By Kimberly OuelletteLewiston Middle SchoolWhen the legislature is in session, the Maine State house is busy and booming with action. On March 18th, myself, and nearly 100 other middle and high school aged girls were able to see, first hand, what a helter-skelter the state house can be. We were invited to attend A Girl’s […]

By Chelsea Peterson • Poland Regional High SchoolCaffeine. It’s one of the key elements to Speech and Debate. Now don’t get me wrong; we’re not encouraging participants to OD on Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, we just need a little help waking up on the mornings of tournaments. You’d be dragging a little as well if you […]

By Halsey CoppPoland Regional High SchoolIf you didn’t already know Mr. Derek Pierce, our own high school principal, has been featured in some prestigious places of news, like National Public Radio, local news, Boston Globe, and last but certainly not least Sports Illustrated. So at this point you must be wondering: why he made the […]

1.) Try to be quieter more shy.2.) Don’t tell anyone you’re American let it be one of those cool secrets people find out on their own.3.) Become absolutely perfect at Swedish.4.) Develop a unique accent that is very strong when you’re speaking English to show off when you get home.That was my list the “To […]

By Anna DeanElm Street SchoolAs their yearly community service project, Elm Street School’s student council recently cleaned up the Maisie Keen Park and the Veterans Memorial Park in Mechanic Falls. Rakes in hand, they walked down around noon. When everyone had done their part in raking the past fall’s leaves and winter’s debris, they were […]

By Whitney ElstonElm Street SchoolElm Street School, grades 6-8, is putting on the play Too Many Doctors. This play is about a man who is in love with his medicines. His daughter is in love with a man. but her father wants her to marry a different man.The man who is in love with his […]

By Alisa BlundonMonmouth AcademyThe curtains flutter against my legs, I watch the light spill against the floor and seep under the red cloak. My hands shake as I go over and over my lines in my head, again and again. Dejavo, I think, as I remember last weekend. The Hall-Dale Annual One Act Drama Festival […]

By Amanda ScripturePoland Regional High SchoolThe Poland Regional High School Knights competition-cheering season got off to a great start at their first competition on January 10, at the South Portland Invitational. The vast majority of the teams there were class A, only three were class B, and St. Dom’s was the only class C team […]

1. Students should have portraits done in the summer.Most photographers deal with professional labs. And most professional labs are out of stale. Keep in mind that most high schools have year book deadlines that are in October and that is nationwide. All labs get backed up and turn around time takes longer.2. Make your appointments […]

By Alexa DoyerElm Street KchoolRecently students from Elm Street School in the seventh grade history room were asked to write a paragraph on their opinion, with some backup of facts, if we need a vice president or not. Some said, “since we never see him then that means he’s not important.” Another, “We need a […]