Third-grade students in Robin Desjardins’ class at McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston held a recycling contest facilitated by the Lewiston Youth Advisory Council. Students made a large house from recyclable materials. LYAC provided them with certificates and T-shirts and the Lewiston Firefighters Association provided ice cream.
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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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Lewiston aims to ease congestion, improve safety at McMahon Elementary School
LEWISTON — Picking up McMahon Elementary School students during the month of February was messy and congested. Some people worried that students were at risk of being struck by a vehicle because they were hard to see in the snowbanks and traffic. But after watching a video filmed by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham, school and […]
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Big school gets yes vote from Lewiston School Committee
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee voted Tuesday to build big: a 950-student elementary school for pupils now attending Martel and Longley. The committee agreed with a Redistricting Committee recommendation to build a new school and to take students from other overcrowded elementary schools in the city. If the new school is approved by Lewiston […]
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Report predicts Lewiston enrollment growth will slow
LEWISTON — A study released Monday predicts Lewiston’s student population will continue to grow but slower than the current rate. For the past several years, Lewiston has added between 75 and 100 students each year. The six elementary schools are overcrowded. The study, which will be discussed at a Tuesday meeting, projects the current enrollment […]
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Redistricting hearing for Martel parents tonight
LEWISTON — Martel Elementary School parents and other community members are invited to offer their input on which students should fill a new school that will replace Martel Elementary in the fall of 2017. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Martel Elementary on Lisbon Street. The Lewiston School Redistricting Committee, which is charged with […]
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New Lewiston school redistricting panel gets to work Tuesday
LEWISTON — A new 22-member committee assigned with recommending which students should attend a new school will hold its first meeting Tuesday. The Redistricting Committee will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lewiston School Department’s Dingley Building on Oak Street. Before Lewiston plans the design and location for a new elementary school, the […]
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Lewiston school committee says no to virtual school, wants smaller kindergarten classes
LEWISTON — When asked to approve a new virtual school in Lewiston at a cost of $50,000, the Lewiston School Committee instead indicated that money should be used for a new kindergarten class at McMahon Elementary School. The committee took no action on creating a virtual school. After hearing a report that recommended a small […]
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Lewiston School Committee OKs new redistricting panel
LEWISTON — The School Department will begin assembling a new 22-member redistricting committee in anticipation of a new, larger school to replace Martel Elementary, the School Committee decided Monday night. The state has told Superintendent Bill Webster that the city is in the 2017 funding cycle to replace the 1925 school building on Lisbon Street. […]
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Lewiston again tackling redistricting students
LEWISTON — The topic of redistricting students, which was controversial in 2012 and 2013, is back. Superintendent Bill Webster will present the School Committee on Monday night with plans to hire an architect to build a school and establish a new redistricting committee. Redistricting is resurfacing because Lewiston has been approved for state construction money […]