Heather Muzzy, daughter of Susan & Peter Muzzy, plans to attend University of Maine Orono and major in chemical engineering. Honors, awards, achievements: High Honors, Rensselaer Medallist Math & Science Award, Harvard Book Award, Sportsmanship Award for softball (varsity 2008). Activities: Senate, Peer Mediators, Natural Helpers, National Honor Society, softball (school), softball (travel).
Natalie Mitchell, daughter of Susan & Robert Mitchell, plans to attend The University of Rochester and major in chemistry or biochemistry. Honors, awards, achievements: University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Math & Science Award, St. Michael's Book Award, 4 years Academic Letter, Most Improved Player (soccer '07, indoor track '08, lacrosse), varsity captain (soccer '08, indoor track '08-'09, lacrosse '09), Ram Award recipient, (soccer '08), John Cassavola Award recipient (indoor track), SMAA Honorable Mention All-Star (lacrosse '08). Activities: 4 years soccer (3 years varsity), indoor track (4 years varsity), lacrosse (4 years varsity), orchestra (4 years), handbells (4 years), Student Senate (4 years), National Honor Society (2 years)-vice president.
Claire Ostwald, daughter of Joe & Ann Ostwald, plans to attend Whitman College and major in physics & art. Honors, awards, achievements: Society of Women Engineers Award, Yale Book Award, Honorable Mention from Women's Literary Union, John Casavola Sportsmanship Award for Nordic skiing and cross-country running, Deering Ram Award for Nordic Skiing, SMAA Academic All Star, High Honor Roll for entire Deering career. Activities: Nordic ski team member for three years (captain for two of the three years) cross country runner for Deering (member for two years, captain for one of the two years), assistant coach for Portland Middle School Nordic ski team, sales associate at Gorham Bike and Ski, assistant teacher at Oak Street Studios (an art school for kids), Future Teachers of America volunteer, National Honor Society, math team, Breccia (Deering's literary arts magazine).
Samantha Burns, daughter of Cynthia Loebenstein & Thomas Burns, plans to attend Bowdoin College. Honors, awards, achievements: Brown University Book Award, High Honors, National Honor Society, Daughters of the America Revolution Award recipient (2005), 100 Hour Award at Maine Medical Center Activities: Internship at University of Southern Maine through Maine Space Grant Consortium ( a branch of NASA)in a biology lab, piano, classical, jazz and composition for 11 years, the Outdoor Club founder and president, recently applied for and received a grant from a non-profit, Teens to Trails, Women's Literary Union, Drama Club, Art Club, Chapter 104 gifted/talented, worked at Children's Museum of Maine in Portland for a summer.
Jiyeon Kim, daughter of Kwangdo Kim & Yoohee Heo, plans to attend Smith College and major in biology. Honors, awards, achievements: Winner of Kotzschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) for piano, Gould Award Winner (2008) for piano, participant in 2007 & 2008 Maine State Girls Golf Tournament, Smith Book Award, Academic High Honor Roll 2005-present. Activities: President of National Honor Society, co-editor-in-chief of Ramblings, the school newspaper, pianist for the orchestra, Deering golf team, volunteer teacher for the Korean Language School of Maine (since 2004).
John Clarke, son of Frederic & Jennifer Clarke, plans to attend Bowdoin College. Honors, awards, achievements: Connecticut College Book Award, Phi Beta Kappa Intellectual Achievement Award, National Merit Finalist, NCTE Writing Competition, Women's' Literary Union Writing Competition. Activities: Soccer, volunteered at Lincoln Middle School, cross-country, newspaper, piano and guitar player.
Jacqueline Carpentier, daughter of Louise & Mark Carpentier, plans to attend University of Rochester and major in engineering (biomedical or mechanical). Honors, awards, achievements: Williams College Book Award, Cross Country Coach's Award, National Honor Society, Co-president of French Club. Activities: Cross country, indoor track, band, Senate, Mock Trial, tech/lighting for Deering Players, Catholic Youth Ministry, National Honor Society, Assistant Coach for Middle School Southern Maine Catholic track team, volunteer at Cathedral School.
Justin McCallum, son of Patti Gilbert-McCallum & James McCallum, plans to attend Tufts University and major in architectural studies and Spanish. Activities: President of Spanish Club, an avid actor in Deering Players, captain of the Debate Team, head delegate of Deering's Model United Nations, and secretary of Portland's Youth Advisory Council.
John Young, son of Anne & Clark Young, plans to attend Boston College. Honors, awards, achievements: National Honor Society, St. Michael's College Book Award. Activities: Varsity Soccer (Captain) (four years), varsity baseball (member of two state championship teams), indoor track (three years), math team (four years).
Megan Hedrich, daughter of Peter & Michelle Hedrich, plans to attend Ithaca College and major in sound recording technology. Honors, awards, achievements: Dartmouth College Book Award, National Honor Society, 1st Place in Layout & Design from the Maine Center for Student Journalism. Activities: Varsity tennis co-captain, school newspaper (Ramblings) co-editor-in-chief, Drama, Environmental Club, Key Club, Let's Go Youth Advisory committee.
Khadar Abdullahi Abbas: DHS Boys Basketball Parents;
Earnie Harmon Memorial;
John E. Stevens Memorial
Idiris Awadh Adan: President's Educational Achievement
Muse Ali: President's Educational Achievement
Anna Marissa Apon: Dwight Parker
Maria Alyssa Apon: Dwight Parker
Angela M Balzano: Class of 2009;
DHS President's Council Award;
National Honor Society
Matthew Patrick Becker: President's Educational Excellence;
DHS Football Booster
Bellafiore: Charles Francis: President's Educational Excellence;
Deering Orchestra Award;
The Aspirations Fund
Matthew Edward Berry: Gorham Savings Bank
Jacquelyn Marie Borlawsky: President's Educational Excellence;
Dwight Parker
Seth Michael Bousquet: President's Educational Achievement
Macy Nichole Brown: President's Educational Achievement
Alicia Ann Burnett: Gear Up Scholarship;
President's Educational Achievement
Samantha Clements Burns: President's Educational Excellence;
Samantha Merrill Memorial;
Spanish Dedication Award;
Carleton L. Wiggin
Victoria Ann-Thalia Burr: Gorham Education Support Personnel Association Scholarship
Jacqueline Carpentier: President's Educational Excellence;
Principal's Leadership Award;
Katherine O'Brien Scholarship;
Harry E. Cummings
John Bartlett Clarke: President's Educational Excellence;
DHS Boys Soccer Boosters;
Frances Hueston;
National Merit Scholar
Jeffrey Thomas Conicelli: Dwight Parker
Michael Joseph Cowie: Dick Doyle Memorial Scholarship Award
Andrea Bishop Cuddy: President's Educational Excellence;
Katie Dykes Memorial
Jordan Bishop Cuddy: President's Educational Excellence;
Lucy Bogdanovich Basketball Scholarship
Laura Rae Cunningham: President's Educational Excellence
Danielle Marie Cusack: President's Educational Excellence;
Clarence MacDonald Memorial;
DHS Girls Ice Hockey Boosters
Corey Michael DelMonte: Sam Aceto Memorial
Buoy James Deng: Gear Up Scholarship
Merrill Scala Dewaters: Outstanding Achievement in Art;
Dwight Parker
Andrew Tyler Donovan: U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete;
Dwight Parker
Brooke Elise Durgin: President's Educational Excellence;
Richard H. McGarvey Award;
Dwight Parker
Cassandra L Everest: President's Educational Excellence;
DHS Girls Basketball Boosters;
Dwight Parker
Anne Bligh Farrell: Dwight Parker
Nicolas Robert Fenton: Deering Orchestra Award;
U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award
Katrina Glende Ferguson: President's Educational Excellence
Andrew Benjamin Fischer: Dwight Parker
Regan Joseph Flaherty: Fred Harlow Memorial;
Dwight Parker
Steven George Gagliarde: President's Educational Achievement
Jazmin Allesse Gandia: President's Educational Achievement
Gregory Holzman Gatti: Deering High Boys Ice Hockey Boosters
Louisa Headley Gemmer: Class of 2009;
DHS Presidents Council Award;
John E. Ham Jr.
Kanesha R Gittens: Deering Players Drama Award;
President's Educational Achievement
Edward Joseph Googins: Skip Charles;
President's Educational Excellence;
Southwestern Maine Swim Officials;
Stephen Jacobson Memorial;
Merv Kilgore
Jayne Richelle Gregor: Outstanding Achievement in Art;
Dwight Parker;
Excellence in German Award
Bethany Jane Gullbrand: DHS Girls Soccer Boosters Club;
Dwight Parker
Mikaela Paeton Hammond: Principal's Citizenship Award
Catherine Rose Hannigan: Breccia Recognition Award;
Harriet Kaplan;
Dwight Parker
David F Hart: President's Educational Excellence;
Katherine O'Brien Book Award;
Arthur Robert P Couri;
Kevin Ryan Memorial Scholarship
Megan Alice Hedrich: President's Educational Excellence;
Ramblings Recognition Award;
Louis S. Black Memorial;
U.S.Marines Scholastic Excellence;
Dwight Parker
Venita E Hodgkin: Gear Up Scholarship
Daniel Kevin Howe: President's Educational Excellence
Alexander Taes Hurtubise: President's Educational Achievement
Megan Elizabeth Hutcherson: Dwight Parker
Domenic Brooks Hutchins: President's Educational Excellence;
Longfellow Elementary Future Teachers;
Dwight Parker
Almis Ahmed Isse: President's Educational Achievement
Christie Marie Jennings: Gear Up Scholarship
ACO Book Award
Emily Anne Johnson: Skip Charles
Natalie Elizabeth Johnson: President's Educational Excellence;
Breccia Recognition Award;
Gladys L. Tilton;
Mary Townsend Memorial
Matthew Francis Kalicky: Moore Middle School
Ashley Noelle Keith: President's Educational Achievement
Serwan Khodamoradi: Gear Up Scholarship
Jiyeon Kim: President's Educational Excellence; Deering Orchestra Award;
Ramblings Recognition Award;
Eagle Associates Award
Linda Thi Kim: President's Educational Achievement
Sarah Danica Krabbe: DHS Field Hockey Booster Parents;
Bernard Troubh Prize
Valorie Lake: Gear Up Scholarship
Vesna Kravljaca: Dwight Parker
Alvin Lam: Ainsley Newman Wallace Leadership;
Deering High School Service Award;
Joe Bornstein's Arrive Alive
Vanessa Daquin Lamour: Class of 1958;
Gear Up Scholarship
Madison Alexander Leddy: President's Educational Excellence;
Dwight Parker
Courtney M Libby: Trice Scholarship Award
Courtney L. Lowe: President's Educational Achievement
Andrew Witte MacConnell: Nathan MacConnell Memorial Award;
ACO Book Award
Ryan Patrick MacDonald: Deering Orchestra Award;
DHS Debate Speech Achievement;
Elizabeth Ring Award;
Portland Administrator Association
Kevin Thomas MacDowell: President's Educational Excellence;
Ramblings Recognition Award;
George E. Poulos Memorial
Diana Genowefa Manduca: President's Educational Excellence;
John E. Stevens Memorial;
Moore Middle School;
Dwight Parker
Tamara Jeanette Manzer: President's Educational Achievement
George Patrick Marcroft: George Patrick Louis S. Black Memorial
George Patrick Marshall: President's Educational Excellence;
Moore Middle School
Eric David Mason: President's Educational Excellence;
National Merit Semi Finalist
David Mata: DAR Good Citizen;
Rotary Youth Service
Adrian A . Matos: MELMAC Maine Principal's Scholarship;
President's Educational Achievement
Katelyn Ann McAloon: Portland Schools Perfect Attendance
Justin Gilbert McCallum: President's Educational Excellence;
DHS Debate Achievement Award;
Social Studies Award;
Spanish Achievement Award;
DHS Alumni & Friends;
U.S. Marines Scholastic Excellence
Nicole Jean McDonald: Amethyst Scholarship Award;
Rhonda Farnham Studios;
Ellen Stoddard;
DHS Cheering Booster Club Scholarship;
Gear Up Scholarship
Hannah Lee Mencher: President's Educational Excellence;
Jane McCormack Scholarship
Julia Miller: President's Educational Achievement
Natalie Alison Mitchell: President's Educational Excellence;
Deering Orchestra Award;
Legislature Certificate of Achievement;
Christine Wagner Science Award;
Levey Foundation Award;
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
Abdishakur Mohamed: Gear Up Scholarship
Ikram Abdullahi Mohamed: Gear Up Scholarship;
Joe Bornstein's Arrive Alive
Asma Mohamed: President's Educational Achievement
John Molina: Gear Up Scholarship
Dominic Vincent Montello: President's Educational Excellence
Cailin Rose Moore: President's Educational Achievement;
Gear Up Scholarship
Brian N Muir: President's Educational Excellence;
Tony Germaine
Heather Michelle Muzzy: President's Educational Excellence;
Legislature Certificate of Achievement;
Christine Wagner Science Award;
Outstanding Achievement in Math;
Diane Coyne Softball Parents Club Memorial;
Moore Middle School;
Dwight Parker
Marie Kathleen Neidig: President's Educational Excellence;
Babine Memorial Scholarship;
Dwight Parker
Seth Winfield Neuts: Ralph 'Buck' Harvel;
SGT Lee Adams
Ryan Christopher Noiles: Co-Op Ed
Karl Alan Nordli: Mary R. Bennett Memorial;
2009 Student Body President Award
Ricardo Nunez: Gear Up Scholarship
Belise Nyirambibi: Ainsley Newman Wallace Leadership
Shannon Linda O'Rourke: President's Educational Achievement
Claire Elizabeth Ostwald: President's Educational Excellence;
Outstanding Achievement in Art;
The Aspirations Fund;
Dwight Parker
Rebecca Lynne Ouellette: French Achievement Award;
Altrusa's Mary Stiles Book Award;
U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award
Marc Gregory Ouimet: Dwight Parker;
Huse Tibbets
Erin Lee Pelletier: Katie Dykes Memorial
Anthony Poulos: Jolly John Auto City
Sandy Pov: President's Educational Achievement
Matthew Derec Powers: Zerner Student Athlete Scholarship Fund
Rian Bernadette Powers: President's Educational Achievement
'Ishah Marie Price: President's Educational Excellence;
Lincoln Middle School Parent Teacher Friend
Christopher Michael Quattrucci: Deering High Boys Ice Hockey Boosters;
Ramblings Recognition Award
Reali: Maria Kathryn: Key Club Service Award;
Dwight Parker
Sabrina Marie Robinson: President's Educational Achievement
Andrea Rose Rogers: College Club
Dylan Keane Rohman: President's Educational Excellence;
Deering Players Drama Award;
Unity Lodge
Jessica Ann Ruhlin: President's Educational Excellence;
Merv Kilgore Coaches Award;
Angelique Abraham Memorial
Giacopo James Russo: Joe Bornstein's Arrive Alive
Ernesto Raffaele Salamone: Little Lad Football Award
Matthew Keith Savage: President's Educational Excellence;
David Beal Memorial Scholarship;
National Honor Society
William Keith Schoen: Multimedia Award
Jeffrey Thav Se: President's Educational Achievement;
Trice Scholarship Award
Hussan Ahmed Shareef: President's Educational Excellence;
Math Team Award;
DHS Parent Teacher Group;
Pi Cone Coaches Award
Victoria Smalley: DHS Field Hockey Booster Parents;
Phillip Chadbourne Memorial
Nina Marie Spizuoco: President's Educational Achievement
Scott Michael Stailing: Latin Club Award
Kelly Michele Steinhagen: Kate Robinson Memorial;
Phillip H. Chapman Memorial
Larry Lee Thach: President's Educational AchievemenT
Michael Daowood Tifiano: Architecture by Design Award; U.S. Marines Distinguished Athlete; Dwight Parker; Gear Up Scholarship
Joshua Arthur Tingley: President's Educational Excellence;
Maine Principal's Award;
John J. McCann Memorial Scholarship;
Charles S. & Maurice H. Weisberg Memorial
Ryan Scott Toussaint: Janice M. Hutchinson Memorial
Elizabeth Sue Townsend: President's Educational Achievement
Jacob Louis Turnbull: President's Educational Excellence;
Dwight Parker
Jeremy Kilbride Turner: DHS Boys Soccer Boosters;
Scott Fisher Memorial
Patrick Michael Verville: Architecture by Design Award;
Deering High Boys Ice Hockey Boosters
Nattakul Vivattanakulpanit: President's Educational Excellence;
Bath Savings Institution;
Mitchell Scholar Award
Jay H Weaving: Neal S. Manley
Brigitte Irene West: President's Educational Excellence;
Outstanding Achievement in Art;
Portland Education Association
Alexandra Reid Wilkins: Dwight Parker
Jonathan Raymond Williams: Maine Masonic Scholarship
Elizabeth Eileen Winslow: U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete
John K. Young: Louis S. Tripaldi;
President's Educational Excellence;
DHS Boys Soccer Boosters;
U.S. Navy Math and Science Award
