Congratulations to the MDI High School Class of 2023 who graduated on Sunday, June 4th in Bernard Paradis Gymnasium. This was the 55th Class to graduate from MDI High School.

The school also acknowledged the following faculty and staff members who were leaving at the end of the year.

  • Eric Ankrom
  • Bo Greene
  • Robyn Hanson
  • Debbie Helmke
  • Michael Remy
  • Shannon Smith
  • Dan Stillman
  • Andrea Stringer
  • Devin Young

Class Speakers were Ryder Haines and Dade Hawkins.

Members of the Class of 2023 included:

  • Taber Allen - Cum Laude
  • Xavier Anastasia - Cum Laude
  • Sophia Anderson - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Evan Ankrom - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Oakley Bench - Cum Laude
  • Logan Blanchette - Cum Laude
  • Addyson Boyce - Cum Laude
  • Aidan Brasier
  • Hayden Braun - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Quinlan Brodeur - Cum Laude
  • Ashley Brown
  • Francis Burns - Summa Cum Laude
  • Kilee Campbell - Cum Laude
  • Jillian Carpenter
  • Jennifer Carr - Cum Laude
  • Cassandra Carter - Magna Cum Laude
  • Lucean Carter
  • Philip Catanese
  • Spencer Clark-Lovejoy - Cum Laude
  • Logan Closson - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • David Collier
  • Meredith Cook - Magna Cum Laude, NHS, National Art Honor Society
  • Emily Cooper
  • Jules Costa Bichler - Magna Cum Laude
  • Samuel Craighead - Magna Cum Laude , NHS
  • Eva Crikelair - Summa Cum Laude, NHS, National Art Honor Society
  • Parker Cross
  • Grace Curry - Cum Laude
  • Charles Dalton III
  • Vilma Gaia Daul - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Ryan Davis - Cum Laude
  • Susanna Davis - Summa Cum Laude
  • Jolie Deal - Magna Cum Laude
  • Cara Dembowski - Magna Cum Laude, National Art Honor Society
  • Rex DeMuro - Summa Cum Laude
  • Ly Dillon - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Kylie Dowsland
  • Aaron Durgin - Cum Laude
  • Callan Eason - Summa Cum Laude, NHS, National Art Honor Society
  • Mia Eason - Summa Cum Laude, National Art Honor Society
  • Tyler Elliott - Cum Laude
  • Makayla Eversole - Cum Laude
  • Alden Ford - Cum Laude
  • Hannah Ford - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Joshua Garland - Cum Laude
  • Carolina Graham - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Weston Granholm - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Aiden Grant - NHS
  • Brendan Graves - Cum Laude
  • Alex Gray - Cum Laude
  • Ryder Haines - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Patrick Hall
  • Addison Harper - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Ava Harper
  • Dade Hawkins - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Lucas Heard - Cum Laude
  • Chinacat Heyman
  • Alida Hodgkins - Magna Cum Laude
  • Soren Hopkins-Goff - Cum Laude
  • Sam Ingram - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Andrew James - Cum Laude
  • Lily James - Cum Laude
  • Monica James - Cum Laude
  • Gage Johnson - Magna Cum Laude
  • Harley Johnston - Cum Laude
  • Ella Joyce - Magna Cum Laude
  • Nicholas Kadin - Cum Laude
  • Dylan Kane
  • Wyatt Kane - Cum Laude
  • Aaron Kimball - Cum Laude
  • Addison LeClair - Cum Laude
  • Julianna Lee - Cum Laude, National Art Honor Society
  • Grace Lemoine - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Carlina Leonardi - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Moses Lincoln - Cum Laude
  • Vincent Lombardi
  • Megan Lu - Cum Laude
  • Isaac MacDonnell - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Bryce MacGregor - Cum Laude
  • Brandon Marsh - Cum Laude
  • Dillan Martin
  • Jonathan Mathieu - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Belle McCabe
  • Connor McKee
  • Acadia Metzger - Cum Laude
  • Kaitlyn Minott - Magna Cum Laude
  • Shakhnoza Mirzoyeva - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Claire Moore - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Jacob Murray - Cum Laude
  • Aya Negishi - International Exchange Student
  • Treyan Nelson - Magna Cum Laude
  • Oshen Nicholls
  • Bela Ossanna - Cum Laude
  • Gracie Parker
  • Ava Philbrook
  • Avery Preston-Schreck - Summa Cum Laude
  • Austin Raymond - Summa Cum Laude
  • Kadin Reed - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Meleena Richards
  • Molly Ritter - Cum Laude
  • Spence Rose - Cum Laude
  • Akusa Rowe - Cum Laude
  • Valentina Rozeff - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Tessa Sanborn - Cum Laude
  • Bing Shields - Cum Laude
  • Turner Simis - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Samuel Sinclair - Cum Laude
  • Amber Smith
  • Florian Smith
  • Piper Soares - Magna Cum Laude, NHS, National Art Honor Society
  • Ethan Sosa - Magna Cum Laude
  • William Spofford - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Sarah Sprague
  • Juniper Spruill
  • Walker St. Germain - Cum Laude
  • Darrin Stavnesli - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Asha Steiner - Magna Cum Laude
  • Julia Strauss - Summa Cum Laude, NHS
  • Lillian Swan - Summa Cum Laude
  • Kayla Tainter - Cum Laude
  • Wyatt Tapley
  • Benjamin Taylor - Cum Laude
  • Sophia Taylor - Magna Cum Laude, NHS
  • Alicia Thurston - Cum Laude
  • Sophia Thurston - Cum Laude
  • Abigail Tibbetts - Cum Laude
  • Emily Veith - Magna Cum Laude - NHS
  • Aisyah Vogler
  • Cole Watson - Cum Laude
  • Damien Wilcomb
  • Samuel York - Cum Laude

Abbreviations/Awards

  • NHS - National Honor Society
  • Cum Laude - With Honors
  • Summa Cum Laude - With Highest Distinction
  • Magna Cum Laude - With High Honors

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