Summer was ushered in at Houlton Jr./Sr. High School with a long list of successful endeavors brought forth by our staff and students, culminating with the presentation of 71 diplomas to the Class of 2014. Combined with the excitement of graduation, was the awarding of over $200,000 in scholarships during the school’s Last Chapel ceremony.
Last Chapel accolades were as follows:
Sarah Abbotoni – Ricker Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, University of Maine Presidential Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award, First Honor Essayist Award.
Cooper Blake – Hogan Tire Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Michael Blake – Jeffery Jewell Memorial Scholarship, Emily and Elwood Scott Scholarship, Billy Dunn Memorial Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Brielle Boutilier – RSU 29 Teachers Association Scholarship, Anna Turner Memorial Scholarship, Early College for ME Scholarship, Aroostook Aspirations Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Executive Committee Award.
Breanna Boynton – Mentor Award.
Chase Brewer – Houlton Police Department Scholarship, Marie and Aaron Putnam Scholarship, Town and Country Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Civil Rights Team Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Caeley Brown –Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Gary and Margaret Hagan Scholarship, Excellence in Art Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Student of the Month Award for Excellence in Music, Drama, and Art, Principal’s Award.
Kole Buzzeo –Dennis Guy Memorial Scholarship, Ricker Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Willie Varney Outstanding Male Athlete Award, Bowers Educational Trust Scholarship, Alstad Gertrude Morrison Scholarship, Chester McGraw Scholarship, Janice Brown Memorial Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Salutatorian Award, Mentor Award, Principal’s Award.
Kierra Carmichael – Jolene Fitzpatrick Raymond Scholarship, Monticello Methodists Church Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Senior Class Officer Award – Treasurer, Mentor Award.
Alejandro Casillas – Ricker Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Katahdin Valley Health Center Scholarship, Katahdin Trust Company Scholarship, Henry White Memorial Scholarship, Houlton Regional Hospital Scholarship, Student Council Scholarship, Principal’s Award, Senior Class Officer Award, Mentor Award, Student Council Award.
Connor Cleary – Civil Rights Team Scholarship.
Isaac Cone – Region II Scholarship, Peter Porter Scholarship, Henry White Memorial Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Perfect Attendance Award for all four years of high school, Mentor Award.
Elyjah Crockett – Athletic Boosters Scholarship, Larry Parks Honorarium Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Phoenix Crockett – Anthony DeLucca Memorial Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Henry White Memorial Scholarship, Larry Parks Honorarium Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Emily Dee – Heather Corey Dee Memorial Scholarship, Henry White Memorial Scholarship, Mentor Award, Principal’s Award.
Abigail Deveau – Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Raymond and Sandra Wotton Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Jessica Dickison – Judith Oliver Outstanding Female Athlete Award, Craig Lincoln Memorial Scholarship, Mentor Award, Houlton Rotary Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
John Barrett Dunn – Mattie Barrett Jacobson Memorial Scholarship, MELMAC Principal’s Scholarship, University of Maine Scholarship, Atwood and Jean Smart Scholarship, , Ricker Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Carvel Hatfield Scholarship, the William Lovely Scholarship, Harriet Dunn Memorial Scholarship, Excellence in Science Award, Principal’s Award, Third Honor Essayist Award.
Cecil Gogan – Kevin Conlogue Memorial Scholarship, Houlton Pistol and Rifle Club Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Lucas Grant – Northern Maine Community College Presidential Award Scholarship, David Marquis Memorial Scholarship, Edgar and Carmen Marquis Scholarship, Furniture and Floors North Scholarship, Student Council Award, Early College for ME Scholarship, James McPartland Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Hannah Gervais – Milton Gervais Memorial Scholarship, Houlton Police Department Scholarship, Marie and Aaron Putnam Scholarship.
Glen Konner Gray – Student of the Month for School Contributions.
Isaiah Haney – RSU 29 Cafeteria Staff Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award Houlton Alumni Scholarship.
Erin Hannigan – Sandra and Raymond Wotton Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Kaitlin Hannigan – Logan DeWitt Memorial Award, Houlton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Mentor Award, Senior Class Officer Award.
Gage Hunt – Civil Rights Team Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Samantha Keegan – Rotary Scholarship, J. Thomas and Margaret Fitzpatrick Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Erin Keehn – Rotary Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Civil Rights Team Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award, Senior Class Officer Award – Secretary, Student Council Award, Principal’s Award.
Breanna Longstaff – Houlton Regional Hospital Scholarship, FA Peabody Scholarship, Athletic Boosters Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Mentor Award, Principal’s Award.
Emily McAfee – Early College for ME Scholarship, Region II Scholarship, the Elwood and Emily Scott Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Katelynn McClure – Henry White Memorial Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Executive Committee Award, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Kaycee McClure – Hogan Tire Scholarship, Houlton Water Company Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Senior Class Officer Award, Principal’s Award, Mentor Award.
Katie McLean – Houlton Alumni Scholarship.
Richard Michaud – Early College for ME Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Abigail Moody – Rotary Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Mentor Award.
Isaac Morse – Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship.
Ethan Nickerson – Music Boosters Scholarship, RSU 29 Cafeteria Staff Scholarship, Band Scholarship.
Steven Phillips – University of Maine Scholarship, Atwood and Jean Smart Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Principal’s Award, Mentor Award.
Alana Pratt – Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Samuel Richardson – Student of the Month for Excellence in Vocational Studies.
Rebecca Robinson – Most Improved Student Award.
Morgan Ross – Logan DeWitt Memorial Scholarship, Houlton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Senior Class President Award, Mentor Award.
Destiny Russell – Early College for ME Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Sarah Sirois – Region II Scholarship, Aimee Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship, Tyson Ford Perry Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Civil Rights Team Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Lucas Sewell – Principal’s Award.
Casey Smith – Principal’s Award.
Heather Smith – Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Amelia St. John – Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Director’s Award and Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Joshua Sullivan – RSU 29 Teachers Association Scholarship, American Society of Comptrollers Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Houlton Business Scholarship, Elks Scholarship, Ricker Scholarship, Red Sox Scholarship, Student Council Scholarship and Award, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Senior Class Vice President Award, Mentor Award, Student of the Month Award for Excellence in Social Studies, Joseph Dobbins Social Studies Award, Second Honor Essayist Award, Principal’s Award, Maine Principal’s Award.
Jessica Thorne – Mentor Award.
Chenise Tingley – Logan DeWitt Memorial Scholarship, Houlton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship, RSU 29 Cafeteria Staff Scholarship.
Tanika Toby – Houlton Alumni Scholarship.
James Trecartin – Individual Education Award, Civil Rights Team Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Ryan Tribou – American Legion Scholarship, Houlton Rotary Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Jennifer Edwards Memorial Scholarship, Band Director’s Award and Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Student Council Award, Mentor Award, Senior Class Officer Award, Principal’s Award.
Molly Wakley – Individual Education Award.
Katelyn Wiggins – Friends and Needles Quilting Club Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Excellence in Art Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, Principal’s Award.
Robert Woods – Ricker Scholarship, Houlton Alumni Scholarship, Music Boosters Scholarship, Band Scholarship, Bridge to Hope Scholarship, Valedictorian Award, Mildred Rutledge English Award, Excellence in Mathematics Award, Principal’s Award.
Violet Wright – Principal’s Award.
Alex York – Thomas Matthews Memorial Scholarship, Tom and Suzanne York Scholarship, York Family Scholarship, K&T Fire and Equipment Scholarship, Perfect Attendance Award, Principal’s Award.
In addition to the numerous scholarships and honors presented during Houlton High School’s Class of 2014 Last Chapel, second and third quarter Principal’s Awards were given out. Houlton High School would also like to congratulate those students who received scholarships from their accepted colleges and universities.
