Young students in a crowded Montello Elementary School cafeteria in 2015. This year’s enrollment is up only 25 students, a slowdown in enrollment growth. Still, there are more students at the elementary schools and Lewiston Middle School. LEWISTON — For the first time in years, Lewiston Public Schools are seeing a slowdown in enrollment growth, […]
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Lewiston schools seeing higher staff turnover
Lewiston High School math teacher Samantha Garnett Sias outlines her grading system with students. Last year, the turnover rate for Lewiston public school employees was 12.1 percent, up from 10.2 percent the year before. Garnett Sias, president of the Lewiston Education Association, said demands on teaching staff are heavy. LEWISTON — Nearly 20 percent of […]
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Merger issue brings many questions
As I was out and about recently, I had the pleasure of sharing a few minutes with a resident whom I had never met before. As I walked up his driveway, he invited me to sit down at a table in his yard under a large oak tree. After chatting about the weather, the condition […]
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Lewiston students: Keep dress code as is
LEWISTON — After a community member questioned whether the dress code for Lewiston schools is appropriate, faculty and students have given an overwhelming, “yes.” The dress code, created by former student Amanda Alberda, is working well, students and faculty say. It helps generate “three things the school wants to create: trust, communication and respect,” Lewiston […]
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Lewiston: Schools to do more when students are suicidal
LEWISTON — If a student shows signs that he or she is suicidal, school personnel now have more leeway to act, the Lewiston School Committee was told Monday night. “We can call Tri-County Mental Health. They can assess the student in the building,” Principal Jake Langlais said. “If we think the student is in imminent danger, […]
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New principals to greet Lewiston students
LEWISTON — As schools open Wednesday, new principals will be in charge at four Lewiston schools. In addition, a new assistant superintendent will be working at administrative headquarters in the Dingley Building, and a new principal has already been named for the new Robert V. Connors Elementary School when it opens in two years. All […]
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Chabot leaves high school to be assistant superintendent
LEWISTON — Shawn Chabot, who was the Lewiston High School principal last year, is assistant superintendent, replacing Tom Jarvis who retired. Chabot said it was a tough decision to leave the high school, a job he enjoyed, but he wanted a new challenge. “I’ve been in school buildings for 23 years,” he said. “I’m looking forward […]
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New Lewiston Middle School Principal: Jana Mates
Middle school open house for parents: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 4:30-6 p.m. LEWISTON — Jana Mates, who last year was principal at Farwell Elementary, is the new principal of Lewiston Middle School, taking over for Jake Langlais, the new high school principal. The middle school is seeing a growing enrollment, as have the elementary schools. As of […]
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New Lewiston High Principal: Jake Langlais
LEWISTON — New high school Principal Jake Langlais is eager to work with staff and students as he takes over for Shawn Chabot, now assistant superintendent. Last year, Langlais was principal of Lewiston Middle School, a post he held for two years. Langlais agreed to lead the high school in part, he said, to again work with high […]