Clinton Elementary students spread kindness by delivering Valentines to the Muskie Center, bringing joy to the community! ❤️ They also marked a big milestone—100 days of learning, growth, and fun! 🎉 These experiences teach the value of giving back and celebrating achievements together.
Benton Elementary's annual read-a-thon took place on the Friday before February break. Our students came dressed in their PJs and they enjoyed a day filled with reading-related activities. In an exciting twist, many classes were surprised by mystery readers throughout the day! Money raised will go toward the future purchase of a Yurt, a shared learning space to be placed between Lawrence Primary School and Lawrence Elementary School. On behalf of our schools, our Student Council would like to extend their gratitude to all students, teachers, families, and community members that helped make this year's Read-a-thon a HUGE success!
On the Friday before February Break, these amazing students from Lawrence Junior High were recognized for their performance on our Winter NWEA screening. These students showed either high achievement or high growth from the Fall testing window to the Winter testing window in Mathematics or Reading. Congratulations to all of those students!
LHS Good News, 2/26/25
A group of high school Seniors went to Benton Elementary School to meet with 4th graders on Tuesday as part of Benton’s Aspirations project. They met with and answered questions from the 4th graders.
🤼Senior, Colton Carter, won his State Championship Wrestling Meet in the 190 lb weight class over February Break. Congratulations to Colton! He finished the season having earned his 100th career victory earlier in the year and with a State Class A Title. Great season and way to cap off your career. Colton will be going to Providence, Rhode Island to compete in the New England Wrestling Tournament in another week. Colton wrestles with Skowhegan as an independent wrestler and is pictured below with his coaches after winning the title.
🩸The High School will be hosting a Blood Drive on Friday, March 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Lawrence HS to schedule your appointment.
📚The High School is also getting ready to have students sign up for courses for next year. An 8th Grade Parents’ Night will be held on Monday, March 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Williamson Center. At this meeting, High School Administration, School Counselors and Department Chairs will go over the process with the parents and answer any questions. We hope to see you there if you have an incoming member of the Class of 2029!
School Counselors will be meeting with current Juniors next week to go over the process and then the week after with current Sophomores and Freshmen. The Portal on Infinite Campus will be opened up for the returning students to be able to sign up starting on March 11 - 17th. During that time, the returning students will make their selections online. If you have questions or concerns with the scheduling process, you can reach out to speak with your student’s School Counselor.
Have a great week!
Did you know that February 8th is National Kite Flying Day? Observed annually, National Kite Flying Day encourages exploring kite flying and kite making. Enthusiasts across the country mark the day by launching their kites or making plans to attend festivals.
At Clinton Elementary, Miss Alley's second-grade class learned about kite design through a STEM project. They built kites and tested them out! 🪁✨
Learning math is even sweeter with hands-on activities! At Albion Elementary Mrs. Quick’s class used M&Ms to explore key math concepts, making learning fun, interactive, and delicious! 🍬✨
At Benton Elementary, fourth-grade scientists in Chelsea Sionni's class have been learning about the internal organs of various animals. Last week they performed dissections of model bats, frogs, salamanders, and piranhas. Our Bulldogs were highly engaged in this "paws-on" learning experience!
Students at LJHS participated in The Hoops for Hearts fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association. Students obtained pledges and were able to participate in a three on three basketball tournament. This was a big score for our students and the American Heart Association.
LHS Good News, 2/12/25
👐Lawrence hosted the District IV Jazz Festival on Wednesday. Our Jazz Band and Vocal Vibe groups performed, as did the other participating schools. Today's festival included judges to critique each group's performance and this served as a qualifier to the State Jazz Festival to be held later this year.
🏅In other news, the Unified Team played a game today against Winslow and won! Congratulations to the Unified Team on a well played game.
Colton Carter won a State Title in the 190 lb weight class this past weekend. Congratulations to Colton!
The Indoor Track Team will be competing in their State Meet this Saturday at Bowdoin College. Good Luck!
🏀Our Girls’ Basketball Team will play Friday night in a Quarter Final game at the Augusta Civic Center starting at 8:30 PM. Good luck to the ladies in their tournament run! Our KVAC Champion Cheering squad will be headed to the tournament to cheer on the team, as will the Pep Band to provide the music. We’d like to see you at the tournament cheering on the girls but if you can’t make it you can subscribe to nfhsnetwork.com and watch it online.
🧑💻On Tuesday, the Sophomores went to Mid-Maine Technical Center to tour the programs in preparation for course sign ups that will be done next month.
🧑🍼We will be hosting an 8th Grade Parent Night on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Williamson auditorium to go over the process for course sign ups for their Freshman year. We will be meeting with the 8th graders in an assembly on Friday, February 28th to explain the process to them and pass out our Program of Studies so they can have them to look at over the weekend. We would ask that you bring these with you to the Parent Meeting as we will be referring to them during our overview with the parents.
We will be having our current Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors sign up for next year’s courses during the week of March 17th. More to come as we near that week.
📚Teachers should be updating grades weekly for the students. If you’re not seeing updated grades in Infinite Campus, you can reach out to your child’s teacher. If your child has been out due to illness, please make sure that you’re calling them out sick. When a student returns to school, they should speak with their teachers about getting make-up work done and setting up a schedule for when it will be completed. Teachers will use Academic Support time, as well as after school time to help students get caught up.
Please see the weekly Bulldog Bulletin posted on Fridays and have a great week!
Mrs. Cloutier’s class at Albion Elementary getting creative with clay animals in Art with Mrs. Bolduc! Hands-on projects like these help students express their imagination while building fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities.
Clinton's 3rd and 4th graders enjoying the snow during recess—learning through play and embracing the beauty of winter! These moments are essential for fostering creativity, teamwork, and a love for the outdoors.
At Benton Elementary, Kindergarten scientists in Beth Leary's class experimented with vinegar and baking soda to "grow" their own snow people. Our first and fourth grade buddies have spent valuable time reading books together this month. Many of our third graders earned PAWS for "pawsitive" behavior during the second quarter. A group of lucky winners were given a certificate and treat bag during their grade level assembly, and later enjoyed a special lunch bunch with our principals! Keep up the great work, Bulldogs!
7th grade science students dive into chemical reactions by creating Elephant Toothpaste with everyday household items! They take it a step further by modeling the reaction at a molecular level with Legos—showing that science is not only fun but also incredibly cool!
This past Thursday night, 1/30/25, Mid-Maine Technical Center held their local Skills Competition. “The Skills Championships included twenty-nine individual competitions in technical and leadership skills. Sixty business and industry representatives from the greater Waterville area served as judges. The gold medalist in each competition has qualified to represent Mid-Maine Technical Center at the State Skills USA Championships in Bangor on March, 14, 2025.” Lawrence students took home 4 Gold, 9 Silver, and 3 Bronze medals.
🏅The following Lawrence students placed in their respective field of study at MMTC:
Advertising Design - Silver - Abaigeal Marks /
Automotive Service Technology - GOLD - Russell Newell /
Carpentry - Bronze - Gauge Getchell /
Computer Programming - Silver - Eli Hodsden /
Criminal Justice - Silver - Noah Spaulding /
Early Childhood Education - Silver - Kaileigh Clowry /
Electrical Construction Wiring - Bronze - Keenan McLain /
Emergency Medical Technician - Silver - Alex Johnson /
Information Technology - GOLD - Eli Hodsdon /
Interactive Application & Video Game Design - GOLD - Anthony Paradis /
Internetworking - Silver - Adam Veilleux /
Medical Terminology - GOLD - Hayden Averill /
Precision Machining - Silver - Ian Gallagher /
State Pin Design - Bronze - Sarah Leary.
📣The Winter sports seasons are wrapping up this week with post-season play starting this weekend for Track, Wrestling, and Cheering. Our Cheerleading team will be competing in the State championship this Saturday night at the Augusta Civic Center. They won their KVAC competition and placed third in the Regional competition to qualify for the State meet on Saturday. Good luck!
🏀Congratulations to Maddie Provost on scoring her 1,000th point in her high school basketball career. She accomplished this early in the 2nd quarter of Wednesday night’s game at Messalonskee. The Messalonskee Eagles were gracious hosts allowing the game to be stopped to recognize this accomplishment and allow for pictures. Great job Maddie!
⛹️Basketball will wrap up their regular season on Wednesday evening at Messalonskee. Our Unified Basketball team has played one game and are just starting their season of play. They are scheduled to play this Thursday at home and again on the 12th at home. Home games start at 3:30 PM. The schedule is located on the school’s website.
Have a great week!
Seventh Graders Experiment with Design Options for Westward Expansion Projects:
As part of the Westward Expansion research project, seventh-grade social studies students in Mr. Carpenter’s and Ms. Longley’s classes met in the LJHS Library. They had a follow-up presentation by guest speaker, Sharon Gallant, who is an educator and artist. Students rotated through stations to experience stamping, drawing techniques, stenciling, and painting. These design elements will be used in the research projects.
On Friday, January 24, Mr. Bob Stuart visited the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at Albion Elementary to talk about their Future of Maine Scholarship Essays. He helped students think about their future careers and suggested colleges that could help them reach their goals. Mr. Stuart encouraged students to consider whether they want to travel or stay close to home, attend a large university or a smaller community college, and what degree they want to earn. Students will use this information to write an essay about their education plans. The essays can be entered for a chance to win a $100 scholarship to support their dreams.
Second graders at Clinton Elementary are having fun while learning their high-frequency and Spelling words from the HMH Reading Program. They use a variety of activities to practice, like writing words in shaving cream, playing "Read it, Pop-It, Write-It," and building pyramid words. These activities help students understand word meanings and improve their vocabulary, which boosts reading and writing skills.
They’re also practicing CVC words with a game called "CVC SPLAT!" In this game, students draw CVC words or SPLAT! cards from a bucket. If they draw a word, they read it; if they draw a SPLAT! card, they put all their cards back. It’s a fun way to build reading fluency!
At Benton Elementary, students in Emily Hachey's second-grade class recently completed an erosion experiment. Students first learned about weathering and erosion concepts, including problems caused by erosion and possible solutions for slowing and/or stopping erosion. Next, they worked together to apply what they had learned. Groups created plans to keep soil on a hill using the materials provided. The next day, they made models of their plans. One group had trouble making their plan work, but they persevered by making changes to their original plan. Finally, a “rain storm” was created to test each model. Once all models had been tested, students reflected on how well their plan worked, which group's plan worked the best to stop erosion, which group's plan most closely represented a real-world example, and what they would do differently next time. These second-grade scientists are showing what it means to "Learn Like a Bulldog!"
🗨️This past Saturday, the Lawrence High School Speech Team competed at the Maine State Championship Meet. Lawrence placed fourth overall out of fourteen schools. Congratulations on a successful season! Individual awards went to:
Marley Peaslee - 5th place in Dramatic Interpretation,
Addison King - 1st place in Oral Interpretation of Literature, and 3rd place in Duo Interpretation,
Brock Merrill - 3rd place in Duo Interpretation,
Ryder Bernier - 5th place in Extemporaneous Speaking, and 5th place in Informative, Speaking,
Wyatt DeMott - 3rd place in Informative Speaking,
Cooper King - 3rd place in Oratorical Declamation,
Abaigeal Marks - 4th place in storytelling, and 6th place in Original Works, and
Ronnie Allen - 2nd place in Prose Reading, and 6th place in Poetry reading.
🏀This Friday night, we have home varsity basketball games here at Folsom Gymnasium. The boys play at 6:00 PM, and the girls follow at 7:30 PM. The entrance fee is a non-perishable food item or a donation to the Backpack Room. The Backpack Room is a food cupboard for students run by JMG. Guidance will put items in backpacks for students to bring home over the weekends or whenever there is a need for food insecurity.
📚The high school this past week switched into a new semester. Students in new classes have been getting introduced to their subject matter and learning from their teachers. Please check in with them to see how they are doing in their new classes. After this week, we have two weeks left until February Break.
Have a great week!
4th graders from Clinton Elementary in Miss Swicker's class are presenting their animal research reports using technology! They’re not only sharing their findings but also enhancing their presentation and tech skills. A great way to blend research with creativity!
