Looking Up
Rachel Averill (3/7)
Terry Clark (3/17)
Luck
Last time, in “Looking Up”, I introduced you to
Sara Mea. She is an alum of the UMF UB program,
and we are both work-study students at Look House
right now. It also happens that Sara and I both live in
the same Residence Hall on campus. Our conversations
often drift to Upward Bound, given our involvement.
Our conversations often drift to Upward Bound, and
it’s really interesting to talk about our experiences
with the program, and what its lasting effects have
been for us. A common agreement between us is that
we are both so incredibly lucky to have been selected to
be a part of the program to begin with, and then again
when we applied to for Work-Study at Look House.
It seems to be a trend among all UB alums, that is,
the recognition of the luck that we had when it came to
getting in to the program. Now that I have taken the
time to reflect on what luck is, I consider the phrase “a
lucky twist of fate” to be more appropriate. Why?
Because while UB is a lucky experience for us all, fate
instills a drive for success. With fortitude, we find the
keys to success, but without our own drive and our
motivation, how successful could we possibly be?
~Kris Kelley
UB Work Study Student
University of Maine Farmington Upward Bound
238 Main St., Suite 1
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-7296
Toll free: 1-888-237-1667
TDD: (207) 778-7000
Nadia Tag (3/17)
Kaitlyn Virgin (3/25)
Karissa Murphy (3/31)
Contents
“Look!” – 2
March Reunion - 3
April Reunion – 4
TRiO Day – 5
Student News - 6
UB’er, Jenna, of
Oxford Hills,
presents Keene
State College’s
Interim President,
Dr. Jay Kahn, with
a TRiO shirt at
TRiO Day!
“Look” who else is new!
Mary Sinclair is a New Sharon native.
She attended the University of Maine at
Farmington, and graduated with a Bachelor’s
in Rehabilitation Services. With her diploma in
hand, she ventured to Alabama. She worked
with Americorps to help rebuild after
Hurricane Katrina.
Her other work experience includes
work with Volunteers of America, in Alabama.
She worked at a campground and helped run a
summer camp, also while in the Heart of Dixie.
Back in Farmington, Mary worked for LEAP (a
group home). It’s been clear to her for a while
that she is most interested in helping people.
That’s what has brought here, to Upward
Bound!
Fun Facts:
Mary has a dog, Zoey. Mary spent a
semester in Colorado doing practicum at
an adaptive sports center. She is the
middle of five kids.
She has also been Shrimping!
Interests of Mary’s include: Western Maine Life
(Being Outdoors, Swimming, Skiing, Being
Active, & Snowshoeing) and she especially
enjoys Field Hockey. She played for UMF and
currently coaches Mt. Blue’s JV team!
Check out this new logo that Elyse came up
with for Upward Bound, representing the
addition of the Foothills Upward Bound!
TRIO Day Adventures in New Hampshire
Alisha Fox
Is there ever a dull moment when you’re gathered with other UBers? Not a one, that’s for sure.
Over vacation two vans full of fellow UBers, Including the new students from the River Valley program,
went to TRIO Day. I sure hope that they had a warm welcoming. We left Wednesday and headed to
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. UNH; if you’re looking for a college with a large variety, you should
check it out. Step two; some good ol’ entertainment provided by UNH students in the drama department.
Day two, Elyse and Camille would never let the fun stop now would they? Off to the official
Trio Day fun in Nashua! You think that there is a large variety of us at UB; we joined nearly 600 other
Trio Day members to go on college tours. Now this would have to be my favorite part. I mean, it’s
lunchtime and we get to check out the food at a college that we are considering. You want to make sure
that it can almost compare to a nice homemade meal. After a tour on the college you get to head back to
more adventures. We had an amazing keynote presentation showing us that we are not the only one’s
that may face challenges heading into college and the real world. Now, it’s never all so serious... There’s
some play time too. There were multiple activities going on; game room, movie, Jeopardy, and of course
a dance with an actual DJ.
Day three, oh it’s not over yet. We get to enjoy some fun games to make learning about financial
aid or SAT’s. Then a college fair with many collages from throughout the area. This gave those of us
that were there more opportunities to learn about each other’s experiences and hear what they have to
say about college and things you should consider in the process of looking. Now it’s time to say
goodbye to all of our new friends; but don’t worry, the fun has yet to end. We get to go out to lunch at
an amazing Chinese Buffet, my favorite! I’d have to say van ride bonding and conversations have to
make the trip even better.
I’m not one to enjoy sitting for a long time but everyone’s
personalities kept my mind preoccupied. So if you don’t like
traveling, give it a try with Upward Bound. Not only do you get to
learn more about life opportunities, but you can actually enjoy
yourself while doing it. I hope you all consider going on one of these
lovely adventures; trust me, there’s some crazy moments that you
just cannot put onto paper.
-Travis Stuard is student of the month at Mt. Blue
-Montai won the Spruce Mountain High School Talent Show a self-written song about domestic
violence. Stay tuned for a video of the song on FB.
-The Spruce Mountain Alpine Team, led by Devon Autrey, won MVACs and a big trophy to go
with it!
-Ceilya Cooley and Becca Stitham are going to States with the Lawrence High School show
choir. Their winning show is music from Godspell.
-Katelin Carey started mentoring a third grader at the elementary school.
-Kobe Cancel came in 6th in the Poetry Out Loud competition in Ellsworth. He is also
performing in the One Act festival in March.
-Katelyn Forsten has been Vice President of the Junior Class all year.
-Cole Williams and Patrick Toribio (along with Madison’s jazz band and chorus) qualified at
District IV for the State Jazz Festival in March.
-Phil Collins is doing lights for the One Act play competition.
-Michael Taylor-Hampton will be competing at the First Robotics Competition (FRC) at
Worcester Polytech March 6-9.
-Allison Bernier is in the One Act play at Spruce Mountain and Heather Doiron is doing tech.
-Holley Barker and Chloe Quinn were both accepted into NHS at Mt. Abram
-Calvin Downey, M’Cayla St.Laurent, and Jeremy Austin are all in West Side Story March 29-31
-Michael Hilton got into National Honor Society
-Rico is tutoring at the elementary school every day for two hours.