By Amanda FergersonElm Street SchoolThe book “Eragon” is a wonderful tale of a farm boy whose life changes when he finds something in the Spine. The Spine is a mountain range in the book that all the characters fear to explore. The boy questions himself on whether he may have been meant to have the […]
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March Madness
By Timothy StrettonLewiston Middle SchoolDon’t you just hate March? During the month of March we have a solution, March Madness. March Madness has become a yearly tradition at our school.Each day of the week there was a theme for us to dress. First, on Monday, it was Hawaiian day. Then, on Tuesday it was hat […]
Cowboy up and celebrate good times as they come along
By Laurie FrenchPoland Regional High School“Baseball is not life or death, but the Red Sox are.” That’s a statement made by Mike Barnicle, formerly of the Boston Globe, now with the Boston Herald. Some fans live by it, while others just watch the game and look at the sport as the American Pastime. But overall, […]
Maine Humanities Council letters about literature contest
Tripp Middle SchoolSeveral months ago students in English classes were challenged to write a letter to an author about how the author’s book had impacted them in some way . Several middle school students accepted the challenge and worked very hard reflecting on the author’s piece of literature and worked hard on writing their entry. […]
“Hello Dolly”
By Katelyn St. PierreSt. Dominic RegionalHigh SchoolThe Drama Society members of St. Dominic Regional High School are currently hard at work preparing for their spring musical, “Hello Dolly”! Their dedication and enthusiasm will surely result in a show, worthwhile to see. Christine Tardif, currently a senior, landed the lead role of “Dolly Levi”. She is […]
Boston Bruins stories part 2:
By Amado JuansoElm Street SchoolBobby OrrIntroduction: To many fans, Bobby Orr is known as the greatest defenseman ever to play with a B on his chest. This story is about his career.Orr is signed: In the 60’s NHL teams were allowed to sign a player when he was 14. When Bobby turned 14, the Bruins […]
Ask A Student
By Brittany SkillingsMonmouth AcademyDo you have any good study tips for me?First find a nice quiet place where you won’t be distracted by family or friends.Then get all of your materials that you are going to need to avoid breaking your concentration. Next, you need to make a list of the of the most important […]
Home run at St. Peter & Sacred Heart School
By Erynne Landry and Samantha MorencySt. Peter and Sacred Heart SchoolSt. Peter & Sacred Heart School had a scrimmage softball team for the first time since we have moved to the new school. We have had some softball teams in the past being St. Peter’s, but this is the first we have had one under […]
Easter witches
Happy Easter…or happy belated Easter that is! I hope your Easter was filled with spring and candy and feathers and those little yellow marshmallow birds… I think they’re called “peeps.”Easter here in Sweden is not very different from in the US, which is not so surprising since the meaning of Easter arises from a single […]
Spring blossoms and memories
By now I’ve heard from quite a few people who take time out of their mornings to read my little article. I have to thank them for the letters because they are very supportive and they make me really excited about writing the next article. There seems to even be a theme to every letter […]