University of Maine announces dean’s list

The University of Maine recognized 2,002 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the fall 2013 semester. Of the students who made the list, 1,610 are from Maine, 312 are from 27 other states and 80 are from 28 countries other than the U.S.

Listed below are local students who made the list:

Cape Elizabeth: John Campbell, Samuel Davis, Tori Downer, Samuel Duddy, Theodore Farnsworth, Petar Filipov, Elise Galgano, Colleen Howard and Stefan LaRose.

Scarborough: Ashley Anastasoff, Eben Bradley, Devin Cain, Danielle Cooledge, Isabella DiPhilippo, Christie Edwards, Colin Hulst, Lucy Iselborn, Matthew LaBonty, Sarah Marshall, Scott Merrill, Peyton Morrissette, Alexander Quirk, Jamie Rowe, Brendan Sullivan, Kelly Thibeault, Anthony Verzoni, Jennifer Wood and Brian Woodbury.

South Portland: Maxwell Berube, Kelly Dooling, Jordan Drown, Jennifer Fletcher, Elizabeth Grant, Jonathan Linscott, Natasha Locke and Dominic Tannoia.

SPHS garner awards at Berklee Jazz Festival

South Portland High School’s Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble both received third-place awards during last weekend’s Berklee Jazz Festival which held in Boston..

Big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles performed and competed throughout the day during Berklee College of Music’s annual event, which is the largest of its kind in the United States.

All ensembles are adjudicated by a panel of Berklee’s top faculty. The SPHS Jazz Combo and the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Craig Skeffington, not only received third-place awards, but junior trumpet player, Alex Quinn received Outstanding Musicianship Awards for both the Combo and Jazz Ensemble.

Musicians from South Portland High School placed third in a jazz competition in Boston on Saturday, Feb. 8.