Zoe Richardson, of Rockland, is one of 14 recent high school graduates from Northern New England  who've been awarded $1,000 Career & Technical Education Scholarships in 2025, generated by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust.

These scholarships are 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.

Richardson 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.

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 other 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.

 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.