Volunteer recognized
Rachel Donovan of Blaine has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.
The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was presented by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Rachel participated in the Spirit of Community program this year as a representative of Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School in Mars Hill, where she is a student.
According to Principal Grass, “Rachel earned her award by volunteering over 144 hours to the Whited Bible Camp. During the summer, Rachel serves as a camp counselor for younger children, many of whom are spending their first time away from home. Ms. Donovan constantly thinks of others and is a model school citizen for others to follow. I am pleased that she received this outstanding award for her dedication to youth in our community.”
Sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program recognizes young people across America for outstanding community service activities. More than 200,000 young people across America have been considered for these awards since the program began in 1995.
“The recipients of these awards vividly demonstrate that young people across American are making remarkable contributions to the health and vitality of their communities,” said Art Ryan, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial. “They truly deserve all of the praise and encouragement we can give them.”
“The young people recognized by the Spirit of Community Awards demonstrate an enormous capacity for giving and reaching out to those in need,” said Gerald N. Tirozzi, executive director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. “NASSP is proud to honor them, as they are wonderful examples of the high caliber of young people in our nation’s schools today.”
Program applications were distributed last September through all public and private middle level and high schools, Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCA’s and Volunteer Centers. After Local Honorees were named, state-level judges selected State Honorees,
Distinguished Finalists and Certificate of Excellence recipients. Volunteer activities were judged on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
NASSP, based in Reston, Va., is the preeminent leadership organization representing the nation’s middle level and high school principals, assistant principals and aspiring principals. Prudential Financial, based in Newark, N.J., serves individual and institutional customers worldwide, offering a variety of products and services in the areas of insurance, investments, securities, banking and real estate.
Senior citizens
The Mars Hill, Blaine and Westfield Senior Citizens met March 21 at the Mars Hill Snowmobile Club for a delicious oyster stew. There were 16 members and two guests, Phil and Eva Kinney. President Gwen welcomed everyone, asked the blessing and gave the invocation. Members joined in for the flag salute and singing of “God Bless America.”
Get-well cards were sent to Dot Lamson and Miki Carter. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were read and accepted.
The next meeting will be a potluck on April 4. A special speaker is planned.
Golden Age Club
The Golden Age Club met on March 27 for a potluck dinner and informal meeting. There were 10 members present: John & Florence Kinney, Bob Shaw, Arlene Wiggins, Joanne Rockwell, Ruth MacKenzie, Don & Liz Cadrette and Bob & Rosalie Craig.
The club is planning an outing to the Blue Moose in Monticello on April 10. Members are to meet at the restaurant at 11 a.m.
The next regular meeting will be held on April 24.
Kindergarten registration
Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration will be held in SAD 42, Mars Hill and Blaine, on Monday, April 9.
Pre-kindergarten students must be four years of age on or before Oct. 15. Students who will be five years of age on or before Oct. 15 are eligible of kindergarten. Please contact Fort Street School (429-8514 or 429-8515) to schedule an appointment to register your child.
The state of Maine requires: (1) proof of immunizations, and (2) birth certificate (hospital copies are not acceptable. A copy must be obtained from the municipal office of the town or city where you were living when the child was born). SAD 42 requires these documents at the time of registration.
If you are not a legal parent, a copy of guardianship papers (Probate Court) must be completed before registration.
Those students currently enrolled in the pre-kindergarten program do not need to be registered for the kindergarten program.
If you have a question, please call the school for further details.
Senior citizen meals
The Central Aroostook High School cafeteria will be a meal site for area senior citizens on Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 27. Senior citizens will be served at 12 noon each Tuesday that school is in session. The cost of the meal will be $3.25, payable at the meal site.
Please call Sylvia at 429-8464 by the Monday before each Tuesday to sign up.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday morning at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center in Mars Hill. Rotarian Jim Shaw gave his classification. He has begged me not to expose any of the details about sledge hammers and thrashings.
Mini-Pageant
The Miss Greater Mars Hill and Little Miss Mars Hill Mini-Pageants will be held together on Saturday afternoon. The planned date is Saturday, April 7, at 2 PM at Fort Street.
Ms. Mars Hill Pageant
The Ms. Mars Hill Pageant will be held on Friday, April 13, at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center.
The pageant will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 – adults and $3 – age 12 and under.
Science Fair winners named
Central Aroostook Junior High School held their annual Science Fair on Thursday, March 22. There were over 75 projects in one of four categories: Earth, Life, Physical and General Science.
The science fair is an interdisciplinary unit. For their English class, students write a research paper on their topic; for math, students create a graphing booklet; for social studies, students research the history of their project and create a timeline; for science, they design their own controlled experiment, collect data and draw conclusions. They then present their findings in an oral presentation to their classmates and teachers.
Earth Science winners were: First – Landon Jackins (Acid Rain), Second – Mike McClung (Flood Walls), Third – Ross Grass (Earthquakes) and Sarah Brewer (Evaporation and Crystal Formation) and Fourth – Derek Rusby (Vermicomposting) and Zach Wilcox (Wastewater).
Life Science winners were: First – Leanne Grass (Artificial Light and Plants), Second – Rachael Grew (Heart Rate) and Whitney Peavey (Lung Capacity), Third – Jeremy Tweedie (Crossbreeding and Plants) and Victoria McIntyre (Bread Mold) and Fourth – Taylor Bradbury (Fertilizers and Potatoes) and Crystal Ladd (Baker’s Yeast).
Physical Science winners were: First – Lindsey Watson (Polyacrylate), Second – Trevor Lento (Winches); Third – Kellie Henderson-Stitham (Density) and Shannon Todd (Integrated Circuits) and Fourth – Mariah Brewer (Buoyancy) and Taylor Fletcher (Electric Generators).
General Science winners were: First – Tyler Rusby (Plasma Cutters), Second – Dan Brewer (Insulation Types), Third – Logan McLaughlin (Fly Color Evaluation) and Logan Brewer (Maple Syrup) and Fourth – Kathleen Decker (Carbohydrates) and Kristen Long (Chromatography).
CAHS French projects
Nineteen volunteer judges scored 58 French projects and reported that selection was extremely difficult this year due to the high quality of the projects being viewed. This year many students chose to use materials new to them, with excellent results.
Poster division winners were: First – Alexandria Dame (Claude Monet’s “Nympheas” Water Lilies painting done in pastel on black paper), Second – Michelle Milbrath (Framed Renoir floral still life painting done in acrylic), Third – Marie London (Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” done in CrayPas with glitter accents), Fourth – Danielle Cropley (Framed Cezanne “Still Life with Soup Tureen” in acrylic), Fifth – Brooke Smith (Monaco resort golf poster in oil pastel), Sixth – Kristina Corey (Pencil drawing of Celine Dion) and Aryn Bernier (Pencil drawing of Grace Kelley in “Dial M for Murder” with Ray Milland).
Honorable mention went to Paige Findlen, Logan Thomas, Will Delong, Kaelin Rideout, Brittni Mosher, Carissa DeLong, Feleacia Connell, Miranda Lento and Cameron York.
Model winners were: First – Josh Faulkner (Notre Dame des Victoires in Quebec- the oldest stone church in North America), Second – Katelyn Field (Handmade Pierrot costume and mask from Languedoc’s Festival of Fecos), Third – Nathanael Donovan (Suit of Armor), Fourth – Nicole McQuade (Operating ski slope of St-Martin de Belleville in the French Alps), Fifth – Ashley Estabrook (Rotating Carousel), Sixth – Jeremy Boulier (Chateau de Maisons-LaFitte castle).
Honorable mention went to David Smith, Marci Rae Mean, Garrett Stiles, Lauren Antworth, Sarah Long, Kelsey Bowers, Ethan Stiles, Kaila Foster, Duska Grass, Rachel Donovan, Meagan McClay and Levi Terrell.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine and Bridgewater. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
