Schools

Center Drive School

ORRINGTON – Students from Center Drive School participated in the Modern Woodmen of America speech contest April 4. Winners were Anders Beal, first; Alicia Hauk, second; and Kelsey Johnson, third. Each received a plaque.

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ORRINGTON – The annual Center Drive School Spring Fair will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 3, at the school.

Several programs will be featured. EMMC Move and Improve, Bangor Tae Kwon Do, Eastern Maine Matsumura Seito Karate and Brewer Parks and Recreation Department and summer programs offer opportunities for physical activity, as do the new Velcro Wall and the new Triceratops Bounce. Along with traditional children’s games, there will be new ones, including Golf Putting, Skee Ball and Fun Flush.

Experts from Portland Glass will set up shop in the parking lot to fix windshield dings for a modest donation to the Parent-Teacher Group. In the vendor area, flowers for the garden, Pampered Chef cookware, Longaberger baskets, Avon products, Creative Memories scrapbooks, glassware, Fernwood collectibles, crafts and more will be available for purchase. There also will be a bake sale.

Families can meet McGruff the Crime Dog and get a free child’s identification kit. Fair goers can have pictures taken with Copper the Horse from Curran Homestead, and meet Holly Holstein to learn about the health benefits of milk.

The event features family fun-oriented raffle packages. Prizes include bicycles, weekend getaways and 100 gallons of heating oil. People may also visit the Orrington Volunteer Fire Department and the Curran Homestead.

The fair will be held rain or shine. Admission is free and food will be available.

The fair is the Center Drive School Parent-Teacher Group’s biggest fund-raiser and benefits the group’s projects.

Weatherbee School

HAMPDEN – The Weatherbee School will hold a luncheon-concert for Hampden senior citizens at noon Friday, May 2. Lunch will be followed by a musical concert performed by the third graders.

To attend or for information, call the school at 862-3254 before April 28.

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HAMPDEN – Lindsay Thornton, a fifth-grade pupil at Weatherbee School, is the Maine state winner in the 2003 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. She will be honored in Augusta in May. The theme of the contest, sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, was “Trees are terrific … from acorn to oak.” Thornton will receive a $100 savings bond, a tree planted in her honor at Weatherbee School, and several books and materials about trees. She is also a finalist in the national contest. The National Arbor Day Foundation will announce the national winner April 25. Visit www.arborday.org for more information.

Colleges

New England School of Communications

BANGOR – Both parties in the newly signed contract between Sephone Internet Solutions of Bangor and the New England School of Communications at Husson College say it’s a win-win situation.

Starting in the fall of 2003 Sephone executives will teach courses in digital media imaging and Web design.

“We will be training professionals that Sephone or other such firms can hire and in this market people of that caliber are relatively scarce,” said Rod Verrill, television coordinator for NESCom.

Scott Traylor, executive vice-president of Sephone, agreed.

“We’re excited to be involved in the teaching as it gives us a direct hand in guiding the skills of those who can become potential employee.”

Joe Distefano, Sephone president, will join Traylor as an adjunct faculty member of NESCom. Traylor has had previous teaching experience while seeking a graduate degree at the Camden campus of Rutgers University, where he taught teacher certification courses on how to integrate media in the classroom.

The two courses will be offered to all bachelor’s degree students at NESCom and will be monitored by an advisory group of school faculty and company executives.

Sephone, named for the Greek goddess of spring, Persephone, was established in December 2001, in Bangor as a Web site design and maintenance company to provide Web applications, Web hosting, consulting, training and marketing for businesses, primarily in Maine, but gradually expanding along the East Coast.

The contract between Sephone and NESCom is the first such cooperative effort between a local company and the school.

Colgate University

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Kelli Wong has been named a Dana Scholar in recognition of superior academic achievement and for demonstrating leadership in the campus community at Colgate University. She is the child of Charles Wong and Gail LeClair, both of Bangor.

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – Leaders of the Eastern Maine Community College, the Maine Hospital Association and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have formed Health Care Workforce Alliance to address the health care worker shortage. The three partners have made a joint investment of $400,000 to expand health programs in rural areas – a nursing program in Dover-Foxcroft and a radiologic technology program in Aroostook County. The program also includes 100 scholarships for young adults pursuing health careers.

University of Maine

ORONO – Mary Elizabeth Gatchell of Veazie has accepted membership in Golden Key International Honour Society and was honored during a campus ceremony.