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Schools

Glenburn registration

GLENBURN – The Glenburn School will hold kindergarten registration in the spring for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15. For an appointment, contact the school at 947-8769. A legal birth certificate and immunization records are required.

Orono registration

ORONO – Orono will hold kindergarten registration by appointment March 4 for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15. A legal birth certificate and immunization records are required. For an appointment, call 866-2151 or 866-4141.

Veazie registration

VEAZIE – Kindergarten registration and screening for children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 15 will be held Thursday and Friday, March 6 and 7, at Veazie Community School, 1040 School St. Registration is by appointment only, so that staff may meet individually with parents and child. Those attending should bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. For an appointment, call the school at 947-6573 by Friday, Feb. 28.

Wildlife celebration

MILFORD – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and students and teachers who use refuge lands as a science laboratory will be hosts for a celebration of the National Wildlife Refuge System’s 100th anniversary 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Lewis Libby School.

At least 16 student classes will present the results of their work at the refuge. Exhibits will include a timeline showing 100 years of conservation history, a large topographic model of the refuge, and displays detailing the results of student visits to collect natural history specimens. A summary of each pupil’s work will be placed in a time capsule to be buried on the refuge later this year. The time capsule will be buried for 100 years.

Additional attractions will include a door prize, face painting, a live band, short presentations about the National Wildlife Refuge System, and refreshments.

The first National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island in Florida, was established March 14, 1903, by President Theodore Roosevelt. Today, the National Wildlife System includes 539 refuges and protects 94 million acres of wildlife habitat, an area four times the size of the state of Maine. Most refuges are open to the public for wildlife-oriented recreation.

Nor’easter Bowl

ORONO – Nearly 100 high school students, making up 16 teams, will convene at the University of Maine in Orono on Saturday, March 8, to compete in the Nor’easter Bowl, the sixth annual regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The winning team will compete in the national finals in San Diego, Calif., April 25-28. U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud and state Sen. Mary Cathcart will present prizes to the top three teams in Orono.

The NOSB is a rapid-fire quiz bowl competition developed to stimulate interest among high school students in the ocean sciences and raise public awareness of the importance of the oceans.

Tracy Hart, a marine extension associate at the Maine Sea Grant Program and coordinator of this year’s regional competition, stated, “Maine Sea Grant and the School of Marine Sciences are thrilled to host the competition this year at the University of Maine. We hope the event will help to recruit students to marine careers and research, as well as peak public interest in ocean topics.”

Some 2,000 students and educators, representing an estimated 375 high schools, will compete in 24 regional ocean bowl competitions nationally in February and March.

Students will be asked three types of questions at the regional competitions – toss-up, bonus, and team challenge.

The team challenge questions for the Nor’easter Bowl have been prepared by marine scientists in the Gulf of Maine region and reflect the region’s prominent research findings.

Maine schools that have registered for the 2003 Nor’easter Bowl are Central High School in Corinth, Biddeford High School, Gray-New Gloucester High School, Thornton Academy in Saco, Upper Kennebec Valley High School in Bingham, and Waterville Senior High School. New Hampshire schools sending teams are Contoocook Valley Regional High School in Peterborough, Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey, and Spaulding High School in Rochester.

The NOSB is organized by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education. It is hosted by the Maine Sea Grant Program and the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, and co-sponsored by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Sea Grant Program, and University of New England.

For information about the Nor’easter Bowl, visit www.seagrant.umaine.edu.

Student journalism

ORONO – Student journalists and advisers from throughout the state will gather in Orono May 22 for the 10th annual conference sponsored by the Center for Student Journalism at the University of Maine.

Schools with student newspapers and those planning to start or revive papers will participate in workshops and panels to gain the skills and information they need.

Professional journalists will lead workshops and will join experienced student journalists in discussions on topics such as funding, ethics and covering news from the “real world.” Other sessions will focus on interviewing, photography, layout and design, putting a newspaper online and editing, as well as news, feature, sports, review and opinion writing.

Outstanding student writers and newspapers will be recognized at the conclusion of the conference in an awards ceremony culminating in the 10th annual student newspaper contest. Information on the contest was mailed to all Maine high schools in February.

Conference registration packets will be mailed to the schools in early March. Information on the conference and the contest is also available from the Maine Center for Student Journalism, 5724 Dunn Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5724.

Students and teachers interested in being discussion leaders or panelists should call Kathryn Olmstead or Tracy Collins at the center, 581-1939.

Founded in 1993 to foster the practice and teaching of journalism in Maine schools, MCSJ is supported by the Department of Communication and Journalism and Maine Daily Newspaper Publishers Association.

Youth film competition

NEWBURGH – Windover Art Center is accepting entries for its annual film competition. Students are invited to send a story and if their story is selected, they have the opportunity to make their story into a movie.

The winner will spend a week or two at Windover Art Center – at no cost to the student, work with digital video equipment and professional artists, create a storyboard, choose a cast and learn about sound, lighting, directing, filming and computer editing.

E-mail a story to windover@midmaine.com or mail to The Windover Filmmaker’s Prize, Windover Art Center, 3001 Kennebec Road, Newburgh, ME 04444.

Students should include name, address, age, phone number, school and e-mail address. There is no entry fee. Deadline for entry is May 26.

To arrange a classroom presentation, teachers should call Mari Abercrombie at 234-4503. For information, visit http://home.midmain.com/~windover/.

Colleges

Eastern University

ST. DAVIDS, Pa. – Angelica Vicnaire has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Eastern University. A graduate of Bangor Christian Schools, she is the daughter of Scott and Michelle Vicnaire of Bangor.

Mount Holyoke College

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Ellen Annette Durst, a junior at Mount Holyoke College and resident of Orono has received a Sarah Williston Prize for outstanding academic achievement at Mount Holyoke College. She is the daughter of Berud and Dr. Susan Durst, and the granddaughter of Elizabeth Meyer of Orono.

The Sarah Williston Prizes are awarded to the top five students in the upper classes.

Wheaton College

NORTON, Mass. – Nicole Pelletier has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wheaton College. A graduate of Bangor High School, she is the daughter of Cheryl Pelletier of Bangor and Raymond Pelletier of Brewer.

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NORTON, Mass. – Molly Wiebe has placed in the top 10 of her class and was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wheaton College. A graduate of Bangor High School, she is the daughter of John Wiebe of Bangor and Martha Wiebe of Bangor.