Kate Kemper ’16

This year has been strange to say the least. However, my college plans proceeded on a surprisingly normal schedule. I am attending the University of Maine (at Orono) in the honors college, planning on studying somewhere in the physics field, and continuing to learn French, as I started to do at Ashwood and continued through high school. I plan on at least minoring in the language, if not doing a double major in it and physics. I have already joined way too many clubs, including the Blade Society (fencing club), of which I am now the secretary, and the Honors Student Advisory Board in which I am on the recruitment committee. I also joined the Outing Club and through them climbed Mt. Katahdin for the first time on Indigenous People’s Day! Overall, I am having a really great time in college, and though UMaine was not initially my first choice, I am glad it ended up being the final decision. They are handling the COVID situation really well, and though that means I have fewer opportunities to socialize and meet new people, I am also living on campus and have 3/5 classes in person.”