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    Schools

    • School lunch

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      SAD 17

      Thursday, April 4 — Meatball sub with cheese, carrots, pineapple chunks and milk

      Breakfast:  Gramwich,  juice, fruit and milk

      Friday, April 5 — Flapstick, potato puffs, apple and milk

      Breakfast: Graham crackers, juice, fruit and milk

      Monday,  April 8 — Turkey and cheese on whole wheat roll, carrot and celery sticks, fruit cocktail and milk

      Breakfast: Cereal, graham crackers,  juice, fruit and milk

    • Ganderia learns about cancer

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      CAMBRIDGE, MA — On Thursday, March 21, the students of Ganderia Middle School went on a field trip to the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, MA.

      There, they were given a tour of the facility by Alex Fiorentino, a researcher from New Gloucester who works at the Institute. He took them to a conference room, and talked about cells and mitosis which they had learned about from their science teacher, Carl Costanzi. He also told them the basics of cancer, regarding what it is, types and of course how it is being treated.

    • Agnes Gray School

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      Let's Go!

      Within this week and last week, all of our classes will have heard the "Let's Go" presentation presented by school nurse Kimberly Bell.

      The students were very responsive and interactive as they discussed the foods which were good for them.

      Each students was presented five bracelets. Every time they eat from either the fruit or vegetable group they will move a bracelet to the other wrist. At the end of the day, hopefully, all five bracelets will have been moved.

    • Dean's List

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      RIT

      ROCHESTER, NY — Stephen Goss of Mechanic Falls has been named to the Dean's List for Winter 2013 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology. Goss is a fifth-year student in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

    • Summer course registration begins

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS — Registration for university summer session courses at University College at South Paris is open and ongoing. Start dates vary according to university, with most courses in the first session beginning in May and later sessions beginning in June and July.

    • Father daughter dance slated

      Apr 04, 2013 12:00 am

      BUCKFIELD — The 14th annual father daughter dance for Hartford Sumner Elementary students is scheduled for Friday, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m.

      The dance, for kindergarten through sixth grade students, is sponsored by Buckfield Middle School students and will be held in the Buckfield Jr. Sr. High School auditorium.

      Tickets are $15 and may be purchased by completing a ticket request form that will come home with students. Included in the price is a keepsake photograph, door prizes and refreshments.

    • STEM, survival training offered

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      STANDISH — This summer, rising junior and senior high school students will meet on Saint Joseph’s College’s campus in Standish for a week-long immersion into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) – culminating in a rescue simulation in Casco Bay.

      From July 28 through August 3, Science Island Extreme will teach students how strategies based on STEM are used in survival training and in real-life scenarios.

    • Upcoming MEOC workshops

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      LEWISTON — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops entitled "Essentials of College Planning" for adults 19 and over at the Lewiston CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way in Lewiston, on Wednesdays, April 3 and 24 at 10 a.m.

      MEOC is funded entirely by the U.S. Department of Education. The program helps qualified adults make the transition towards a college education. MEOC, which is housed at the University of Maine, provides assistance to adults living in Maine and helps them go to whichever college or university they choose.

    • A Word A Day

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      Monday

      Obligation: a duty or commitment; the condition of being morally or legally bound to do something (As a student, it is your obligation to study hard and learn as much as you can.)

      Tuesday

      Irritate: make annoyed, impatient or angry; cause inflammation or discomfort (All that racket is really beginning to irritate me; poison ivy can seriously irritate the skin.)

    • Student of the Month

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      STUDENT OF MONTH — The Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland Tri-Town Optimist Club is proud to announce its March RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Joshua Knight, left.  Josh, a sophomore at PRHS, is presented with a plaque from Club President Jeff Gagnon. Josh was chosen for the considerable gains he has made since the beginning of the school year and his positive attitude toward school.  Josh enjoys math and is considering a career in welding after high school. Congratulations Josh!

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