This past fall, an all-volunteer garden committee received funding to expand the number of raised beds at the school, and turn the gardens into a larger “outdoor learning space.”
Schools & Education
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
‘Toughest class to ever graduate’ from Lewiston High School
Clad in royal blue mortarboards and robes, 259 seniors from Class of 2021 graduate on the tarmac at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop High School ceremony celebrates graduating seniors
Senior class of 53 gathers Sunday for commencement at newly named David J. Poulin Gymnasium, making memories that will launch the next phases of their lives.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools plan for five days per week of in-person learning this fall
Districts are weighing whether to participate in the state’s pooled testing program for COVID-19, which allows for the easing of physical distancing, and some are scaling back or eliminating remote options.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Dress code change has roots in Bates College mentoring program
Lewiston Middle School students were working with Bates College student mentors on racial equity issues.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Area schools boost summer learning programs
Many schools are revving up summer offerings with targeted tutoring, extra support in various subjects, classes to prevent students from repeating grades and socialization activities after ‘a strange year’ with COVID-19.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Middle School students push to allow hoods, hats in school
Some administrators agree the reason for the ban — to be able to identify students better — is no longer valid.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Departures and arrivals: Poland Regional High School graduates
The students, like so many others around the nation and world, finished their high school careers under the strange, often-unpredictable restrictions of a global pandemic.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn school budget vote set for Tuesday
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for all wards.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Voters to decide Tuesday on Poland-based school district budget
School officials say the $24.3 million plan’s local tax impact will wind up even lower if Legislature backs Gov. Janet Mills’ call to increase education aid.