Oxford Hills area: November 26 BUCKFIELD Bake Sale to benefit Operation Santa Claus, 9 a.m. -3 p.m. at Northeast Bank, Depot Street. Food donations are needed. Please call Cheryl Saunders 336-3084 or 890-4751.29 PARIS/NORWAY Annual Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, 11 a.m., Market Square, Paris, ending at the head of Main Street in […]

River Valley AreaNovember 27-Dec. 24 BETHEL Country Christmas in Bethel events listed here take place from thanksgiving to christmas and are part of the month long “country christmas in bethel.” Open houses, ice skating on the common, horse-drawn wagon rides, workshops, musical performances, Taste of Bethel and Theme Wreath Auction ( Dec. 6), Christmas tree […]

By PATRICK H. O’NEILL, Ed. D., Principal, Lewiston High SchoolWelcome back to another exciting school year at Lewiston High School! A number of facility projects carried out over the summer have modernized the school. This building, built 31 years ago, now has new administrative and guidance suites, new windows, remodeled boys’ and girls’ locker rooms, […]

By LEIGH LARDIERI and MARILYN CLOSSONTeachers, Farwell SchoolExcavating bones? Reconstructing a T-Rex? Given the right tools, a little bit of effort, and a lot of enthusiasm, Farwell School second graders can become the most tenacious paleontologists one has ever seen! Last month, students from Marilyn Closson’s second grade and Leigh Lardieri’s special education classrooms shared […]

By ANN FOWLERCommunity Services Coordinator,Lewiston Adult EducationUpdate your skills, discover a new talent, chart a career path, or take a class for fun at your own pace and at your convenience!! To accommodate busy adults who cannot always leave their homes or places of business to take the classes they want or need, Lewiston Adult […]

By MEGAN CASSADA, Teacher, and STEPHANYE DOUCETTE, Student, Lewiston Middle SchoolA full 100 years after the Wright Brothers successfully invented and flew the first airplane, Lewiston Middle School’s Team 83 students and teachers celebrated the century of flight by taking a September trip to the Auburn-Lewiston Airport for a firsthand opportunity to see and tour […]

By JANICE PLOURDE, Director of Curriculum & InstructionThe poet is a lot like a scientist. They both observe and report. While the scientist reports in a piece of prose, the poet reports in a poem. In other words, poetry can be another way to process experience. What a great reason to include poetry in as […]

By PAT KORDALSKILiteracy Specialistand SUSAN CONKLINTitle 1 teacher coordinatorWhen the National Reading Panel Report was published in 2000, five areas in language arts were identified as being essential to a well-balanced literacy program. Upon reviewing the report, Lewiston curriculum staff determined that the district’s phonics instruction needed to be improved. After much research, the district […]

Seventeen kindergarten students now attend school all day. Principal Tom Hood and Title 1 teacher coordinator Susan Conklin were finally able to establish a Title 1 Kindergarten Boost program, thanks to the contribution of classroom space by the Multi-Purpose Center. Rachel LeForce, Title 1 educational technician, developed the program. LeForce has taught kindergarten before, and […]

December 3 Elementary Holiday Band & Strings Concert, 7 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School AuditoriumDecember 10 Middle School Band, Strings & Chorus Concert, 7 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School AuditoriumDecember 11:High School Band & Chorus Concert, 7 p.m. at Lewiston High SchoolDecember 18, 19, 20 The Christmas Carol, 20th Century Stage Ensemble, 7 p.m. at […]