By Brittany SkillingsMonmouth AcademyFive minutes till curtain!” Meredith yells at as she runs across the stage, I look out to see about a couple dozen people. My heart began to race as we began to sing and walk out onto the stage, I think that’s how everyone pretty much felt that night. We had been […]

By Halsey CoppPoland Regional High SchoolMascot noun – a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck and spirit.You have to ask yourself, with all the school spirit Poland Regional High School proclaims to have, where is our mascot to lead all of it? I […]

By Samantha Morency and Erynne LandrySt. Peter and Sacred Heart SchoolWe have recently been informed that our beloved principal Sr. Peggy Walsh has decided to resign as of the end of this school year. This tribute is dedicated to Sr. Peggy Walsh for her dedication and commitment to our school.Sr. Peggy taught many years before […]

By Alexa DoyerElm Street SchoolOn Sat. April 3, Winslow High School and Lawrence High School in Fairfield held a YBOA basketball tournament. Coach Doug Bowie’s U-13 (thirteen and under team), the Hoops For Girls Sparks, participated in the tournament. Bowie’s team is made up of girls from Poland, Mechanic Falls, a girl from Gray-New Gloucester, […]

By Alexa DoyerElm Street SchoolA long drive lays before the Sparks basketball team as they travel on up to Howard Sports Center in Saco. It is about 3:45 on Friday April 23. This is the final tournament that the Sparks will play in for this season. Armed with ambition they take the court for their […]

By Meghan McKellickPoland Regional High SchoolMy scroll bar is missing. I don’t know where it went. This has seriously turned into an issue with me. Every time that I use this computer, I hope that maybe it has come back. Much to my dismay, whenever I turn it on, the scroll bar is still not […]

By Nick BickfordPoland Regional High SchoolDuring the week of March 1-5, I went on my second 5-day trip as a part of Quest. Quest is an outdoor education program where you learn how to survive out in the wilderness. On Sunday I got all my stuff packed for the big trip, then on Monday we […]

By Meghan McKellickPoland Regional High SchoolThat’s right, you heard me. I am now a legal adult. I’m 18. I rule the world. Well, not really but I can dream can’t I? In all honesty, turning 18 isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.Nov. 29, that’s the day. That’s my day. I’d been waiting to […]

It was my favorite assignment last year in French class. We were studying Paris at the time and we were told to make a large map of Paris consisting of famous avenues and buildings which we had to draw ourselves. We could have a picture in front of us, for example, of the Eiffel Tower, […]

By Whitney ElstonElm Street SchoolI am an eighth grader at Elm Street School and next year I will be attending Poland Regional High School. I am excited to be going to a different school, but I don’t know much about it. Some of the kids at I my school have shadowed it and have told […]