Head of School Jamie Soule, at Erskine Academy, in South China, has announced that Taisen Pilotte, of Palermo, a senior at Erskine Academy, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, recognizes a high school senior’s academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership.
Pilotte is a consistent high honors student in a highly competitive academic program that includes honors or accelerated level classes and numerous Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment courses with nearby colleges. He has been commended and honored within the school for his exceptional academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, leadership, and community service. Pilotte is currently ranked among the top students in Erskine Academy’s Class of 2026.
“Taisen’s dedication to academic excellence, leadership among his peers, and commitment to serving others make him an outstanding representative of Erskine Academy. He truly reflects our school’s core values of scholarship, leadership, stewardship, and relationships, and I am delighted to recognize him with this honor,” noted Soule.
Pilotte, Soule, and other award winners and their principals will attend an Honors Luncheon at Jeff’s Catering, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. The event recognizes outstanding students by presenting a plaque and awarding ten $1,000 scholarships in the names of former Maine principals and MPA Executive Directors: Horace O. McGowan, Richard W. Tyler, and Richard A. Durost.
The Principal’s Award is presented in more than 100 Maine public and private high schools by member principals of the MPA, the professional association representing Maine’s school administrators.
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