Lucy DeRoche, a senior at Edward Little High School in Auburn, shares a moment May 4 with her teacher and coach, Katie Byrne, during the Top Ten Luncheon at the school. Faculty and staff members held the luncheon at the school for the class of 2022’s top 10 students and their families. Students from The Green Ladle served lunch, before students delivered short speeches to announce the staff member who has had the most impact on them. The top 10 list was revealed Saturday during a parade of staff members who drove to each student’s home to let him or her know where they ranked among their classmates. DeRoche finished eighth in her class. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Adrian Madanes of Argentina and a member of the class of 2025 speaks May 5 to a crowd at Bates College in Lewiston during a rally to support abortion rights. “We are here organizing with reproductive freedom movement,” Madanes says. The rally is part of a coordinated nationwide campus walkout to protest the Supreme Court of the United States’ possible repeal of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision from 1973 that ruled the Constitution of the United States protects a woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

A nearly empty coastline April 30 at Stockbridge Point should be crowded soon with visitors and campers from Winslow Park & Campground in Freeport. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Izzy Hayes, left, of Edward Little High School and Jessie Zimmerman of Saint Dominic Academy face off May 6 in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A giant “N” is the first letter installed May 3 at Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston, and will spell “Lewiston.” It is to be the backdrop for the concrete stage Neokraft Signs Inc. is donating to the city. Bands and public performances are expected to be held at the at the stage throughout the year. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Hunter Brissette of Lisbon High School scores at home plate May 5 during a game against Telstar High School, in Lisbon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Charlie Mosley of Buckfield fishes for trout May 4 on the Nezinscot River in Turner. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sara Prentice, a sophomore at Edward Little High School, looks to English teacher Jen Braunfels while trying on a gown May 2 during the prom gown giveaway at the Auburn school. The EL prom, “A Night in Hollywood,” is set for Saturday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hani Mohamed, 16, has decorated her hands with henna designs May 2 for Eid. The sophomore at Lewiston High School says Muslim women often use henna to help celebrate events, such as weddings, special gatherings and Eid. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jeannette Andrews helps her daughter, Claire, 5, look for books May 4 at the Paris Public Library, as her son, Rory, 9, peeks around the corner of the stacks. Claire has a reputation for choosing books with particular themes. One week, she enlisted a librarian to help her find small books that would fit into her purse. On this visit, Claire is looking for books with mermaids, fairies, princesses or delicious food on the cover. “I like pretty books,” Claire says. Meantime, Rory is participating in a “Star Wars” scavenger hunt. Rory is a big fan of the library’s scavenger hunts, and completed the Easter hunt and the “Harry Potter” hunt earlier this year. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Students at Edward Little High School in Auburn participate in a 10-minute organized walkout at noon on May 5 to protest the Supreme Court of the United States’ possible repeal of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision from 1973 that ruled the Constitution of the United States protects a woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. Principal Scott Annear released a statement reading, in part: “The student leader of the group collaborated with school administration to make a safe situation for all that participated. There were approximately 80 to 100 that participated. … Students were respectful … and school business functioned in a typical fashion.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal