Windham school health program gets national honor

Windham Middle School receives one of two Blue Apple Health Education awards with Distinction for 2011.

The percentage of Windham Middle School students who report smoking has decreased for six consecutive years. Ditto the rates of Windham students reporting they’ve used marijuana or alcohol.

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From State House display to civics lesson

Three students visiting the State House to discuss the importance of their guidance counselors end up speaking before a legislative panel.

AUGUSTA – It began as an opportunity for Maine school counselors to tout the importance of their services in the State House Hall of Flags.

By the end of the day, it had become a firsthand civics lesson for three middle-school students from the Poland area.

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