ORONO — The University of Maine announces four new Early College pathways aimed at inviting students interested in the fields of education, human development, and health and wellness to get started on a UMaine degree while still in high school. Designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers of interest, Early College […]
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Graduates
St. Lawrence CANTON, NY — Caleb Clarke of Bethel was one of the nearly 465 students who were awarded bachelor degrees from St. Lawrence University conferred in May 2020. Clarke is a member of the Class of 2020 and is majoring in physics. Clarke attended Gould Academy.
Principals laud staff, students for safe beginning
REGION — At last week’s school board meeting, directors heard from Jaime Gilman, who had questions regarding Oxford County’s recent designation as yellow. The county had been green until a recent spike in COVID-19 caused the change in classification. Gilman wondered if the district was planning to change anything about its current hybrid-learning model given […]
Dean’s List
WIT BOSTON, MA — Cameron Liam Mahoney of Hanover, Maine has made the Dean’s List at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the summer 2020 semester. Founded in 1904, Wentworth Institute of Technology stresses project-based, hands-on learning, with an emphasis on cooperative education and careers, community enrichment, and contributing to the economic vitality of the Greater […]
Graduates
WIT BOSTON, MA — Cameron Mahoney of Hanover, Maine has graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. The university held a special virtual salute to its summer graduates on August 16, 2020.
SAD 44 students go back to school
REGION — SAD 44 students returned to the classroom Wednesday, with a different look. All students were masked and staff helped ensure six-foot social distancing was followed. Principals from Telstar, Crescent Park School and Woodstock Elementary all said the first week of school went well, given the circumstances. “I was very pleased with the start […]
Gould Academy opens for 185th school year
BETHEL — Gould Academy opened its 185th school year this week with 221 students from 17 states and six foreign countries, in the midst of a global pandemic. Now, 30 days since the arrival of the first students and with the first full round of campus testing complete, the school is pleased to announce that all […]
Education: Checking on what we do
I recently wrote about statistics. They’re an important part of the educational picture. But not all of it. Teachers, administrators, school boards, the public also need to know what people think. For example, what do students who’ve been out a few years think about their past schooling? How well, or ill, did it prepare them […]
SAD 44 students return to school Wednesday
There will be many changes for students this school year.