I think that too many teenagers are trying to get away from their parents and get close to their peers. They should stay close to their parents and not get too attached to their friends. Staying close to their parents instead of their peers who make bad choices would make them bond with their parents […]

On September 30, the sixth graders from Elm Street School attended Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco, Maine. This group of students were joined with Poland Community School as well as Minot Consolidated School. These students were at the Ecology School for four days and three nights.Being a former Elm Street School sixth grader, I […]

One of my closest friends and fellow classmates, Amanda Gibson, has recently won student of the month for October for Union 29. She went to a lunch with our principal, Mrs. Martin, the superintendant, and the Optimist Club. After lunch, she was honored with a certificate and signed paper with compliments from different teachers.I asked […]

Get to know your LHS students.Liza SiroisJuniorSchool Activities: Swim TeamFavorite Subject: Health Science IFavorite Music: R&BFavorite Food: MexicanFavorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlFavorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy Role Model: ParentsMost People Don’t Know: That I am petrified of spiders.Future Plans: Go to college and enter the medical field. I […]

Did you ever think that something you do everyday could help save lives? That everyday thing is walking. Just two weeks ago, on Sunday, October 19, 18 of my family and friends walked five miles to raise money to benefit Breast Cancer research. The Walk took place in Concord, New Hampshire, the hometown of my […]

Everyone has their own hero. But have you ever really thought about yours? A lot of people haven’t, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have one. Sometimes there’s more than one special person you look up to and at other times you have one true hero. Do you really know who that amazing person is?It’s […]

When the new soccer season started, there were always kids jumping out of their seats unable to wait to start playing in a game. At Monmouth Middle School, new kids that came from out of state or from other schools could also start playing soccer right off the bat.The first day of try-outs, the girls […]

On Nov. 1, the Monmouth Academy Cross Country teams went to Belfast, Maine, and were surprised with the great turnout they had at the Class C State Championships. The boys raced at 11 a.m. and the girls raced at 11:30 a.m.At the end of the races we looked over to see the looks on Coach […]

There have been many changes throughout the years that have had an impact on teenagers’ lifestyles, and then there are things that will never change. There are things that we have experienced during our teenage years that have changed our world and outlook forever – such as 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]

The Department of Human Services holds a backpack drive which gives foster children a bag of goods when they are switching homes. For the ninth year in a row, Poland Spring Academy donated backpacks for the make-a-difference day. This year, over half the student body was involved, by either donating goods for the bags or […]