Several Boothbay Region High School Class of 2021 members announced their decisions May 3 about what comes next after graduation. BRHS Principal Tricia Campbell addressed students, parents and the community in a video revealing all seniors’ intentions.

From sports to college visits to senior traditions suffering the volatility of pandemic numbers, the Class of 2021 struggled through an especially hard year. Campbell said despite that struggle, all students have approached the challenges one after another with an open mind and heart.

“They have come together to make the most of this incredibly unusual year. As they prepare for the next steps, BRHS seniors are choosing to pursue a number of paths to reach their goals. From military service to entering the workforce to enrolling in higher education, the class of 2021 has made the decisions that best fit their interests. We are so proud of the time and the effort they have put into preparing for what's next in their adventure.”

Owen Barter, Adam Lowery and Deakon Harrington will attend Eastern Maine Community College, Barter for diesel truck and heavy equipment, Lowery for electrical engineering technology and Harrington to be determined. Jenna Cohen and Cortney Meader will attend University of Maine at Orono for animal science/pre-vet and biology/pre-med, respectively. Ben Pearce and Jameson LaBrecque will attend Plymouth State University for physical education with a minor in coaching and business. Gareth Hodgdon, Kayla Latter and Maren Whitney will attend Southern Maine Community College, Hodgdon for the fire science/live-in program and Latter and Whitney to be determined. Sullivan Rice will be joining the United States Coast Guard.

Kaleb Ames will study computer science at University of Maine at Augusta; Haley Abbott, esthetics, TBD; Kalista Andrews, psychology, University of Southern Maine; Glory Blethen, management, basketball, United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; Emma Brewer, Thomas College in Waterville; Kylie Brown, math and statistics, field hockey, Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts; Nathan Chatterton, mechanical engineering, Northeastern University in Boston; Fox Elder, engineering technology explorations, Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York; Mason Erhard, mechanical engineering, Montana State University in Bozeman; Isabel Harkins, journalism with a minor in political theory, Northwestern University in Chicago; Graham Harris, history, Bowdoin College in Brunswick; Jasmine Lewis, community college, TBD; Marissa Peters, health sciences, University of Connecticut in Storrs; John Roberts, aviation management with a minor in business, Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia; Zada Smith, undecided/college in Canada; Treshna Spence, Emmanuel College, Boston; Ryan Russell, history, University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont; and Jonah Zipperer, undecided/community college.

Students joining the workforce are Valerie Giles and Isaac Bradstreet-Doughty, both at Hannaford, and Wyatt Oakes and Kaeden Davis at F ’N A Enterprises. Jaden Arsenault will work at Coastal Property Care and Cody Field will find work in jewelry making. Landon Sackett and Dwight Lucas also plan to join the workforce.

Still undecided are Charles Chappelle, Rachel Gentry, Vincent Giles, Brady Harmon, Cameron Holbrook, Matthew Hyson, Victoria Libby, Bailey Maguire, Gabriel Seth Ostrowski, Kameron Poore, John Rankin, Gracie Rose, Alexandria Thyen, Kyle Tozier and Haley Wilson.