Mars Hill elementary students
receive scholarships
MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
On Tuesday, June 4, 28 students at Fort Street Elementary School were awarded College Aspiration Scholarships by Maine College Circle, with support from Dead River Company.
This is the second year Maine College Circle has conducted College Aspirations workshops for grades 3-6 in Maine schools. The workshops discuss the idea and value of higher education, the opportunities that are available for everyone and why college is essential.
“For some kids, college is naturally part of the plan throughout their childhood. For many kids, however, it’s not even thought of as a possibility — not because they’re not smart enough, but because they can’t see a clear path of aspiration to their dream for the future,” said Bob Stuart, executive director of Maine College Circle. “Kids can’t aspire to something they don’t understand. But they all have dreams. What we do is illustrate that to achieve those dreams, you need some sort of education beyond high school. We all recognize that we must reach them with information and inspiration while they are still in elementary school, before they choose another path.”
“Of course we want to encourage children toward four-year degrees, but also toward vocational and technical education. We want them to aspire to greater knowledge, to careers in a profession or a trade,” Stuart added.
“As a local, family-owned business and one of the larger employers in the state of Maine, Dead River Company understands and values the importance of higher education,” said Mike Ouellette, market manager at the Madawaska office of Dead River Company. “The work Maine College Circle does reaches our youth at an important age and provides the foundation to help them set goals and aspire to reach those goals. With a long tradition of supporting the communities we serve, Dead Rover is proud to give back to our most important asset — our children.”
The College Aspirations Scholarships are awarded to grade-school students based on an essay on college and career aspirations. Scholarships are redeemable upon enrollment in any post-secondary educational program.
Photos courtesy of Tomi Henderson
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Receiving College Aspiration Scholarships at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill on June 4 were, front from left: Kayla Martin, Katie Levesque, Jack Scafer, Breann Bradbury, Annika Nicholas, Megan Crouse, Morgan Price, Gracie Giberson and Noah Boyington. Second row: Camron Oliveira, Trinity White, Concetta Pasquarelli, Ben Thomas, Jacob Carvell, Nick Bradstreet, Olivia Pelletier, Lydia Miller and Wyatt Corey. In the third row are Gabby Ricker, Sabrina Brewer, Chloe Eckstein, Kayla Decker, Jillian Tweedie, Kerigan Williams, Mitchell Grass, Madison Crouse, Oreo Cutting and Noah Boyce.
ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR
Students in the 6th grade class at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill work to finish their mural of Mars Hill Mountain. Pictured are, from the left: Mitchell Grass, Kealee Tarbox, Auracle Cutting, James Hotham, Destiny Cyr and Kayla Decker. Absent from the photo are: Kerigan Williams and Kaylee Battelli.
ART ENRICHMENT
Students in the 6th grade class at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill pose with their mural of Mars Hill Mountain. Pictured are, from the left: Sabrina Brewer, Megan Crouse, Lane Grass, Ashlee Harris, Annika Nicholas, Meagan Willis and Lydia Miller. Absent from the photo were: Isaak Czekalski, Devin Tilley and Gabby Ricker.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
On the last day of school at Fort Street Elementary in Mars Hill the PTCO gave away five Kindle Fires and one Nook. The students were surprised as they were only expecting one name to be drawn. They also received a $25 Amazon gift card to help them get started on their summer reading. The winners of the Kindles and Nook are, from left: Ethan Pryor, Megan Brewer, Jamison Fulton, Mrs. Grass (she is the kindergarten teacher and won the Nook and $25 Barnes and Noble card for her classroom) and Delaney McKeen. Absent was Taryn Tozier who also won a Kindle.
Vacation Bible School
There is a Vacation Bible School being held at The First Free Baptist of Blaine from June 24-28 from 6 to 8 p.m. for ages 3 to Grade 6.
Come join our cowboys and cowgirls for a rip-roaring good time learning about God’s love for us. For more information call Bonnie at 760-7049.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. The guest speakers were Kristin Wilkinson, marketing manager with PenAir Airlines, and Ellen Nickerson, customer service manager for PenAir in Presque Isle. PenAir, The Spirit of Alaska, was founded in 1955 and grew to a fleet of 40 passenger aircraft as well as having air taxis. Their original coverage area in Alaska traveled into communities not accessible by roads.
They have continued to expand in Alaska and now partner with Alaska Airlines. The city of Anchorage is their hub, with two large maintenance hangers there. Their motto is “safety through compliance” and they are proud of their safety record.
As other carriers have expanded to cover the smaller communities, they have changed their business coverage to travel into 10 stations in Alaska and also four on the East Coast, flying out of Boston. Along with their scheduled flights, they do a number of charter flights for the oil and fishing industries.
Their East Coast flights go into: Presque Isle, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Bar Harbor (seasonal) and will start flying to Long Island in July. They have 13 Saab S340 planes and two Saab All Freighters, with 440 employees.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of June 26 through July 2 include: Wednesday will have the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Moving and Memories at 9:30 a.m., Crossword Puzzles at 1:30 p.m. and the Old Fashioned Revival Church at 6:30 p.m. Thursday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and a Houlton Farms Dairy Outing at 1:30 p.m. Friday will feature Crossword Puzzle Challenge at 9:30 a.m. and a Patio Social at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature Karaoke with the Deschesnes at 1:30 p.m. Sunday will be a free day. Monday will feature Table Tennis at 9:30 a.m., Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Catholic Mass at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Card Games at 1:30 p.m. All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
