The following Windham High School students finished in the top 10 of the senior class:

Valedictorian: Nathan Gardner

Parents: Denise and Les Gardner

Clubs/Activities: Key Club, Bulletin Editor; Student Council, Student Issues Officer; National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Science Olympiad; Youth Caucus; META; Boy Scouts; Amnesty International; Concert Band.

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, music, politics and soccer.

Awards Received: Faculty Awards: High Honors Biology, High Honors Physics, Computer Technology; Perfect Attendance; Scholar Athlete; High Honor Roll; Eagle Scout; National Honor Roll; Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

College: Boston University

Major: Astrophysics

Salutatorian: Amanda Hammett

Parents: Philip and Valerie Hammett

Clubs/Activities: Theatre Club, Vice President; Chamber Singers; Outing Club; National Honor Society; Spanish Honor Society; tap class at MSB.

Hobbies/Interests: Making jewelry, feeling the breeze in her hair, experimenting with photography, being spontaneous, and enjoying life’s simple pleasures.

Awards Received: Phi Beta Kappa, St. Michael’s Book Award, Faculty Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1st place Visual Arts PTA Reflections Award, Best Actress in a One Act.

College: Bard College

Major: Film, Photography and Visual Arts

First Honor Essayist: Heather Bisesti

Parents: John and Becky Bisesti

Clubs/Activities: Art Club, Exemplar, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Yearbook, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Tennis, Key Club, Science Olympiad, Math Team, Film Club.

Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, tennis, swimming, photography, and running.

Awards Received: Faculty Awards in Honors Biology, Art, Ceramics, Honors Physics, Honors Pre-Calculus; Merit Scholastic Art Award, PTA Reflections State Photography Winner, Society of Women Engineers, Coaches Award for Cross Country, SMAA All Academic Award, Scholar Athlete, and Varsity Letter in Tennis and Cross Country.

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Major: Engineering

Second Honor Essayist: Lena Smith

Parents: Debra Allen-Smith and Darrell Smith

Clubs/Activities: Interact, Vice President; Student Council, Secretary; French Honor Society, President; Eagle Eyes, Editor; Science Olympiad; Class Council; National Honor Society; Yearbook.

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, Watching Friends, Reading, and Shopping.

Awards Received: Faculty Award in Honors Biology, Geometry, Honors Physics, Journalism; Scholar Athlete; Lions Club Speak Out Competition First Place; Lions Club Speak Out Competition Second Place at Regionals.

College: New York University

Major: Political Science

Third Honor Essayist: Klaus Dobra

Parents: Shkelqim and Violeta Dobra

Clubs/Activities: Student Council, President; Class Council, Vice President; Key Club; Interact; French Honor Society; National Honor Society.

Hobbies/Interests: Time with friends and family.

Awards Received: Faculty Awards in Honors Biology, Honors U.S. History, Geometry, and Honors Physics; Book Awards from University of Rochester, St. Michael’s College and Williams College; Lions Club Student of the Month; Principal’s Leadership Award.

College: Boston College

Major: Pre-medicine

Remaining Top 10 in alphabetical order

Dominique Bouthillette

Parents: Marcel and Laurie Bouthillette

Clubs/Activities: National Honor Society, Vice President; Key Club; Geeks Templar; Chamber Singers; French Honor Society.

Hobbies/Interests: Singing, drawing, watching movies, and reading.

Awards Received: Honor roll/High Honor roll, Faculty Awards in Honors Biology, French IV, Geometry and Physics.

College: New England Institute of Art

Major: Media Arts and Animation

Keegan Brown

Parents: David Haley Brown and Kathy Kennedy Brown

Clubs/Activities: Yearbook Club, Video Broadcasting Club, Latin Club, Latin Honor Society, Varsity Golf, Swim team, G-Force support, and Boy Scouts of America.

Hobbies/Interests: Riding the Bus.

Awards Received: National Merit “Commended Scholar” Award, 800 on critical reading section of the SAT’s, and Division 1 First place in the 1998 student bus safety poster contest.

College: University of Vermont

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Kelsey Cummings

Parents: Felicia and Rick Cummings

Clubs/Activities: Yearbook, Editor; Student Council, Vice President; Latin Honor Society; National Honor Society; Latin Club; Class Council; Interact; Lacrosse, Captain.

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing and snowboarding

Awards Received: Scholar Athlete and High Honor Roll

College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Major: Biochemistry

Justin Davis

Parents: Timothy Davis, Sr. and Anna Hunnewell

Clubs/Activities: French Honor Society, Video Broadcasting, Varsity Golf

Hobbies/Interests: Video Games, Golf, Watching Sports

Awards Received: SMAA All-Academic All-star in Golf, Scholar Athlete, Coaches Award in Golf, Most Improved Award in Golf.

College: University of New England

Major: Political Science

Stephen Spear

Parents: Nicole Thomsen and Stephen Spear

Clubs/Activities: Outing Club, Science Olympiad, National Honor Society, and French Honor Society.

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, Hiking, Rock Climbing, and Tennis.

Awards Received: Faculty Awards in Honors Biology and Honors Physics.

College: University of Vermont

Major: Engineering