Guidance News

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McAuley students Emma Scanlon and Tori McAllister, both members of the Class of 2010, recently qualified as state finalists in the 2010 US Senate Youth Program, making them two of the top ten students in the state.

Scanlon and McAllister received this honor after taking a qualifying exam that tested their knowledge of U.S. Government, the U.S. Consititution, and current political events.

Both students will travel to Augusta on November 23, where they will compete at the state level for two seats at a week-long government and leadership education program in Washington, D.C. in March 2010.

In addition to the trip to Washington, D.C. with all expenses paid, winners will each receive a $5000 college scholarship.

The US Senate Youth Program is a national initiative to provide a yearly opportunity for talented young people with demonstrated leadership abilities to deepen their understanding of America’s political processes and encourage them to consider careers in public service.

McAuley alumna Monike Santana ‘08 represented Maine in Washington, D.C. in 2008.

Congratulations to Mrs. Linda Freeman of McAuley’s Guidance Office, who will inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on October 9, 2009.

In the late 70s and early 80s, Freeman was a standout basketball player at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, where she holds the career record for scoring an average of 19.7 points per game.  Additionally, she ranks fifth in points accumulated (1150 points) over four years.  Prior to her college career, Freeman was a top team player at Scarborough High School.

The McAuley community is proud of you, Mrs. Freeman!  Congratulations on this prestigious honor!

To read the full article on Mrs. Freeman and her induction, please access the link below:

http://www.sjcme.edu/athletics/TwoSt.JoesGreatstobeInductedintoNewEnglandBasketballHallOfFame.htm

The University of Notre Dame invites students, parents and counselors to attend the

University of Notre Dame Information Program

Monday,  September 21, 2009 at 7pm

Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium

631 Stevens AVE

Portland, Maine 04103

For more information, please contact the Guidance Office at 797-3802 ext. 2059.

Seven students from Catherine McAuley High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the AP Exams.

Class of 2009 graduates Elise Mercier of Portland and Meghan Smith of Cape Elizabeth qualified as AP Scholars after receiving grades of 3 or higher on three or more of the AP Exams.

Portland’s Katherine Fecteau and Buxton’s Olivia MacKenzie, both 2009 graduates, received recognition as AP Scholars with Honor. Both scored an average of at least 3.25 on four or more of the AP Exams taken.

Scoring an average grade of at least 3.5 on five or more of the AP Exams, Class of 2009 Valedictorian Laura Duran of Falmouth is celebrated as an AP Scholar with Distinction, along with fellow graduates Macauley Kenney of North Yarmouth and Allison Walker-Elders of Lisbon Falls.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, or both, for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

Are you a recent McAuley graduate entering college in the fall of 2009?  Are you looking for scholarship money to help cover college costs?

If you can answer “yes” to both questions, access http://www.ourvoiceourcountry.org/participate/scholarship.aspx?ReturnUrl=participate/scholarship.aspx for information on a $1000 scholarship competition through civiced.org, entitled Our Voice Our Country.

Applicants are asked to share their views on America’s greatest underlying problems, and then nominate individuals who have the potential to solve them.

The deadline for submission is August 17, 2009.