Foxcroft Academy is proud to present its 191st graduating class

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy celebrated its 191st graduating class at a commencement ceremony held on the school’s East Lawn on the afternoon of Sunday, June 8.

    Board of Trustees President Kenneth Hews, Head of School Arnold Shorey, Assistant Head of School Tim Smith and Assistant Head of School for Academics Jonathan Pratt presented diplomas to 109 outstanding students following welcoming remarks from Class of 2014 President Samuel Keane, the Head of School’s Welcome from Shorey, the Salutatory Address from Zhaojing Ji, the Charge to the Class of 2014 from Social Studies teacher Brett Almasi, the Keynote Address from Maine State Senate President Justin Alfond, the Presentation of Awards from Shorey and Pratt, a musical selection performed by the Class of 2014 and directed by Josh Guthrie, and the Valedictory Address from Keane.
Awards and Scholarships:
A. Leigh Phillips Scholarship: Alexander Shaffer;
Alumni Dance Band Scholarship in Memory of Frank Knaut: Travis Vincent
American Legion Awards: Amber Anderson, Leah Word
Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Spoken French: Landon Page
Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Written French: Montana Crossman
C.D. and Helen Dyer Paine Scholarships: Zhaojing Ji, Samuel Keane
Charles V. & Florence Ladd Scholarships: Lindsey Arno, Whitney Arno, Vanessa Cousins, Jessica Curtin, Courtney Edgerly, Chelsea Gourley, Michaela Hayes, Gabrielle Henderson, Jeremiah Henderson, Rachel Keane, Hilary Kendall, Cody Levensalor, Emma Malay, Jamie Nason, Robert Neeb, Marielle Thomas, Han Seok You, Adolfo Zepeda
Charleston School Organization Awards: Jeremiah Fenn, Adrieanna Silveira
Chesley H. Husson Scholarship: Kayle Prescott
Clayton & Ena Drew Scholarship: Brianna Pasanen
Clifton and Effe Stantial Gray Scholarship: Mia Smith
Clyde F. Nason Scholarship: Gabriella Fevens
Community Service Awards: Katherine Buerger, Amber Chadrawi, Mackenzie Coiley, Phuong Dang, Qiqi Dong, Gabriella Fevens, Shanyu Guo, Zhaojing  Ji, Zhengyilin Li, Xinkai Ma, Alexander Shaffer, Mia Smith, Jaymi Wood, Yuqing Zhang, Tianqi Zhuang
Dale Bigelow Scholarship:  Evan Viera
Dan Wang Chinese Language Senior Award: Cassandra Lopez
Determination Awards: Brea Bentley, Victoria Turcotte
Dirigo Boys’ State Delegates: William Gosson, Alexander Shaffer, Travis Vincent
Dirigo Girls’ State Delegates: Blake Dyer, Amber Chadrawi, Montana Crossman, Mia Smith
Early College for ME Scholarships: Cooper Marden, Brittany Perkins
Ernest “Lap” Lary Award (Female Athlete of the Year): Mackenzie Coiley
Evelyn D. Buck Prize for Language Arts: Katherine Buerger
Everett Fairbrother Award: Amber Chadrawi
FA Book Award: Anna Sedlackova
Faye and Sumner Ward Scholarship: Kayle Prescott
Foxcroft Academy Scholarships: Cooper Marden, Song-Ping Wang
Foxcroft Academy Teachers’ Association Awards: Chastity Vainio
Fred Washburn Scholarship: Mackenzie Coiley
Gary M. Hibbard Scholarships: Mariah Arno, Rachel Keane
George M. and Gertrude M. Sanford Scholarships: Maitland Bell, Alyce McLeod, Amber Murray, Ashley Murray, Alexander Stevens, Brent Thomas
Guy M. Buck Award: Devin Madigan
Guy M. Buck Award for Excellence in Latin: Katherine Buerger
Guy M. Buck Award for Excellence in Math: Tianqi Zhuang
H. G. Fittig and wife Mary Kammerer Fittig Scholarship Fund established in loving memory of her parents Ada and Gerard Kammerer: Monica Miles, Katharine Morrison, Travis Vincent, Leah Word
H. G. Fittig and wife Mary Kammerer Fittig Technical and Trade School Scholarship Fund established in Fond Memory of H. Bartley Rollins: Allison Bradshaw, Kaitlyn Usher
Hardwood Products Company LP Scholarship: Leah Mooers
Harry Martin Bush and Lillian Rogers Bush Scholarships: Colby Bombero, Daniel Decker, Jacob LaBree, Katharine Morrison, Leah Word, Tianqi Zhuang
Head of School’s Prizes: Brea Bentley, Samuel Keane
Helen Dillen Stitham Valedictorian Award: Samuel Keane
Henry and Louise Gerrish Scholarship: Samuel Keane
Higgins Classical Institute Trustees’ Scholarships: Emily Higgins
High Honors Awards: Byeongjun An, Katherine Buerger, Yiming Chen, Qiqi Dong, Luming Guan, Zhaojing Ji, Samuel Keane, Myung Jin Kim, Yi-San Lai, Hyun Jae Lee, Santiago Munarriz, Landon Page, Travis Vincent, Leah Word, Yuqing Zhang, Tianqi Zhuang
Hiram A. Brawn Scholarship: Zhaozheng Yu
Howard Eugene Huntington Scholarships: Devin Madigan, Alexander Shaffer
Howard T. Clark Scholarships: Mackenzie Coiley, Cassandra Lopez, Monica Miles, Katherine Panciera
Jane Welden Dellgren Scholarships: Katherine Buerger, Christopher Shorey
John A. Warren Scholarship: Hunter Law
Jon B. Weatherbee Scholarship: Amber Anderson
Joshua “Josh” Lander Scholarship: Kolby Kendall
Key Club Academic Awards: Zhaojing Ji, Alexander Shaffer
Kiwanis Lucy E. McDermott Award: Phuong Dang
Kiwanis Sheryl Russell Achievement Award: Shanyu Guo
Kiwanis Sportsmanship Awards: Corbyn Bruce, Amber Chadrawi
Lester and Edith Miles Clukey Scholarship: Amber Chadrawi
Maila Korsman Scholarship: Chastity Vainio
Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union Scholarship: Jarrod Black
Malcolm C. Arnold & Arlene W. Arnold Scholarships: Alexander Shaffer, Clara Stephens
Margaret Buswell Nash Scholarship: Ethan Kelly, Ryan Stroud
Martha Woodbury Kurth Scholarship: Marleah Clark
Monson Academy Alumni Association- Constance MacPherson Award: Jason Pina
Monson Academy Alumni Association- Esther Pennington Award: Amanda Mooers, Chastity Vainio
Monson Academy Alumni Association- Into Suomi Award:  Jason Pina
Monson Academy Alumni Association- Margaret Davis Farnham Award: Amanda Mooers
Monson Academy Alumni Association- William W. Robinson Award: Jaymi Wood
Monson Academy Trustees- Forest Stevens Award: Emily Panciera
Monson Academy Trustees- Robert B. Brown Award: Kyra Brown
Monson Academy Trustees- Stanwood R. & Marie S. Pullen Award: Katherine Panciera
Monson Academy Trustee General Awards: Katie Knowlton, Jason Pina, Chastity Vainio, Jaymi Wood
Monson American Legion/Richard Coburn Scholarship: Jaymi Wood
Monson Fire Department Scholarship: Jaymi Wood
MPA Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence and Citizenship: Samuel Keane
National Latin Exam Awards: Summa cum laude: Adam Baird, Rose Kreider; Maxima cum laude: Caleb Buerger, Dexter Canning, Liam Casey, Sean Cody, Hannah Fishburn; Magna cum laude: Paul Birtwistle, Jennifer Clawson, Montana Crossman; Cum laude: Devan Baird, Avery Carroll, Bram Dennis, Madison Fadley
National Spanish Exam Awards: Silver Medal: Landon Page; Bronze Medal: Jennifer Boyer, Cooper Nelson; Honors: Angelina Buzzelli, Gabrielle Johnson, Savannah Scudder, Renee Shorey, Alisha Thomas, Julian Zepeda
Nickerson & O’Day Construction/Engineering Scholarship: Kolby Kendall
Outstanding Senior Science Award: Samuel Keane
Outstanding Social Studies Student: Landon Page
Owen Smith Music Scholarship: Yiming Chen
Pat’s Pizza Ade Family Scholarship: Jiayi Wang
Paul J. Perin Award: Samuel Keane
Phi Beta Kappa Association Award: Elizabeth Morrison
Philip C. Hintz Scholarship: Leah Mooers
Piscataquis Valley Fair Association Scholarship: Emily Higgins
Piscataquis Valley Snowmobile Club Award: Jaymi Wood
Plum Creek Scholarship: Samuel Keane
Promise Mitchell Scholar Award: Jason Pina
Prouty Ford Company Scholarship: Spencer Desimone
Raymond and Marilyn Harvey Scholarship: Amanda Crocker
Richard Davis Stone and Anna D. Stone Scholarship: Blake Dyer
Robert George Davee Fund Scholarship: Amanda Mooers and Rachel Cody
Robert T. Mountford Jr. Memoriam: Alyce McLeod
Rowell’s Garage Scholarship: Ethan Kelly Scott Herrick Hockey Award: Samuel Keane
Senator George Mitchell Scholarship: Emily Higgins
Sherri Brown Award: Shanyu Guo
Social Studies Achievement Award: Katherine Buerger
Society of Women Engineers Award: Elizabeth Morrison
Stephanie Locke Scholarship: Katherine Buerger
Taylor Contracting Scholarship: Devin Madigan
Taylor Family Sebec Scholarships: Blake Dyer, Gabriella Fevens
Teacher’s Association of RSU 68 Scholarships: Katherine Buerger
Teresa Dow Wallace Scholarships: Amber Anderson, Montana Crossman, Phuong Dang, Shanyu Guo, Kolby Kendall, Jason Pina, Jaymi Wood
The Scholarships for Military Children Program: Cassandra Lopez
The Teresa Velazquez Clukey Scholarship: Allison Bradshaw
The Tyler/Grandmaison MELMAC Scholarship: Montana Crossman
The University of Maine Scholarship Awards: Blake Dyer, Jeremiah Fenn, Kolby Kendall, Chase Novak, Travis Vincent
Thomas K. Anderson Scholarship: Gabriella Fevens
Timothy Hagelin Wrestling Scholarships: Jarrod Black, Devin Madigan
Top Scorer Math Team Award: Tzu-Tying Hung
Trey Anderson Trophy and Scholarship: Hunter Law
W. Ward and Margaret S. Webber Memorial Scholarship: Mia Smith
Walter H. and Eva Burgess Scholarship: Emily Higgins
Wells College 21st Century Leadership Award: Sarah Phillips
Will’s Shop and Save Scholarships: Amber Anderson, Brittany Dyer