Foxcroft Academy announces honor parts
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Head of School Arnold Shorey is pleased to announce the honor parts for this year’s graduating class, the 197th class in school history.
The valedictorian for the Class of 2020 is Ethan Curtis, the son of Chad and Kim Curtis of Pittsfield. Curtis is a member of Key Club, Student Council, National Honor Society and is the class president for this year’s senior class. This spring, he was selected as a recipient for the Maine Principals’ Association Award and recently received the New England District Key Club Outstanding Officer Award. He also is a Rose Award recipient.
Curtis
Outside of the classroom, Curtis has excelled on the golf course and the baseball field as a four-year varsity athlete and was a member of the Unified Basketball team for four years. He will be attending Boston University in the fall and plans on majoring in biomedical engineering.
The salutatorian for the Class of 2020 is Clark LaChance, the son of Jerry and Jennifer LaChance of Harmony. LaChance has been involved at Foxcroft Academy as an active member of Key Club, National Honor Society, Environmental Club and Student Council. He was also a Rose Award recipient in May.
LaChance
LaChance plans on attending Northeastern University in Boston this fall majoring in finance.
Graduation exercises are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the location will be determined at a future date.
On Friday, May 15 a special outdoors assembly was held at Foxcroft Academy to announce the Class of 2020 outstanding scholars at the annual Rose Award ceremony. This year, the recipients were: Kylie Butts, Ethan Curtis, Megan Fuller, MacKenzie Harmon, Jacob Ireland, Clark LaChance, Khanh Nguyen Phuong Le, Khanh Nguyen Quynh Le, Thuy Phuong Mary Le, Leyao Liang, Jacob Raynes, Molly Rhoda, Kiet Hoang Tuan Vo and Vy Van Vo.
The Rose Awards were established in 1931 when Frank G. Stone was head of Foxcroft Academy. Rose Award recipients have accumulated a GPA that places them in the top 15 percent of the permanent students in their class. For the 35th consecutive year, a medallion with the Foxcroft Academy seal was presented to the recipients in addition to the traditional rose. Priscilla White, former English teacher and librarian who retired after 36 years of service, and Robert Beek, who taught mathematics for 33 years, conceived the idea for this permanent award and contributed funds to have the diecast for the medallion, which has now become a permanent part of the annual ceremony.