In this file photo, Martel Elementary School students leave at the end of a school day. Martel and Longley Elementary School students will be blended in 2019 when Connors Elementary School opens. A search for a new principal will be launched next year. (Sun Journal file photo) LEWISTON — This fall and winter Lewiston Superintendent […]
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Grant for Longley School
Gretchen Rosen, left, of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, presents Tammy Caron, a second-grade teacher at Longley School in Lewiston with a $300 check to set up a classroom listening center. Nonprofit organizations that work with children in Lewiston and Auburn can apply for the annual grants from the foundation starting this fall. They should […]
Longley school cleaning continues
Longley Elementary School custodian Joel Brooks cleans the blades of a fan in the cafeteria of the school Wednesday afternoon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Deep-cleaning in all rooms continued Wednesday at Longley Elementary School after mold was found in the building earlier this month. Mold was found in two administrative offices and two classrooms. […]
Longley School closed Monday
Longley Elementary School in Lewiston will be closed Monday because of mold found inside of the school. (Sun Journal file photo) LEWISTON – Longley Elementary School will be closed Monday because of mold found inside of the school. Superintendent Bill Webster said the mold was discovered last week after Principal Kristy Clark started feeling sick […]
A reduction in learning time
At Longley Elementary School, pre-k students didn’t want to take naps (Sun Journal, Feb. 16). They weren’t tired, they wouldn’t settle down. The state, however, required that when pre-k children spend six hours in school, one hour of rest is required. Longley School, at the suggestion of teachers, requested a waiver. The state granted the […]
Name is only change for Longley School polling place
LEWISTON — The name may have changed, but voters in Wards 4, 5 and 7 will still go to the same location to cast their ballots Nov. 6. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said she had fielded a few confused phone calls from voters wondering why they are being sent to vote at Longley Elementary School […]
Longley deserves this pat on the back
All of Lewiston should have been bursting with pride Tuesday when Lewiston educator Linda St. Andre was recognized at a White House ceremony as a “Champion of Change.” The staff at Longley School certainly was. St. Andre, Longley principal, was one of 12 educators from across the U.S. honored by President Barack Obama for leading […]