AUBURN — Edward Little High School English Language Learner students showed off how they’ve mastered English when they read their poetry Monday. Their subjects ranged from going to school in Kenya to soccer to family. The ELHS poetry slam celebration was held at the Auburn Public Library as a new program teaching language came to […]
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Edward Little High School honor rolls
AUBURN — Edward Little High School has announced the honor rolls for the first and second quarters. First quarter Grade 12 Highest honors: Austin Daniel Abbott, Courtney Mae Adamen, Alexandra Jade Bazinet, Sidney Jean Beecy, Mason Andrew Bosse, Patrick William Buzza, Darima Batoyevna Dashidondokova, Isabella Ashlee Earle, Jeremiah Joseph Edmunds, Addison Andrew Goodwin, Amanda Marie […]
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How EL helped one student turn his life around
AUBURN — Martez Proctor, 20, showed up for a recent interview wearing a dress shirt and a tie. He offered a smile, a firm handshake and the impression of a young man going places. The Edward Little High School graduate wouldn’t be going anywhere, he said, if it was not for Assistant Principal Leslie Morrill […]
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Ag teacher looking for online votes to grow program
AUBURN — Edward Little High School teacher Kim Finnerty is asking the public to vote for her class early and often — every day — now through April 21. Finnerty teaches a hands-on “chemistry through agriculture” class to high school students where they learn how to garden while learning science. Last year, 20 students applied […]
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Prom dresses sought for ‘Fairy Godmother’ giveaway
AUBURN — It’s prom season. How many gowns are hanging in your closet? An Auburn organization is looking for donated gowns, dresses and accessories for its first “Fairy Godmother Prom Gown Giveaway” on April 19. The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County, which makes its home in the beautiful Foss Mansion, is hosting the event […]
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Lights, camera, rebellion! Upstart cinema class expects to play major role as student film competition nears.
AUBURN — Midway through an Edward Little High School class on documentary filmmaking, the students politely mutinied. The 13-member class had spent weeks making movies about grandparents, neighbors and classmates. They liked the work. But they had other stories to tell. And they told their teacher, Shawn Rice, so. “Most of the kids said, ‘With […]
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Students and staff focus on words of kindness
Kim Finnerty was cooking Thanksgiving dinner and listening to the news when a story about Links of Kindness, an anti-bullying campaign started by Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, caught her attention. “The name just kind of stuck with me,” said Finnerty, a science teacher at Edward Little High School in Auburn. She came back […]
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EL teacher: Trip to Kazakhstan expanded her teaching
AUBURN — After touring and teaching in northern Kazakhstan this past spring, teacher Erin Towns said she’s changed her world history curriculum in her Edward Little High School classes. Her students are getting richer, more lively lessons, “more of a global view,” she said. They’re doing global projects with students in other states and other […]