When you wake up Sunday morning grumpy and exhausted, there is only one explanation. Saturday night. As the night winds down on Saturday, many people are left to make a decision. Will I stay up? Will I go to sleep? Asking yourself this question can be enough after a hard day. Many people choose the […]
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Twilight
Humans, vampires, stories of werewolves. The first book in the action packed series is about Bella, the clutzy human, who falls in love with Edward Cullen. But does she know that he will put her in danger? This book is excellent for any reader who doesn’t mind a little thrill. A thaught from the book […]
“Wizard Of Oz” at Leavitt High School
This past weekend, has proven that classics are crowd leasers! “The Wizard Of Oz” took place on Friday, January 9, and Saturday, January 10. LAHS has never had such a success in the history of plays that they’ve put on for the public. Both shows were entirely sold out on the floor and they had […]
Four day school week
Recent news has surfaced among news stations in America regarding the cutting of the educational school week. Fuel costs have been on the rise since the 1970’s, but now researchers are thinking that cutting out just one of the extra driving days of the five day school week will improve the economic load.This for many, […]
EL Asks
If you could be any celebrity, who would it be and why?HenryMonizJuniorI would want to be David Hasselhoff, so I could say, “My name is David Hasselhoff.”MorganEmersonFreshmen Oprah, because she’s very helpful.BenBellevueSophomoreTom Cruise, because I want to rule the world.ZachKimballFreshmenAdam Sandler, because he’s a great comedian.
Tri-town dance…
On December 5, 2008, the Optimist Club put on a tri-town dance for Minot, Poland, and Mechanic Falls. This dance was for students in grades seven and eight, and was held in the Mechanic Falls gymnasium.Signs were put up in all three schools telling the students who, what, when, where, and why. The dance was […]
Here I am
Here I am, standing before a sea of shadowed faces, faces of kids shorter than I, younger than I, and older than I. Not only children, but teachers and adults as well! It doesn’t really matter though, they are all there, and their eyes are on me. The stage has never seemed so empty. The […]
Remember
I honestly don’t remember the day of my birth. Who remembers the day of their own birth? I imagine several people coming into the hospital room. I imagine my mom and dad hugging, smiling, kissing. I can’t remember seeing them do any of these things. I imagine smiling.I remember my dad playing music in the […]
Remembering my uncle
This past summer, I lost someone who I was very close to, my uncle. He had passed away in July 2008. We were in Massachusetts helping my family watch the kids and taking turns watching him during the night and through the day. We were there for six long days. My family had decided that […]
When you’re down
When you’re down and things are darkening all around you, and you feel like there is nothing that could bring you up from the depths of which you sunk to. There is always hope for those who have none. You just have to know where to look. There is always a way out. There is […]