Patience Craig, of Topsham, is one of several Mainers to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Craig graduated this year from Mt. Ararat High School and attended Region 10 Technical High School. She plans to study elementary education at Husson University in Bangor.
Patience Craig. Courtesy of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
The scholarship is awarded to New England graduates who attended a technical career program as part of their high school curriculum and are planning to attend a college or technical school in the academic year immediately following graduation. This year’s recipients will be eligible to apply for an additional $1,000 in 2025 to be used toward a second year of college or technical school.
Fellow Mainers to receive the scholarship are:
• Jessika Bridges of Prospect Harbor, a graduate of Sumner Memorial High School who also attended Hancock County Technical Center. She plans to study nursing at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
• Lexi Donaghy of Machias, a graduate of Machias Memorial High School who attended Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology. She plans to study early childhood education at Washington County Community College.
• Jessica Dyer of Brooklin, a graduate of Deer Isle-Stonington High School who attended Hancock County Technical Center. She plans to study microbiology at the University of Maine.
• Kristian Gerrish of Southwest Harbor, who attended Hancock County Technical School. He plans to study high performance automotive at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
• Nicholas Thompson of Cherryfield, who is graduate of Narraguagus High School and attended Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology. He plans to study criminal justice at Eastern Maine Community College.
• Seth Washington of Hudson, who attended United Technologies Center. He plans to study plumbing at Eastern Maine Community College.
Other recipients are: Mirielly Ferreira of Nashua, New Hampshire; Ryan Page of Ascutney, Vermont; and Marissa Taylor of Manchester, New Hampshire.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Join the Conversation
We believe it’s important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It’s a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others. Read more...
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
For those stories that we do enable discussion, our system may hold up comments pending the approval of a moderator for several reasons, including possible violation of our guidelines. As the Maine Trust’s digital team reviews these comments, we ask for patience.
Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday and limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve.
By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is found on our FAQs.
You can modify your screen name here.
Show less
Join the Conversation
Please sign into your Press Herald account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can register or subscribe. Questions? Please see our FAQs.