FARMINGTON — Alyssa White, of Farmington, a Mt. Blue High School senior, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award, Principal Monique Poulin announced recently. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Alyssa is certainly deserving of this award due […]
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MCI HONOR ROLL
PITTSFIELD—Maine Central Institute has announced its third quarter honor roll. Grade 12 — highest honors: Grace Oliver. High honors: Alexandra Ackroyd, Benjamin Allen, Karissa Ballard, Jennifer Chadwick, Lijia Emma Chen, Hannah Emery, Yi yi Fay Fei, Chimene Goewey, Shane Hathaway, Jessica Huff, Paige Larochelle, Yvonne Leung, Junjie Jack Liu, Brody Malloy, Ashley McFarland, Dinh Quoc […]
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