Scholar-athletes named

    The Northern Region of Maine Sports Legends selected its Scholar/Athletes for 2014, who will receive a $1,000 scholarship at the annual banquet at the Alfond Girls and Boys Club Oct. 12.
A large number of excellent applicants were received from all over Aroostook County. Eight scholarships will be given out from each region of Maine and the Northern Region has announced that Clara Collins of Caribou High School and Nicholas LaJoie from Van Buren District Secondary School are this year’s recipients.
Collins graduated from Caribou High School as salutatorian. The daughter of Sam and Lise Collins participated in varsity soccer, varsity basketball and varsity tennis. She was captain of the soccer team her senior year and was a Penobscot Valley Conference scholar-athlete selection and a PVC all-academic soccer team member.
LaJoie graduated from Van Buren District Secondary School as valedictorian. The son of Dominic and Rachel LaJoie participated in varsity soccer, varsity basketball and varsity baseball and was captain of Crusaders’ soccer and basketball teams his senior year. He was also an Aroostook League Scholar Athlete.