scholarships
Dirigo seniors receive full scholarships to CMCC
DIXFIELD — Two Dirigo High School seniors, Emillie Urban and Alex Ferland, after two years in the Metal Trades Program at Region 9, were awarded full scholarships to the Precision Machining Program at Central Maine Community College by Maine Machine Products Company, South Paris. Maine Machine Products Company and Pete Barlow, metal trades instructor at […]
CMCC students earn scholarships from professional estimators group
The Maine Chapter, American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE), has awarded $500 scholarships to three students in the Building Construction Technology (BCT) program at Central Maine Community College. The scholarships were presented at a recent meeting to honor students Eliza Robbins of Whitefield, Shane Kimball of Standish and Matthew Martin of Saco. The scholarships are […]
Dirigo High School students awarded more than $94k in scholarships
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo High School class of 2017 scholarship awards have been announced. A total of $94,470 was awarded. Awards and recipients included: Annie Hazelton Memorial: Justin Cantin. Banas: Madeline DeGroot. Campbell Family: Kali McPherson. Campbell Football Conference: Bryce Whittemore. Canton Alumni: Madeline DeGroot. Canton Extension: Kaicey Conant. Town of Canton: Kali McPherson. DHS […]
Telstar graduates receive $167K in scholarships
BETHEL — Telstar Regional High School seniors received $167,000 for higher education during Scholarship Night on Tuesday. A total of 238 awards were given from businesses, memorials and Project Opportunity. According to the SAD 44 website, Project Opportunity is a partnership between the SAD 44 educational community and its surrounding business community. It’s geared toward […]
Maine Sports Hall of Fame to present scholar athlete awards
PORTLAND — The Maine Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2017 Class of Scholar Athletes, and the four high school teams selected to receive A Better Maine through Sport Award at the annual induction ceremony, at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Merrill Auditorium. Six Maine high school seniors will receive a $5,000 scholarship […]
Local students receive Dirigo awards
WATERVILLE — Mike Burgess, of Bridgton Academy; Rianna Roewer, of Edward Little High School; Vanessa Smith, of Leavitt Area High School; Halima Aden, of Lewiston High School; Damara Chesley, of Lisbon High School; Gina Schultz, of Monmouth Academy; MaKenzie LeBlanc, of Oak Hill High School; Jake Wiseman, of Poland Regional High School; Brooke Tracy, of […]
Liberty Graphics hosting contest for $1K student scholarship
Liberty Graphics is accepting art submissions to its 20th annual $1,000 art scholarship contest. All high school seniors residing in Maine are invited to submit original works that reflect on the theme of “Art and our Natural Environment.” Entries must be traditional two dimensional media, and must be postmarked by Monday, March 20. Photography, sculpture […]
Franklin Savings Bank Foundation offers $33,000 in local scholarships
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation has announced it will once again offer 11 scholarships for a total $33,000. Students planning to pursue a business-related field in college may apply for the Franklin Scholar program. The scholarships will be available to Class of 2017 students graduating from Mt. Blue High School, Mt. Abram Regional […]
Outdoors in Maine: The future of wildlife management is in good hands
Every year at about this time, at all of New England’s land grant colleges, a few members of the New England Outdoor Writer’s Association (NEOWA) visit the wildlife departments of these respective colleges with a mission: to award scholarships. These scholarships are substantial. At each college, one scholarship is awarded to an outstanding wildlife ecology […]