The rally held recently for the beginning of the school year started out as the talk of the school. Usually the seniors have their walk-in to the gym with silly string and water guns, but not this year. There was talk about seniors not having a walk-in, which made some of the seniors not want […]

By Meghan McKellickPoland Regional High SchoolYou’ve seen them – at the photocopier, on the phone, in the mailroom. Who are they and what exactly are they doing in the office every day? Well, wonder no more! All of these questions and more will be answered for you in: THE STUDENT AIDE FILES!The office is a […]

On Monday, October 20, nine students and two faculty advisors squeezed themselves into two cars and sped off to Augusta. They were headed to the annual fall Civil Rights Team training session in the Augusta Civic Center. This was a one day training session for both middle school and high school students, sponsored by the […]

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St. Peter and Sacred Heart School recently had a banquet for our school soccer team. The team, their family and the coaches came to the banquet that night. There were lots of desserts at the banquet like brownies, cupcakes, cookies, pies, and loads more.After stuffing ourselves from the excellent food, it was time for awards. […]

On Nov. 12 and 13, Lewiston Middle School hosted its annual parent/teacher conferences – what kids always look forward to.Conferences are ten minutes long, and if more time is needed parents can set up additional time. Unified arts, math and literacy labs and French were located in their rooms to meet with parents before or […]

There are many things one has to do to prepare for a year abroad. Oh yes, there’s the regular stuff – pack, tell your family not to cry, things like that. Sometimes you might want to make sure you know the language, too. So I thought I would make it all right over here; my […]

Entering high school can seem scary. In your last year of middle school you were known as the big kids. Now entering high school you are deemed the little kids, the lower classmen because you’re the lowest grade in the school – and I thought I was going to be pushed around. When I entered […]

In the Nov. 5 edition of the Advocate, Whitney Elston spoke out against the slogan, “Not me, not now,” Every Wednesday, our Advocate staff gets together to read through the different articles. After reading the article by Whitney, we all agreed that this quote is ridiculous. Saying no to sex is perceived to be as […]

Lisbon 20 – Foxcroft 26 By Ben Smith – PoulinLisbon High SchoolSaturday the 22nd of November a football game was played between the Class C, Western champion Lisbon Greyhounds (11-1), and the Class C Eastern champion Foxcroft Academy Ponies (12-0) in front of 3,500 people at Fitzpatrick stadium in Portland. The winner of the game […]