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Caps off to the future: YCCC’s Class of 2024 celebrates commencement
Wells, Maine — York County Community College celebrated 236 graduates at its 29th annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, at the Sanford Center for Performing Arts. The center was filled with joy and excitement as the Class of 2024 were awarded over 300 associate degrees and certificates. Graduates were supported by friends, family, Maine Community College System leadership and Board of Trustees, the YCCC Foundation, local representatives, plus local business and industry partners.
Salyards' three goals not enough to save St. Thomas Aquinas from getting top-four seed
DOVER - St. Thomas Aquinas High School boys lacrosse goalie Eli Allaire said Tuesday's 8-6 Division II loss to Windham showed the team one thing. "This loss really showed us that it's time we step it up and prove that we're the best team in the state and not just have the mentality we are," Allaire said.
RSU 21 School Board under fire: Teachers 'hurting' after offensive Facebook post
Greetings! Hope you had a fantastic week and are excited about the weekend. Here's the latest dispatch from your Coast Star Connection . . . The first two stories go together, as they both pertain to rising tensions and a recent controversy in Regional School Unit 21, which serves the communities of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. Best to read them in the order in which they are presented here, as they cover developments taking place in the district on May 10 and May 13, respectively.
Kennebunk High School names Class of 2024 Top 10 Percent
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Kennebunk High School has announced its Top Ten Percent of the Class of 2024. Keara Battaglieseof Kennebunkport is the daughter of Heather and Neil Battagliese. She was a member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the Smith College Book Award. She was a four-year varsity lacrosse player, earning an SMAA All-Conference award. Keara is excited for her future at Skidmore College where she is also playing lacrosse. She earned the Porter/Wachenheim scholarship for her scientific research and plans to major in environmental science and minor in either biology or business.
Kennebunk High School senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Isaac Kahn, a senior at Kennebunk High School, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Kahn is one of two Maine students, and 161 nationwide, to be honored with the distinction this year. "I’m very thankful to everyone...
Jenkins, Nada lead PHS girls to Seacoast track title; Oyster River is second, Exeter third
EXETER - Portsmouth High School girls track and field head coach Stan Lyford said the goal wasn't necessarily to win Friday's Seacoast Championship meet at Exeter High School, but "of course you'd always like to." Lily Jenkins and Mariam Nada both won two events as Portsmouth scored 102.4 points and beat the 15-team field for the title. Oyster River was second with a score of 92, followed by Exeter (89), Winnacunnet (61.2) and Coe-Brown (48). ...
Portsmouth schools to add modular classrooms at Dondero. City councilors don't like it.
PORTSMOUTH — The city School Board is moving forward with a plan to use one or two modular classrooms at Dondero Elementary School this fall to help address overcrowding. The board voted to move forward with the proposal at their meeting Tuesday night, despite opposition to the plan raised by some city councilors, including the mayor and assistant mayor.
Nursing Students who will earn while they learn, Father's Day 5K: Seacoast health news
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital awards $30K for Fresh Food Bus DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has awarded a $30,000 community benefit grant to support Gather’s Fresh Food Bus, which provides a mobile market of fresh foods for food insecure families. ...
Kennebunk students excel in Stock Market Game contest: These kids are 'real-world ready'
KENNEBUNK — Two fifth-grade students at the Sea Road School are among the Maine winners of the annual Stock Market Game competition, hosted by the educational nonprofit Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Josh Pardue and Mason Cameron placed first and second, respectively, in the spring 2024 Maine Elementary...
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