THORNTON ACADEMY TRUSTEES
Eric Purvis’ 81- President Angela Bolduc Vangel Cotsis‘ 85 Kristine Delano Phil Fearon‘ 70 Bernie Gaines‘ 65 Bob Gowen Joel Levesque‘ 85 Tim Murphy‘ 78 Margaret O ' Neil‘ 72 Kirk Purvis‘ 93 Paul Remmes Paula Cote Scully‘ 89 Ron Schneider Mark Willett‘ 65
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
David Pendleton’ 81 – President Barbara Bagley Cassidy’ 81 Kaylee Coriveau’ 24 – student rep. McKenna Durkee’ 24 – student rep. Roberta Sargent Gallant’ 62 Joel Levesque‘ 85 James Lowe’ 92 Haley Nason Magnell’ 10 Angie Presby’ 01 Tom Quentin’ 10 Courtney Milliken Sequeira’ 09 Scott Sicard’ 88
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Joel Levesque’ 85- Chair Matt Cook‘ 91 Christine Davis‘ 05 Laurie DeLeo LaBreck Bernard Gaines‘ 65 Eric A. Purvis‘ 81 Kirk Purvis‘ 93 Clint Williams
Thornton welcomed two new trustees to our Board:
Ron Schneider is General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs at the University of New England. A graduate of The Roxbury Latin School, Bates College, and the University of Maine School of Law, Ron’ s experience includes 24 years at Bernstein Shur. He also serves as chair of Wells Budget Review Committee and president of the Board of Trustees of the Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk.
Paula Scully‘ 89 earned a degree from Assumption College, and worked for 16 years in various marketing roles in the finance, medical, and technology sectors in Greater Boston. Since returning to Maine, Paula has both worked and volunteered in several school and charitable organizations, including the Saco School PTO and the Thornton Academy Alumni Association.
TA honored as Apple Distinguished School
Thornton Academy has again been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for“ inspiring, imagining, and impacting teaching and learning through continuous innovation.”
The Apple Distinguished School program, recognized in 37 countries, is by invitation only. Schools must meet the program’ s rigorous qualifications, including innovative use of the Apple platform, leadership and faculty proficiency with iPad / Apple Pen or Mac, and all students and educators use Apple devices as their primary learning or teaching device to ensure access equity across the entire academic experience.
Representatives from Apple and educators from across New England visited the Thornton Academy campus in November to observe teachers and students using Apple technology in the classroom and to see firsthand what makes an Apple Distinguished School.
On its website, Apple notes that“ The Apple Distinguished Schools program supports forward-thinking education leaders and their communities who are using Apple technology to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning.” Thornton has been honored as an Apple Distinguished School continually since 2016.
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