Editor’s note: School starts soon, and how a student does in school depends a lot on his or her parents. We asked area teacher and administrators for the best tips on how parents can help their students have success in school. Their suggestions will run every day through Aug. 27. Today’s tip: Encourage your teen […]
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Lewiston High School honor roll
LEWISTON — The following students were named to the fourth-quarter honor roll at Lewiston High School. First honors Grade 12: Amina Abdi, Sahra Abdi, Sulekha Abdulle, Kassandra Alimandi, Sam Anduha, Morgan Bowen, Vincent Caligiuri, Emily Cloutier, Samantha Cote, Jared Dumas, Christopher Fairchild, Hanie Farah, Emily Claire Fournier, Nathan Freve, Sahro Yussuf Hassan, Taylor Hinson, Faith […]
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Lewiston school board passes first vote on new sports eligibility
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee passed a first reading of a new athletic eligibility policy that would allow freshmen the ability to recover after “bombing” their first year of high school and eventually play sports. Committee members voted 5-1 Monday night, with Matthew Roy voting against, to approve the request made from Lewiston High […]
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E. Breton: Students becoming underachievers
In response to the June 30 article regarding Lewiston High School’s newly proposed sport eligibility policy, if that policy were to pass it would be a disgrace to the Maine education system. The athletic director proposes to decrease the number of credits during freshman year from five to four. Additionally, he also proposes to increase […]
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New graduation standards for LHS freshmen explained
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School Principal Linda MacKenzie on Monday outlined the new proficiency-based guidelines incoming freshmen must meet to graduate in 2018. “Tonight’s session is not the end of the conversation,” MacKenzie told parents gathered at Lewiston Middle School. “It’s just the beginning.” Speaking to about two dozen people, MacKenzie spoke about LD 1422, […]
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Detentions, suspensions down at Lewiston High School
LEWISTON — The number of student detentions and suspensions at Lewiston High School is down. During 2012-13, there were 2,252 detentions and 419 out-of-school suspensions. During 2013-14, there were 946 detentions and 126 out-of-school suspensions. Educators credit a new program that made two teachers deans. Their full-time job is to work with students, teachers and […]
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Lewiston High School meeting for freshmen parents set for Monday night
LEWISTON — Parents of incoming freshmen at Lewiston High School are invited to a meeting Monday night to learn about a new diploma their children will need to graduate in 2018. The new proficiency-based diploma is the result of a state law. The difference between it and the existing diploma is that students will no […]
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Principals: Freshmen will get more support to meet tougher diploma standards
LEWISTON — School Committee members and one retired teacher asked a battery of questions Monday night about the new, tougher diploma requirements for incoming freshmen. The proficiency-based diploma will take effect with the Class of 2018. “For sophomores, juniors and seniors, it will be business as usual,” Lewiston High School Principal Linda MacKenzie said. The […]
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C. Ward: Change in grading system at LHS
Lewiston residents need to be aware of the new grading system coming to Lewiston High School. A new proficiency-based grading system will be used for the incoming 9th grade at LHS in September. The system imposes significant changes. The current LHS grading system says students pass a class if they earn an average grade of […]
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Mother-daughter team tackles water problem in Guatemalan village
Marina MacKinnon, now 16, watched the young schoolchildren in Tierra Colorada Alta, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, line up and brush their teeth with unfiltered water during a visit to the country last year. Just days before, she had witnessed medical volunteers give the children and their families antibiotics to treat intestinal worms and parasites from unclean water that […]