The Mitchell Institute recently announced its 2023 cohort of Mitchell Scholars.

The 166 recipients of the Mitchell Scholarship, representing every public high school in Maine, will each receive a scholarship award of $10,000 to be paid out in four equal installments of $2,500, as well as ongoing personal, academic and professional support, according to a news release from Marc Glass with the institute.

The Mitchell Institute is a Portand-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community in Maine.

The following students from Kennebec and Somerset counties have been named 2023 Mitchell Scholars:

KENNEBEC COUNTY

Malak Alkattea, Cony High School
Lucas Boucher, Winslow High School
Sydney Dayken, Gardiner Area High School
Olivia Degen, Monmouth Academy
Kamryn Dube, Winthrop High School
Tessa Farrenkopf, Maine Virtual Academy
Mary Hatt, Maranacook Community High School
Esmé Jamison, Maranacook Community High School
Malachi Lowery, Erskine Academy
Ava Moody, Waterville Senior High School
Kadence Reynolds, Maine Arts Academy
Alexis Rideout, Hall-Dale High School
August Shorey, Waterville Senior High School
Dylan Staples, Gardiner Area High School
Lucas Wheeler, Cony High School
Joanna Zhang, Messalonskee High School

SOMERSET COUNTY

Alyssa Ardry, Maine Central Institute
Olivia Askew, Madison Area Memorial High School
Alonna Battis, Lawrence High School
Luke Carey, Carrabec High School
Kyleigh Hawes, Forest Hills Consolidated School
Kristian Jacques, Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School
Matthew Johnson, Skowhegan Area High School
Kyle Siebert, Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
Maddy Thorndike, Skowhegan Area High School
Lawrence Trask, Overman Academy

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