band, 4 yrs.; jazz combo, 4 yrs.; varsity
cross country, 2 yrs.; varsity tennis, 2 yrs.; student ambassador, 1 yr.; math team, 2 yrs.; model
UN, 2 yrs.; band, 4 yrs. Other roles: Second
trumpet in jazz band; first trumpet in band;
Haystack studio-based learning, mentorship program; violin, bass lessons, 2 yrs.; Peninsula
Community Orchestra, 2 yrs. Notable achievements: Jazz band state champions, first place and
best of show for an art piece in 2011 Maine
Women’s Club; state high school art competition, representative to attend 2011 Haystack student institute. Goals: To pursue a career in art.
Brittany Michelle Overlock
Daughter of Lisa and Dwayne Overlock,
Surry. Plans: Eastern Maine Community
College, liberal studies then nursing. Activities: Cheerleading, 3 yrs.; softball, 3 yrs.
Other activities: Co-ed softball. Goals: To
get my CNA license and work at a hospital.
Karina Palac
Daughter of Agniesika and Slawek Palac,
Poland and Bette-Ann and Mark Doughty,
Surry. Plans: College and then become English and Spanish teacher/translator. Activities: Tennis; Spanish. Goals: Study more
languages, travel and become a teacher or
translator.
Benjamin Braley Plohr
Son of Carol and Robert Plohr, Penobscot.
Plans: Allegheny College, environmental
science. Activities: Varsity soccer, 4 yrs.;
outdoor track and field, 4 yrs.; National
Honor Society. Other activities: Playing guitar; scuba diving. Notable achievements: 4
personal records in outdoor track and field
and 1 team relay record. Goals: Plan to finish 4 years as undergraduate then go on to
graduate school to obtain a PhD.
River Plouffe Vogel
Son of Nancy Plouffe, Blue Hill and Lawton
Vogel, Penobscot. Plans: University of
Southern Maine. Activities: Speed jumping,
5 yrs.; basketball, 3 yrs.; soccer, 2 yrs.; track,
3 yrs.; cross country, 1 yr.; drama, 2 yrs.
Other activities: National Honor Society
president; student council, 2 yrs.; student
ambassador; assistant goose wrangler, 3 yrs.;
rope crafting, 2 yrs. Notable achievements;
AFS, 1 yr.; winner of the “Kansas Students
for Animal Advancements and Equality”
award. Goals: Be happy, travel.
Makaela Reinke
Daughter of Daniel and Deborah Reinke,
Blue Hill. Plans: Boston University, hospitality administration. Activities: Theater, 3
yrs.; varsity track, 2 yrs. Other activities:
National Honor Society; student ambassador; Poetry Out Loud; volunteering; church.
Notable achievements: AP scholar; Daughters of the American Republic recipient.
Goals: To travel and discover the world.
Ashlei Wynter Robbins
Daughter of Ricky and Angela Robbins,
Blue Hill and Jeb and Chris Billings, Blue
Hill. Plans: College, liberal studies. Activities: Basketball, 3 yrs.; outing club, 1 yr.;
promo committee. Other activities: Worked
at Crosby’s Dirve-in for 5 years. Goals: To
go to college, have a career and a family.
Madison Sawyer
Daughter of Kelly and Mark Sawyer, East
Orland. Plans: University of Vermont, animal science with pre-vet concentration.
Activities: Student council, 4 yrs.; National
Honor Society, 2 yrs.; Spanish club, 2 yrs.;
community action club, 1 yr.; track, 3 yrs.;
student ambassador, 2 yrs.; jazz combo, 4
yrs.; band, 4 yrs. Other roles: Secretary, vice
president, student council; NEASC committee; committee for new headmaster. Other
activities: The Black Tie Fiasco; work at
Dennett’s wharf, Castine. Goals: A job in
veterinary medicine.
Melissa Sheehan
Daughter of Cathie Rossingnol, Blue Hill,
and Don Sheehan, Brooklin. Plans: Suffolk
University, Boston, Psychology and English
literature. Activities: Tennis, 2 yrs.; theater/drama, 2 yrs.; track, 1 yr.; student
ambassador, 2 yrs.; student council, 4 yrs.
Goals: My goals for the future entail positively impacting people’s lives through the
field of psychology as well as traveling the
world to experience new cultures. One day I
do hope to return to Blue Hill.
Kendall Smith
Son of Robin Frank, Otis and Dixon Smith,
Beals Island. Plans: School. Activities:
Model UN, 2 yrs. Notable achievements:
Excelling in language and world history.
Goals: To become a psychologist.
Luther H. Smith Jr.
Son of Luther Smith Sr., Sedgwick. Plans:
Workforce, complete school next year.
Activities: Steel band. Goals: Open own
skate business.
GEORGE STEVENS ACADEMY 2012 GRADUATES 7
Kristen Nicole Snow
Daughter of Robert Snow, Surry. Plans:
Eastern Maine Community College, liberal
studies. Activities: Softball, 3 yrs.; basketball, 1 yr. Other activities: Work at
KFC/Taco Bell. Goals: To become a nurse.
Megan Elizabeth Staples
Daughter of Troy and Toni Staples, Penobscot. Plans: University of Maine Farmington, community health education. Activities:
Basketball, 3 yrs.; track and field, 2 yrs.;
Spanish club, 3 yrs.; student ambassador, 3
yrs. Other activities: 4-H, 6 yrs. Goals: To do
well in college, find a job that I love after I
graduate from college.
Sotherd Kell Steer
Daughter of Michele and Joel Mann, Castine.
Plans: Gettysburg College, psychology and
French. Activities: Varsity tennis, 4 yrs.; varsity golf, 2 yrs.; National Honor Society, 2 yrs.;
student ambassador, 3 yrs.; peer tutor, 2 yrs.;
community action club, 3 yrs.; jazz combo, 1
yr.; theater, 1 yr., math team, 2 yrs. Other activities: Attended Bread Loaf Young Writers Conference; student volunteer at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Notable achievements; Recipient
of Smith Book Award; All-academic in varsity
golf; photography featured in New York Daily
News; Penobscot Valley Conference tennis
award 2009 and 2011. Goals: Hoping to play
college tennis and to travel.
Miranda Tefft
Daughter of Jan Watson, Surry and William
Tefft, Sullivan. Plans: Year off to become an
EMT and a CNA. Activities: Basketball, 1
yr.; softball, 2 yrs.; cheering, 1 yr. Other
activities: Working sophomore-senior year.
Goals: Become an anesthesiologist. Studying at USM.
Magdalene Theoharidis
Daughter of Steven and Lisa Theoharidis,
Sedgwick. Plans: Simmons College, nursing. Activities: Soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4
yrs.; trennis, 4 yrs. Goals: Get nursing
degree.
Brooke Thomas
Daughter of Retha Thomas, Sedgwick.
Plans: FECC for 2 years, liberal studies, then
art school in Oregon. Activities: Painting
and drawing and volunteering in the nursing
home.
Xiaoyu Tian
Daughter of Yan Yang, Tionjin, China.
Plans: Syracuse University, international
relations. Activities: Tennis, 2 yrs.; track, 1
yr.; jazz combo, 1 yr.; drama, 1 yr.; Planet
Pan, 1 yr. Goals: Graduate from college, get
a good grade and go to graduate school.
Tatiana Urban
Daughter of Katherine Silitch, Blue Hill. Plans:
Simmons College, international relations,
Spanish and communications. Activities: J.V,
tennis, 3 yrs.; j.v. soccer, 1 yr.; outdoor track, 1
yr.; model United Nations, 4 yrs.; student
ambassador, 4 yrs.; peer tutor, 4 yrs.; National
Honor Society, secretary, 2 yrs. Other activities: WERU community radio volunteer;
Haystack studio based learning workshop;
dance; internship at Global Ed in Seville, Spain.
Notable achievements; GSA high honor roll
and honor roll, 4 yrs.; Phi Beta Kappa Book
Award for Scholarly Excellence; AP scholar
award. Goals: To work in the United States
Foreign Service.
Schuyler Woodsum Van der Eb
Son of Peter and Joanne Van der Eb,
Brooksville. Plans: University of New England, marine science. Activities: Baseball, 4
yrs.; soccer, 4 yrs.; basketball, 4 yrs. Other
activities: Summer baseball since second
grade. Notable achievements: Honor roll, 4
yrs. Goals: Become a marine biologist.
Kara Lynne van Emmerik
Daughter of Margaret and Brian van
Emmerik, Sedgwick. Plans: Eastern Miane
Community College, culinary arts. Activities: Varsity soccer, 1 yr.; varsity basketball,
2 yrs.; j.v. basketball, 1 yr.; jazz combo, 3
yrs.; band, 4 yrs.; class gift committee, 1 yr.
Other activities: Bagaduce Chorale, 2 yrs.
Notable achievements: All-state jazz choir,
2012. Goals: To become an executive chef
or own my own restaurant.
Ramsay Holloway Williamson
Daughter of Kim and Craige Williamson,
Blue Hill. Plans: University of Vermont,
environmental studies. Activities: Varsity
tennis, 4 yrs.; varsity cross country, 4 yrs.;
jazz band, 4 yrs.; fall musicals, 3 yrs.; Planet Pan, 2 yrs.; Student Council, secretary;
National Honor Society; student ambassador. Notable achievements; Colby Book
Award recipient; PVC first doubles tennis
team. Goals: To check off all the things on
my bucket list.
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Wen Wen Xu
Daughter of Zhenghuan Xu and Liyan Fang,
Hangzhou, China. Plans: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, management. Activities:
Track, 1 yr.; j.v. tennis, 2 yrs.; math team, 1
yr.; National Honor Society. Other activities:
4-H club; Congregational Church youth
group. Notable achievements: 4x800 relays,
4th place in state championship; 2nd place of
math meeting in Hancock. Goals: Graduate
from college. Build my own company.
Zihao Xu
Son of WenCai Xu and Hongxia Zhang of
Hangzhou, China. Plans: UC Davis, applied
math. Activities: Basketball, 1 yr.; tennis, 2
yrs. Other activities: Soccer; golf. Goals: To
be the chairman of Peoples of Republic
China.
Taowen Zhang
Son of Mingfang Zhang and Ding Han,
Shenzhen, China. Plans: Out of Maine for
college. Activities: J.V, tennis; swimming
team. Other activities: volunteer in church.
Goals: Have a good college life.
Xiaotong Zou
Daughter of Amelia and Nigel Chase,
Brooksville, host parents. Plans: Gettysburg
College, math and physics. Activities: Steel
drums, 2 yrs.; Spanish club; outing club; student ambassador. Other activities: Volunteer
at the Blue Hill Library. Goals: Civil engineer.
Blue Hill Harbor School
Hannah Marie Arseneau
Daughter of Jennifer Hildreth of Bucksport. I love music and art—everything has
beauty, everything has a song; I find joy in
my attempt to see and hear them. I’m
enrolled in UMA for Fall 2012 and hope to
release my first album by 2013. Quote:
“Delight yourself in God, and He will give
you the desires of Your heart.”
Brittany Anne Courtot
Daughter of Robert and Rebecca Courtot,
Brooklin. Plans: I plan to attend the University of Maine, Farmington to study Secondary Education with a focus in teaching
history. Also I am pursing a minor in Language Arts. Activities: Writing, playing my
ukulele, singing, wood carving, drawing,
walking, and indulging in watching anime
and playing video games. Quote: I want to
meet new people, see new places, try new
things and write of each preciously new
moment.
Johanna Nichole McKay
Daughter of Ann and Richard “Chip”
McKay, Penobscot. After school I plan on
going off and starting my life. I really don’t
have any other plans than that, other than to
work. Don’t plan on college.
Araya Kilday Livingston Tegan
I am a 19-year-old farmer, born in Massachusetts to Laura Livingston and Edward
Kilday. I was raised in Virginia and Maine.
my heart flickered,
catching my eye,
and the tidal flares of seasons,
awoke in mind.
to return
to animals,
at my side,
to plants,
in my hands,
to farming,
to raising fertility from the clay.
Graduation
Sat. June 16, 1 p.m.
at school, 8 Mill Street