The senior assembly was held on the morning of Sept. 10. Our class slowly entered the gymnasium. The students were eagerly awaiting to hear our assistant principal, Mr. John Bouchles, discuss whether our class would be having the annual Senior Survivor Day or spending a day at Funtown. That decision was left for our class […]
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Suicide: True stories
Introduction:Suicide is personal. Only you pull the trigger or swallow the pills. To get up and tell a very personal story about suicide is brave. The pain is real, and I know. The reason I am writing this paper is because my Spanish teacher and I have very similar stories. Mrs. Alice Pollis’s son committed […]
Upcoming Trip to Lowell, Massachusetts
Eighth graders from Phillip W. Sugg Middle School in Lisbon are going to Lowell, Massachusetts during their interdisciplinary unit focusing on the Industrial Revolution. Our eighth grade class will investigate immigration, the textile industry, and the importance of the river to manufacturing through activities at the Lowell Mill. We will also study the past and […]
Devils Den
Jeanne HallSeniorSchool activities: Marching band, National Technical Honor SocietyFavorite subject: HistoryFavorite music: Techno, Musicals, AlternativeFavorite book: “East of Eden” by John SteinbeckFavorite food: ChickenFavorite movie: “King Arthur”Favorite TV show: Law & Order and SmallvilleRole model: My grandmotherMost people don’t know that I: play a lot of musical instrumentsFuture plans after high school: to go to […]
Katahdin
I climbed Mt. Katahdin on Sept. 11. We went directly from school onto a four and half hour drive up north to our campground. We set up and I quickly fell asleep. I really don’t remember that night.Wakey wakey! Everybody was up the next morning at exactly 6:30 a.m. I still had no idea what […]
EL Ask
What is your favorite part of your Thanksgiving meal?Aaron BoothbyJuniorBiscuits with butter, because they are soft.Christie SasserSeniorEating the meal with my family.Mike FlynnJuniorStuffing, because it’s yummirific.Moriah ChurchillSophomorePumpkin pie, because my mom makes the best.Amber GosselinSeniorEating my meal with the whole family.Chris WindhorstFreshmanStuffing, because it’s good.
Campaigning for Bush-Cheney ’04
This spring during the Democratic primaries I decided that I would like to work on a Presidential campaign However I did not want to work for a Democrat. I’m an 18-year-old senior at Lisbon High School, and I have always considered myself a conservative. I become interested in politics at a very young age, but […]
“The Grudge”
“A movie that will give you nightmares for weeks to come!!”Over the last century, the movie industry has supplied us with some very decent horror films. From “The Shining” to “Psycho” and all the way to “The Ring,” it is horror movies that keep us up at night. Alfred Hitchcock invented the genre, and hundreds […]
Operation Desert Stocking
At Lewiston Middle School several teams are performing, Operation Desert Stocking. Operation Desert Stocking is a program for Maine’s 133rd Division in Iraq. The goal is too fill 600 Christmas stockings to send to the troops for Christmas. Students brought in letters, shampoo, batteries, deodorant, toothpaste, anything the troops could possibley use. Maine’s 133rd Division […]
EL Ask
Kristina DeschenesSophomoreI would change the cafeteria because it is too small. The cafeteria isn’t even really a cafeteria. It is space left over.Ashleigh GuildSophomoreI would change the food in the cafeteria. It’s really gross and unhealthy!Brittanie WestonSophomoreI would change the food in the cafeteria because it’s unhealthy to eat that every day.Nick KeeneSophomoreNew building.Alexandra GreenSophomoreIf […]