Windham High School held its graduation at 1:30 p.m. June 7 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top ten in the class of 2015.

JENNIFER BERNIER
Clubs and activities: Chamber Singers (3 years, VP Grade 12); Fall Musicals (4 years, Leading Role – 2 years); One Act Play Competition (4 years, Director – 1 year); AP Scholar (Grade 11); National Honor Society (2 years); Tri-M Music Honor Society (2 years)
Scholarships: Monsignor Desjardins Achievement Award, Ernest O. Porell Achievement Award; Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship; Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship; Windham High School Student Administration Scholarship
Future plans: St. Joseph’s College, Double Major: Secondary Education and Theology

ALANA DUBE
Clubs and activities: Scholar Athlete – Soccer, 4 years with two state championships 2013 and 2014; tennis, 2 years; National Honor Society, 3 years; Interact Club, 4 years; Spanish Honor Society, 3 years.
Awards: Bates Book Award, National Chemistry Olympiad at the University of Maine Orono in 2013, chosen to attend the Maine Youth Leadership Program seminar at the University of Southern Maine in 2013, junior volunteer at Maine Medical Center in 2014, earning 50 hours of community service; Student Government Body Representative on Class Council senior year.
Future plans: University of Rhode Island, majoring in pharmacy.

JASMIN EDDY, 1st honor essayist
Parents/Guardians: Tim Eddy and Sun Choe
Clubs and activities: Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, 4 years; Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, 3 years; Spanish Honors Society, National Honors Society, Tri-M Music Honors Society, music lesson program for middle school students, teen leader at Episcopal Youth Events.
Hobbies and interests: clarinet, piano, exploring Portland with friends.
Awards: District II Honors Festival (Band, 4 years), All-State Music Festival (Band, 3 years, Orchestra, 1 year), Smith Book Awards, AP Scholar Award.
Future plans: Gettysburg College, Major: Music Education.

EMILY GAGNE, salutatorian
Clubs and activities: lacrosse, varsity swimming, Science Olympiad, Spanish Honor Society, project dance, and prom committee. Windham Chamber Singer, 3 years and served as president senior year; vice-president of National Honor Society and class officer.
Awards: Princeton Book Award, SMAA swim scholarship, and several Presidential scholarships from universities across the country.
Future plans: University of Maine on a full-tuition scholarship, majoring in journalism and biology.

EMMA GRESH
Clubs and activities: cross country, indoor and outdoor track, Competitive Dance Team, Interact Club, Spanish Honor Society, taught 1st grade students Spanish through Aguilitos; National Honor Society, reducing sexism and violence program, reading instructor for Teen Trendsetters.
Awards: Wellesley College Book Award, AP Scholar Award and Scholar Athlete Award each season, High Honor Roll each year.
Future plans: Elon University, majoring in marketing and strategic communications. Hopes to someday have her own advertising firm that advocates for animal rights.

DEXTER HERALD
Clubs and activities: cross country, 4 years, team captain senior year; Science Olympiad, 3years, three medals won at the state level; chemistry Olympiad, 3 years; and Science Bowl, 3 years, serving as a captain senior year. Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Math team and Outing club. Participated in the inaugural year of the Robotics team which finished 17th in their first tournament.
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Book Award and recognized as an AP Scholar in junior year and as SMAA All Academic as a senior.
Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).
Future Plans Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, majoring in biomedical sciences.

AIYANNA MACIEL, 3rd honor essayist
Clubs and activities: Interact Club, 4 years, officer for 2 years; National Honor Society, 3 years; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years, secretary for 1 year, president for 1 year; Teen Trendsetters, 2 years; student council, 2 years; Inner Council officer for 1 year; served as the 2014/2015 Student Representative on the RSU14 School Board Committee.
Awards: AP Scholar Award (2013/2014 school year), Teen Trendsetters Excellence Award, Saint Michael’s College Book Award.
Future Plans: Stetson University in Deland, Florida, majoring in international relations/pre-law with a minor in Spanish. Accepted as a Bonner Scholar in Stetson’s Bonner Program which is both a volunteer service and leadership program. Plans to study abroad after getting bachelor’s degree as well as go to law school to be an immigration lawyer

JOSEPH PALUSO, valedictorian
Clubs and activities: National Honor Society, 3 years; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years; Science Olympiad, 2 years; Science Bowl, 1 year; Swim Team, 4 years; worked as a lifeguard for 3 years of high school.
Achievements: New England Champion in swimming for the 500 freestyle; holder of two school records for swimming, Swimmer of the meet at southwestern championships two years in a row; Gold medal in chemistry lab junior year at Science Olympiad, Gold medal in cell biology senior year at Science Olympiad, Silver medal in chemistry lab senior year at Science Olympiad, Bronze medal in protein modeling senior year at Science Olympiad, University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Book Award, Went to Olympic Training Center for a training trip.
Future plans: Colby College, majoring in biology/pre-medicine

ADAM POITRAS
He is a son of Mark and Sherry Poitras.
Clubs and activities: National Honor Society, 3 years and served as president; Poetry Club, 2 years; LEAF Club, 3 years; Civil Rights, 4 years and served as officer; Gay-Straight-Transgender Alliance, 4 years and served as president; Spanish Honor Society, 4 years and served as treasurer; Tri-M Music Honor Society, 2 years; Class Council, 4 years and held various officer positions; Student Council, 4 years and served as president; fall musical, male lead for 3 years, pit band for 1 year; One Act Team 2 years; Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, 4 years; Co-Principal Bassoonist; Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2 years; Honors Woodwind Quintet at New England Conservatory in Boston, 1 year; Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the New England Conservatory in Boston, 2 years.
Hobbies and interests: bassoon/music, acting, shopping, relaxing with friends.
Awards: Academic Excellence Awards (WHS) in honors algebra II, English I, Spanish II, foundations in history, honors functions, statistics, and trigonometry, physics, AP U.S. history, honors Spanish IV, and honors physics, attendance awards, director awards for all theatrical performances and band, One Act Theater Competition Music Performance Award at Regional Competition 2013, MMEA District II Honors Instrumental Festival, 4 years, principal bassoonist for 4 years, MMEA All-State Instrumental Festival (4 years, Principal Bassoonist for 2 years), National Honor Society State Finalist Scholarship, Bowdoin College Book Award for Extraordinary Service to the Common Good and an Unusual Passion for Inquiry, Discovery, and Innovative Thinking; Alternate Bassoon Position for the National Youth Orchestra of the USA 2015
Future plans: Northwestern University, majoring in bassoon performance and economics

TERRANCE SHOEMAKER
Clubs and activities: Member of the soccer team, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad and Science Bowl. In Science Olympiad, second place at thermodynamics as a sophomore, first place in chemistry as a junior, second place chemistry as a senior, experimental design and first in cell bio. Placed 6th in chemistry Olympiad as a junior and second place as a senior.
Future plans: Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute, majoring in chemical engineering.

 

Windhan High School’s class of 2015

Sergio Jesus Aguilar, Joseph Albano, Emily Rose Algeo, Christopher Allen, Zachary Todd Alpern, Brandon Paul Amundson, Brendan P. Arsenault, Zachary Stone Bailey, Gwen D. Baker, Michail V. Barankevich Lauren E. Barrett, Brittany Bean, Olivia Rose Bell , Anthony R. Benson, Drew A. Bernier, Jennifer Corinne Bernier,  Matthew James Billings, Christian M. Bissonnette, Derek M. Black, Jonathan A. Bland, Rachel Blodgett, Tanner M. Boulanger, Hunter M. Bowen, Tegan Elizabeth Bradley, Nathan Bradstreet, Emily Vanessa Brady, Eric Bryant, Tyler C. Burke, Mya Elizabeth Burrage, Jackson Scott Butts, Tylla Marie Campbell, Dominick S. Cancelarich, Bailey L. Card, Sawyer James Carleton, Rebecca Bronwyn Cassidy, Brooke Arianna Churchill, Amanda Sue Clugston, Alana M. Cobb, Molly Madalyn-Rose Cobb, Mikayla Marie Cook, Samuel Knight Coons, Andrew Bryce Cropper, David Bernard Cross Jr., Jacob Daniel Cross, Samantha Lynn Crossman, Jordan Marshall Crowley, Gabriel J. Curtisbrown, Markus Anthony D’Andrea, Andrea Dadiego, Shaun Michael Davies, Troy K. Davis, Zachary C. Davis, Lindsey Arynne Delcourt Emily Kate Denbow, Ciara Morgan Dodge, Ian Jordan Donnelly, Megan Lynn Doughty, Kris T. Dow, Philip Francis William Dow, Alana J. Dube, Katelyn Nicole Dudley, Joshua Alan Dugas, Christopher M. Dusseault, Jasmin Swan Eddy, Madison M. Elliott Evan Kent Ernst, Elizabeth Rose Erskine, Noah D. Estey, Melanie Renee Farrington, Jayson T. Ferrante, Sophie Marie Ferrian, Dustin W. Fisher, Tayla Fortin, Crystal Nicole Frappier, Brianne Ruth Fullarton, Jacob Carmine Fusco, Emily Rose Gagne, Maura Kathleen Gallagher, Ashley Gallant, Jackson Anthony Giampino, Caleb Glen Gile, Madeline J. Gillespie, Brittany A. Gilman, Olivia Maryesther Noble Gilvey, Alexandra T. Glantz, Gregory D. Gledhill, Ryan Christopher Gorman, Aaron William Graves, Emma Eileen Gresh, Maxwell A. Griego, Hawar Haddadi, Daniel S. Hanson, Hannah V. Haskell, Mariah Alexandra Henick, Dexter Jacob Herald, Emily Nicole Hodge, Abigayle Reed Hodgman, Renee Claire Holley, Derek S. Howard, Brandon Anthony Huntington, Caroline Mackenzie Ireland, David J. Irving, Hailey O. Jarvis, Randi Nichole Jipson, Stuart W. Johnson, Casey Marie Jones, Meagan L. Jones, Kyle Patrick Joseph, Alexander David Kaplan, David R. Kaschub, Diana Kasyanov, Rebecca Ann Keenan, Brian A. Kelley, Gavin Ellis Kelnhofer, Timothy James Kenney Jr., Joseph Kennie, Daniel Patrick Kilgallon, Samantha Anne Killmeyer, Breanna Dorothy King, Gavin M. King, Jocelynn Corinne Konon, Benjamin Edward Kosticzak, Tanner Laberge, Steven A. Lailer Jr., Neal F. Larsen, Alasdair L. LaVallee, Madison Elizabeth Lawler, John E. Leeman, Alexandra D. Lewis, Jonathan Rigel Liedke, Christopher M. Lyden, Davis MacDonald, Aiyanna Katherine Maciel, Lauren Rachel Maines, Jesse Arnold Malier, Erin Kristina Malloy, Kyle C. Mandel, Jacob Manley, Macy Jordan Mannette, Sean Michael Manning, Mattison Olivia Marcello, Mickenzie Avery Marcello, Chase R. Marean, Drake S. Martin, Eri D. Martin, Sophie Mazziotti, John Declan McAvoy, Nicholas Jake McGoldrick, Margaret E. McGovern, Krystal Joy Melvin, Avery Ryan Miller, Madison Q. Millette-Gagnon, Deanna Marie Mitchell, Hunter C. Mitchell, Madison K. Mitchell, Emily May Monahan, Anita Alexandria Mooradian Melissa Morton, Matthew Moulton, Jacob Thomas Mulholland, Morgan Brittney Murphy, Elizabeth Anna Mycock, Dempsey Anne Nee, Matthew Newton, Nicholas P. Nielsen, Jenna Audrey Diane Nielsen-Pesce, Jeffrey Owens, Joseph Michael Paluso, Brian Parent, Parker Elizabeth Perkins, Alicia Faith Perry, Jennifer Ashley Perry, Ian Petcher, Jade Katherine Pierce, Daniel E. Pike, Terry Arnold Pilsbury, Colin M. Pock, Adam Jeremy Poitras, John Stephen Pompeo, Ivanay Kamesha Pottinger, Bryanna Lorraine Power, Taylor Paul Press, Megan Elizabeth Prevost, Julia Brooks Rand, Lauren Nicole Reynolds, Dylan J. Rhode, Miranda Lee Richards, Julia Lucia Richardson, Megan Lynn Rogers, Heather Nicole Rowe, Matthew David Roy, Kyle A. Rulman, Joshua C. Sangillo, Jordan Illene Sargent, Tyler J. Saunders, Morgan L. Sawyer, Luisa Mae Sbardella, Gabrial Scamman, Sarah Ann Shannon, Ayla Marie Sheets, Samuel James Shively, Samuel Karl Shoberg, Terrance W. Shoemaker III, Asel Smailova, Elizabeth A. Smith, Tyler J. Smith, Jenna M. Soucy, Brady Robert Southerland, Ceili Mackenzie Spaulding, Chasse Kelley Spaulding, Tyler James Spear, Abigail Spiller, Haley Inda Stedt, Cassandra Hazel Steele, Dylan Sterling, Yelani E. Stieg, Evan T. Stoddard, David J. Stratton, Matthew Thomas Symalla, Cassie J. Symonds, Andrew Brigham Tanguay, Joshua James Tanguay, Owen William Donald Thompson, William A. Tilley, Jordan Emmanuelle Torelli, Shannon E. Valente, Keegan Elijah Van Ness, Kimberly Madison Verrill, Anthony R. Villacci, Zachary Nathaniel Vose, Courtney Noelle Walker, Jake Wall, Colby J. Wallace, Austin Walsh, McKenzie Shay Watkins, Lyle Allen Webster, Kevin James Weisser, Taylor J. Wells, Ryan Whitcomb, Jacie Lee Wilcox, Elijah Abraham Williams, Madeline Louise Wilson and Joseph Connor Winn.

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