ROCKPORT — Our political leaders and the media frequently refer to various parts of the Constitution, including the many articles, amendments, and the Bill of Rights. But do you know what our…
Education
WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 25, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards students who have taken a position on a topic…
Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Isis Bird, Jem Bywater, Bella Foley, Theodore Fowler,…
School rally held April 26
The Maine Principal’s Association has named Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease as the 2024 Maine Principal of the Year.
“Mrs. Pease receives this award because of her belief…
Turning cooking and science into a multimedia presentation
CAMDEN – Ninety-plus eighth grade students at Camden-Rockport Middle School participated in an inter-scholastic, inter-disciplinary challenge focusing on food. Anchored in science, the project…
WALDOBORO — Students at the Medomak Valley Middle and High schools were presented with a special interactive industry experience when Bath Iron Works visited Waldoboro April 8 and 9, bringing the …
Recipients of 2024 scholarships are Amy Blanchard, a junior majoring in communications and pursuing minors in French and anthropology; and Ella Candage…
Students in Ms. Linden’s and Mrs. Snow’s Thomaston Grammar School fifth grade, under the direction of Mrs. Marie Sprague of Cushing, have been learning about their family histories.
Mrs.…
VASSALBORO — The annual Scouting district Pinewood Derby races were held at the Vassalboro Community School where Cubs raced blocks of wood they carved and decorated into racecars down a long…
Anna Carpenter, of Camden, has received the Knox County 2024 Legislative Memorial Scholarship.
The Legislative Memorial Scholarship Fund…
WALDOBORO — “With much gratitude, Valerie Jackson is awarded Medomak Valley High School’s 2024 Horace Mann Mugs and Kisses award,” said MVHS, in a news release. “This recognition celebrates a…
LIMESTONE — Youth from Appleton and Belfast were part of a Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) team that won the East Coast and Canadian Space Elements Design Competition. This was a 22…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Middle School announces its Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2023-24 academic year.
HIGH HONORS – 8th Grade
Abigail Kopishke, Anna…
scholarship opportunities
Registration for the Fall ‘24 semester at the UMA Rockland Center opened for degree-seeking students on April 1; and opens for all students on April 8. The fall semester will run from Tuesday,…
for Maine teens interested in agriculture and food systems
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering an agricultural symposium for Maine teens on April 18 and 19 at the UMaine campus in Orono. The 3rd annual event is an overnight…
supporting the scallop farming and commercial fishing sectors in Maine
ORONO — A group of chefs, seafood professionals, writers, economic development specialists and educators will travel to France from April 14-22 to explore French techniques for handling and…
ROCKPORT — In 2021, Seacoast Security, Inc. of Rockport, launched a scholarship program to help fund further education in the skilled trades. The program offers two, $1,000 scholarships to…
The Camden Hills Regional High School Music Department traveled to New York City last weekend to attend the WorldStrides music festival, which is held at Riverside Church in the Upper West Side of…
One night only, April 10
ST. GEORGE — St. George School is presenting a one-night only show at the Odd Fellows Hall at 7 Elementary School Road, April 10, at 6 p.m.
The play, Choose Your Own Adventure, was…
Jaden Johnson, of Lincolnville, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Maine Principal’s Award, representing CHRHS. This award, sponsored by the Maine…
Students who are responsible take ownership of their actions
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for responsibly at a school-wide assembly on April 2.
Students receiving the Responsibility Award were: Tucker O’…
WARREN — Two local young men, both members of Warren Scout Troop 254, completed all requirements for the highest award in Scouting and on April 7 each received the Eagle Scout medal.
Eric…
Belfast Area High School students in Chip Lagerbom and Genna Black’s Marine Studies class recently visited a foreshore shipwreck here in Belfast as part of their unit on Maritime Archaeology.…
Regional School Unit 13’s board will be meeting online this evening, beginning with an executive session at 6 p.m. and followed by a full open meeting at 6:30 p.m.…
The Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional High School) board meeting tonight has been canceled.
The meeting will be rescheduled as soon as possible, according to the…
Students from Mid-Coast School of Technology had a successful showing at the 2024 SkillsUSA Maine State Conference. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that empowers students…
Last Monday of the Month
WALDOBORO — On March 26, Teagan Aiken was named the first-place winner of the Last Monday of the Month Writing Challenge at Medomak Valley High School. The writing prompt was “Returning Light” and…
ST GEORGE — At a groundbreaking ceremony in St. George, March 28, a local business CEO told a fourth grader, who would be visiting Steel-Pro later that day with his class, to pick up a job…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School held a science fair at the school in preparation to competing at the Maine State Science Fair, which was held Saturday, March 23, at The University of Maine…
John Wood, Alan Duplessis, Sherwood Hilt, and Karla Talpey received the Ray "Papa Bear" Kimball Award of Service at the Kennebec Valley District Annual Scouting Recognition Dinner, held on Sunday…
adults also competed this year
Cub Scout Pack 200 held its Pinewood Derby on March 09, 2024, “a much anticipated part of the Scouting year,” said Jamie Winslow.
The Pinewood Derby tradition, dates back to 1953 thanks to…
ORONO — When Noah Lambert, of Bar Harbor, enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he…
deadline May 1
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is currently accepting applications for the Bank’s 2024 Career & Technical Education Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to income-eligible high school…
On Tuesday, March 26, Belfast Senior College classes begin. Classes still open include The World of Fine Wine, News Media and Politics, Love Matters,…
Belfast Area High School has selected Nevyn Harvey as this year’s DAR Good Citizen.
Nevyn is the daughter of Brian and…
CAMDEN – Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool Executive Director Sessa Salas has been recognized as one of 20 outstanding leaders in early childhood education by the Maine Association for the…
Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6, at the United Technologies Center Maine…
helping doctors and nurses monitor patients’ heart rate and pulse; inform prosthetic and robotic devices
ORONO — Sensors that can be worn or attached to clothing play critical roles in health care, robotics and entertainment, among other fields. The sensors help doctors and nurses monitor patients’…
This month, a student from the University of Michigan is launching a research project on the topic of seaweed and shellfish aquaculture in her home state of Maine…
deadline April 1
The Waldo County Extension Association, in cooperation with the Maine 4-H Foundation, announces the availability of a $1500 scholarship for a Waldo County resident entering their first or second…
WALDOBORO — Student Achievement Center instructor, Harolyn York, has been awarded the 2024 Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award for Distinguished Teaching at Medomak Valley High School.
Having…
Field trip to Portland
Sixth graders from Camden-Rockport Middle School visited LabVentures, the education center of the …
reflecting on the evolving higher education landscape
ROCKLAND — President Jenifer Cushman, of the University of Maine at Augusta, visited the Rockland Center on Monday, March 4, to sit in on Professor Stephen Moro’s Public Speaking course. With an…
Applications are due April 15, 2024
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 scholarship application is now open. Students graduating from a Maine public high school who meet the eligibility requirements may apply.
“I am…
The St. George School district is receiving $1 million from the federal Community Project Funding for its …
Community Project Funding o support hub for youth development in Rockland
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $921,250 in Community Project Funding for Trekkers, the nonprofit, outdoor-based mentoring program based…
ROCKPORT — Camden Rockport Elementary School announces Kindergarten Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
“Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their eligible…
known to be trustworthy in all situations
Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on honesty during the month of February. Several students at TGS were recognized for their honesty at a school-wide assembly on March 1.…
Want to learn more about wine? Windmills? Loving and aging? Photography? Political media? Theater? If you’re curious and want to learn more, check out the full list of 18 spring semester courses…
RSU 71 and Waldo Cap are taking registrations for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students enrolling for the 2024-25 school year.
Kindergarten:
RSU #71 elementary…
