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Lewiston students meet superintendent finalists
Christiana Otuwa, right, candidate for Lewiston schools superintendent, speaks to students at The Green Ladle culinary arts restaurant Wednesday in Lewiston. Seated, from left, are Lewiston High School Principal Jake Langlois, Lewiston Regional Technical Center Director Rob Callahan and student Koos Mohamed. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Before going to college, Todd Finn jumped out […]
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No local candidates for Lewiston school superintendent
LEWISTON — None of the six applicants for Lewiston School superintendent is an in-house candidate, and only one is from Maine, according to the consultants’ report to the School Committee. Committee members are scheduled to interview candidates Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in closed-door meetings. Superintendent Bill Webster, who was hired in 2010, announced last summer he is […]
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Bruce Nicholas fired as Lewiston football coach
Lewiston High School head coach Bruce Nicholas runs practice during the first day of football practice in 2017. (Sun Journal file photo) Bruce Nicholas has been fired after four seasons as Lewiston’s football coach. Nicholas said he was informed of the move by athletic director Jason Fuller last Friday. “He met with me like he […]
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$2.48 million grant expands arts program to new Lewiston elementary school
PORTLAND — A Portland-based program that provides hands-on art learning to students is expanding next year to Lewiston. The program will be offered at the new Connors Elementary School. During a Tuesday morning news conference, Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo, executive director of the nonprofit Side x Side, announced a four-year, $2.48 million federal grant that […]
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Lewiston-Auburn high schools return to traditional grading
Last year’s pushback from Lewiston-Auburn parents over a controversial student grading system has led to changes at both cities’ high schools. Gone is proficiency based learning grades of 1 to 4. Back is the traditional 0-to-100 grades. The proficiency-based grades indicate whether students have mastered a defined set of skills so they can move on […]
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Code Night to showcase Lewiston computer science program
LEWISTON — Students and their parents are invited to learn about the Lewiston School Department’s computer coding program Wednesday evening at Montello Elementary School. The two-hour Learn to Code Night begins at 5 p.m. “It’s to let the community know, ‘Hey we got this great grant to help families understand what coding is, and to […]
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How a deaf dog story helps everyone fit in
LEWISTON — Lewiston students thought they would learn about dogs and the writing process Wednesday from Maine children’s author Lynn Plourde. They got that, and more. Plourde, a successful picture book author, visited Farwell Elementary School. Meeting with fifth-graders in the library, she talked about her first chapter book, “Maxi’s Secrets (Or, What You Can […]
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Lewiston advertises for next superintendent
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Department listed an ad on its website Monday to begin the search for a superintendent. Bill Webster, who was hired in 2010 to succeed Leon Levesque, said he is retiring at the end of June 2019. School Committee Chairman Francis Gagnon said the hiring process will be different than in the past. […]
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Lewiston: School board approves stricter field trip rules
LEWISTON — The School Committee on Monday night voted to approve the first of two readings on sweeping changes to the School Department’s field trip policy. The stricter trip rules are in response to the death of 13-year-old Rayan Issa, a Lewiston Middle School student who drowned June 12 during a school outing to Range Pond State […]