Nick Gannon moved from Massachusetts to Maine and joined the Lisbon High School staff as a math teacher for this year. Mr. Gannon teachers Algebra I and II, along with Geometry and is also the advisor of the school’s Ultimate Frisbee Club.Mr. Gannon received a bachelor’s in Psychology from Brandeis University. He shares after college […]

This is a new year, I am in the eighth grade. How many times in your life do you get another chance at a new beginning? Not many! Only as a child do we get a new beginning. It’s a new year to be able to leave last year’s school grades and any bad things […]

Most of you think that your mom is there to help you with your homework, tell you what to do, and keep you focused in life. Well my mom did something that most moms don’t usually do. For her first time ever she got to race a dragster! It’s a long story to tell, but […]

I had a chance to meet with our new principal of Tripp Middle School. I as a seventh grader coming into a new school was very interested in getting to know my new principal. Robert Taylor Kahler is a very interesting person to talk to. He took time out of his day to meet with […]

Years of tradition continued the week of September 16 through 19 at Saint Dominic Regional High School as lockers were decorated, tee-shirts were designed, and memories were made.Each day of the week had a theme. Students as well as faculty dressed accordingly. The week started on Tuesday, due to a teacher’s workshop, with Pajama Day, […]

Written by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a heartfelt story of growing up and learning. The main character, Charlie, is a naïve high-schooler who has no idea where he fits in, until he meets Sam and Patrick. They are brother and sister, and they become Charlie’s first real friends. Charlie has […]

Lisbon High School always has such great Aspiration Assemblies. One favorite assembly both students and staff look forward to is a visit from the Blue Angels. This year, on Friday September 5th, Lisbon High School welcomed Capt. Brendan Burke, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Blake, and Ma1 Ronald Oranje.Over the past couple of years, The […]

Q: A Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Program has been added to the Academic Advocate Programs at Lisbon High School this year. Twenty minutes of each school day everyone in the school reads. Studies show students who read succeed. Time spent reading 20 minutes a day equates to 500,000 words read per year-resulting in standardized test […]

Low carbs, low fat, low calorie, sugar free, more protein, high omega-3 fatty acids, more antioxidants, no soda, more whole grains, smaller portions, point values, and less fruit, just a few of the many variables in equations to better eating habits and ultimately a leaner, more enjoyable lifestyle. The equations are all different. Some are […]

Lewiston Middle School is now perennially colorful, thanks to the Lewiston Middle School Civil Rights Team. On Monday, September 29, fifty volunteers, consisting of Civil Rights Team members, Bates students, school staff and parents gathered for a party, a Garden Party that is! All of the Garden Party attendees bustled to the cafeteria, but that […]