Archive for ‘School’

  • Parents voice concerns over group’s presentation to Grade 3, 5 students

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When is it appropriate for youngsters to learn specific body part terms, as well as gender identity? Some parents voiced their concerns to the SAD 61 School Board and Superintendent Al Smith about a recent presentation by Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine at Crooked River Elementary on […]

  • SAD 61 kicks off new school year with Pre-K, new leaders

    As SAD 61 opened the new school year this week, Superintendent Al Smith addressed a couple of key items in a community letter. One, with Covid-19 still in circulation, SAD 61 plans to follow these protocols in all schools: • If your child is not feeling well and is showing symptoms, please keep your child  […]

  • Dunham selected FA 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient

    Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association President, Nita Craig-Carsley ’70, awarded the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award to Fryeburg Academy faculty member and alumna Kathy Wilson Dunham’77 at the Reunion Brunch held on Aug. 20, 2022.  Family and friends gathered with her to join in the celebration, including her mother, Mary Lorton Wilson ’52, attending her 70th reunion!  During […]

  • For Fryeburg Academy Head of School, this will be her final year

    FRYEBURG — Erin P. Mayo enters her 10th year as Head of School at Fryeburg Academy. And, 2022-23 will be her last. Mayo announced in a letter to community members that the upcoming school year will be her final one at the Academy. “I write with warmest gratitude to inform you that 2022-23 will be […]

  • LR senior selected for American Legion Boys Nation

    Alecssander Freitas, an incoming senior at Lake Region High School, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation in the Washington, D.C. area, July 22-29.  Boys Nation is an annual American Legion program that includes civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism.  Freitas served as Director of Finance during his […]

  • Volunteers give third graders snapshots of time spent helping Ukrainians

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — With shiny Polish coins tightly grasped in their hands, third graders were asked by Sheila Donahue to remember this moment when seeing a wrong, they did the right thing. “Whenever you are faced with a bad situation, remember this coin and remember what you did today,” the […]

  • LRVC Student of the Month, Logan Chiasson

    Senior Logan Chiasson is the Lake Region Vocational Center’s Student of the Month for June. Town: Naples Parents: Pierre and Amy Chiasson Sibling: Caleb Hobbies: I enjoy designing things in 3-D on the computer, biking, drawing, gaming, and hiking. What program are you in at the Vocational Center? The Advanced Technologies II program. What do […]

  • Lions Club Student of the Month, Brooke Toole

    Brooke Toole of Naples has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for June. Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award. Parents: Victoria and Jeffrey Toole  Sibling: […]

  • One on One with Lake Region Class of 2022 Top 3

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As they each stood before a packed house at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon, they remembered the journey, the lessons learned and mistakes made along the way, and how they changed over the four-year adventure called high school. Ultimately, Kathryn Rose, Rebecca Caron and Eleanor Cowan managed the ups […]

  • LRVC Student of the Month

    Senior Trinity Desjardins of Naples has been selected as the Lake Region Vocational Center’s Student of the Month for April. Parents: Eric and Dottie Farstad Hobbies: I enjoy art, music, and learning. What program are you in at the Vocational Center? I am in the Law Enforcement II program. What do you like most about […]