The design and budget for a $125 million high school was approved Wednesday night.
Edward Little High School
Auburn council, School Committee debate high school building plan
A few councilors said some homeowners won’t be able to afford the estimated $104 more in taxes on a property valued at $150,000.
Local costs of a new Edward Little High School less than expected
AUBURN — At a projected $125.5 million, a new, state-of-the-art Edward Little High School would cost Auburn taxpayers less than expected, members of the Building Committee were told Tuesday night. The school would be the best — and most expensive — in Maine, officials said. The state’s most expensive high school is now in Sanford, […]
Auburn: High school students adjusting to new standards
AUBURN — Edward Little High School dropped the controversial proficiency-based learning grading of 1-4 this past fall and went back to the traditional 0-100 scale. Like Lewiston High School, Edward Little increased expectations for getting a passing grade: 76 is the new D, 75 is the new F. Unlike Lewiston, juniors and seniors are not […]
A new Edward Little could mean bump in Auburn property taxes
City Councilor Bob Hayes talks Wednesday night about a new Edward Little High School in Auburn as city councilors meet with the School Committee about the project. From left: Councilor Belinda Gerry, School Committee member Daniel Poisson and Hayes. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) AUBURN — If a new Edward Little High School were built […]
New high school: Auburn seeks feedback on $22 million in local spending
AUBURN — Auburn residents will soon hear a proposal to spend $22 million raised through local taxes to help build a new Edward Little High School. Details will be shared with the public during an informational meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the high school. Architects from Harriman, the Auburn firm designing the […]
Two Auburn schools started Monday without heat
AUBURN — Two local schools were without heat early Monday morning, but classes were held as usual, according to a Facebook post from the School Department. Edward Little High School’s heat was working again at 7 a.m., according to the post. “It will take time to heat a building the size of EL,” the post […]
Auburn: Franklin School to stay put
AUBURN — The city’s alternative school isn’t going anywhere. Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin announced Tuesday night on the School Department’s Facebook page that after meeting with an architect and officials from other schools, the decision was made to drop the idea of moving the Franklin School to Edward Little High School. Grondin said she also […]
Holiday Drive at Edward Little High School
Edward Little High School seniors Emily Allen, left, and Jade Perry try to balance a box of donated clothes while helping with the Holiday Drive at the school in Auburn on Wednesday. Members of the Student Leadership Council collected toys, food and winter clothes over the past month. Students delivered them to Hope Haven Gospel […]
New Edward Little High School building project takes shape
AUBURN — The concept design for a new Edward Little High School is beginning to take shape. At a meeting at Auburn Hall on Tuesday night, members of the ELHS Building Committee and architects from the Harriman design team’s local branch discussed designs for the proposed project at the site of the school at 77 […]