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Freeport High School

Top of the Class

Nicholas David Anthony Parents: Joan and David Anthony. Nick was a member of the Math Team and in the Mentor Program. Activities include: Varsity Soccer (captain), Varsity Track (indoor and outdoor), Youth Hockey/Soccer referee and Instructor. Awards: Excellency in French Award, Williams College Book Award, Western Maine Senior All-Star Soccer Team, First Team All Conference Soccer, MVP Varsity Soccer, Class B Indoor Track, Runner up @ State Meet, and Second Team All-Conference Track. Nick will be attending Boston College.


Ashley Briggs Parents: Michele Gilliam and Allen Briggs. Ashley was a member of the National Honors Society, Service Club, GSA, and Math Team. Activities include: Rotary Youth Exchange, YES2YOUTH Media, Yoga and Guitar. Awards: English Award, Barnard College Book Award, Recognition of Excellence and Leadership in Service Club, Highest Score on Math Team, Honors Algebra Award. Ashley will be attending Suffolk University in Madrid, Spain.


Eliza Anna Bryant Parents: Shari Broder and Eric Bryant. Eliza was a member of the National Honors Society and the Model United Nations. Activities included: Chorus, Chamber Choir, Women's Ensemble, Musicals, Math Team and One Act Plays. Awards: All Cast Acting Award, American Studies Scholar Award. Eliza will be attending Connecticut College.


Reid M. Christian Parents: Patrick Christian and Jane Mueller. Reid was Vice President of Student Council, Vice President of the National Honors Society and a member of the Student Aspirations Partnership. Activities include: Basketball, Soccer, Math Team, and Student Mentor. Awards: Bob Butler Award, Citizenship Award, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, American Studies Award, Scholar Athlete Award and Math Award. Reid will be attending Bates College.


Laura Collard Parent: Laureen Collard. Laura was a member of the Mentor Program and Maine Youth Leadership Program. Activities include: Musicals, One Act Plays, Appearances in Figures of Speech and Freeport Community Players, Service Club, and Southern Maine Children's Choir. Awards: Citizenship Award 2008, District III Honor Choir, All-State Honor Choir, All Eastern Honor Choir, and National Honor's Society. Laura will be attending the University of Southern Maine.


Stephania Cushing Parents: Brenda Cushing and Bernie Ray. Stephania was a member of the National Honors Society, Gay Straight Alliance, Service Club, and Outgoing Club. Activities include: Field Hockey, Fishing Club, Lacrosse and Discovery Quest. Awards: Excellence Award for Western Civilization, Excellence Award for Consumer Science, Field Hockey Coaches Award, Scholar Athlete Award, Western Maine Conference Second Team. Stephania will be attending Skidmore College.


Emily Suzanne Forster Parents: Nathalie and Kevin Forster. Emily was a Maine "Teens Who Care" Nominee and volunteer for "Riding to the Top" Therapeutic Riding Center and Ronald McDonald House. Activities include: Service Club, Peer Mentor Club, National Honors Society, Future Problem Solving Team, YMCA Swim Team, One Act Plays, School Musicals, Chamber Choir, and Women's Ensemble. Awards: 1st place at Teen Speak Out for Lyon's Club Speech Contest, Wellsley Book Award, Honors English Award, Presidents Award, American Studies Award, French Award, and America's Choral Director's Association All Eastern Honor Choir. Emily will be attending Smith College.


Chelsea Virginia Harlow Parent: Kathleen Harlow. Activities include: Horseback riding and snowmobiling. Awards: Prefect Attendance for 3 years, Most Improved in American Studies, and Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Chelsea will be attending Norwich University.


Bonnie Elizabeth Johnson Parents: Humphrey and Elizabeth Johnson. Bonnie was a member of the Outing Club. Activities include: Nordic Ski Team, Cross-Country Running Team and National Outdoor Leadership School Semester. Awards: Captain of the Nordic Ski Team, Captain of the Cross-Country Running Team and Varsity Letters. Bonnie will be attending Northland College in Ashland Wisconsin.


Robin Marian Kerber Parents: Carla and Philip Kerber. Robin was President of the Service Club, Outgoing Club Founder, National Honors Society Treasurer, member of the Art Club, member of the Photography Club, Mentor Leader, Prom Committee Member and Varsity Lacrosse. Activates include: Cooking, Traveling, Photography, Volunteering, Art, Baking and Pastry Arts. Awards: Smith College Book Award, Excellence in American Studies Award, Honors English Award. Robin will be attending the Culinary Institute of America.


Zach Leavitt Parents: Martha Carton and Mark Leavitt. Zach was a member of the Prom Committee, Photography Club and Art Club. Activities include: Soccer, Math Team, Ultimate Frisbee, and Outing Club. Awards: Honorable Mention for Mixed Media Art Project, Received 2nd place in Freeport Women's Club Contest for Drawing, American Studies Award, 1st place in Freeport Women's Club for Photography. Zach will be attending Naropa University.


Seamus E. McMorrow Parents: Jeanne Bell and Brendan McMorrow. Seamus was a member of the Math Team, Service Club, Photography Club, National Honors Society and Science Olympiad. Activities include: Nordic Skiing, Cross Country Running, Ultimate Frisbee, Telemark Skiing, and Mountain Uni-cycling. Awards: Pride and Character Awards for Skiing and Running and the Coaches Award for Skiing. Seamus will be attending Bishops University.


Jessica Niles Parents: Bob and Carol Niles. Jessica was a member of the Math Team and the Freeport Aspirations Committee. Activities include: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Softball, Varsity Indoor Track, Chorus, Honors Chorus, Women's Ensemble and Concert Band. Awards: Bates Book Award, National Honor Society, Most Outstanding for Chorus, Pride and Character Award for Varsity Soccer and School Record for Girls Pole Vaulting. Jessica has not yet decided on a college.


Elliot Lehmer Russell Parents: Mary and Matt Russell. Elliot was a member of the National Honors Society, Math Team, and Peer Mentoring. Activities include: Soccer, Tennis, Fishing Club, and Science Olympiad. Awards: English Award, Social Studies Award, Math Award, Yale Book Award, Scholar Athlete Award, 2nd Place at the Lyon's Speak Out Contest. Elliot will be attending St. Mary's College of Maryland.


Anders Clark Samuelson Parents: Scott and Joan Samuelson. Anders was a member of the Clarion Literary Magazine, Falcon Newspaper, Service Club, and Surf Club. Activities include: Varsity Soccer, Nordic Skiing, Track, Surfing, Snowboarding, Poetry, and Community Gardens. Awards: Geography Award, Honors English Award, Solomon H. Plummer Citizenship Award, Brown University Book Award. Anders will be attending Bowdoin College.


Russell Scammon Parents: Wendy and Robert Scammon. Russell played lacrosse and golf. Activities include: NAUI Open Water Diving, Commercial Fishing, Boating, Snowboarding and Skiing. Awards: Pre-Calculus Award, Latin 1 Award, Golf Coach's Award, Honor Roll. Russell will be attending the University of Vermont.


Emily Hall Selinger Parents: Cynthia and Maurice Selinger. Emily was a member of the National Honors Society. Activities include: Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, District III Honors Band, Maine All-State Band, Varsity Field Hockey and Ocean Classroom. Awards: Scholar-Athlete Award, Oberlin Book Award, R.I.T Computing Medal, and Valedictorian of Ocean Classroom Semester. Emily is undecided on her attending college.


Shuang Song Parents: Qingmeizheng and Weizhong Song. Shuang was a member of the National Honors Society. Activities include: Swimming, Tennis, Volunteering at the Freeport Community Center, Math Team, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Student Mentor, Class President, Student Aide and School Musical. Awards: Top grade of the National Piano Examination in China, Citizen Award in China, Excellence Award in Math and Humanites. Middlebury College Book Award and 1st place Soloist at the Maine Jazz Festival. Shuang plans to attend Connecticut College.


Heather Thomas Parents: Barbara and Todd Thomas. Heather was a member of the Nation Honors Society and the Mentoring Program. Activities include: Access Healthy Maine Partnership Youth Advocacy Program, WOWW (We Organize Wellness Wednesdays), Maine Youth Action Network Leadership Conference, Student Representative of Freeport Public School System Wellness Committee. Awards: Youth Who Care Award, Solomon H. Plummer Citizenship Award and Latin III Excellence Award. Heather will be attending the University of Maine at Farmington majoring in Community Health Education.


Sophia Esther Wright Parents: Gail Senese and Marc Spruiell. Sophia was a member of the Service Club, Math Team, Secretary on the National Honors Society and Women's Ensemble. Activities include: Honors Chamber Choir, Honors District III Choir, Horseback Riding, Red Cross Volunteering, Snowboarding, Kayaking, and Rock Climbing. Awards: Bowdoin College Book Award, Most Improved Choral Student Award, Presidents Award for Educational Excellence, Solomon H. Plummer Citizenship Award, Excellence in Geography Award, Excellence in Algebra Award. Sophia will be a Nursing major at Brigham Young University.


Samuel York Parents: Christine York and Herb York. Sam was a member of the National Honors Society, Student Government, Falcon Newspaper, Surf Club and Math Team. Activities include: Soccer, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. Awards: Colby Book Award, American Studies Award, Highest Achievement in Latin and Scholar Athlete Award. Sam will be attending Bowdoin College this fall.


AWARDS

Recipient of the MPA Principal's Award: Sam York has been selected to receive the 2008 Principal's Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principal's Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship.


Recipients of the Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award: Laura Collard and Reid Christian have been selected to receive the Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award. The awards, sponsored by the Western Maine Conference, are given to two high school seniors from each Western Maine Conference School, in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement, contributions to the school community and citizenship.


Hawthorne House Residents Scholarship: Stephanie Bates
South Freeport Church, UCC, Scholarship: Robin Kerber, Shuang Song
Megan L. Beane Memorial Scholarship: Katelyn Farrington, Brooke MacArthur
American Legion Post #83 J. Arthur Stowell: Jessica Marquis
Aqua Maine Scholarship: Kaitlyn Beaule
Bath Savings Institution Scholarship: Schuyler Jordan
Christine Small Cushing Scholarship: Sarah Baker, Ashley Briggs, Eliza Bryant, Elizabeth Chenevert, Courtney Fillmore, Alexandra Foster, Sarah Gordon, Whitney Scott, Siobhan Smith, Sophia Wright
Freeport Student Services Scholarship: Kirsten O'Hara
Early College for ME Scholarship: Katelyn Farrington, Jessica Marquis, Kirsten O'Hara
L.Carl Bean Scholarship: Nick Anthony, Amy Breton, Eliza Bryant, Stephania Cushing, Heather Thomas, Sophia Wright
Philip "Blackie" Marston Memorial Scholarship: Amy Breton
Bruce Brown Scholarship: Rosie Reighley
Auldis E. Foster Award: Chelsea Harlow
LCRF Foundation: Katelyn Farrington, Brooke MacArthur
Bryce Muir Memorial Arts Scholarship: Cotey Green, Emily Selinger, Shuang Song, Drew Taggart, Jack Whitacre
Freeport Merchants Association Scholarship: Morgan Champoux, Hilary Moore
Casco Chapter Order #160, O.E.S.: Jessica Marquis, Kirsten O'Hara
Millard Crooker Memorial Scholarship: Molly Enking, Izzy Friedman, Sarah Hazzard, Morgan Martino
Eastland Shoe Manufacturing Scholarship: Stephanie Gardner, Chelsea Harlow
Freeport Community Players Scholarship: Laura Collard, Cotey Green
Freeport Fire Company Scholarship: Steven Day
Bud Fournier Memorial Scholarship: Parker Chipman
David McQuaid Memorial Scholarship: Heather Thomas
Stan & Ginney Davis Memorial Scholarship: Laura Collard
Freeport Fire Auxiliary Scholarship: Steven Day
Freeport High School Incentive Grant: Stephanie Bates, Tiffany Cheney, Brittany Leighton, Lauren Mildrum, Ashley Williams
Freeport Lioness Club Scholarship: Nick Anthony, Stephanie Gardner, Katelyn Farrington, Hilary Moore
Freeport Lions Club Scholarship: Nick Anthony, Emily Forster, Heather Thomas
Freeport Middle School Garden Project Scholarship: Steven Day, Cameron Grillo
Freeport Performing Arts Boosters Scholarships:
PAB Instrumental Scholarship: Emily Selinger
PAB Choral Scholarship: Sophia Wright
PAB Drama Scholarships: Amy Breton, Laura Collard, Emily Forster, Heather Melcher
Freeport Rotary Club Scholarships:
Freeport Rotary Club-Stephen Leighton Scholarship: Nick Anthony
Freeport Rotary Club-Joan Benoit Samuelson Scholarship: Amy Breton
Freeport Rotary Club Academic Scholarship: Jessica Niles
Freeport Rotary Club Vocational Scholarship: Katelyn Farrington
Freeport Sports Boosters Scholarships: Reid Christian, Jessica Niles, Nick Anthony, Parker Chipman, Stephania Cushing, Bonnie Johnson,Tom Markelon, Hilary Moore, Anders Samuelson
Freeport Woman's Club: Tasha Sanders, Emily Selinger
Harraseeket Grange #9: Steven Day, Ben Sweet
June Logan Memorial Scholarship: Kaitlyn Beaule
Thomas Means Club: Tiffany Buck, Robin Kerber
MELMAC Education Foundation---Maine Principal's Scholarship: Stephania Cushing
Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Award: Amy Breton
Ormsby Family Scholarship in Honor of Bill Ormsby: Joe Knowlen
Alice Pollock Memorial Scholarship: Emma Hazzard
Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship: Shuang Song
Tri-State Association of School Business Officials: Tasha Sanders
Arthur Albert Smith Award: Dan Agostino, Ian Anderson, Nick Anthony, Kyle Appleton, John Arris, Matt Ayers, Dennis Burch, Matt Burton, Parker Chipman, Reid Christian, Silas Coffin,Tom Connolly, Eric Cross, Alan Curry, Steven Day, Jimmy Dealaman, Eric Dodge, Todd Donahue, Kyle Flash, Cameron Grillo, Andy Hall, Kevin Henthorn, Ben Kissin, Joe Knowlen, Zach Leavitt, Tom Markelon, Seamus McMorrow, Cory Morrison, Andrew Mors, Pat O'Reilly, William Perkins, Ryan Petherbridg, Gage Robertson, Elliot Russell, Anders Samuelson, Rusty Scammo, Ames Shatzer, Nick Stratis, Ben Sweet, Drew Taggart, Jack Whitacre, Drew Wilkins, Brian Wold, Sam York, Nick Martin
John "Jake" Strattard Memorial Scholarship: Chelsea Harlow
Max Thomas Ski Scholarship: Bonnie Johnson, Seamus McMorrow
Kenneth C. Thompson Fund: Alysia Nawfel
Wolf Neck Club Scholarship: Sam York
Norwich University Honors Scholarship: Chelsea Harlow
Tony DiMillo Scholarship: Katelyn Farrington
Topsham/Brunswick Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award: Emily Forster
Graduates
Daniel Levun Agostino
Crystal Louise Elizabeth Alexander
Ian Michael Anderson
Nicholas David Anthony
Kyle D. Appleton
Leland John Arris III
Matthew Starbuck Ayres
Sarah Marie Baker
Stephanie Ashley Bates
Kaitlyn Dorothy Beaule
Amy Lynne Breton
Ashley Davieau Briggs
Eliza Anna Bryant
Tiffany Michele Buck
Dennis Abelardo Burch
Matthew D. Burton
Christopher James Cavanaugh
Morgan Lawrence Champoux
Elizabeth Noelle Chenevert
Tiffany Lynn Cheney
Parker Seth Chipman
Reid Mueller Christian
Silas Fleetwood Coffin
Harley D. Cogswell
Laura Aline Collard
Alden N. Collet
Thomas J. Connolly
Eric Leigh Cross
Alan D. Curry
Stephania Ray Cushing
Andrew Robert Davenport
Steven Scott Day
James Davenport Dealaman
Todd Christopher Donahue II
Lucas A. Durant
Molly Cora Enking
Katelyn Sarah Jannell Farrington
Courtney Ames Fillmore
Kyle Stephen Mark Flash
Emily Suzanne Forster
Alexandra Chase Foster
Isadora Elizabeth Friedman
Ellen Marie Galli
Stephanie Lynn Gardner
Sarah Emily Gordon
Nathen Robert Graffam
Zachary Orion Kealohapainaole Grant
Cotey G. Green
Ian Bruce Greene
Cameron John Grillo
Andrew David Hall
Chelsea Virginia Harlow
Emily Hazzard
Sarah Hazzard
Kevin Olken Henthorn
Douglass Stark Hoover
Bonnie Elizabeth Johnson
Schuyler Lindsay Jordan
Robin Marian Kerber
Benjamin Louis Kissin
Joseph Anthony Knowlen
Thomas Jackson Kyle
Jared Scott Lavers
Zachary Mark Leavitt
Brittany Leighton
Brooke Alicia MacArthur
William Charles Maines
Thomas William Markelon
Jessica Whitney Marquis
Morgan L. Martino
Seamus Elliott McMorrow
Heather Ann Melcher
Lauren Elizabeth Mildrum
Hilary Sue Moore
Cory Basil Morrison
Andrew Peter Morse
Alysia Amera Nawfel
Jessica Niles
Kirsten Michaela O'Hara
Vance Patrick O'Reilly
William Vincent Perkins, Jr.
Ryan William Petherbridge
Caroline Elizabeth Puffer
Rosita R. Reighley
Gage Allen Robertson
Elliot Lehmer Russell
Anders Clark Samuelson
Tasha Ann Sanders
Russell Robert Scammon
Whitney Elizabeth Scott
Emily Hall Selinger
Paul J. Seymour Jr
Ames O. Shatzer
Thomas Lloyd Simonse
Paul Edward Smith
Siobhan Claire Smith
Shuang Song
Nicholas James Stratis
Benjamin Prescott Sweet
Andrew James Taggart
Heather Ann Thomas
William Fitch Turner
Felicia A. Wentworth
James Corvin Whitacre
Andrew George Wilkins
Ashley May Williams
Brian Parker Wold
Sophia Esther Wright
Samuel R. York
CERTIFICATES
Jamie Blake- England
Natnicha Boonyakread - Thailand
Arnaud Botton- Belgium
Tommaso Rondi- Italy