Alumni Spotlight
Rachel Champoux, USAF scientist
Rachel Champoux was the youngest graduate in 91制片厂 history when she earned a degree at age 16. Now she鈥檚 a computer scientist at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y.
Rachel came to 91制片厂 at age 14 after being home-schooled by her mother. She excelled at 91制片厂, earning a near-perfect GPA, serving as president of Phi Theta Kappa, heading the Student Senate activities committee and being named Maine鈥檚 New Century Scholar.
After graduating in 2011 with an associate degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Math, she earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree at the University of Southern Maine and a master鈥檚 at State University of New York-Oswego.
She now works at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory where she takes computer data and translates it so it鈥檚 useful and understandable for users of the information.
鈥淭he biggest thing I got out of 91制片厂 was the freedom to explore a wide variety of subjects and figure out where I wanted to go. I took many classes over many disciplines because I wanted to learn as much as possible and see what it was I really liked.鈥�
Student Spotlight
Lydia Chick, young entrepreneur
Lydia Chick is getting a head start on her future. In addition to being enrolled in the Hospitality Management program, she has her own wedding planning company on the side.
After graduating from high school in 2015, Lydia attended college in Florida. But after a year there, she decided to come home and enroll in 91制片厂鈥檚 Hospitality Management program.
After 91制片厂, she plans to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Southern Maine.
Lydia says she likes that 91制片厂 has instructors with real-world experience, while providing her hands-on work experience planning events at the McKernan Center. She also operates her own business, Fern & Flair Wedding and Events (), on a part-time basis.
鈥淲e have an awesome hospitality program in that most of the professors have worked or work in the field or own their own business. It鈥檚 great to have all those perspectives rather than just theory from a book.鈥�