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Thoroughly Modern Millie :

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Updated: Nov 18, 2009 5:08am PST

The Wiz Rehearsal :

The Wiz Rehearsal

Updated: Nov 18, 2009 4:14am PST

Ellsworth High School Autumn Jazz Showcase : Oct. 29, Ellsworth High School Jazz students showed off voice, dance and comedic talents at a benefit concert at the high school auditorium. Totally student prepared and performed, it was a real treat for the audience! Proceeds will help fund the jazz students’ April trip to compete in Florida. MIKE OLES PHOTOS

Ellsworth High School Autumn Jazz Showcase

Oct. 29, Ellsworth High School Jazz students showed off voice, dance a ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2009 8:06am PST

Sedgwick Students Power Past Their Principal in the “Great Race” : When Sedgwick Elementary School Principal Don Buckingham challenged the student body to the “Great Race,” the response was enthusiastic and swift. The challenge was open to all students in grades one through eight, but they had to qualify to participate and earn the opportunity to beat their principal to the finish line. 26 qualified participants were cheered on to victory against their principal, known affectionately as Dr. B. JAMES STRAUB PHOTOS

Sedgwick Students Power Past Their Principal in the “Great Race”

When Sedgwick Elementary School Principal Don Buckingham challenged th ...

Updated: Oct 27, 2009 5:54am PST

Little Seeds Greenhouse Takes Root at Brooksville Elementary : School lunch doesn’t get much fresher than this: the ingredients are grown in the schoolyard. On Friday, 14 Brooksville Elementary School fifth- and sixth graders crowded around beds of lettuce, collard greens, turnips, spinach and radishes in the school’s new greenhouse. They checked the building’s temperature and rattled off questions about plant development. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

Little Seeds Greenhouse Takes Root at Brooksville Elementary

School lunch doesn’t get much fresher than this: the ingredients are ...

Updated: Oct 21, 2009 4:18am PST

Cherryfield School :

Cherryfield School

Updated: Oct 05, 2009 11:37am PST

Apples :

Apples

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 6:04am PST

Peninsula School Celebration :

Peninsula School Celebration

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 5:46am PST

Family Fun NIght :

Family Fun NIght

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 5:37am PST

Sumner Kayakers :

Sumner Kayakers

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 5:31am PST

Sedgwick Students Celebrate Maine Harvest Week with Lunchtime Feast :

Sedgwick Students Celebrate Maine Harvest Week with Lunchtime Feast

Updated: Sep 28, 2009 7:20am PST

EEMS Student Body :

EEMS Student Body

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 6:19am PST

First Day of New School Year at Island Schools : School starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, for approximately 1,700 students at the nine schools of the Mount Desert Island Regional School System (RSS), which officially replaced Union 98 on July 1. Rob Liebow, superintendant, provided an upbeat assessment of the state of the school system as the new year begins. “We have a good, solid staff, we have good resources, we have a common curriculum, and we have supportive communities that trust and expect that we will do a good job,” Mr. Liebow said. “I think those are all signs of a healthy educational system.” ISLANDER PHOTOS

First Day of New School Year at Island Schools

School starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, for approximately 1,700 students at th ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2009 10:29am PST

A New School Year at New Peninsula School : The excitement of staff and students was palpable Sept. 4 when the newly constructed Peninsula School officially opened its doors on a hilltop in the village of Prospect Harbor. Preliminary figures on enrollment are 200 schoolchildren, including the new pre-kindergarten program. The 41,000 square-foot building has innovative heating and lighting systems, state-of-the-art technology and kitchen equipment and a multipurpose gym, stage and cafeteria. JACQUELINE WEAVER PHOTOS

A New School Year at New Peninsula School

The excitement of staff and students was palpable Sept. 4 when the new ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2009 11:34am PST

Ribbon Cutting at Ellsworth Elementary & Middle School : The new school is a “green” building featuring a geothermal heating system and other energy efficiencies. There are plans for a green roof on one of the new wings. The roof would be covered with plants, which would handle storm water runoff. School and city officials, teachers and representatives of architect Oak Point Associates and contractor J.C.N. Construction gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the eve of opening day Sept. 3. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

Ribbon Cutting at Ellsworth Elementary & Middle School

The new school is a “green” building featuring a geothermal heatin ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2009 8:55am PST

Ellsworth Opens the Doors on a Brand New School : Students in fourth through eighth grade started breaking in the completed portion of the new Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School first thing Friday morning. The excitement was palpable as students, dragging along friends, parents and younger siblings, dashed through the halls, poking their heads into classrooms and making sure the toilets flushed in the bathrooms. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

Ellsworth Opens the Doors on a Brand New School

Students in fourth through eighth grade started breaking in the comple ...

Updated: Sep 08, 2009 10:42am PST

MMA Schooner Bowdoin Returns from Newfoundland : CASTINE — Undaunted by its brush with the remnants of Hurricane Bill, the historic schooner Bowdoin returned to Maine Maritime Academy last week after an 11-week cruise that encompassed a near circumnavigation of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. With Captain Eric Jergenson at the helm, Bowdoin arrived off Dice Head at the entrance to Castine Harbor late Wednesday afternoon. STEPHEN RAPPAPORT PHOTOS

MMA Schooner Bowdoin Returns from Newfoundland

CASTINE — Undaunted by its brush with the remnants of Hurricane Bill ...

Updated: Aug 31, 2009 5:43am PST

BE Moore School Starts a New Life... : The YMCA is leasing the school building from the city and is moving its child care operations there effective Sept. 8. Faith in Action will share some of that space for programs for seniors. Faith in Action plans to open a senior center in November in the former Bryant E. Moore School building on State Street. Daily programming will be available, as well as an indoor walking area, a computer lab and a coffee house where seniors can gather and socialize. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

BE Moore School Starts a New Life...

The YMCA is leasing the school building from the city and is moving it ...

Updated: Aug 31, 2009 4:38am PST

New School's Move-in Date a Moving Target : Judging from the exterior of the new Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School, school bells won't be ringing any time soon. But appearances can be deceiving. Outside is a teeming construction site. Inside — at least in renovated portions of the former Ellsworth Middle School — classrooms appear nearly move-in ready. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

New School's Move-in Date a Moving Target

Judging from the exterior of the new Ellsworth Elementary-Middle Schoo ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2009 6:51am PST

Message to GSA Grads: “A Community Triumph” : As 67 graduating seniors looked out on a sea of friends, family and alumni in the George Stevens Academy gym Sunday, they saw real-time evidence of commencement speaker Robert Shetterly’s opening observation: “Every graduation is a community triumph.”

Message to GSA Grads: “A Community Triumph”

As 67 graduating seniors looked out on a sea of friends, family and al ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2009 6:10am PST

MDI High Graduates 133 : A total of 131 members of the Mount Desert Island High School’s Class of 2009 walked down the aisle to receive diplomas on Sunday, June 14. The Bernard Parady Gymnasium was packed wall to wall with family and friends.

MDI High Graduates 133

A total of 131 members of the Mount Desert Island High School’s Clas ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2009 1:13pm PST

Big Class Hopes for Big Things at Bucksport Adult Ed Graduation : This year’s Bucksport Adult Education graduating class was so large that graduation had to be moved. It was a wonderful problem to have, according to Adult Education Director Leslie Murauckas. “In this kind of economy, I think people are coming to us,” she said in her opening remarks at the Bucksport Performing Arts Center June 11.

Big Class Hopes for Big Things at Bucksport Adult Ed Graduation

This year’s Bucksport Adult Education graduating class was so large ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2009 1:10pm PST

Ellsworth Show Choir 2009 : The Ellsworth High School Show Choir won the District VI competition for its performance of "Spring Awakenings" at MDI High School and are slated to compete next month at the Maine state championships in Houlton. STAFF PHOTOS

Ellsworth Show Choir 2009

The Ellsworth High School Show Choir won the District VI competition f ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2009 1:05pm PST

EHS Grads Get Blasts from the Past : Before graduation started, seniors huddled together in the cafeteria reading letters they wrote as freshmen to themselves and others in Andy Beardsley’s class. Memories of their years in school permeated the speeches. Ellsworth High School graduated 129 students. At least a handful of students plan to enter the military. Others are heading to college and some are entering the work force.

EHS Grads Get Blasts from the Past

Before graduation started, seniors huddled together in the cafeteria r ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 5:54am PST

Author Sandy Phippen Addresses Sumner Graduation : School Union 96 Superintendent Bill Webster commented on the banner above the heads of the graduates, “The Tassel is Worth the Hassle,” and the lyrics in “For Good,” the song the class sang from the Broadway musical “Wicked.”

Author Sandy Phippen Addresses Sumner Graduation

School Union 96 Superintendent Bill Webster commented on the banner ab ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 5:23am PST

22 Students Graduate Sumner Adult Ed : SULLIVAN — Twenty-two students who either earned their high school diploma through adult education classes or took a test to qualify for a GED (General Equivalency Degree) graduated June 12 at Sumner Memorial High School.

22 Students Graduate Sumner Adult Ed

SULLIVAN — Twenty-two students who either earned their high school d ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 4:52am PST

Bucksport High Grads Encouraged to Make a Difference : Bucksport High School’s 110 graduates were encouraged to lead meaningful lives and given examples of just how to do so at graduation June 12.

Bucksport High Grads Encouraged to Make a Difference

Bucksport High School’s 110 graduates were encouraged to lead meanin ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 4:05am PST

Smooth Sailing at Cardboard Boat Race : Ellsworth High School students navigate their cardboard boats across the pool in the annual school competition at the James Russell Wiggins Down East Family YMCA. JENNIFER OSBORN PHOTOS

Smooth Sailing at Cardboard Boat Race

Ellsworth High School students navigate their cardboard boats across t ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 10:06am PST

A Peek at the New Peninsula School :

A Peek at the New Peninsula School

Updated: Jun 09, 2009 6:18am PST

Deer Isle-Stonington Grads Looking Confidently Toward the Future : DEER ISLE — Though they’ve been told their high school years would be the best years of their lives, 24 graduating seniors at Deer Isle-Stonington High School politely disagreed Sunday, telling scores of friends and family members at commencement that the best is yet to come. “We’ve heard over and over again that these are the best years of our lives. Well, I hope not,” Audra Eaton said during her valedictory address. “Our schooling may be over, but our education continues. I know it will not end here for us. In fact, it has just begun; the best is ahead.” JAMES STRAUB PHOTOS

Deer Isle-Stonington Grads Looking Confidently Toward the Future

DEER ISLE — Though they’ve been told their high school years would ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2009 4:50am PST

Technical Excellence : ELLSWORTH — Newly inducted members of the National Technical Honor Society recited the organization’s pledge at a ceremony June 4 at Hancock County Technical Center in Ellsworth. Seven HCTC students and four adult honorary members were inducted into the honor society last week. CYNDIWOOD PHOTOS

Technical Excellence

ELLSWORTH — Newly inducted members of the National Technical Honor S ...

Updated: Jun 08, 2009 12:15pm PST

Flower Power : Ellsworth Garden Club members help Charles C. Knowlton School third-graders plant native flowers in a hummingbird and butterfly garden at Birdsacre in Ellsworth June 2. The event was one of several the garden club hosted in celebration of National Gardening Week, which ran from May 31 to June 6. CYNDI WOOD PHOTOS

Flower Power

Ellsworth Garden Club members help Charles C. Knowlton School third-gr ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2009 1:49pm PST

Adult Ed Grads Cite Motivation : Seventeen students graduated with their high school diplomas during the Ellsworth Adult Education graduation ceremony at the high school. Students addressed an auditorium full of friends and family members, a couple f them citing their new children as motivating factors. JENNIFER OSBORN PHOTOS

Adult Ed Grads Cite Motivation

Seventeen students graduated with their high school diplomas during th ...

Updated: May 27, 2009 11:30am PST

‘Talk’ Isn’t So Cheap : Eric Bogosian’s “Talk Radio” is the final Mount Desert Island High School drama department offering of the season. The show is scheduled for Friday, May 29 and Saturday the 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m. in the Higgins-Demas Theater at MDI High School. EARL BRECHLIN PHOTOS

‘Talk’ Isn’t So Cheap

Eric Bogosian’s “Talk Radio” is the final Mount Desert Island Hi ...

Updated: May 27, 2009 7:52am PST

French Students Arrive in Castine to Visit Pen Pals : The 23 students from l’ecole Jean Vincent d’Abadie, a public elementary school in St. Castin, France, Castine Maine's sister city, came to meet their pen pals at the Adams School in Castine. They were placed with host families for their weeklong stay. When possible, they were matched with the families of the students they have been writing to. Last spring, Adams School students had a similar experience when they traveled to France.

French Students Arrive in Castine to Visit Pen Pals

The 23 students from l’ecole Jean Vincent d’Abadie, a public eleme ...

Updated: May 19, 2009 9:23am PST

Young Artists Celebrated at Union Trust : At a reception and awards ceremony held last Thursday, Union Trust Senior Vice-President John Lynch presented awards to several Ellsworth High School art students including 1st place winner Kyle Ouellette, a junior, with his acrylic “Jasmine Ireland”; Senior Tiffany Harris2nd place for her acrylic and colored-pencil piece “The Sound of Summer”; 3rd place, tenth-grader Lyle Stephenson for his charcoal drawing “The Charcoal Kid.” and 10th grader Katrina Harris took The People’s Choice Award for her acrylic painting “Jaguar.”

Young Artists Celebrated at Union Trust

At a reception and awards ceremony held last Thursday, Union Trust Sen ...

Updated: May 19, 2009 6:42am PST

Drunk Driving Program “Wakes Up” BHS Students : BUCKSPORT — For Bucksport High School students, this year’s prom preparations included watching their classmates’ bloody bodies pulled out of the wreckage of two vehicles. The mock accident, held two days before prom on May 14, was part of an anti-drunk driving program called Wake Up Call.

Drunk Driving Program “Wakes Up” BHS Students

BUCKSPORT — For Bucksport High School students, this year’s prom p ...

Updated: May 18, 2009 8:02am PST

The Crash Is Staged, the Emotions are Real : ELLSWORTH — Zachary Emeigh’s crumpled body lay partially through the windshield of a Dodge Shadow. It was a scene out of any parent’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, it was fake. The mock accident was part of Every 15 Minutes, a two-day program that aims to enlighten students to the dangers of drunk driving. It was held May 6 and 7 at Ellsworth High School.—STAFF PHOTOS BY MIKE OLES AND CYNDI WOOD

The Crash Is Staged, the Emotions are Real

ELLSWORTH — Zachary Emeigh’s crumpled body lay partially through t ...

Updated: May 18, 2009 7:59am PST

Knowlton School Boogie :

Knowlton School Boogie

Updated: May 11, 2009 8:29am PST

Spring Elementary School Concerts Underway : Students in kindergarten, and first and second grades at the Connors School in Bar Harbor, under the direction of teacher Rebecca Edmundson, performed for parents and siblings in a show on May 6. Students in third and fourth grades will have their turn on Thursday, May 14, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Spring Elementary School Concerts Underway

Students in kindergarten, and first and second grades at the Connors S ...

Updated: May 08, 2009 8:53am PST

2nd Annual Peninsula Variety Show : Talent and bravery were on display this weekend as students of all ages from the Peninsula School in Winter Harbor staged the 2nd Annual Peninsula Variety Show. All proceeds benefit the Peninsula Performing Arts Boosters.—JACQUELINE WEAVER

2nd Annual Peninsula Variety Show

Talent and bravery were on display this weekend as students of all age ...

Updated: Apr 20, 2009 6:19am PST

Bucksport High School Art Show : BUCKSPORT- Hundreds if not thousands of pieces of students artwork grace the halls and walls of Bucksport High School this month. The annual art show features sculpture, painting and other genres.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Bucksport High School Art Show

BUCKSPORT- Hundreds if not thousands of pieces of students artwork gra ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 10:57am PST

Chinese Ribbon Dancing : Award-winning artist Chiao Bin Huang demonstrated the Chinese Ribbon dance for students at Lamoine Consolidated School April 16. The ribbon dance dates back to the Han dynasty and is said to honor a man who saved the Han Emperor from an assassination attempt by using his sleeve to block the assassin's sword.—STAFF PHOTO BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Chinese Ribbon Dancing

Award-winning artist Chiao Bin Huang demonstrated the Chinese Ribbon d ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 9:33am PST

Show Choirs at The Criterion :

Show Choirs at The Criterion

Updated: Apr 13, 2009 11:31am PST

Haystack : An exhibit of work by students from Deer Isle-Stonington High School and George Stevens Academy participating in the Haystack High School Mentor Program is on display through April at the Haystack Center for Community Programs in Deer Isle. —STAFF PHOTOS BY JAMES STRAUB

Haystack

An exhibit of work by students from Deer Isle-Stonington High School a ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2009 6:01am PST

Beech Hill School Art Show :

Beech Hill School Art Show

Updated: Apr 01, 2009 11:40am PST

Hancock Fiesta : The Hancock Grammar After School Program staged its "Fiesta on the Farm" March 26 with parents and children of all sizes chomping on tacos, listening to a fiesta story, and then dancing under the direction of a professional caller. There were tacos, the school's award-winning chili, and lots of cookies. The lights went out accidentally for a brief period, but it didn't drive anyone off the dance floor.—STAFF PHOTO BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Hancock Fiesta

The Hancock Grammar After School Program staged its "Fiesta on the Far ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2009 10:43am PST

Toga Dance :

Toga Dance

Updated: Mar 27, 2009 5:25am PST

Balloon Man Sean McDaniels : Sean McDaniels a professional balloon artist, traveled from central New Hampshire to Winter Harbor's Hammond Hall March 19, much to the delight of the children at the Peninsula School. His visit was funded by a grant to the Dorcas Library, which is in the Gouldsboro village of Prospect Harbor.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Balloon Man Sean McDaniels

Sean McDaniels a professional balloon artist, traveled from central Ne ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2009 7:11am PST

Sumner High School Cabaret : Talent was on display last weekend at Sumner Memorial High School's Cabaret 2009, an annual event that dates back to the late 1960s. The cabaret, which was staged March 20, 21 and 22, is put on by the Music Department as a fundraiser, but is open to any student brave enough to get on stage and sing, dance, play a musical instrument, or act in a comedy routine. Proceeds are used to finance student trips to New York City or other cities. Parents donate the pies for the Friday and Saturday night dessert and also help students and staff serve the dinner the evening of the final performance.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Sumner High School Cabaret

Talent was on display last weekend at Sumner Memorial High School's Ca ...

Updated: Mar 23, 2009 6:36am PST

GSA Jazz Band At State Competition : The George Stevens Academy jazz band, directed by Steve Orlofsky, won the Division III championship for the seventh consecutive year on Saturday at the Maine High School Instrumental Jazz Festival in South Portland.

GSA Jazz Band At State Competition

The George Stevens Academy jazz band, directed by Steve Orlofsky, won ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2009 1:33pm PST

ASPIRE Cultural Fair : The ASPIRE afterschool program and area 4-H groups hosted a multicultural fair at Ellsworth High School March 12. Participating children set up booths celebrating different countries and cultures.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

ASPIRE Cultural Fair

The ASPIRE afterschool program and area 4-H groups hosted a multicultu ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2009 11:51am PST

Mr. Bucksport : At the 9th Annual Mr. Bucksport competition at Bucksport High School March 14, eight competitors showed off unusual outfits and even more unusual talents. Contestants were judged on entrance, sportswear, talent and interviews.—STAFF PHOTOS BY CYNDI WOOD

Mr. Bucksport

At the 9th Annual Mr. Bucksport competition at Bucksport High School M ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2009 8:44am PST

Drama Festival 2009 :

Drama Festival 2009

Updated: Mar 10, 2009 9:04am PST

Emerson School Jazz Band :

Emerson School Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 09, 2009 12:55pm PST

MDIHS Big Bird Jazz Band :

MDIHS Big Bird Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 09, 2009 6:54am PST

MDIHS Cool Socks Jazz Band :

MDIHS Cool Socks Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 8:16am PST

MDIHS Darth Vader Jazz Band :

MDIHS Darth Vader Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 7:41am PST

MDIHS Obi-Wan Jazz Band :

MDIHS Obi-Wan Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 7:21am PST

Mount Desert Jazz Band :

Mount Desert Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 7:00am PST

Tremont Jazz Band :

Tremont Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 6:49am PST

Pemetic Jazz Band :

Pemetic Jazz Band

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 6:39am PST

Peninsula School Show Choir :

Peninsula School Show Choir

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 11:14am PST

Pemetic Show Choir :

Pemetic Show Choir

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 10:52am PST

MDI Show Choir 2009 :

MDI Show Choir 2009

Updated: Mar 02, 2009 10:50am PST

EMS Tea Party : Mrs. Stackpole's Ellsworth Middle School 7th graders held a Classic Tea Party Friday morning at their temporary quarters at the Moore School. Students dressed as favorite storybook characters, including Tom Sawyer, Pinnocchio, Dorothy ("Wizard of Oz"), Dracula and Tiger Lily. —STAFF PHOTOS BY STEPHEN FAY

EMS Tea Party

Mrs. Stackpole's Ellsworth Middle School 7th graders held a Classic Te ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 8:00am PST

Blue Hill Music Classes : Students who take a music class at Blue Hill Consolidated School skip a class one or two days a week in order to do and make up the missed work on their own time.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Blue Hill Music Classes

Students who take a music class at Blue Hill Consolidated School skip ...

Updated: Feb 03, 2009 7:32am PST

Blue Hill School Jazz Band : Blue Hill Consolidated School students who play in the Jazz Band make a serious time commitment, but say it's well worth the effort.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Blue Hill School Jazz Band

Blue Hill Consolidated School students who play in the Jazz Band make ...

Updated: Feb 03, 2009 6:58am PST

Greek And Roman Festival :

Greek And Roman Festival

Updated: Jan 21, 2009 6:59am PST

Bar Harbor Geography Bee :

Bar Harbor Geography Bee

Updated: Jan 14, 2009 12:56pm PST

Martin Luther King Day on MDI 2009 :

Martin Luther King Day on MDI 2009

Updated: Jan 14, 2009 12:33pm PST

Keeping Kids In School : Students at the REACH School in Bucksport say they enjoy the relaxed furnishings and the family-like atmosphere at their school, which is an alternative educational program for students who don't thrive in traditional academic settings.—STAFF PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE WEAVER

Keeping Kids In School

Students at the REACH School in Bucksport say they enjoy the relaxed f ...

Updated: Jan 12, 2009 9:08am PST