Archive for ‘School’

  • SAD 72 to discuss reopening plan Wednesday

    FRYEBURG — SAD 72 is currently “in the planning phases” with respect to the school district’s re-entry plan, according to Superintendent Jay Robinson. The plan will be presented to the school board for approval on Wednesday, Aug. 25.  “I can’t be definitive (when asked by The NewsTuesday regarding plan specifics), but with the rapid pace that […]

  • SAD 61 to mask up inside facilities when school opens

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer To mask or not to mask inside local schools was the hotly debated question as SAD 61 looked to finalize its reopening plan. Two months ago, Superintendent Al Smith proposed schools try to get back to “normalcy” best it could, returning to five days a week, in-person learning and […]

  • Ribbon cutting, tours of Crooked River school scheduled

    SAD 61 will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at Crooked River Elementary School in Casco.  “The reimagining of this school has been five years in the making,” district officials said. “Stephen Blatt Architects produced many drafts before creating the design that Great Falls Construction has spent the past two […]

  • SAD 61 School Board agrees to ‘fluid reopening plan,’ hopes normalcy returns in fall

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer The hope is when school reopens in the fall, normalcy will return. “This has been a year like no other. I hope we can return to school next year (this fall) with normality, even though I know it won’t be 100%,” SAD 61 Superintendent of Schools Al Smith told School […]

  • Adult Ed speaker encourages grads to follow three P’s — process, plan, proceed

    By Madelyn Litz SAD 61/72 Adult Ed Director Adult high school diplomas or equivalency were conferred to 25 graduates of Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Education on Thursday, June 17.  Seventeen of these students were able to attend the graduation ceremony, held in the Lake Region High School auditorium. This ceremony was the culmination […]

  • LRHS art has message to students…’Be the Change’

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A group of students transformed one plain white wall of their high school into a pair of butterfly wings. The completion of the butterfly wings spanned from last spring through this past fall. That’s because COVID-19 closed the school and delayed the painting being finished. It was […]

  • Art work encourages students to ‘Be the Change’

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A group of students transformed one plain white wall of their high school into a pair of butterfly wings. The completion of the butterfly wings spanned from last spring through this past fall. That’s because COVID-19 closed the school and delayed the painting being finished. It was […]

  • Scholarship created in memory of Laker grad, longtime sports writer

    Randy Whitehouse always looked forward to returning to Lake Region to cover a football game. Even though he didn’t know the latest edition of Lakers, Randy always told a great story. The Lake Region grad and longtime Sun-Journal sports writer passed away this past April at the age of 51. To honor is award-winning writing and […]

  • Fryeburg Academy Senior Awards, Scholarships

    SENIOR AWARDS The Medical Staff at Memorial Hospital Scholarship — Kaelynn P. Daigle and Madison K. Griffin  The Jaden Dennery Armed Forces Award — Chandler Adams The Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association Awards — Courtney Dutton, Morgan Fusco, Will Marshall, Blair Park, Margaret Powers, Eddie Thurston and Julian Zhu The Fryeburg Recreation Department’s Dick Cote Community Service […]

  • LRVC/Masons’ Student of the Month: Eli Small

    Senior Eli Small of Hiram has been selected as the Lake Region Vocational Center/Masons’ Student of the Month for May. Name:  Eli Small Class of: 2021 Parent(s): Wilson and Alicia Small Sibling: Rebekah Small Hobbies: Woodworking, hunting What program are you in at the Vocational Center? I am in the Automotive Technologies program. What do you like […]