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Isabella Ardell is the Elena Ardell is also the
daughter of Donald and daughter of Donald and
Corazon (Cory) Ardell Corazon (Cory) Ardell of
of Monticello. She has Monticello. She has been
been involved in Youth a recipient of the highest
in Government for all honors honor roll for all
four high school years. four years of high school.
She was a representative She has been a member
during her freshman and of the Maine Youth and
sophomore years. During Government: Model
her junior year, she was a Legislature Program,
representative for the Secretary of Senate for the State a member of the Houlton Outdoor Club, and a
of Maine. member of the National Youth Assembly in 2021. She
also participated in student council and was a class
Isabella Ardell was inducted into the National Honor officer and a JMG officer.
Society both her junior and senior years. She was
named treasurer/head of fundraising for Class of Elena Ardell has received numerous awards such as:
2022 and senior class JMG treasurer. She has studied Perfect Attendance Awards, 2021 Biliteracy in Spanish
honor classes all four years of high school as well as award, a University of Rochester Xerox Innovative
AP classes during her junior and senior year. She has and Information Tech Award, and a Penobscot Valley
been a consistent recipient of highest honors honor Conference All Academic award all four years of high
roll achievement. She also received a Seal of Biliteracy school.
Award and the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award.
She also has been involved in varsity track and field
She joined the newly formed sports team at Houlton for four years and varsity soccer for three years. She
Middle-High School, the Unified Basketball Team. was a teammate on the cross-country team for one
She was a valued teammate in soccer her freshman year and played volleyball for one year.
through junior years. While she was a teammate
on the cross-country team during her senior year, Elena Ardell is currently employed after school as
she earned awards from the Aroostook County an operation assistant for Katahdin Trust Company
Championship, PVC Class C Championship, Maine at the Houlton branch. She plans on majoring in
State Runners Up, all while placing ninth in the political science or international relations.
Northern Maine Championship. She ran track and Austin is the daughter of
field her freshman through senior years, earning Daniel and Stacy Austin
awards for State Runners Up 4X400m in 2019, 1st of Smyrna. She is a
Place State Champions 4X400m in 2021, and an member of the National
award from the Aroostook County Championship. Honor Society, and she

Isabella Ardell has been a part of the National Youth also made the honor roll
Assembly: Advocacy Days Conference in 2021 via (highest honors). She
Zoom. She has put in many hours volunteering also participated in the
in sports camps, church events, school sports Olympia Snowe Leadership
tournaments, and the After School Program. She has Institute.
been employed by two local merchants, The Vault Other activities include
Restaurant and Walmart. playing varsity softball, being a member of the band

She plans to major in either engineering or and jazz band, and volunteering at the Choices After
environmental studies. School Program. Austin also works as a receptionist
for the Center of Community Health Education at
Houlton Regional Hospital.

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