Oxford Hills’ starting pitcher Colton Carson rears back early in the game against Bangor. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — When Oxford Hills’ Janek Luksza flied out to end the bottom of the fifth inning, his team was trailing Bangor by three runs. By the time Luksza did step to the plate again, the Vikings were in […]
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H.S. softball notes: Offenses big and small in openers
Taylor Depot hits the ball at a recent game against Hamden Academy. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) The high school softball season is now a week old and many teams have played their first game, despite Mother Nature doing her best to prevent them from doing so. Preventing has been difficult for some of those teams that […]
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Oxford Hills taking applications for prekindergarten
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District is accepting applications for district preschool programs for 4-year-olds. The district includes Hebron Station School, Hebron residents; Guy E Rowe, Norway residents; Oxford Elementary, Oxford residents; Otisfield Community School, Otisfield residents; Paris Elementary, Paris and South Paris residents; Agnes Gray Elementary, West Paris residents; and Waterford Memorial, Harrison […]
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Kindergarten registration dates announced for Oxford Hills School District
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District will hold kindergarten registration/screenings at the district elementary schools Tuesday through Thursday, May 1 to 17. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Students currently enrolled in one of the Oxford Hills School District’s preschool programs do not need […]
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On being a teenage activist … a step into the ‘real’ world
PORTLAND — So what do you do when you are almost 15? Well, you could spend an inordinate amount of time on social media. You could hang out with your friends. You could go to school and work part time. Or … you could be an activist. Sadie Johnson-Ouillette, 14, of Norway, chose to be […]
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Cat-ching up on reading
Sisters Thistle and Swift Sanford-LaForme, left, and Everett Gray, right, read to cats Wednesday afternoon at Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills in South Paris. An employee at the animal shelter said staff members frequently have children visit the cats and read children’s books to them. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Burns prepared for successful final season
LEWISTON — After soccer season ended this year, you could find Oxford Hills’ Caroline Burns in the weight room the next day. “From the moment soccer season ended, I went to the gym and worked out,” Burns said. “I had a booklet to follow workout sessions for ski-related activities and tried to improve my core […]
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Oxford Hills students play Twister at library
Rebekkah Strout, at top, calls out instructions Wednesday afternoon to, from left, Dakota Metcalf, Rebecca Taylor and Daimian Francis, as they play a game of Twister and attempt to keep their balance at the Norway Public Library’s Teen Room. Cynthia Riley, the teen services librarian since 2012, said that the Teen Room is a “place for teenagers to […]
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Perfume making, welding among Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education courses
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education has announced its spring courses. Perfume Creation with Katrina Waite: 6 to 8 p.m. for four weeks starting Tuesday, April 3. Tuition: $20. Substitute Teacher Training with Patrick Hartnett: 4 to 6 p.m. for one session, Wednesday, April 4. Tuition: Free. Tie Dying with Trisha Newcomb: 6 to 8 […]
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Man with gun causes school lockdowns in Paris, Norway
PARIS — Schools in Paris and Norway underwent a working lockdown for a little more than 45 minutes Thursday afternoon when the Paris Police Department warned the district that there was an “armed, unsecured individual in the Norway-Paris area.” Detective Sgt. Michael Dailey said Thursday that at 11:36 a.m., the Paris Police Department called the […]