Scholarship 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT Thank You for Your Generous Support of the Mitchell Table of Contents 3 Thoughts Institute
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MORE THAN A Scholarship 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT Thank you for your generous support of the Mitchell Table of Contents 3 Thoughts Institute. Last year, this organization distributed over $1 million in scholarships to more than 500 students throughout the state of Maine. Since the inception of the We would like to thank the photographers 4 In Memoriam Mitchell Scholarship, nearly 2,900 students have received who help us capture these important almost $16 million in assistance. These impressive numbers moments for our Scholars. 5 Overview of the Scholarship would not be possible without you, and these dollars have made it possible for so many deserving Mainers to pursue A huge thank you to: a college education. Michelle Boucher, Tim Byrne, 6 2018 Scholars Kim Gustafson, Nicholas LaJoie, Nila Seddiqi, Khanh Vo, Dennis Welsh, We all want Maine students to fulfill their potential, and and Tate Yoder. Welcome Brunch and Promise Fund to close the gap between what is possible and what is 10 attainable. I firmly believe that the best and most effective way to do this is by encouraging these young people 11 MILE I through their secondary educations and beyond. This starts with addressing these students’ financial needs, and 12 MILE II not just through the scholarship dollars mentioned above. We have found that the support that Mitchell Scholars 13 Fellowship Awards need is notand cannot bemet by providing a check alone. Instead, the Mitchell Institute offers “more than a Leadership scholarship,” a suite of programs and additional resources 14 to help students achieve success. This includes addressing financial needs by providing Fellowship Awards, so that 15 Financial Summary students can pursue unpaid or underpaid internships or career-related exams. We head off financial emergencies Thoughts from through the Promise Fund, so that an unforeseen expense 16 2018 Pioneer Scholars will not derail a student’s college persistence. We prioritize Senator Mitchell personal, professional, and leadership development, so that Mary Mitchell Legacy Society Mitchell Scholars and Alumni can become what they have 18 all the talent and ability to bethe future leaders of Maine. 19 Lifetime Donors Finally, the part of the Mitchell Institute that expands most beyond the scholarship is the dedicated and ever-growing 2018 Donors community of Scholars, Alumni, and supporters like you. 20 This Mitchell Institute Family has roots in every single community in Maine, and will continue to provide the necessary leg up to Scholars and Alumni to achieve great things. This community would not be possible without you. On behalf of these motivated and talented young people, thank you for your support. In Memoriam Mitchell Scholarship The mission of the Mitchell Institute is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue, and achieve a college education. The Institute awards a $10,000 college scholarship to one graduating senior from every public high school in Maine each year. Mitchell Scholars are selected on the basis of financial need, community impact, and academic potential. Mitchell Scholars represent the best of their respective communities, and many cite the scholarship as helping them reach subsequent success. Truly helping our Scholars succeed, however, requires more than a Scholarship. As you’ll see on the following pages, once Scholars are selected, the Mitchell Institute helps them achieve a college degree and find success in the world beyond with a wide range of personal and professional support programs. And our approach has proven effective: 85% of Mitchell Scholars graduate from college within six years, as opposed to the national average six-year graduation rate of 55%. Our Scholars go on to be gainfully employed in a field related to their interests and studies, and many of them choose to stay in Maine – or leave for a time and return. ZACKERY CORSON JAMES DAY March 1, 1982 – February 10, 2018 May 29, 1998 – August 20, 2018 Mitchell Scholar 2000 Mitchell Scholar 2016 41% 44% Paddy Frank Walsh Pioneer Scholar Sacopee Valley High School OF MITCHELL SCHOLARS MAJOR IN OF MITCHELL SCHOLARS ARE FIRST- Carrabec High School Wentworth Institute of Technology STEM FIELDS; 23% MAJOR IN HEALTH- GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND RELATED FIELDS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO Biomedical Engineering Major University of Southern Maine COMPLETE A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE Computer Technology Major The 2018-2019 Annual Report is dedicated in loving memory to two wonderful Mitchell Scholars who were taken from us much too soon. Both young men were quintessential Mitchell Scholars and 66% 90% showed tremendous strength and grit in the face of devastating medical challenges. We hope all OF MITCHELL SCHOLARS COME FROM OF MITCHELL SCHOLARS PLAN TO EITHER FAMILIES WITH INCOMES BELOW THE STAY IN MAINE AFTER COMPLETING THEIR future Mitchell Scholars take inspiration from them. STATE MEDIAN OF $68,277 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONS, OR TO LEAVE MAINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN RETURN 4 5 Ashland Community High School Casco Bay High School Freeport High School ARIANA STADIG TAMARA DUVNJAK KELLSIE BRITTON Bangor High School Central Aroostook High School Fryeburg Academy ISABELLE MORRIS SARAH SARGENT JOSEPH TRUMBULL Baxter Academy for Technology Central High School Gardiner Area High School and Science MAKAYLA GIBSON ELIZABETH WALKER DAVIN TAFURI Cony High School George Stevens Academy Belfast Area High School SEAN TENNEY ELLIE GELLERSON STARR WARNER Deer Isle-Stonington High School Gorham High School MADISON EATON Biddeford High School GARRETT HIGGINS SYEDA WASHIMA FAIROZ Deering High School Gray-New Gloucester DIVINE M'BAMBI Blue Hill Harbor School High School JOSIAH ROTTARI MONTANA VAN DUIJN Dexter Regional High School KAITLYN WEBBER Bonny Eagle High School Greely High School ELIZABETH BROWN LAURYN SILVA Dirigo High School NEIL NOLETTE Greenville High School Boothbay Region High School SIERRA BUSSELL SUMMER CHAMBERLIN East Grand School BRADY MCEWEN Hall-Dale High School Brewer High School MACKENZIE CREAMER CASSIE HILLMAN Easton High School DELANEY LEACH Hampden Academy Brunswick High School CLARA SIMPSON ISABELLA POLS Edward Little High School PATRICK LUIZZO Harpswell Coastal Academy Buckfield High School KARLI CLARK MITCHELL PORTER Ellsworth High School DYLAN TAPLIN Hermon High School Bucksport High School JAMES PETERSEN SHAYLEY BRIDGES Erskine Academy CHANTELLE RODDY Hodgdon High School Calais High School Falmouth High School HANNAH ELLAND KYLIE DONOVAN GRACE LEE Houlton High School Camden Hills Regional High School Forest Hills Consolidated School DYLAN CROCKETT LYNNE HEARTWELL DEMITRIA GIROUX Islesboro Central School Cape Elizabeth High School Fort Fairfield High School ALEXANDER HOWELL PRESTON STEWART HUNTER ST. PIERRE John Bapst Memorial High School Caribou High School Fort Kent Community High School KENZEY TRACY MEAGAN DUBE DANIELLE NADEAU 2018 Jonesport-Beals High School Carrabec High School Foxcroft Academy IVY ROBINSON Mitchell Scholars JACKSON LAWLER-SIDELL ESAU OLSON STEPHEN B. CENTER ALFOND SCHOLARS SCHOLARS The Mitchell Institute is pleased to award scholarships at each of the public Every year, Unum supports five Stephen B. Center Diversity Leadership To recognize the extraordinary investment the Harold Alfond high schools across Maine, from Traip Academy in Kittery to Madawaska High Scholars. These scholarships honor Mr. Center, who championed diversity Foundation has made in the Mitchell Institute, each year sixteen Scholars, in the workplace and the community, always inspiring others to value the most promising from each county, are named Alfond Scholars. School on the Canadian border. differences and eliminate discrimination. 6 7 Katahdin High School Maine Connections Academy Mt. Abram High School Penquis Valley High School Snow Pond Arts Academy Washington Academy NATALIE RICKARDS ELISABETH SELIGA DANTE GERARDI ADAM STETSON KATE BRENNER-SIMPSON STEVEN ROY-KAYLOR Kennebunk High School Maine School of Science and Mathematics Mt. Ararat High School Piscataquis Community High School South Portland High School Waterville High School BRADY LAMONTAGNE LILY TEDFORD DESTINY BELANGER ALEXANDRA HUFF ANDREA TRIEU NATALIA FUENTES Lake Region High School Maine Virtual Academy Mt. Blue High School Poland Regional High School Southern Aroostook Community School Wells High School HAILEY PARSONS LINUS OBENHAUS KAYLA WHITE SAMUEL STONE HUNTER WALKER MADISON LAVALLE Lawrence High School Maranacook Community High School Narraguagus High School Portland High School Spruce Mountain High School Westbrook High School NAQUELA KNOX CONNOR FIRTH RIVER FENTON HABSO OMANE SKYLER LEWIS LABINA FAIZIZADA Leavitt Area High School Marshwood High School Noble High School Presque Isle High School Stearns High School Windham High School ALEXANDRA RYAN MICHAELA FLANDERS AUTUMN GOLDENBERG CHRISTINA SKIDGEL GABRIELLE BROWN ALEXANDRA MORANG Lee Academy Massabesic High School Nokomis High School Rangeley Lakes Regional School Sumner Memorial High School Winslow High School COLE HARRIMAN SARA WOODWARD CHELSEA CROCKETT NATASHA HALEY ADRIANA VALENCIA-JUNGO HANNAH CRAYTON GWYNETH ASH Lewiston High School Mattanawcook Academy North Haven Community School Richmond High School Winthrop High School MATT HIRD Telstar Regional High School ELISIA MCLEAN SHYANNE WATERMAN DESTINY ANAIR FANTASIA PEREZ SUMAYA MOHAMED GAELAN BOYLE-WIGHT Medomak Valley High School Oak Hill High School Sacopee Valley High School Wiscasset High School Lincoln Academy Thornton Academy DANICA