By Rachele Ream Lewiston High SchoolLewiston High School’s spirit week was held the week of October 21, a week later than in the past. Spirit week usually occurs the week of Columbus Day. The week was filled with window decorating, fun competitions, and theme days.Students wore Hawaiian prints and leis on Hawaiian Day and polka […]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – The No. 1 Iraqi official wanted for questioning about chemical and biological weapons in the country surrendered to U.S. forces Saturday in a move that could provide a major boost to the hunt for any weapons of mass destruction.Lt. Gen. Amer al-Saadi, who was Saddam Hussein’s point man on chemical and […]

When kids get together to play carnival type games you know they will get messy and of course they will have tons of fun. Did you think that they would raise over 100 dollars for a child in Uganda? They did. This money will help send a teen from Africa to a Christian college and […]

A powerful book about a very special and demanding job – nursing. The book is told through first-person point-of-view vignettes spanning from the author’s childhood through nursing school and her life as a nurse. Emotional and thought-provoking, these stories give the reader a glimpse into the world of nursing. You meet people from all walks […]

Recently, the seventh and eighth graders at Holy Cross Junior High, took part in “Operation Egg Drop”. The experiment involved students dropping an egg out of the Math Lab window. The seventh graders had to make a container with a parachute, while the eighth graders had to make a closes container with a parachute with […]

By Emily Lewandowski • St. Joseph’s SchoolOur class recently finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird’by Harper Lee. We were astonished by the prejudice we encountered. We found some similarities between the mistreatment of blacks in the late 20’s and the recent treatment of local Somalis. Here is some of what we noticed:Many whites are and […]

By Angie Elvin and Elizabeth TillsonEastgate Christian AcademyThe school term had only just begun at Eastgate when Mrs. Cox brought her freshmen and sophomore history students to the Poland Spring Preservation Society. We were given an educational tour of the first spring that was discovered by Hiram Ricker. Before leaving, we decided to visit the […]

Specter, a local band from the Turner area, had their first big gig after winning a contest hosted by the band Rocktopus. The contest was posted on the Rocktopus website and right away Specter started working on songs to send in. The contest was to cover a Rocktopus song the best you could. They recorded […]

“When Our Freedom is Threatened ” is the subject of the 2003 Optimist Essay Contest. The first place winner at the district level will earn a $650 college scholarship. A senior from Lewiston High School earned this scholarship last year. The deadline for this short essay is January 17. This contest is open to high […]

By Amy CyrLewiston High SchoolI just recently got the opportunity to meet and get to know a wonderful, well-rounded, and dedicated teacher. Mr. Dube! Mr. Dube! Mr. Dube! This is his second year here at LHS. He filled the spot of Mr. Gardner, saying that it was an ideal job he wanted very much. He […]