George Small crosses students in front of Farwell Elementary School. Small was nominated for a recognition award from the Lewiston School Committee after third-grader Ridley Bourgoin, 9, wrote about him for school. “He shows up no matter what.” Ridley wrote. She also described Small as “awesome!” (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — He is there every morning before […]
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Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster retiring next year
Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster takes a break Tuesday afternoon from meetings at the Dingley Building. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School Class of 2019 will be the last to receive its diplomas from Superintendent Bill Webster, who has announced he will retire in a year. In a letter Tuesday to School Committee […]
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‘A long time coming:’ Lewiston High School graduates 235
LEWISTON — Isho Mohamed and a dozen of her classmates danced in the aisles, their white gowns whipping every which way. On the other side of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the boys were whooping, hollering and throwing high-fives. There were even celebrations outside the building as a line for the event snaked into the parking […]
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Lewiston High School arts center: High costs prod planners to scale back
LEWISTON — After months of planning, the numbers are in on what it would cost to build an arts center at Lewiston High School. The costs are more than expected, so planners are abandoning — for now — dreams of having a large stage and auditorium, and will spend the next year focusing on a proposed, two-story […]
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Lewiston schools launch effort to add nonwhite teachers
Lewiston Middle School teacher Barbara Benjamin-McManus works with Tatiana Masikini in her English language learners class. Benjamin-McManus is one of two black teachers at LMS. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A walk through the halls of Lewiston Middle School would quickly show you that the student population has become much more diverse. About 40 percent […]
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Rusty gun found near Lewiston High School on Monday
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School Principal Jake Langlais issued a statement to parents Monday afternoon that police took possession of a firearm that appears to have been discarded and found near school property. The gun was “rusted, unusable and without any ammunition when found,” Langlais said. Police searched the area and found nothing else connected […]
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Proficiency-based learning: State mandate stirs up parents, teachers, students
AUBURN — A state law now under scrutiny in the Legislature that requires a new way of granting high school diplomas worries Auburn mother Barbara Howaniec, who has seen her two high-achieving children struggle under the new system. “I have two very bright kids who are very unmotivated right now,” said Howaniec, who has children […]
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Lewiston High School students say #Enough with linked arms and moment of silence
LEWISTON — Hundreds of students linked arms along four long hallways Wednesday morning for a moment of silence at Lewiston High School. They want to be safe and they want something done. Ninth-grader Kaylee Bouchard held a sign that read, “One child is worth more than all the guns in the world.” “If we all […]
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Lewiston modifying aspects of student learning, grading system
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Department will return to the 0-100 grading system for high school students and replace the online grading software, Superintendent Bill Webster told the School Committee on Monday night. The changes are meant to modify aspects of the proficiency-based learning system, which has been criticized by some students, parents and staff. […]
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Lewiston’s plan in case of more snow days
LEWISTON — If more snow days are needed in the Lewiston Public Schools, the School Committee agreed Monday night that a teacher’s workshop will become half a student day. Right now, the last day of school is the first day of summer, June 21, because Lewiston has used nine snow days this winter. https://twitter.com/LewistonSuper/status/976063440329506816 If […]