By Kristi Hilton,Monmouth Middle School At Monmouth Middle School the cheerleaders prepared for state competition that was held in Bangor on Jan. 22. The girls worked long and hard and were determined to do well, of course and have fun too!! We had good days and bad days, wondering if we were ever going to […]

By Justin Ouellette,St. Dominic Regional High School You could tell by the looks on the faces of the girls, as they entered the gym, that this job would be no easy task. This year, the competition was as fierce as ever, and all eyes remained upon the team that holds the record for most state […]

By Marissa Griswold,Monmouth Academy Most people spend the winter time in doors by the fire, sipping hot cocoa on the cold winter days, or at least bundle up when they are outside shoveling the drive way or making snow men. That was not the case this year for the girls of Monmouth’s basketball team. Instead […]

By Samantha Bachelder,Monmouth Academy Malcolm Vail Buchanan, or Uncle Mac to me, was born on Dec. 21, 1921 and just recently passed away on Monday, Feb. 7, 2005. I thought it was important to share this information with you because of his years as a past teacher and principal.Mac taught at Brownville Junction High School, […]

ByJill Armstrong,Monmouth Academy You can do it, Jill.Lean back,Tips out of the water;I feel pressure mounting against my skiAs the boat pulls away from the dock.Cheers of encouragement fading,As I rise up on my feet.Jubilant.Victorious.Tall and proud I stand like Lady Liberty.We turn back and cross the lake,Tilting and wobbling, determined to stay up.The cheers […]

By Eric Hendrix • Oak Hill High School Oak Hill High School presents a Theater in the Woods production of Annie on Thurs., March 3 through Sun., March 6. Curtain time is 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., with a 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee. Price $5 for students and seniors $8 for adults.Producing a musical involves a tremendous […]

Students in Carolyn Shorey’s biology class at Edward little High School took a hands-on approach to learning recently when they began a unit on genetics. Students were given sets of genes for body, legs, eyes, antennae, wings, claws and hair. They determined one “creature’s” features by flipping a coin. They then had to build a […]

By Kristen Pelletier,Lewiston High School Lauren LandrySophomoreSchool activities: Basketball, Academic Advocate, Yang WritersFavorite subject: History & EnglishFavorite music: Christmas MusicFavorite book: The Time Traveler’s WifeFavorite food: Chicken nuggetsFavorite movie: “Elf” and “Radio”Favorite TV show: Real WorldRole model: My father and sister, ChantelleMost people don’t know that I: have been taking dance classes since I was […]

By Joel Burkhardt • Lisbon High School Winter Special Olympics were held at Sugarloaf U.S.A. Jan. 30 – Feb. 2. Olympians representing L.H.S. were Joel Burkhardt, Nick Wallace, and Scott Wilson. Coaches who attended were Mrs. Benson, Ms. Bennett and Mr. Gurney.The Lisbon team arrived on Sunday ready to get into our condo. After unpacking […]

By Erynne Landry,St. Peter and Sacred Heart School On Feb. 12, St. Peter and Sacred Heart School had their first annual Father-Daughter Dance at St. Philip’s Church Hall in Auburn. The affair gave girls from the school an opportunity to attend with their father’s and grandpa’s, in pretty dresses and fancy hair.A school committee of […]