Sitting outside the school at3:45 in the morning, I could practically taste the anticipation in the air, along with the strong smell of caffeine from dozens of cups of coffee in an attempt to keep everyone awake. I was so nervous, even though I’ve been to the Boston Museum of Science plenty of times before. […]
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The sea shore
The beautiful Celtic tide washed on the mystical ground of the Netherlands as the sun set blossomed in the distance.A Mallard duck took flight into the pink sky, which left bubbles in his wake.What a miracle it was to be on the sandy beach, and watch the lobster men pull their catch off the boats, […]
Wired to win: The experience
A small, dark passage led into the Mugar Omni Theater itself, so there was quite a bit of confusion as everyone in the crowd pushed forward in their excitement. However, it was impossible to not stop for a moment when finally in the Omni Theater, because the high-ceiling and softly lit dome that surrounded me […]
Are Leavitt students simply not informed enough?
All over the news, day after day, there has been non-stop information regarding the 2008 presidential election. Commercials advertising the “better” candidate pop up on every channel followed by all the hype about the caucuses which rallied people from all over U.S. Students who will be able to vote for president in November were allowed […]
A comedy tonight!
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, with its hilariously complex plot line, playfully suggestive humor, and bold characters, is sure to please a broad audience. Declaring in the first five minutes of the show, “tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!”, Pseudolus (Renald Lefebvre) sets the stage for the entire show, written by Stephen […]
February artist of the month
For the Lewiston Middle School February Artist of the Month Mrs. Kay Allison has selected Christian Steav, an eight grader. Christian says “Art is a great form of expression and creativity, you can bring your imagination to life.”Ms. Kate Cargile has selected Jessica for her work in class and art club. Jessica, a seventh grader, […]
ALLPOETRY
ALLPOETRY.COM is a wonderful website where friends and people all over the world can express their feelings in poems. All poems that you write will be under your name.You just need to make a profile and can earn points to make contests. It is an awesome website that I love to go and on and […]
Snow days, good or bad?
My parents have told me that all this snow means we are having a good ol’ Maine winter and that the last few winters have been mild. The skiers and snowboarders love all this snow we are getting. But schools have run out of snow days. Every snow day means another day in June–maybe even […]
Have you had enough snow?
Snow, Snow go away come again another day. Oh wait it does come another day, and another day, and another day. So far this year there has been more snow than there has been in the last few years. Most people in Maine like the snow and long winters because they like to ski, snowboard […]
Freerice.com for Free Rice
Throughout schools, the word is spreading about a new website called freerice.com. The website was introduced to students and staff at Philip W. Sugg Middle School by PWS teacher Ms. Katie Coppens. The website is a vocabulary game that donates 20 grains of rice, for every definition you get correct.The rice is given to any […]