Secondary accomplishments

Mascoma Valley Regional High School juniors Adeline Josephson and Reece Woodward earned third place at the Destination Imagination Global Finals, an open-ended STEAM competition last month in Kansas City, Mo. The event tested students’ abilities in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Post-secondary graduations

The following Upper Valley residents earned degrees from Vermont State University — which includes Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College — this spring: Erin Betters, Bethel; Danielle Galbreath, Bethel; Grace Hodgdon, Bethel; Faaron Washburn, Bethel; Blake Southworth, Bethel; Chloe McIntire, Bradford, Vt.; Leanna Snyder, Bradford, Vt.; Lorness Harper, Bridgewater Corners, Vt.; Rachel Cleminson, Chelsea; Raegan Harnish, Chelsea; Erin Dunbar, Chelsea; Becca Harley, Chelsea; Melissa Hall, Claremont; Kaleb Swett, Cornish; Sinead Garvey, East Randolph; Timotea Garcia-Mendez, East Thetford; Don Donker, Enfield; Amelia Wilson, Enfield; Dulcie DeMuth, Hartland; Courtney Godkin, Hartland; Jenna Hood, Hartland; Henry Pentland, Hartland; Samuel Hebert, Newport; Mia Manheimer, Norwich; Ryan Antonivich, Perkinsville; Emily Merwin, Quechee; Amelia Diprete, Quechee; Raymond Baka, Quechee; Blake Baker, Randolph; Olivia Kaplan, Randolph; Myles Pierce, Randolph; Kayla Ball, Randolph; Holly Mayer, South Royalton; Matt Moore, Sharon; Danielle Murphy, South Royalton; Jennifer Ward, Thetford Center; Katelyn Johnson, Vershire; Jamie Masterson, Vershire; Chelsea Baker, West Lebanon; Gavin Brothers, White River Junction; Sithembiso Muhlauri, White River Junction; Elyse Patriquin, Wilder; Brady Hathorn, Wilder; Caleb Mead, Woodstock; and Maachah Krull, Woodsville.

The following Upper Valley residents earned degrees from the Community College of Vermont this spring: Erin Elizabeth Lauer, Bradford, Vt.; Brandi Mae Balch, East Thetford; Shannon Nora O’Donnell, East Thetford; Nicole Ordway-Wood, Fairlee; Kiana Ashley Porter, Grantham; Tamara J. Hernandez, Grantham; Kate-Lynn Ann Green, Hartford; Rosa G. Wise, Hartland; Brianna Mae Beland, Hartland; Lea Tove Adams Blackmore, Norwich; Rachel A. Mayberry, Randolph; Jade Alexander Holland, Randolph; Leif Curtis Barkley, Randolph; Aura Rand Dove, Randolph Center; Ashley Mae Smith, Reading, Vt.; Rachel Angelina Puopolo, South Royalton; Bradnee Deaguiar, South Royalton; Rose Marie Lesmeister, South Royalton; Brittany Elizabeth Wright, Strafford; Nicolette Mae Brown, Strafford; Anna Pierce Hebb, Thetford Center; Rebecca Marie Burt, Tunbridge; Brendan Paul Magoon, Tunbridge; Caleb Griffin Paige, Vershire; Ava Arin Kathleen Albrecht, White River Junction; Danielle C. Robinson, White River Junction; Fritz Calinao Pungot, White River Junction; Kaelyn Courtemanche, White River Junction; Amanda Dalley-Hill, White River Junction; Laura Kilgannon Black, White River Junction; Sheila Mccarthy-Sinhart, White River Junction; Michael Meredith-Tuck, White River Junction; Ashley Patricia Lynn Caple, White River Junction; Matthew Putnam-Pouliot, White River Junction; Evan Simpson, White River Junction; Chloe Angelina Deremer, Wilder; and Marci J. Robidoux, Woodstock.

The following Upper Valley residents earned bachelor’s degrees from Emmanuel College in Boston this spring: Rachel Harrington, Lebanon, management; and Finley Lord, Quechee, biology — health sciences.

Emily Herbert, of Claremont, earned a bachelor’s degree in business creative enterprises from Emerson College in Boston this spring.

Calliope Katharine Goodling, of Strafford, earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art from Oberlin College and Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio, this spring.

The following Upper Valley residents earned graduate degrees from University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., this spring: Nathaniel Burns, Grantham, juris doctor; and Maya Scott, Hanover, business administration.

Phineas Allen, of Claremont, and Henry Mossell, of West Lebanon, earned degrees from Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y., this spring.

Alia Cutting, of Hanover, earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting, magna cum laude, from the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., this spring.

Post-secondary honors

The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Plymouth State University for the spring 2025 semester: Angel Andrea Abiera, Lebanon, nursing; Caeden Berry, Claremont, psychology; Joseph Christian, Canaan, environmental biology; Isabelle Correa, Sunapee, elementary education & youth development; Haley Gray, Orford, elementary education & youth development; Olivia Griffin, New London, psychology; Sedona Guaraldi, Orange, elementary education & youth development; Owen Hearne, Enfield, business administration; Zachary Hodge, Springfield, N.H., allied health sciences; Bret Johnson, Lebanon, communication and media studies; Jaclyn King, Lebanon, art and design; Madison Labbie, Lebanon, social work; Erynn McCutcheon, Grantham, information technology; Seth Moody, Claremont, psychology; Vickie Ni, Lebanon, political science; Melanie Reed, Sunapee, tourism management and policy; Bret Salvitti, Sunapee, marketing; Greta Scheller, Grantham, environmental biology; Gabrielle Spence, Norwich, allied health sciences; Lexia Stanley, Charlestown, elementary education & youth development; Kylie Taylor, Orford, allied health sciences; and Colleen Underhill, Piermont, psychology.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Plymouth State University for the spring 2025 semester: Nathaniel Tom Abiera, Lebanon, nursing; Aidan Bailey, Charlestown, communication and media studies; Kate Dawson, New London, allied health sciences; Kyle Dessert, Enfield, sports management; Elizabeth Hastings, Grantham, environmental science & policy; Nicholas Lamontagne, West Lebanon, interdisciplinary studies; Aidan McCullough, New London, allied health sciences; Samuel Nichols, West Lebanon, social work; Fiona Nolan, Enfield, criminal justice; Kevin Nolan, Plainfield, criminal justice; Kristian Nurme, New London, tourism management and policy; Lydia Stevens, Enfield, history & social studies education; and Dominic-Gage Wood, Charlestown, exercise and sport physiology.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Emmanuel College in Boston for the spring 2025 semester: Finley Lord, Quechee, biology — health sciences; Maddy Rooney, Chelsea, biology — health sciences; and Izabela Eitapence, Claremont, history and secondary education.

Emily Lewis, of White River Junction, who is studying entrepreneurship at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa., made the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., for the spring 2025 semester: Connor Pollard, Grantham, management; and Caroline Healy, Hanover, neuroscience.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I., for the spring 2025 semester: Sam Avampato, Sunapee; Ava Dodson, Barnard; Liam Finger, Enfield; Talia Fritzhand, Woodstock; Josephine Goodwin, Lebanon; Sarah Haas, New London; Emma McNally, Sunapee; Anna Numme, Plainfield; Sophia Postans, Windsor; and Willy Underwood, Woodstock.

Chase Adams, of Plainfield, made the dean’s list at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for the spring 2025 semester.

Michelle Edlund, of East Randolph, made the dean’s list at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., for the spring 2025 semester.

Sophia Taylor, of Canaan, and Molly Sites, of Plainfield, made the president’s list at Norwich University for the spring 2025 semester.

Emmanuel Mogendi, of Canaan; Isaac Rayno, of Enfield; and Padraig Mooney, of Grantham, made the dean’s list at Norwich University for the spring 2025 semester.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., for the spring 2025 semester: Elsa Ladenson, of Norwich; Eden Leavey, of Norwich; Emilia Torresani, of Norwich; and Ruby Cole, of Thetford.

The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at the State University of New York at Potsdam for the spring 2025 semester: Eriq Bowie-Reimers, Lyme, politics; Andrew Gubbins, South Pomfret, business administration; and Emma Mullaly, Enfield, chemistry.

Avery Bean, of Cornish, made the dean’s list at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Saint Mary of the Woods, Ind., for the spring 2025 semester.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y., for the spring 2025 semester: Phineas Allen, Claremont; Alden Berkey, Randolph; Alethea Bouton, White River Junction; Lilly Gogan, Cornish; Kenzie Leuthauser, Lebanon; and Henry Mossell, West Lebanon.

Emma Westward, of New London, made the dean’s list at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the spring 2025 semester.

Alyssa Paquette, of Claremont, who is studying business administration at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Conn., made the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

Sydney McLaughlin, of Hanover, made the dean’s list at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., for the spring 2025 semester.

Alia Cutting, of Hanover, made the president’s list at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C, for the spring 2025 semester..

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., for the spring 2025 semester: William Lyons, Hanover, finance; and Meredith Rieger, Woodstock, business administration.

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