The 2013 Maine State Science Fair is open to all high school students and will be accepting entry forms through February 1. Continue reading “Register for 2013 state science fair”
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Youth exchange scholarships available to high school students
The U.S. Department of State offers four different scholarships for American high school students to study abroad in selected countries. Continue reading “Youth exchange scholarships available to high school students”
Principals may submit nominees for Senate Youth Program
Two student leaders from Maine will be selected to participate in the 51st annual United States Senate Youth Program to be held in Washington, D.C., March 9-16, 2013. The program is sponsored by the United States Senate and funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
In addition to the all-expenses paid trip to observe the federal government in action, delegates will each receive a $5,000 scholarship. Student delegates will hear major policy addresses by senators, cabinet members, officials from the Departments of State and Defense and directors of other federal agencies, as well as participate in a meeting with a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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First Lady Ann LePage announces “Maine is ME Student Art Challenge”
The following press release was issued today by First Lady Ann LePage.
AUGUSTA – First Lady Ann LePage is announcing the Maine is ME Student Art Challenge, in partnership with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.
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Make pledge, observe 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance
The “I Will” service project initiative calls on each citizen to pay tribute to 9/11 victims and first responders by performing a “good deed,” meaning a personal act of service or an act of “neighboring,” on the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. “I Will” is organized nationally by My Good Deed, a foundation started by family members of those lost on 9/11.
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Maine State Museum features bugs, earth science for kids
The Maine State Museum in Augusta is now accepting reservations for two upcoming educational events: Bug Maine-ia and Earth Science Day.
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Registration for 2013 Real World Design Challenge now open
The Real World Design Challenge is an annual competition that provides high school students, grades 9-12, the opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges in a team environment.
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“Dig into Science” contest open to Maine students
For the second year in a row, S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc. will hold a contest this fall for schools throughout the company’s service areas to promote science and engineering educational programs. The contest, called “Dig into Science with S. W. Cole Engineering,” is open to science, math or engineering students in first through 12th grade in Maine and New Hampshire.
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Project Citizen students participate in public policy
Dozens of students from across the state took public policy proposals to Maine’s capitol on Friday, where they presented them in legislative committee rooms and discussed them in the halls of the State House.
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Summer archaeological field school offered in South Berwick
Students, teachers, and history buffs interested in archaeology have an opportunity this summer to join a field school led by Southern Maine Community College adjunct professor Dr. Neill De Paoli and sponsored by the Old Berwick Historical Society.
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