In 1961, a Lewiston Daily Sun article quoted officials calling the new high school a “dream come true,” even though it lacked a gym.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Mountain Valley senior is hooked on math
Grad Tidings: Addam Shover says shining in computer science class comes easily to him.
Turner-based school district to vote on budget
Residents of Turner, Greene and Leeds will vote Thursday at their town offices.
Lisbon valedictorian ‘from away’ already making a positive mark in Maine
Grad Tidings: Lisbon Keenan Overbo-Welker, who said he wants to be recognized for the things he does and not for letters and numbers he receives in school, plans to stay in state for college.
Lewiston senior running all the way to Vermont college with a scholarship
Grad Tidings: It was the summer before his senior year when Lewiston senior Adam Bilodeau realized that running could take him places.
Culinary crash course aims to feed need for Maine restaurant workers
HospitalityMaine has teamed up with York County Community College to offer the New Cook Bootcamp.
RSU 73 directors updated on grant funding, students’ worsening behavior on buses
Norma Jackman, the district’s director of transportation, said two parents have been sent bills for student damage to a bus.
Central Maine Community College graduates more than 400
Some graduates were clear on one important fact: they wouldn’t have made it to graduation day without their classmates.
Busy Leavitt senior excels in academics and athletics
Grad Tidings: Between rigorous coursework at school, two seasons of track & field and a part-time job, it is hard to imagine Leavitt Area High School senior Emma Couturier has time for much else.
Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
David Bishop, a part-time chess coach and full-time custodian in Hampden, led his elementary and middle school teams to state championship titles this year.