Finley Baylon, of New London, will be attending a summer program at the School of American Ballet in New York City. (Courtesy Lebanon Ballet School)
Finley Baylon, of New London, will be attending a summer program at the School of American Ballet in New York City. (Courtesy Lebanon Ballet School) Credit: Courtesy Lebanon Ballet School

LEBANON — New London resident Finley Baylon has been selected to attend a summer program at the School of American Ballet Young Dancer Series for 10 to 12 year olds.

The program will take place at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

Baylon, who is a seventh-grader at Kearsarge Regional Middle School, is a student at the Lebanon Ballet School where she has performed in Clara’s Dream: A Nutcracker Story and Alice in Wonderland. She has studied ballet for seven years, according to a news release from the ballet school. She practices ballet three days a week and contemporary dance once a week.

Last summer, Baylon trained at Bossov Ballet Theatre at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine. In addition to dance, Baylon also enjoys art, photography and reading.

Upper Valley high school students earn scholarships from Timken

LEBANON – Two Upper Valley students whose parents work at Timken have receive scholarships.

Seth Carl and Dylan Chambers both earned $10,000 scholarships, which can be renewed up to three times, according to a news release from the engineering company. The scholarships are awarded to students who are pursuing careers in engineering, health care and business.

Carl, a student a Lebanon High School, is the son of application engineering specialist Matthew Carl, and Elaine Carl. He plans to study biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Chambers, a student at Stevens High School, is the son of production planning analyst Ricky Chambers, and Sandra Belisle. He plans to attend Keene State College and take part in its safety and occupational health applied sciences program.

Post-secondary accomplishments

The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Husson University in Bangor, Maine, made the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester: Emily Jane Moulton, of Canaan, exercise science/doctor of physical therapy; Isabelle Delaney Bicknell, of Claremont, healthcare administration and public health/master of science in occupational therapy; Julia R. Fox, of Enfield, healthcare administration and public health/master of science in occupational therapy; Zhi Qiang He, of New London, business administration and financial management; Alyssa Skye Prest, of Piermont, healthcare administration and public health/master of science in occupational therapy; Johanna Grace Roth, of Sunapee, nursing; Olivia Alice Knudsen, of South Royalton, criminal justice/psychology and mental health rehabilitation technician/community certification; and Alan J. Aldrich, of Springfield, Vt., criminal justice.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at St. Michael’s College in Burlington for the fall 2021 semester: Ryan Nicholson, of Lebanon, computer science; Nattilie Sanso, of East Thetford, exploratory; Cameron Rediker, of Hartland, neuroscience; Sami Husain, of Hartland, pre-pharmacy; Eliza Masteller, of Thetford Center, sociology and anthropology; Lauren Miller, of White River Junction, English; Olivia DeFelice, of White River Junction, psychology and elementary education; Lillian Merriam, of Windsor, English; and Molly Thompson, of Woodstock, political science and self-designed major.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., for the fall 2021 semester: Anoushka Alavilli, of Hanover; Pierce Clark, of Lyme; Tage Colberg, of Lyme; Ben Healy, of Cornish; Muriel Horvath, of Hanover; Sydney Kwaku, of Hanover; Aidan Marshall, of Hanover; Amane Matsuoka, of Hanover; Jack Meehan, of Hanover; Kai Renshaw, of Hanover; Nika Renshaw, of Hanover; Molly Seibel, of Hanover; Matthew Siegel, of Hanover; Zachary Stern, of Lyme; Hailey Swett, of Norwich; Reilly Uiterwyk, of Lyme; and Marti Zentmaier, of Grantham.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for the fall 2021 semester: Caroline Cassell, of Woodstock; Lydia Frew, of Norwich; Amelia Wallis, of Norwich; Aisling Kelly, of Hanover; and Chrissy Aman, of Hanover.

Owen Spann, of Woodstock, made the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for the fall 2021 semester.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., for the fall 2021 semester: Brenden Tyler Richardson, of Claremont; Abigail S. Wilson, of Lyme; Rachel O’Hearn, of Fairlee; Kaila Skeet Browning, of South Royalton; Morgan E. McKeen, of Perkinsville; Greer E. McCarty, of White River Junction; and Max P. Lutz, of Perkinsville.

The following Upper Valley residents earned an Award of Excellence from Western Governors University in Jersey City, N.J.: Ashley Ross, of Lebanon; Kaija Percy, of Brownsville; and Erin Stevens, of White River Junction.

Kailee Armstrong, of South Royalton, who is studying nursing at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, made the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester.

The following Upper Valley residents made the dean’s list at the University of Maine in Orono for the fall 2021 semester: Neal Montibello, of Hanover; Hannah Lembree, of Claremont; Becky Dore, of Grantham; Davan Murphy, of Brownsville; Noelle Surat-Mosher, of Norwich; and Olivia Rockwood, of Windsor.

Gabriel Evensen, of Barnard, and Serene Wind Mary Martens, of Windsor, made the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester at Norwich University.

Megan Bushway, of White River Junction, who is studying health science and occupational therapy at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa., made the dean’s list for the fall 2021 semester.