April 18 - May 1, 2008
Article Image LEARNING ABOUT LATIN AMERICA. Sixth-grade students and teachers transformed their classrooms into reflections of nations south of the U.S. border during their Latin American Festival at York Middle School on April 10. Pictured here, students from Paula Bogard's sixth-grade class, dressed for the occasion, pose with some of the projects completed as part of the event, spotlighting such locales as Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Photo by Tori Rasche

TIDALWAVSE: York High School students stem the tide of drug and alcohol abuse
They are artists, actors, athletes, academic achievers and more.

Town waits for word on alternative plan
York School Department officials continue to await word on whether the alternative plan to consolidation filed with the state has been accepted.

Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists get ready for Maryland
In what has become an annual occurrence for the York Schools, multiple teams will be heading off to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in May.

York Rotary Club offers alternative scholarships to return to school
The time is now to apply for scholarships from the York Rotary Club.

Hannaford helps York High School
Shoppers at Hannaford are probably very familiar with the Hannaford Helps Schools program, which makes it easy for shoppers to support donations to their favorite schools.

Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education offers Continuing Education Fair
Attend the Continuing Education Fair on April 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wells Town Hall.

Scholarships available for area residents
If you plan to further your education in 2008-2009, scholarship funds are open to York County residents.

MSSM announces Summer Camps 2008 for grades 5 through 9
The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is now taking applications for the MSSM Summer Camps 2008.


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