We are SO proud to celebrate our amazing senior Kaylee Bagley—recently selected to receive the 2026 Principal's Award for Ellsworth High School!
The Ellsworth School Department is excited to announce that Kaylee Bagley, a senior at Ellsworth High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal's Award. This award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association (MPA), is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship.
“Kaylee was chosen for this award because of her high academic achievement the last four years, outstanding character and is an outstanding overall person,” writes Principal Dan Clifford in a statement.
In addition to this prestigious recognition, Kaylee is a distinguished member of the National Honor Society. Her dedication to her studies is shown by her immaculate record – receiving Highest Honors for every quarter she has been in high school! Kaylee also is a member of the 2023 Ellsworth Girls Basketball team that won the Class B State Championship, and the 2023 Girls Soccer team that won the Class B North Regional Championship.
Kaylee and Principal Clifford will attend an Honors Luncheon at Jeff's Catering on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. to celebrate this achievement alongside other award winners from across the state. The luncheon recognizes these outstanding students with the presentation of an individual plaque and the awarding of 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 which represents Maine's school administrators.