“Oh my goodness! The gas price right now is amazing. I wish gas would stay at this price,” said Kelly Bourgoin, a senior at Lisbon High School. Another senior, Kala Michaud, commented, “I think gas prices have dropped a lot and I hope they will continue to drop.”As we all know, gas prices have dropped […]

Student Council knows that this winter with the high gas and heating oil prices, families are going to have a hard time getting food. They decided to have a food drive to help those less fortunate.On Fridays, November 14 and 21, Student Council had a hat day. On those days, students went to every floor […]

The school year at Monmouth Middle School has just started. Students are buzzing the halls and instructors are hard at work teaching.The main question for the beginning of the year is, “How is the school year going so far?” I spoke with Laura Foulke, the new Special Education secretary, about her feelings on the subject. […]

Over my final two years of high school, I have considered becoming a teacher, and majoring in education. I am a senior at Oak Hill High School and I am also attending Lewiston Regional Technical Center and studying Teaching Children Practicum. That class is the next class offered after Early Childhood Occupations Education; which I […]

Held on October 9, there was a celebration for the 100th Pediatric Care at Maine Medical Center. You could call and donate money to help children in need for better equipment. But I’m going to be talking about the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, which is located inside of the Maine Medical Center. They treat kids […]

Editors note: This stemmed from the mock election.After months of campaigning, everything comes down to winning 270 electoral votes. Winning 270 electoral votes means being elected President of the United States, for there are 538 electoral votes at stake. Now, as I did, you may have been wondering lately what exactly electoral votes are. The […]

The Vineyard Christian School’s seventh, eighth and ninth grades went to the Good Shepherd Food Pantry in Auburn to help out. What they did there was sort and compress boxes to get them ready to be checked and sorted into holding. Usually about two volunteers do this task.With about 34 kids all helping out, it […]

The Republican Party has been floundering and without leadership since the disastrous Bush presidency. In the latest election, John McCain sought to offer some of the much desired and looked for leadership. He, along with Governor Palin, quickly became the newest “far right” celebrities, but it soon became clear that the majority of Americans did […]

Q: What was your favorite gift you ever received for Christmas, and why was that gift so special to you?Sierra O’KaineFreshmanA: My favorite gift I ever received was the skateboard I got last year. I liked that skateboard because it is fun to ride and helps me be more athletic.Peggy JergensJuniorA: The best gift I […]

To all you high school students out there, have you ever wondered what college life would really be like? It doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman or senior, high school students have many questions about college. Now, to you seniors out there, maybe you’ve toured a few colleges. Maybe you have even chosen the college […]