District librarian Kerrin Erhard began the Donor Book presentation June 4 with the following quote from Maya Angelou.

"When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young."

Erhard said she was pleased to present the Frances D. Aley Donor Book Awards, a long time tradition at BRHS on Awards Night.

“It is because of the generosity of our community that we are able to give out these awards every year. We give thanks to the many donors who contributed to this year’s program. With each book given to a student, a book is also added to the high school library collection. Students are chosen by their teachers to receive a book which recognizes them for academic excellence.”

She thanked the following sponsors: The A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation, Bath Savings Institution, Bill and Jo Haney, Blake’s Boatyard, Boothbay Harbor Country Club and Oceanside Resort, Boothbay Region Lions Club, Boothbay Register, Doug and Susan Aley, Dr. John F. Andrews, First Federal Savings and Loan, First National Bank, Mr. George McEvoy, Good ‘N’ You Fuel and Service, Griffin and Harris, Hammond Lumber, Harold W Bishop Agency, Ms. Janet Wilson Reit, Janson’s Clothing Store, J. Edward Knight, Kenneth and Misty Marston, Lauren Graham and James Clarke, Pottle Realty Group, The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor, and Ms. Sandra Lynn Perkins.

The students honored for their work in Advanced Placement classes are: Abigail Orchard For AP Calculus AB : Abigail Orchard, Anna Gosselin for AP Biology, and Sarah Harris for AP Language and Composition.

The English Language Arts Department would honored: Joel Felten for English 9, Cole Hyson for CP English 9, Bryson Fairman for English 10, Abby Orchard for CP English 10, Anna Gosselin for Literature through Film, Jordan Chamness for Recent History and Literature, and Maya Pangburn for Creative Writing.

Health and Fitness honored: A.J. Crocker for Personal Fitness, Robert Shaw for Advanced Personal Fitness, and Liam Welch for Health.

Arts and Performing Arts honored: Maddy Orchard for Introduction to Art, Maria Michael for Intermediate / Advanced Art, Cass Amaral for Band, Sarah Harris for Chorus, Finnegan Gaffney for Performing Arts, and Rodi Mayne for Sculpture and Jewelry.

The Foreign Language Department honored: Lexi Hughes for French I, Matthew Little for French II, Eleanor Marshall for French III, Karen Higgins for Spanish I, Lily Burnham for Spanish II, and Catherine Clifford for Spanish IV.

For their work in Mathematics, the following students were honored: Cole Hyson for Pre-Algebra, Jason Main for Algebra I, Lily Burnham for Algebra I, Karen Higgins for Algebra II, Slade Balsdon for Business and Integrated Math, Magen Burge for Geometry, Sarah Harris for Pre-Calculus, and Duncan Hardwick for Probability and Statistics.

The Science Department honored: Maddy Andreasen for CP Biology, Charlotte Fuchswanz for Chemistry, Neal Baldwin for CP Chemistry, Maya Pangburn for Environmental Science, Sabine Pochee for Freshman Science, Joel Felten for Freshman Science, Karen Higgins for CP Freshman Science, Emily Gosselin for Marine Science, Margret Sledge for CP Physics, and Duncan Hardwick for Engineering Physics.

Science and Technology honored: Joshua LaBrecque for Advanced Robotics, Spencer Wenners for CAD Prototyping, Afton Warren-Burdin for Computer Programming, Lydia Currier for Furniture, Karen Higgins for Introduction to STEAM, Logan Bourne for Marine Technology, and Abby Orchard for Musical Instruments.

Social Sciences honored: A.J. Crocker for Freshman Seminar, Cassidy Leeman for U.S. History, Hannah Kreft for CP US History, Maya Pangburn for Personal Finance, Morgan Steane for U.S. Government, Rose Campbell for CP US Government, Matthew Little for Historical Inquiry & Field Research, Ivory Cody for Holocaust, Alyssa Hyson for Psychology, Joel Felton for World History, and Ronan Drage for CP World History.

The Guidance Department honored Maddy Orchard for the Service Above Self Award.