Aubrey Pettey plans to attend the University of Southern Maine in the fall of 2017 with a major in recreation and leisure studies. Her goal is to become a recreational therapist because she has a very strong desire to help others. As a RT, she will assist patients to become as active and involved as they can in their situation.She has always been very serious about her school work and always strives to do her best. Aubrey loves being involved in the school and the community and hopes to do so while attending college. She appreciates everything given to her and hopes to give back all that she can to the community through her strong work ethic that can be shown through her hard work and dedication. Her high school activities include Student Council, Interact, class vice president, Prom Committee, yearbook staff, Natural Helpers, mentoring, and the National Honor Society secretary and historian.

Carolyn Graves, maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. She played soccer her freshman year and took two math classes in order to be a year ahead. She was class president as a sophomore. As a junior, Carolyn was the vice president of her class, and earned college credits for her calculus class. She was a member of Natural Helpers and Student Council for both her junior and senior year. Also as a a senior, Carolyn was a member of the National Honor Society and class president. She helped to plan out spirit week. Carolyn was a Saco Bay Rotary Club OOBHS Student of the Month and the Maine Principal’s Association Student of the Year. Carolyn plans to attend to University of Southern Maine in the honors program.

Eryca Leclerc has been a three-season athlete throughout her four years at Old Orchard Beach High School. She played field hockey and softball with the Lady Gulls, played ice hockey for Cheverus High School and was named captain of all three sports her senior year. She has been the Class of 2017’s treasurer for four years. She had the opportunity to be an operating room specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve. Eryca will be attending Becker College in the Fall of 2018 with a goal of becoming a veterinarian technician.

Gabriel Reed participated in the high school marching band program, jazz band and jazz choir, and the jazz combo group. He was senior class president, involved in Natural Helpers and the Interact Club, the National Honor Society, and was the student representative for the Old Orchard Beach School Board. He was in a total of 14 extracurricular activities at his school, and accumulated over 270 hours of community service, volunteering at Seaside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and French’s Daycare during his summer breaks. Gabe will be attending the University of Maine at Farmington in the fall, to major in actuarial science and applied mathematics. Gabe is also considering earning a drug counseling certificate. Although Gabe is not going into a music career, he plans to keep music in his life forever.

Jonathan Gillis was an active member in many clubs and sports. He was president of National Honor Society while also earning first team All-Conference in football and baseball. He was a captain of the football team and earned the National Guard leadership award before the homecoming game in 2016. Jonathan will be attending Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, majoring in engineering.

Michael McCrea played basketball and football throughout high school and was inducted as a member of the National Honor Society his junior year. He participated in the precision machining technology program at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology his senior year, and  also was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society through BRCOT. Mike plans to further his education beginning next fall at York County Community College in the precision machining technology program. He has discovered a career that offers great pay, great benefits, high demand for workers, and that fulfills his desire for a career that entails hands-on work and problem solving.

Sadie Barbaria is attending the University Of Maine at Orono in the fall. Sadie was a varsity soccer player for all four years and was also involved in Interact, Prom Committee, and the National Technical Honors Society. She will be studying nursing at UMaine hoping to become a pediatric nurse practitioner, possibly working in oncology. 

Tiffany Leclair was a three-sport varsity athlete high school. She played goalie for the varsity girls soccer team during her high school career, and was captain her junior and senior year. She received First Team All Conference Goalie her senior year and made the second round of playoffs. Tiffany played girls basketball, she helped lead her team to the Western Maine Finals as co-captain her senior year. She played varsity girls softball and was captain her senior year. She also played club co-ed volleyball. Tiffany was involved in Interact Club since her freshman year, Prom Committee her junior year, and participated in Natural Helpers her senior year. She also managed to hold two jobs during high school. Tiffany enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves and will be attending basic training this summer and advanced individual training in the fall. She will attend Plymouth State University in the spring. Tiffany will be majoring in either law and forensics or sports medicine and hopes to play soccer while at college.

Victoria Niedzwiecki has been involved with over five different clubs throughout her high school career. She has also played three varsity sports including soccer, basketball and track. Victoria has spent time volunteering with Toys for Tots as well as teaching young children how to play soccer. She will be attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute where she will study mechanical and robotic engineering.

Wyatt Toohey is the son of Cathy and Peter Toohey. He played golf throughout high school starting his freshman year. Wyatt is an avid downhill skier and frisbee player. He will be attending Clark University in the fall.