Secondary accomplishments

Hannah Giguere, of Lebanon, earned the Vermont Land Trust’s Land Steward Award. Giguere attends the Natural Resources program at the Hartford Area Career & Technology Center in White River Junction. She also works at McNamara Dairy Farm in Plainfield and is a member of Lebanon High School’s fishing club, according to a news release. Giguere plans on pursuing a career in forestry, land management,and conservation. “I see value in the preservation of the land and I hope my future career in a forestry field will help me build a deeper connection,” she said in the release. 

Post-secondary graduations

Lucas Adams and Shawn Adams, both of Hartford, earned degrees from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., this spring.

The following Upper Valley residents earned degrees from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., this spring: Brendan Brigham, Norwich; Seth Gray, Canaan; Blake Heston, North Pomfret; Hannah Lavalette, Claremont; Joseph Perras, Norwich; Nikki Petrescu-Boboc, Grantham; Katrina Randall, Lebanon; and Maggie Wenger, Hanover. 

Post-secondary accomplishments

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., for the spring 2024 semester: Joshua Bucci, Norwich, mathematics; Zoe Chamberlain, Hanover; John Hill, Hanover, economics; Reilly Loughman, Norwich; Lilian MacVeagh, Thetford, sociology; and Kevin Pillsbury, Hanover, computer science.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., for the spring 2024 semester: Rosa Barden, Randolph; Amelia Berthold, Etna; Charis Bouton, White River Junction; Vivvy Davis, Randolph; Caroline Hamilton, White River Junction; Cameron Kennedy, Randolph; Christopher Perriello, Plainfield; Katrina Randall, Lebanon; Lainey Rockacy, New London; Eric Seltzer, Hanover; Jack Simack, South Royalton; and Ellie Stannard, Hanover.

The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Vermont State University in Randolph Center for the spring 2024 semester: Jacob DeRemer, Wilder; Ashleigh du Plessis, White River Junction; Katrina Feddersen, Woodstock; Becca Harley, Chelsea; Brady Hathorn, Wilder; Megan Hebb, Newbury, Vt.; Jenseny Lauer, Bradford, Vt.; Kendrick Madore, South Royalton; Jamie Masterson, Vershire; Iris Olmstead, Randolph; Myles Pierce, Randolph; Jen Robbins, Claremont; Grace Wiggett, Randolph; and Ben Worth, Woodstock.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Vermont State University in Randolph Center for the spring 2024 semester: Katy Ackerman, Tunbridge; Blake Baker, Randolph; Alton Bell, White River Junction; Amber Boles, South Royalton; Eleshia Borriello, Fairlee; Emma Burge, Hartford; Zoe Cartwright, Bethel; Heike Chaney, White River Junction; Christopher Childs, Lebanon; Mia Clement, Randolph; Nathan Coulter, West Lebanon; Bethany Davis, White River Junction; Adam Debartolo, Perkinsville; Don Donker, Enfield; Brittany Duffy, Randolph; Gil Gordon, Norwich; Kato Gray, Perkinsville; Raegan Harnish, Chelsea; Brianna Henault, White River Junction; Kate Henggeler, Hanover; Autumn Horniak, Bradford, Vt.; Jen Hutchins, Woodstock; Stella Jones, South Royalton; Taylor Laperle, Randolph; Caden Lockwood, West Windsor; Caleb Mead, Woodstock; Emily Merwin, Quechee; Matt Moore, Sharon; Jeymy Moreno, Chelsea; Cam Oxton, Claremont; Forrest Peront, Bethel; Abigail Rainville, Bethel; Benjamin Reed, Hartford; Peyton Richardson, Windsor; Kayli Stapelfeld, Canaan; Carrie Usher, Windsor; Jasmin Ward, West Lebanon; Ethan Williams, Windsor; Amelia Wilson, Enfield; and Dakota Wood, Sharon.

Educator accomplishments

Mascoma Valley Regional School District Director of Special Education Chris Beeso has been elected to the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators. Beeso has worked in special education since 1985, according to a news release from the school district. He joined Mascoma in 2018 after serving as the Claremont School District’s director of special education for 2015 to 2018. Besso, of Henniker, N.H., is also on the board of directors for PathWays of the River Valley.

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