Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2008 | Page 7

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Students Pitch In at Phonathons through the Philanthropy Society

Photo by Jennifer Hass

There’s a new student club at TA called the Philanthropy Society that supports the Development Office and
the Thornton Fund.
For years students have helped make calls to alumni,
parents and friends during our annual phonathons, which
run throughout the academic year. Now this effort is
more organized and student-driven. Anyone in grades
9-12 can join the club, give back to their school, and get
volunteer experience – which is great for any kid but especially good for those who are college bound.
Pictured at left are the Philanthropy Society members
for 2008-09. They are, from left to right in the back row,
DJ Robinson ’09, Katie Pinard ’10, Gordon Renell ’10, Josh
Going ’10, Alexandra MacDonald ’10, Cayli Paul ’10, and
Jacob Letellier ’10. In the middle row from left to right are
Stefanie Peterson ’09, Cassie Henson ’10, Amelia Croteau
’10, and Sydney Morin ’12. In the front row from left to
right are Kim Dao ’10, Tom Letourneau ’09, Dana Tripp
’10 and Paul Santamore ’10. Not pictured are Lexie Carter
’10, Millie Cooper ’10, Bekah Giacomantonio ’11, Abbie
Hanright ’10, Chelsey Johnston ’10, Emma LaFountaine
’09, Kim LeClaire ’09 and Kyle Soule ’10.

Football and Golf Teams Make Headway in Fall
Varsity Golf
It was another big season for
TA’s varsity golf team, which last
year claimed the state champion
title in the sport. On Oct. 11, team
members participated in the Class
A State Golf Championship match
at Natanis Golf Club in Vassalboro.
The Golden Trojans placed second
in the match and accepted the
Runners-Up trophy, finishing six
strokes behind Deering.
The varsity golf team members
are, in alphabetical order: Brian Angis, Peter Bilotta, Jon Cook, Andrew

Cummings, Zach Golojuch, Peter
Kalagias, Alex Martin, James Morse,
Jonathan Pate, Jim Quentin, Jon
Thompson and Jeff Wolstenhulme.
Varsity Football
On Saturday, Nov. 15, Thornton
Academy hosted Western Maine’s
Class A Football Championship
game versus the Bonny Eagle Scots
at Hill Stadium.
TA lost the game but it was the
first time since 1993 that Thornton played at that level. It was also
a first for nine-year head coach
Kevin Kezal. TA lost three key play-

ers this fall but remained undefeated up until the Western Maine
title game. It was a historic year for
the team, which played in the 99th
Battle of the Bridge game against
Biddeford in October. The Trojans
came ahead in that match up with
a 23-6 victory at Waterhouse Field.
The varsity football team
members are, in alphabetical order: Ryan Barclay, JJ Begin, Derek
Cameron, Cody Chaloult, Nate
Colpitts, Tom Cote, Aaron Crowe,
Chris Dolewa, Nick Farris, Greg
Foster, Jeff Galasyn, Tom Gallant,

Joe Geaumont, Cooper Gerow, Sean
Gilbert, John Gilboy, Jeremy Girard, Joel Gott, Dominic Goyet, Tim
Grose, Chad Harvey, Alex Howard,
Sam Lalezari, Justin Laverriere,
Justin Nezol, Hung Nguyen, Zach
Nolette, Jake Pulsifer, Fred Randall,
Patrick Randall, Mark Reaser, Michael Remillard, Michael Remmes,
Peter Remmes, Matthew Sedlis,
Zach Sheehan, Dimitri Skinsacos,
Dan Smith, Tyler Smith, Steve
Trask, John Trull, Zach Viger, John
Wrobleski, Jarrett Woodward and
Josh Woodward.

Boys Track Team Won Top State Title in Spring
For the first time in 18 years,
the Trojan boys team won the Class
A state outdoor track championship, which took place in June at
Windham High School.
TA beat the Bonny Eagle Scots
by a point., 79-78. It was Thornton’s
first outdoor title since 1990 and
the first for Head Coach George
Mendros ’76. As soon as the last
heat of the relay was finished, team
members hoisted Mendros on their
shoulders and then drenched him
with a bucket of water. The key to
the win, Mendros said, was Andrew
Lambert ’08, who edged out Jamie
Ruginski of Bonny Eagle in the 110and 300-meter hurdles and then
jumped 6 feet, 4 inches to finish
third in the high jump.
Daron Kinsman, Paul Mondor,
and Natalie Berry were assistant
coaches to the team.
The members of the spring
2008 team were, in alphabetical
order: Russell Adams, Nick Allen,
Daniel Bailey, Marc