August 4, 2016 • The Colchester Sun 11
ACHIEVEMENTS Graduation Nikolas Kaim of Colchester graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Humanities and Sciences with a degree in musical theatre. Margaret Connors of Colchester graduated magna cum laude from the College of Wooster with a bachelor of music degree in music education in music therapy. The following local students were among the graduates at the University of Vermont's 215th commencement ceremony: Evyn Banach of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science. Katrina Benoit of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in environmental engineering. Alexis Brien of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in professional nursing. Caleb Brown of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in environmental studies. Binh Bui of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Peter Carey of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in Russian. Sandi Caus of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in neuroscience. Matthew Cleary of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Adam Cooperstein of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in psychological science. Natalie Crowley of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in athletic training education.
chester graduated with a bachelor of science in public communication. Shelby Losier of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Raya Lurvey of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in linguistics. Kelly McCarroll of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in communication science & disorders. Christine Meunier of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in medical laboratory sciences. Joanna Nagle of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Kirsten Nedde of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in neuroscience. Deepa Neupane of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in biological science. Nancy Nguon of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in athletic training education. Kristen Pace of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in biology. Emily Phelps of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in statistics. Elizabeth Powell of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts in studio art. Alexander Racine of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in nutrition and food sciences. Cody Shelton of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of arts in classical civilization.
Zachary Dandurand of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration.
Kathleen Shiman of Colchester graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in public communication.
Katelyn Decarreau of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in professional nursing.
Taylor St. Germain of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in statistics.
Alexis Doria of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in psychology.
Jacob Stalnaker of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science.
Andrea Elhajj of Colchester graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. Megan Fortin of Winooski graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in professional nursing. Christopher Fountain of Winooski graduated with a bachelor of science in radiation therapy. Mathew Fraser of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in engineering management. Justin Hall of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science. Gwen Jackson of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Ciara Kilburn of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of arts in sociology. Tyler LaBonte of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in business administration. Christian Lewis of Col-
Robert Wells Rogers of Colchester graduated with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. Hillary Nicole Matthews of Colchester graduated from Simmons College with a bachelor of science from the college of arts and sciences. Hannah Light of Colchester graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor of arts degree from the school of liberal arts. Marie Ploof of Colchester graduated from Becker College. David Shallberg of Colchester graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering technology. Shallberg was also named to the spring 2016 dean's list. Brittany Pfaff of Colchester graduated from the College of Saint Rose with a master of science in education.
Awards
achieve a GPA of 3.6 or higher.
Colchester High School seniors Cynthia Alers-Rodriguez, Devan CameronVaupel, Ethan CameronVaupel, Kaylee Gallagher, Katina Messier and Cole St. Amour were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship from VSAC’s federal GEAR UP grant.
Rachel Cleary, Andrew Hamelink, Maria Jarvis, Jessica Kirby, Noah Kozlowski, Monique Lavallee, Frederick LeBlanc and Mark Miller of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean's list at Champlain College. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Dean's list Richard James Giroux and Connor Jacob Lamay of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Norwich University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Lisa Liotta of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 president’s list at the Community College of Vermont. President’s list students must achieve a GPA of 4.0. Kayla Eustace of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of New England. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 or higher. Nicole Dubois, Andrew Rogers and Ethan Thibault of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at the University of Maine. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Carina Sobel of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Ithaca College. Jacqueline Sorter of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Calvin Brault of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Regis College. Dean’s list recipients must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Haley Mock of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Roger Williams University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Patrick D. McHugh, Jessica L. Gamelin, Summer K. Colley and Matthew D. McBride of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at St. Michael’s College. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Megan Chambers and Ashley Francis of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Hofstra University. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher. Chiara Evans of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean’s list at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dean’s list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Sean Callahan of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at UMass Dartmouth. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Chelsea LeBlanc of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at MCPHS University. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Allison M. Pilcher of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at St. Lawrence University. Dean's list students must
Millisa Gingras, Joseph McGowan and Angela Menard of Colchester were named to the spring 2016 president's list at Champlain College. President's list students must achieve a GPA of 4.0.
Sabrina Farmer of Colchester was named to the spring 2016 dean's list at Colgate University. Dean's list students must achieve a GPA of 3.3 or higher. The following students were named to the third semester honor roll at Colchester Middle School: High Honors, Grade 6 Isabella Basille, John Blair, Curtis Bourassa, Erin Boyd, Thomas Buckley, Bryce Carey, Logan Crocker, Matthew Dell'Amore, Riley Fitzgerald, Maia Franchetti, Alexis Hedman, Bella Jarvis, Peyton Jenkins, Penelope Johnson, Gloria Kigonya, Benjamin Knapp, Courtney Lai, Owen Macomber, Jennifer Martel, Maeve McCullagh, Emma McDonald, DaeHan McHugh, Hunter Navari, Prinsha Neupane, Connor O'Brien, Domenick Puttlitz, Maggie Ryan, Kendall Spencer and Choudari Vallabhaneni. High Honors, Grade 7 Madison Abair, Sierra Alling, Jake Baird, Grace Bevins, Kaleigh Bogner, Evan Bokelberg, Brooke Booska, Madison Camisa, Madison Cirillo, Julia Correll, Emma Domachowski, Colby Fane-Cushing, Cole Fenton, Carley Goedken, Max Grenier, Leah Lamothe, Samuel Lopes, Fariha Nawar, Emmakate O'Donnell, Alyssa Pratt, Kyrill Serdyuk and Brooke Tucker. High Honors, Grade 8 Kyle Abbott, Petra Bajuk, Brooke Barrows, Zakir Beridze, Cole Chagnon, Lizbeth Cintron, Jordan Clark, Emma Corriveau, Ethan Fischer, Selby Jacobs, Jessica Laquerre, Madison Laquerre, Meghan Lehouiller, Tullia Mamenga, Cassidy Martin, Kaitlynne Mazza, Ciera Morse, Nastassja Nguyen, Caitlin Richardson, Courtney Rocheleau, Gavin Sicard, William Spencer and Jessica Thompson. Honors, Grade 6 Arpana Adhikari, Kaitlin Anderson, Piotr Babyuk, Mariah Barrows, Harry Brawley, Ian Cassidy, Aiden Charron, Ryan Dousevicz, Liam Evarts, Ethan Frank, Vyson Huynh, Benjamin Kay, Kai Kendrick, Joseph Klemm, Jonathan Labrie, Siena Leang, Sydney Lemire, Wyatt Luce, Elaina Mack, Braxton Marcotte, Daniel Marcou, Joseph Maxfield, Mackenna Moulin, Justin Mulac, Hazel Nelson, Kaya Nunan, Morgan Page, Haylee Patch, Jake Perrotte, Hannah Plant, Spencer Plumb, Damiano Port, Noah Quigley, Robert Rassel, Lucas Raymond, David Rich, Devon Ricker, Alaina Rolston, Matthew Romeo, Connor Roy, Alex Rublee, Cooper
Seissen, Eva Souza, Clara Tarte, Braeden Towle, Kiera Vance, Meghan Vesosky and Austin West. Honors, Grade 7 Sebastian Alessi, Ava Bailey, Jayme Baldwin, Caitlin Beauvais, Haley Beckett, Abigail Blin, Matthew Brooks, Blake Cardinal, Hannah Carroll, Dale Colley, Caitlin Connors, Brynn Coughlin, Kyra Doloughty, Brendan Fath, Brandon Goad, Quinn Holly, Catherine Jones, Hannah Lamphier, Taylor Lewis, Ayden Lloyd-Newberry, Henry Lopez, Logan Mock, Olivia Moore, Jessica Nelson, Chandler Parker, Olivia Porter, Jason Robinson, Ashlee Russell, Sylvie Sarrazin, Megan Scheck, Isabella Seissen, Jackson Solomon, Eleanor Sowles, Stephanie Trepanier, Dominic Trevisani, Kylie Trottier and Timothy Tullgren. Honors, Grade 8 Timothy Abele, Gabrielle Berthiaume, Graham Bertoni, Preslie Beuschel, Neeve Callane, Ethan Carnesale, Phoebe Companion-Racicot, Alex Daigneault, Isabella DeFeo, Margaret Desmond, Nagwa Emam, Annabelle Erdmann, David Fournier, Courtney Fredericks, Alexander Hall, Andrew Ianni, Anna Kalfus, Piper Kendrick, Calab Kirby, Rebecca Manley, Molly Marcou, Grace Martin, Christopher McHugh, Hailey Mercure, Isabelle Port, Maria Quintal, Lillie Reid, Jacob Roberge, Andrew Rosato, Blake Ruescher, Elise Scorsome, Mary Sheehan, Nora Tetrick, Shea Tomlinson, Foster Viau and Tracy Wear. The following 8th grade students have completed the middle school academic curriculum and are moving on to high school. Any student with an * also received recognition for special achievements. Kyle Abbott*, Omar Abdi, Timothy Abele*, Jessica Abiti*, Bleonard Ademi, Ameen Aljaf, Hasan Aljaf, Louise Bacon*, Petra Bajuk*, Hunter Baker, Brooke Barrows*, Nathaniel Bartlett, Kaleigh Benoit*, Riley Benoit, Zakir Beridze*, Gabrielle Berthiaume*, Graham Bertoni*, Preslie Beuschel*, Dylan Billado, Alisa Blaisdell, Joshua Blow, Riley Breen*, Joshua Brinklow, Owen Brooks, Neeve Callane, Thomas Campbell*, Chase Carey*, Ethan Carnesale*, Hannah Carpentier, Cole Chagnon*, Madison Chagnon, Lizbeth Cintron*, Jordan Clark*, Ella Cobb, Michael Collins, Phoebe Companion-Racicot, Emma Corriveau*, Brandon Couture, Samuel Crowley, Alexis Cruickshank, Emily Cueto, Takoda Culp*, George Cummings, Alex Daigneault*, Ellie Davidson, Isabella DeFeo*, Margaret Desmond*, Julia Dragon*, Nagwa Emam, Annabelle Erdmann, Keanna Evans, Ethan Fischer*, David Fournier*, Courtney Fredericks*, Holdyn Giard, Dillen Goodsell, Tarik Halilovic, Alexander Hall, Alexis Hebert*, James Hinchey, Dallas Holmes, Andrew Ianni*, Selby Jacobs*, Anna Kalfus*, Stephane Katende, Piper Kendrick*, Godfrey Kigonya, Calab Kirby*, Halie LaBelle, Bethany Lacey, Nathan Lamphere, Jessica Laquerre*, Madison Laquerre*, Meghan Lehouiller*, Shane
Mable, Tullia Mamenga*, Rebecca Manley*, Molly Marcou*, Cassidy Martin*, Grace Martin*, Sophie Matthews, Kaitlynne Mazza*, Jason McCabe, Christopher McHugh, Hailey Mercure, Isabella Miller, Ciera Morse, Thomy Mwali, Alex Nadeau, Nastassja Nguyen*, Thomas Nguyen, Dustyn Noe, Rachael Noel*, Isaac Page, Elijah Pearce, Nicholas Perry, Spencer Plumpton, Isabelle Port*, Maria Quintal, Mariah Rayta, Kendralyn Reen*, Lillie Reid, Caitlin Richardson*, Jacob Roberge*, Courtney Rocheleau*, Andrew Rosato*, Blake Ruescher* Braden Schalk*, Elise Scorsome*, Mary Sheehan*, Gavin Sicard*, LillyAnne Sorrell, William Spencer*, Benjamin Stapleton*, Krisanta Strong, Kai Sweeten, Nora June Tetrick*, Lauren Thibault, Jessica Thompson*, Shea Tomlinson*, Foster Viau*, Jenna Walker* and Tracy Wear.*
Business Rachel Marvin of Colchester has joined VHB’s Vermont office as a project engineer, where she will focus on storm water, utility and construction inspection and oversight projects. Marvin is a graduate of UVM.
CPL. DAVE DEWEY Colchester Police Cpl. Dave Dewey has joined the Champlain Community Services board of directors. CCS is based at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester and provides employment support for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
DAVID COATES David Coates of Colchester received the Catherine McAuley award for living and modeling the values of mercy and lifelong service to others at the Mercy Connections annual luncheon. Mercy Connections is a non-profit that encourages self-sufficiency through education and mentoring.
Births
Tyler James Shepard was born on June 17 at 1:12 p.m. at the UVM Medical Center to Robert Wayne Shepard and Kellie Ann Bushey of Milton. Tyler was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 20.5 inches long.