COLCHESTER, Vt. — The following local high school students were awarded the 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.
Andrew Boucher of Byron, a student at Lincoln Academy.
Alyssa Brands of Bryant Pond, a student at Telstar Regional High School.
Patrick Buzza of Auburn, a student at Edward Little High School.
Dale Cannuli of South Paris, a student at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Alex Chamberland of Winthrop, a student at Winthrop High School.
Kathryn Coolidge of Bethel, a student at Telstar Regional High School.
Nicholas Corey of Lisbon Falls, a student at Lisbon High School.
Calum Dixon of Avon, a student at Mount Abram High School.
Jared Dumas of Lewiston, a student at Lewiston High School.
Mary Hutchins of Phillips, a student at Mount Abram High School.
Nichole Jones of Lisbon Falls, a student at Lisbon High School.
Ellex Loper of South Paris, a student at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Kayla Meserve of Jay, a student at Spruce Mountain High School.
Mikayla Oswald of Jay, a student at Mount Blue High School.
Daniel Reed of Farmington, a student at Mount Blue High School.
Taylor Roy of Lewiston, a student at Lewiston High School.
Erik Taylor of Jay, a student at Spruce Mountain High School.
Maureen Tierney of Winthrop, a student at Winthrop High School.
Ellen Tuttle of Monmouth, a student at Saint Dominic Academy.
Taylor Tyrrell of Auburn, a student at Edward Little High School.
Mariah Witas of Canton, a student at Mountain Valley High School.
Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities.
Winners were presented the book “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,” by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael’s College graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author.
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