Schools

Center Drive School

ORRINGTON – Center Drive School will reopen Wednesday, Aug. 31, for pupils in grades one to eight. Teacher workshops will be held Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 29-30.

Kindergarten screening will be held by appointment Wednesday, Aug. 31, and Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1-2.

The first day of school for kindergarten pupils will be Tuesday, Sept. 6. New pupils may register 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, Aug. 22-26.

Breakfast and hot lunch will be available the first day of school. The price for hot lunch is $1.50. All other prices will remain the same as last year.

To obtain information about bus schedules, call 469-7673.

Tanglewood Institute

BANGOR – Caitlin McNichol of Bangor participated in this summer’s Boston University Tanglewood Institute, a program of musical study and performance that is recognized internationally as an outstanding educational experience for young artists.

As a soprano, McNichol has studied voice for five years. A junior at Bangor High School, she is the daughter of Daniel and Maureen McNichol.

Held in Lenox, Mass., at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the institute was established in 1966 by the Boston University College of Fine Arts in conjunction with the orchestra.

McNichol was among 338 students selected to work with members of the orchestra, Boston University faculty and world-renowned visiting artists.

“Stuff the Bus”

BREWER – Penquis CAP, Brewer Wal-Mart and Z107.3 are looking to “Stuff the Bus” with school supplies for students who need them in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties through Friday, Aug. 19.

The bus, donated by Cyr Bus Lines, has been at the Brewer Wal-Mart since 6 a.m. Wednesday, and will be there through 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Representatives from Penquis CAP, the Brewer Wal-Mart and Z107.3 will be on hand from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 18, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, to load the school supplies into the bus. Z107.3 will broadcast live.

The public is invited to stop by the Brewer Wal-Mart to donate school supplies or money to purchase school supplies to “Stuff the Bus.”

A barbecue cookout on Friday night will mark the end of the 2005 “Stuff the Bus” campaign. The school supplies will go to Penquis CAP for distribution to students who need them, just in time for the beginning of the 2005-06 school year.

For information, call Penquis CAP at 973-3500.

Upward Bound

ORONO – Thirty students from the Upward Bound Classic program of the University of Maine converged on Tate’s Strawberry Farm recently to pick 200 quarts of strawberries for the Maine Forest and Logging Museum.

The berries were destined to be teamed up with reflector oven biscuits and offered as strawberry shortcakes at the recent Living History Days event at Leonard’s Mills in Bradley.

Upward Bound Classic program serves 110 eligible students from Maine, providing services during the academic year and a six-week residential summer program in the UMaine campus, during which students are offered a range of courses and job experiences.

The Maine Forest and Logging Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching people of all ages about Maine’s forest heritage.

Over the course of the Upward Bound summer program, several students have helped the museum through community service projects such as helping out at the Leonard’s Mills site and at its office.

Back to School Celebration

BREWER – A Back to School Celebration will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Brewer Auditorium on State Street. The free celebration will feature fun activities, info, giveaways and refreshments.

Activities will include a bounce house, face painting, bean bag toss, cupcake walk, juggler, refreshments, child car seat installation, fire safety, MaineCare and child care info, nutrition education, fire safety, dental and health education and the Brewer Band.

Participating organizations include Penquis Community Action Program, Sam’s Club, Bangor Interpreting Services, Toys R US, Brewer Fire and Police Departments, Bangor Public Library, Bangor Region Partners for Health, Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., Penobscot Job Corps Center, the Ronald McDonald House, Garelick Farms, Penobscot Community Health Center, Maine Discovery Museum, Abnaki Girl Scouts and Community Health and Counseling Services.

The celebration is supported by OfficeMax, Mon Ami, Montes International Catering, Zach Field, Weston Bakeries, Mr. Paperback, Kmart, Brewer Friendly’s, BookMarc’s, Great Skates, Taco Bell/KFC, Subway in Brewer and Holden, the Avon Store-Airport Mall, Miller Drug, the Ground Round, CVS, Applebee’s and Burger King.

The Back to School Celebration is presented by the Covering Kids and Families Campaign of Penquis Community Action Program. The campaign is an initiative granted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote and assist individuals and families eligible for the MaineCare benefit. For more information, call Maria Staples at 973-5863.

Colleges

Bates College

LEWISTON – Lindsy Blazej of Dixmont, David Kelly of Bangor and Scott Rosenthal of Bangor were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Bates College.

Blazej is the daughter of Kenneth and Barbara Blazej, Kelly is the son of Robert and Suzanne Kelly, and Rosenthal is the son of Robert and Barbara Rosenthal.

Beal College

BANGOR – Beal College announced that it has expanded its career-based programs with the addition of a two-year associate degree program in social and human services assisting.

The college will admit its first students to the program on Sept. 6. To prepare for jobs in the social and human services field, students will take courses in group process, substance abuse, case management, behavioral health, psycho-social rehabilitation, trauma, sexual abuse and recovery. A human services “externship,” designed to serve as a transition between school and professional employment, is required during the senior year.

Human services-related positions in Maine have been predicted by the Maine Department of Labor to be one of the fastest-growing occupations. The Department of Labor also predicts that the greatest number of new job openings in Maine will be in the human services area.

The program will provide Beal College students with additional employment options such as family support worker, mental health aide, residential counselor, case management aide, community outreach worker, child advocate, drug abuse counselor, life skills instructor and crisis intervention counselor.

In 2004, after spending more than 30 years at the corner of Main Street and Farm Road, Beal College relocated to 99 Farm Road. The new campus offers new classrooms, computer labs, medical labs, administrative offices, a student lounge, bookstore and library.

To obtain more information about the new social services program, call Catherine Haskell, director of admissions, at 947-4591 or visit www.bealcollege.edu.

Boston University

BOSTON – Aaron Kinney of Bangor was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Boston University.

Dartmouth College

HANOVER, N.H. – Timothy W. Clement of Orono, a Dartmouth College student in the Class of 2005, received the Rufus Choate Scholar Award during the 2004-05 year. Rufus Choate Scholars are those students whose grade point averages are among the top 5 percent in the college for the academic year.

Clement is the son of David M. Clement and Elizabeth T. Weiss.

Tufts University

MEDFORD, Mass. – Katrina Abell of Bangor graduated recently from Tufts University.

University of Delaware

NEWARK, Del. – Vivien Spyra of Bangor was named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Delaware.

Maine Writing Project

ORONO – Sixteen exemplary educators completed the 2005 Maine Writing Project Summer Institute at the University of Maine recently. They now join a network of more than 200 highly trained writing instructors and consultants for Maine students and teachers.

During the invitational institute, participants improve writing and instructional skills and become designated as Maine Writing Project Teacher Consultants prepared to advise and instruct other educators about strategies to enhance student writing. The Teacher Consultants sponsor or collaborate in Maine Writing Project activities such as professional development conferences, institutes on timely topics, and the annual Young Authors’ camps.

“We’re fortunate to have such dedicated and talented teaching professionals in Maine,” said Rich Kent, director of the Maine Writing Project and UMaine faculty member.

The Maine Writing Project, established in 1998 within the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, is an affiliate of the National Writing Project. The national project and its state affiliates comprise a grassroots teaching initiative dedicated to the improvement of student writing and the teaching of writing across the curriculum in all grade levels.

The 2005 Maine Writing Project Teacher Consultants and their schools are: Appleton Village School, Mary Hyland; Asa Adams School, Orono, Kim Oldenburgh; Brewer High School, Kristen VanDusen; Dexter Primary School, Terrilyn Lebel; Eddington Elementary, Kathy Crawford; Ellsworth High School, Susan Dewey; Forest Hills Consolidated, Jackman, Anita Della Fera; Maine Central Institute, Pittsfield, Anne Miller; Opal Myrick School, East Millinocket, Jennifer Meserve; Somerset Valley Middle School, Hartland, Lynn Roach; Stearns High School, Millinocket, Claire Moriarty; Suzanne M. Smith Elementary School, Levant, Diana Cookson-Connole and Melissa Johnson; Vinalhaven School, Jean Thompson; Warren Community School, Nichola Taylor; and Waterville High School, Shelia Caldwell.

Information about the Maine Writing Project is available at www.umaine.edu/edhd/mwp/index.htm.

U.S. Military Academy

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadet James Booth, son of Jim and Patricia Booth of Verona, was named to the dean’s list at the U.S. Military Academy. Booth graduated from Bucksport High School in 2002.