Lisbon HS Students of the Qtr. 4‏

LISBON STUDENTS OF THE 4^thQUARTER ANNOUNCED BY PRINCIPAL GANNON

Lisbon High School (LHS) administrators and staff are pleased to recognize students for their excellent overall performance.  Family members of the most recent student of the quarter awards were invited to attend the recognition. 

Pictured (l-r): Freshman,  Ben LeClair, son of Carol and Nathan LeClair of Lisbon; Sophomore, Silas Crosby, son of Theresa and Esau Crosby of Lisbon Falls; Junior, Darren Elwell, son of Wendy and Robert Elwell of Lisbon Falls; and Senior, Victoria Swan (not available for photo), daughter of Joddi-Lynn and Timothy Swan of Lisbon.  Photo courtesy of Jonathan Carsley.

Lisbon – Lisbon High School, Principal Nicholas Gannon, announced the Students of the 4^th Quarter during a school-wide assembly on Monday, June 1^st.   Parents, grandparents, and siblings of the recipients were invited to the attend the assembly to congratulate students.  Students are nominated by staff members for their community service, academics, co-curricular activities, sports participation, good citizenship and overall positive reflection of the student body. 

Awards this Quarter were presented to Senior, Victoria Swan.  “Victoria is self-motivated and interested in learning, not just for grades alone, but for the pleasure of understanding something new,” shares Principal Gannon.  “As Jobs for Maine’s Graduates president, she has been a strong leader throughout the year.   She is dedicated to our Career Association focused on leadership, community service and future aspirations in and out of the classroom.  Victoria challenges herself by taking upper level and independent study courses.  She is well respected by her peers, is a team player on and off the court/field, being a valuable member of both the field hockey and basketball teams.” 

The Junior Student of the Quarter was awarded to Darren Elwell.  “Darren consistently works hard and committed himself to Science Olympiad this year putting in many productive hours into his events.  He assisted others on the team with their engineering projects,” shared Gannon.  “Darren is a self-motivated team player and is polite, courteous and respectful to his peers and our staff.” 

Silas Crosby was named the Sophomore Student of Quarter 4.  “Silas is one of the hardest working students in his class.  He has tutored peers struggling with math providing patience, understanding and reassurance,” commented Gannon.  “Silas is a member of the cross country and track teams.  He has been a member of the Community Service Junior Volunteer group since 2011.  He served as Vice President of the group this year and earned the National Presidential Volunteer Service Award.  Silas is a person who is a quality helper, a connected teammate, an involved student, and the potential to be a future community leader.”

Freshman Student of Quarter 4 was Benjamin LeClair.  “Ben is a likeable, friendly, polite and respectful person to his peers and teachers,” comments Gannon.  “He takes Honors level classes, plays baseball, is a valuable member of the Science Olympiad team and is a member of the Community Service Junior Volunteer group.  He was also awarded the National Presidential Volunteer Service Award for his volunteering in school and the community.  Ben is focused, hard-working and committed.”

Students are presented with a plaque, school supplies, a library pass and gift certificates from Lisbon’s partners in education, Dunkin’ Donuts and the YMCA in Auburn. 

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