Gabrielle Muniz has verbally committed to play softball at Holy Cross. Gabby previously attended Rockport High school where she was a three-year varsity starter on the softball team. She was named All League twice and CAL Division 3 Player of the Year.

In her first year on the Pingree softball team she batted .532 with an on-base percentage of .682. Gabby also stole 18 bases, had 24 RBIs, and was named Eastern Independent League All Star.

Gabby plays for the Raiders 18U Gold college showcase team.

In addition to softball, Gabby plays basketball and was named captain of the Pingree basketball team for the 2013-2014 school year.

Caroline Winslow has committed to Colby as a member of their ski program. Caroline has had an outstanding junior career with many top five finishes on the U 18 ski circuit, and is ranked 7th on the East Coast in Giant Slalom and 12th in Slalom in her age group.

In addition to her outstanding skiing accomplishments, Caroline has been a key member of Pingree's field hockey and lacrosse teams for the past four years, earning All League status in both sports. This spring she was also named the Pingree Lacrosse team's Unsung Hero. 

Congratulations, Gabby and Caroline! 

Seniors Emily Scott and Sarah Martin will share their senior projects, an a cappella concert and a display of photos of Haiti, in the Mary Wield Pingree Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, May 30. The public is invited to attend. 

Pingree’s H. Alden Johnson Jr. Rink is the first in the nation to have the newly conceived “Look Up Line” painted on its surface. The “Look Up Line” a 40-inch area painted safety orange around the boards in the hockey rink, is designed to remind young players to lift their heads and brace for the boards. For older, more mature players, the line can be a way to signal a harsher penalty for illegal plays.

Look Up Line founders Pingree alumnus Thomas E. Smith ’08, Timothy A. Roberts, Buffalo Sabres ’87, and Stefan L. Brannare, Pittsburgh Penguins ’97 are “convinced the line can help induce a Pavlovian response to slow down and lessen the impact of dangerous plays immediately, whether you are a National Hockey League professional or learning to skate.”

The line is painted safety orange so it will not interfere with other lines on the ice and because the color is universally associated with caution. The founders believe that, while studies are undertaking research into reducing and treating head and spinal injuries, prevention is a more effective approach. They believe the Look Up Line will prevent injuries.

Thomas Smith knows about spinal cord injuries firsthand. He founded the Thomas E Smith Fight to Cure Paralysis Foundation after suffering two spinal cord injuries, one in 2008 and one in 2009, both while playing ice hockey. A standout player in high school with a goal toward playing in college, Tom’s plans were dashed by these injuries, but he has found new meaning in his life with a devotion to finding cures, and now finding preventions, for spinal cord injuries. Learn more at http://www.justcureparalysis.org/

Veronica Corning '10 has been making quite a name for herself on the tennis scene at Big 10 Northwestern University. In April, Veronica was one of three Northwestern tennis players to represent her school on the All-Big Ten women's tennis teams when she was selected for the second team. As the Wildcats website said, “Corning earned her first All-Big Ten distinction after going 11-9 in dual meet action while splitting time between the top two spots in the Wildcats' singles lineup. She notched a 5-6 record against conference opponents and handed then-No. 23 Whitney Kay of top-ranked North Carolina her first loss of the dual meet season. Corning has been ranked as high as No. 96 in the nation this season, including currently No. 123. In doubles play, she has teamed with freshman Alicia Barnett to win their last eight matches. The duo posted a 7-1 record against Big Ten foes.” 

The website went on to note that "Corning was also recognized as the team's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen to receive the honor are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athlets must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting."

Four juniors and ten seniors were inducted into Pingree's chapter of the national Cum Laude Society at an all-school meeting on Thursday, May 2. To qualify, juniors must be in the top 10 percent of their class and seniors must be in the top 20 percent of their class. The junior inductees are Maya Jain, Michelle (Gina) Kim, Solina Powell, and Amal Tidjani. Senior inductees are Peyton Beatrice, Renuka Chitnis, Emily Corbin, Arun Donti, Ciara Jacques, Danielle Kanter, Sarah Martin, Sneha Prem, Connie Truong, and Haley Wigglesworth.

Seniors who were inducted as juniors last year are DaYoung Hong, Erin Thomassen, and Jocelyn Wexler. 

The Cum Laude Society's mission is to recognize academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence, justice, and honor. 

Our annual trip to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota and our student mentoring program with the Tracy School in Lynn, MA, two very successful service learning programs, have both been honored.  Junior Sarah Carpenter applied for the awards, with the support of Pingree science teacher and community service coordinator Mrs. Kathy Dedieu.  

Our two PIN representatives, Amy Stavros and Karen Trowbridge, accepted the awards on behalf of Sarah Carpenter and Mrs. Dedieu at PIN's annual Community Service meeting at the St. Sebastian School in Needham, MA on April 23.

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