Bar Harbor, Maine (July 22, 2025) – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has awarded the Bank’s 2025 Career & Technical Education Scholarship to 14 recent high school graduates from Northern New England. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to graduates who attended a technical career program as part of their high school curriculum and are planning to attend a college or technical school in the academic year immediately following graduation.
This year’s scholarship recipients will be eligible to apply for an additional $1,000 in 2026 to be used toward a second year of college or technical school.
The 2025 scholarship recipients are:
Brennan Beattie of Birch Harbor, Maine, is a graduate of Sumner Memorial High School and attended Hancock County Technical Center. He plans to study biology on a pre-med track at the University of Maine.
Anastase Bourgeois of Bradford, Vermont, is a graduate of Oxbow High School and attended River Bend Career & Technical Center. She plans to study nursing at West Virginia State University.
Natasha Dos Santos of Nashua, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Nashua High School South and attended Nashua Technology Center. She plans to study nursing at Rivier University.
Makenna Gatchet of Brandon, Vermont, is a graduate of Otter Valley Union High School and attended Stafford Technical Center. She plans to study nursing at Vermont State University.
Ann Gosselin of Addison, Maine, is a graduate of Narraguagus High School and attended the Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology. She plans to study criminal justice at Eastern Maine Community College.
Lexi Harris of Washington, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Hillsboro-Deering High School and attended Concord Regional Technical Center. She plans to study nursing at Plymouth State University.
Cameron Hornyak of Levant, Maine, is a graduate of Hermon High School and attended United Technologies Center. He plans to study electrical and automation technology at Eastern Maine Community College.
Abigail Huff of Goshen, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Newport High School and attended Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center. She plans to study elementary education, psychology, and business at New England College.
Aja Marzilli of Orono, Maine, is a graduate of Orono High School and attended United Technologies Center. She plans to study marketing and political science at the University of Southern Maine.
Quynh Pham of Newport, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Newport High School and attended Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center. She plans to study finance at the University of Maryland.
Makenzie Ramos of Orrington, Maine, is a graduate of Brewer High School and attended United Technologies Center. She plans to study business management at the University of Maine.
Jonathan Reyes Santos of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Manchester School of Technology. He plans to study architectural engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Zoe Richardson of Rockland, Maine, is a graduate of Oceanside High School and attended Mid-Coast School of Technology. She plans to study communications and new media at Southern Maine Community College.
Makayla Vincent of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, is a graduate of Hillsboro-Deering High School and attended Concord Regional Technical Center. She plans to study criminal justice and homeland security at Plymouth State University.
The Bank established the Career & Technical Education Scholarship in 2018 and has awarded 108 scholarships to date.
Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB) is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. Operating more than 50 locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine, and has more than $4 billion in assets. As a leading Northern New England community bank, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust offers a full range of personal and business banking services, as well as wealth management services through its subsidiary Bar Harbor Wealth Management. For more information about Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, visit www.barharbor.bank or call 888-853-7100. Member FDIC.
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