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Schools

All Saints School

BANGOR – All Saints Catholic School will hold an open house Tuesday, Sept. 17:

. 5:30-6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Campus, 768 Ohio St.

. 6:45-7:45 p.m. at St. John’s Campus, 166 State St.

Officials said that All Saints offers “a quality education, as well as strong academic and athletic programs.”

For information, call 947-7063 or 942-0955.

Bangor Adult Education

BANGOR – Bangor Adult Education began its fall semester Monday, but there’s still time to sign up for courses in both the diploma program and the general evening courses.

The diploma program runs through Dec. 20, offering pre-algebra, algebra, general math I and II, geometry, grammar, physics, “The Art of the Short Story,” chemistry, civics, English literature, general science, pre-college writing, typing I (keyboarding), U.S. history, vocabulary and spelling, accounting I, biology, business English, contemporary reading, Latin and practical writing.

General evening courses range from aerobics to clown class, introduction to computers, genealogy, painting, quilting and American sign language.

Most of the general evening courses are six or seven weeks, rather than the 14 weeks of the diploma courses. Many general evening courses start in late September or early October.

For information, call 941-6310 or check the Web at members.mint.net/tic. Preregistration is required, and those enrolling must do so in person at the adult education office at Bangor High School, 885 Broadway.

Girl Scout Troop 402

WINTERPORT – Girl Junior Girl Scout Troop 402 has recognized the need for retirement of tattered, torn and worn American flags. The troop held a flag retirement ceremony Sept. 7. Flags in need of retirement were dropped off at Bayside Variety, Molly’s, Winterport House of Pizza and Sister’s Restaurant for inclusion in the program.

Other groups of young people have been holding flag retirement ceremonies as well. Moses Greenleaf Society, Children of the American Revolution, held a ceremony last month in Bangor

For information on the Girl Scout program, call 223-5330.

Haworth Academic Center

BANGOR – Programs available at the Haworth Academic Center include custom tutoring for all ages and subjects.

No two sessions are alike, as tutors seek creative, encouraging, effective ways to help students toward academic success, officials explain.

Other topics may be taught either as intensive concentrations or as themes woven into all customized subject tutoring according to individual needs:

. Study skills help each student make the most of elementary, middle school, high school or college.

. College skills are designed not only for high school juniors and seniors as an intensive preparation for college, but also as reinforcement for students already in college.

. Academic writing helps improve skills of high school and college students. It begins with a student writing assessment, and teaches principles for all kinds of academic writing, including essays, thesis projects and research papers.

. Creative writing is is a tutoring option for any age.

Also available are SAT preparation, computer training and the Haworth Mastery Course Program, individualized programs of study specially designed for each student and based on the tutorial system. For information, call 990-3500.

Colleges

Eastern Maine Technical College

BANGOR – The Eastern Maine Technical College Foundation will hold its annual meeting noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Rangeley Hall, Sylvan Road. Officer elections and appointment of new board members will take place. Requests will be made for potential members-at-large. A new slate of officers will serve one-year terms.

According to Donna Holland, foundation chairwoman, the Eastern Maine Technical College Foundation is an important resource for EMTC.

The foundation raises money and other resources to support students and to maintain state-of-the-art facilities for the highest quality technical education. Private financial support solicited by the directors and members-at-large helps EMTC strengthen and expand its educational programs in existing and emerging technologies.

“The support of foundation directors and members is necessary in order to provide the required resources to position Eastern Maine Technical College as the most attractive and exciting learning environment in the state,” said Holland.

Husson College

BANGOR – For more than 450 first-year students and more than 800 returning students, classes began Sept. 3 at Husson College in Bangor. With increases across the board, Husson’s enrollment has topped 1,200 students. Residence halls are nearly full and external programs are setting new marks for enrollment.

Husson is experiencing growth in all schools – business, health, science, and humanities and education, as well as substantial growth in the New England School of Communications.

“We expected our numbers to push the 1,200 student mark and we have done that,” said Interim Husson President Dr. Robert Smith. “At 1,250 we are still small and personal yet we have the capacity to provide students with a wide range of academic and student life choices.”

University of Maine

ORONO – Kara Kristina Geaghan of Brewer accepted membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and will be honored during a campus ceremony this fall at the University of Maine.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a highly selective, national, nonprofit honors organization. Founded in 1994, the society recognizes first- and second-year undergraduate students who excel academically.

University of Maine at Farmington

FARMINGTON – The Katie J. Arsenault Memorial Scholarship has been established with gifts from family and friends. Katie was a UMF senior who had planned to study education before her sudden death Sept. 10, 2001.

The income from the fund will be awarded annually to a UMF student majoring in education who has earned a minimum of 30 credits. The recipient must express an interest in becoming bilingual and-or traveling internationally.

Maine Writing Project

ORONO – The latest and best practices in teaching and learning all aspects of K-12 literacy will be presented at the annual fall conference sponsored by the Maine Writing Project, based at the University of Maine. Teachers will share their expertise 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Bangor Civic Center.

The conference begins with a keynote address from Jeff Wilhelm, UMaine associate professor of literacy and co-author of “Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men.” Wilhelm will discuss the concerns and research that led to the book.

In addition to a choice of 20 workshops, a large exhibit of books and other literacy teaching materials will be available.

The Maine Writing Project is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, an organization of teachers dedicated to the improvement of student writing and the teaching of writing across the curriculum in all grade levels.

Registration fee for the conference, including breakfast and lunch, is $75. Full-time students register for $20. For more information or registration, call Theresa McMannus, 581-2438; or e-mail, theresa.mcmannus@umit.maine.edu.

Maine School Leadership Conference

ORONO – Teacher leaders who instruct and inspire their colleagues as well as their students often hold the key to positive change in school environment, instructional quality and student achievement. Strategies, models and challenges of teacher leadership will be explored at the Maine School Leadership Conference 8 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine.

The conference is designed for practicing and aspiring school leaders, including principals, superintendents and teachers in leadership roles – from department head to curriculum coordinator and the many untitled responsibilities they fill to support other teachers’ professional growth.

The fourth annual conference is sponsored by the Educational Leadership area at the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, and the Penobscot River Educational Partnership, a network of UMaine and eight area school districts.

The program, presented by educational leaders, will include the topics, “A Model for Standards-Based Teacher Certification,” “How Educators Can Transform and Improve Learning,” “Challenges of Formal and Informal Leadership Roles,” and “Organizing Successful and Sustained School Improvement.” The agenda also includes time for sharing issues and concerns, and consulting with conference participants.

The $40 fee includes breakfast, lunch and conference materials. For information, call Sharon Carter, 581-2455, or sharon.carter@umit.maine.edu.