A few weeks ago, my class went to the Bates College Olin Arts Center to view Maine landscapes by Joel Babb. During our 1-hour visit I got to see many radiant paintings and one that especially caught my eye was “Goose Eye Brook”. “Goose eye Brook” was a painting of a beautiful autumn day at […]
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Thankful thoughts
One of the many things I am thankful for on Thanksgiving is my family because they care about me and support me with everything I try and do. My family is made up of my mom, my dad, my Grammy and my older sister, Mallory. I am especially thankful for Mallory because I know I […]
Foreign Opportunity
At 9:05, the first students of Mrs. Hunter’s third period French class at Holy Cross begin to file in through the door. A few glance curiously at an elderly man smiling in the back. The rest just go to their seats, oblivious to the visitor. Today is Monday, November 18, 2002 and the visitor is […]
Bush’s war
By now you’ve heard that the United Nations weapon inspectors have started their inspections of Iraq. They started several weeks ago and already President Bush is saying it doesn’t look good for Saddam. It’s a different story with the UN Inspectors; they have not found anything yet so far. In my opinion Iraq isn’t a […]
Aliens and football
I’ve noticed quite a bit of football on television lately. This befuddles me since this sport is extremely boring. Yes, I realize that people who are deeply interested in this sport would disagree with me, but this must be looked at objectively. Someone with a fascination with moss would be in rapture watching a two-hour […]
Overwhelming talent
Christmas music ringing from a stereo in the Commons area of St. Dominic Regional High School set the mood for the impending show. On Sunday, December 8, the Second Annual St. Dom’s Variety Show was all set to begin. Even a minor snowstorm was not enough to keep families away from the show. The profits […]
Executive Hypocrisy
The United States has faced a reality check in recent months as we have been forced to face our foreign policy double standard. The disparity of respect offered by America to nuclear and non-nuclear countries could not be clearer as our President makes concession after concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il while taking a […]
The Service Learning Program at LMS
Service Learning is a program that has students work on projects that fit both into the subject curriculum and meet a community need. For example, last year there was a Language/Arts project in one of Mrs. Weber’s classes. They were studying the 1930’s and the Great Depression. For the project, they started to interview people […]
A multi-talented very unique teacher at SES
Our music teacher is one with a great personality. Her name is Ms. Moore-Young. She fills her spare time with reading, camping, listening to Celtic music, dance, culture and watching British comedies and dramas.Ms. Moore-Young’s mother wanted to name her daughter something musical and what she came up with was Silvia. Her father grew up […]
Dictionaries
During the morning of January 3, the 7th grade French class of Lewiston Middle School had Mr. Gerard Legare present. He is the president of Association Canado-Amèricain. He came with his daughter Theresa Bank, and vice president Jeanne Poulin.Mr. Legare spoke to my classmates and me about his business and his love for French. He […]