COLCHESTER, Vt. — The following local high school students were awarded the 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.

Andrew Boucher of Byron, a student at Lincoln Academy.

Alyssa Brands of Bryant Pond, a student at Telstar Regional High School.

Patrick Buzza of Auburn, a student at Edward Little High School.

Dale Cannuli of South Paris, a student at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

Alex Chamberland of Winthrop, a student at Winthrop High School.

Kathryn Coolidge of Bethel, a student at Telstar Regional High School.

Nicholas Corey of Lisbon Falls, a student at Lisbon High School.

Calum Dixon of Avon, a student at Mount Abram High School.

Jared Dumas of Lewiston, a student at Lewiston High School.

Mary Hutchins of Phillips, a student at Mount Abram High School.

Nichole Jones of Lisbon Falls, a student at Lisbon High School.

Ellex Loper of South Paris, a student at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

Kayla Meserve of Jay, a student at Spruce Mountain High School.

Mikayla Oswald of Jay, a student at Mount Blue High School.

Daniel Reed of Farmington, a student at Mount Blue High School.

Taylor Roy of Lewiston, a student at Lewiston High School.

Erik Taylor of Jay, a student at Spruce Mountain High School.

Maureen Tierney of Winthrop, a student at Winthrop High School.

Ellen Tuttle of Monmouth, a student at Saint Dominic Academy.

Taylor Tyrrell of Auburn, a student at Edward Little High School.

Mariah Witas of Canton, a student at Mountain Valley High School.

Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities.

Winners were presented the book “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,” by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael’s College graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author.