Hannah Wright and Andrew Warren were recently awarded “Certificates of Merit” which recognized them as finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.
PORTLAND — The law offices of Joe Bornstein are sponsoring the eighth annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest. The contest is open to graduating high school seniors who wish to send a message to their peers about the dangers of drinking and driving and the dangers of distracted driving.
First-place winners receive a new laptop computer, second gets a new iPad, and third- and fourth-place winners receive a new iPod. All entrants receive prizes from the law firm. Past winners have submitted essays, poems, paintings, videos, original songs, T-shirt designs, drawings and more.
A complete set of rules and all past winning entries can be viewed online at www.arrivealivecreativecontest.com. The contest deadline is May 25.
BHS Merit Scholars
Hannah Wright and Andrew Warren were recently awarded “Certificates of Merit” which recognized them as finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. Wright and Warren were chosen from a semifinalist list of 16,000 students nationwide.
Talent show features deaf performer
LISBON — The annual Lisbon High School American Sign Language Talent Show featuring Lisbon High School students and Ricky Smith is scheduled for April 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the school, 2 Sugg Drive.
The cost is $5 at the door.
“Ricky Smith is deaf and has delighted audiences around the world for over 38 years as a professional mime,” states a news release. “He was a student of Marcel Marceau and has appeared on ‘The Today Show,’ ‘Good Morning America’ and ‘Real People.’ A tour in Japan included a performance at the Hiroshima Memorial.”
For more information, visit www.rickysmithmime.net or contact Gail Carlson at gcarlson@lisbonschoolsme.org or 353-3030.
WHS blood drive draws 50 donors
WISCASSET — The Wiscasset High School Student Council sponsored its annual blood drive on March 16. Students worked with the American Red Cross to help with blood donations. They were trained and worked for the day along with the medical personnel. Each year students accumulate required community service hours during the event. There were 50 donations of blood from students and community members that day.
NYA Robotics team off to worlds
BANGOR — The VEX Robotics team at North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) qualified to attend the VEX World Championships taking place April 18 to 21 in Anaheim, Calif.
The invitation is based on their performance in the programming skills challenge at the New England Championships in Worcester, Mass., in early March. The team is currently raising funds for the trip.
Teams from all around the world will be in Anaheim, including from Singapore, New Zealand, Cyprus, Malaysia, Mexico, El Salvador, China and Canada.
Sophomore Austin Kidder of Topsham is the only Mid-coast resident on the squad. He’s joined by freshmen Muriel Adams, Anna Bilodeau, Rhiannon Ramsey-Brimberg, Will Coleman and Ben Ford; juniors Ben Claytor, Matt Hawkins and Katherine Roche; and senior Phong Ho.
Each year, VEX International teams across the world are given a challenge. Over the course of the year, teams design, build, program, test and refine an autonomous and tele-operated robot capable of completing the VEX competition using VEX robotics kit technology.
In December, NYA competed in the Southern Maine competition at the University of Southern Maine, and in February, traveled to Bangor for the states championships where the team earned the Design Award. On March 3, they competed in the New England Championships. The team ranked 39th out of 250 teams worldwide in the programming skills category, according to advisor Deb Adams.
“Robotics at NYA is a genuine experiential education program. Students learn by designing, building, programming (using the C programming language) and operating a competitive robot intended to complete a VEX designed task,” said Adams.
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