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Sixth grade scientists experience Gulf of Maine through “LabVenture”
STRONG – Sixth grade students from MSAD 58’s Day Mountain Regional Middle School recently visited the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland to extend their classroom studies of the Gulf of Maine and the effects of warming water on two of its primary inhabitants: lobsters and black sea bass. A major goal of the trip was to “make science real” for the young scientists with hands-on experimentation and data collection.
Lake Region Class of 2024 honors, scholarships
Maine Principals’ Association Award — Susie Butler. Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award — Abigail Roberts and Bhavnish Tucker. High Honor Awards (97 grade point average) — Izabell Apovian, Susie Butler, Fatoon Hile, Kasey Johnson, John Kimball, Ushana Kumari, Abigail Lavoie, John Paul McHugh, Ines Mosquera, Ashley Pelletier, Sadie Plummer, Abigale Pomerleau, Emily Reardon, Abigail Roberts, Mallory Smith, Sera Travis and Bhavnish Tucker.
York stunned as Yarmouth ties game with 2.4 seconds left, wins title in first minute of OT
PORTLAND, Maine – One moment it looked like the York High School boys’ lacrosse team was going to celebrate a state championship after a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback. But then heartbreak set in Saturday morning at Fitzpatrick Stadium. No. 3 Yarmouth tied the game with 2.4 seconds to play in regulation, and then...
Laker athletes earn Just Desserts
Before the book could be closed on the Lake Region High School 2023-24 sports season, Athletic Director Paul True and coaches recognized “the best of the best” at the annual Just Desserts Athletic Awards. The nearly three-hour program included handing out 93 awards, viewing special videos from fall,...
Nokomis softball ends York's 35-game win streak in Class B state championship game
GORHAM, Maine - The University of Southern Maine has been a pain in the side for the York High School softball team over the years. The Wildcats took a 35-game win streak entering Saturday afternoon's Class B state championship game with Nokomis on USM's campus. However, the Wildcats suffered their first loss since 2022 and fell 2-1 in a pitcher's duel between their own McKayla Kortes and Nokomis' Mia Coots.
One on One with…LR Class of 2024 Honor Essayist, Bhavnish Tucker
This week, The News profiles Lake Region Class of 2024 Honor Essayist Bhavnish Tucker of Casco. School organizations/sports: National Honors Society (president), Student Council, Class Officer (vice president), varsity Cross Country, Track & Field. BN Question/Answer. BN: People often wonder how a student becomes the top student in their class....
Maine university raising pay, freezing tuition rates for years to come
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — Unity Environmental University in New Gloucester is freezing tuition rates for years to come and raising the starting pay of employees. This is the sixth year in a row the school has not raised tuition, and the school says it will keep tuition rates flat through 2030 for its Distance Education programming, which is the school's remote learning portion.
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