LEWISTON — Lewiston Middle School students this year will be barred from using cellphones during school hours to curb negative social-media postings. The rule will be strictly enforced, Principal Jana Mates said. If students need to call mom or dad, they can — on a new landline installed in every classroom. “Social media is consuming kids,” Mates […]
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Lewiston schools welcome new principals
.gooslide {position: relative; padding-bottom: 59.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .gooslide iframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; } LEWISTON — You almost need a flow chart to keep up with leadership changes in Lewiston schools this fall. The majority of students will have a new principal. When school […]
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Lewiston High graduates 18 in August ceremony
LEWISTON — While many are getting ready to go back to school, 18 students graduated Monday night during Lewiston High School’s annual August commencement. The graduation gives seniors two additional months to complete work to graduate as members of the Class of 2017. Held at The Green Ladle at Lewiston Regional Technical Center, the ceremony […]
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Lewiston groups win grant to plan alternative high school
LEWISTON — Lewiston may get a second new school in the fall of 2019, thanks to private foundation. On Tuesday, the Boston-based Barr Foundation announced it is awarding a $150,000 grant to Tree Street Youth Center to work with Lewiston Public Schools and Wayfinder Schools to plan an alternative high school in the Longley school […]
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How could firm commitment vanish so fast?
Two days after Lewiston middle-schooler Anie Graham took her life, hundreds packed the Green Ladle at Lewiston High School calling for community members to stand together to battle bullies and guard against suicide. It was an emotional event, and commitments were made around the room for people to work together. There were calls for regular […]
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What's on a young teen's mind? We asked.
Suicide, cutting, bullying, social media and, yes, caring adults. Middle school 2017. LEWISTON — They face challenges every day. Bullying, on social media and in real life. Peer pressure and anxiety — to be good enough, to be “liked” enough online. Insults and put-downs, sometimes blatant, sometimes disguised as a roast or a joke. Fights […]
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Lewiston school district discusses dealing with student tragedies
LEWISTON — The school year that ended Wednesday for middle-schoolers was a tough one, with two students dying in the past six months. During a sparsely attended community forum to discuss the district’s response to tragedy Wednesday night, Lewiston Middle School Principal Jake Langlais talked about how staff responded to the deaths, and why the […]
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Lewiston High: New alternative ed teacher approved
LEWISTON — After being told that students who need alternative education at the high school are being turned away because there’s no room, the Lewiston School Committee voted Monday to reclassify a new teacher’s position from art to alternative education. The recently approved school budget had money for an additional art teacher. “My request is […]