Mrs. Leslie Marquis and her Biology II class at Wisdom Middle/High School in St. Agatha, ME, after winning the S.W. Cole Engineering contest, “Dig Into Science.” The class won $1,000 to spend on a field trip to the location of their choice.
Category: Good News from Schools
Caribou and Limestone students rendezvous with a comet
Thanks to the Challenger Learning Center of Maine for sharing this article with the Maine DOE for publication.
Sixth and seventh grade students from Caribou Middle School and Limestone Community School worked together to become astronauts and mission controllers at the Challenger Learning Center of Maine in Bangor on Nov. 15.
Their simulated space science mission took them into orbit to encounter a comet. As they shared the thrill of discovery, students had to effectively communicate, follow directions, solve real-world problems, and work remotely in mission control and space lab simulators.
Individual teams focused on space communication, navigation, medicine, aeronautical engineering, weather, robotics, HazMat, life support, and biology. Continue reading “Caribou and Limestone students rendezvous with a comet”
Portland students learn American Sign Language
Thanks to Portland Public Schools for sharing this article, written by Shoshana Hoose, with the Maine DOE for publication.
Lyman Moore Middle School is the first middle school in Maine to offer American Sign Language classes. Continue reading “Portland students learn American Sign Language”
Students present at Google conference
Three Nokomis Regional High School students presented during the Google Teacher Academy at Google’s New York City headquarters on Oct. 3, 2012.
Students (from left to right) Kris Redman, Jared Gay and Chandler Cossar explained the technology tools they use every day to educators from around the world. Continue reading “Students present at Google conference”
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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Winslow senior to represent Maine at national science camp
A senior set to graduate from Winslow High School on June 8 won’t have much time to bask in the completion of his high school career.
On June 30, Michael McCann will fly to Charleston, W. Va., to represent Maine at the 48th annual National Youth Science Camp, which will join top science students from across the United States for a three-week exploration of the sciences and the arts.
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Wiscasset student art show
This artwork by students from Wiscasset Primary, Middle and High School was displayed in the Maine Department of Education lobby in April 2011.
At right: Art by Latisha, Grade 1
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