Farwell Elementary School second-grader Myles Arneault points to his experiment partner, Parker Crafts, and says, “You are going to wipe the toilet seat, not me.” With influenza cases widespread, second-graders in Abby Dix’s class were learning how germs spread and what they can do to avoid getting sick. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Principals are […]
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Veterans honored at Lewiston school
U.S. Navy veteran Joe Corbin of Sabattus gives 5-year-old kindergartner Adrian Jackson a hug after Jackson gave Corbin a handmade Veterans Day card at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Corbin was among the 40 or so veterans who were invited to visit the school, where students lined the hallways as the veterans paraded […]
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Lewiston School Committee approves 6-class modular at Farwell Elementary
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee on Monday night unanimously approved a six-classroom modular at Farwell Elementary School for the fall of 2016. Martel Elementary School teacher Erin Breau said she had 29 students in her sixth-grade class last week. On Monday, one more came in. Lewiston’s student population — which seems to grow daily […]
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Thelma L. Patry
1923 – 2015 LEWISTON — Thelma L. Patry, 92, of Lewiston passed away on Sunday, Sept. 13. She was born May 18, 1923, in St. Agatha, the daughter of Onezime E. Michaud and Methaide (Marquis) Michaud. She was the youngest of 12 children. She attended schools in St. Agatha and graduated from Orono High School […]
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Lewiston hires more teachers to create smaller classes
LEWISTON — Ecstatic about hiring two new teachers to reduce class sizes in kindergarten and first grade, Farwell Elementary School Principal Althea Walker is interviewing teacher candidates this week. “I am so excited to get those two positions,” Walker said. “That will allow teachers to work in much smaller groups.” The School Committee on Monday […]
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Farwell announces trimester awards
LEWISTON — Farwell Elementary School has announced its list of third trimester award recipients. The following students were recognized: Conscientious students: Grade two Hayley Aloegnikou, McKenzizie Cooper, Ava Cramer, Jon Dube, Hannah Jones, Isaiah Martin, Lauren McNutt-Girouard, Layla Merrill, Heather Michaud, Sadie Morgan-Merceir, James Reagan, Kiley Reny, Daceyn Roy, Amiel Sookma Alaxendrois Andoniades, Athanasia Andoniades, […]
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Lewiston schools to offer free meals to all students
For students who eat lunch every day at school, that’s a $10 savings each week for a high school student, $7.55 a week for an elementary school student. Like a growing number of schools across the country, Lewiston is joining the so-called “Community Eligibility Provision,” created under the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 […]
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Big school in Lewiston will deliver smaller classes
LEWISTON — In Lindsay Putney’s crowded kindergarten room Thursday at Farwell Elementary School, her 25 students worked on art. Experts say 25 kindergarten students in one class is too many. State regulations call for kindergarten classes to be no more than 20 students per teacher. A growing student population has created overcrowded schools with classes […]