RUMFORD – Shawn Bennett of Rumford, son of Kathy Larsen and Patrick Bennett, a senior at Mountain Valley High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award, Principal Matthew Gilbert has announced.

The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.

Bennett has distinguished himself in the classroom, on the playing fields and through community service. As a student, he has taken several AP and Honors Courses, and challenged himself beyond the classroom.

He is a member of the Robotics Team, the Math Team, the Civil Rights Team, the National Honor Society and the Academic Decathlon Team. He was a member of the soccer, cross country and track teams.

Bennett and other award winners and their principals will attend an Honors Luncheon at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor on Saturday, April 5.