Two Gorham High School seniors have caught the attention of major college recruiters with their capstone projects.
Olivia Halle of Shelburne and Anna Roberge of Milan so impressed college recruiting counselors that Roberge has been interviewed by Brown and Harvard Universities and Halle has been accepted by every college she has applied to attend.
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