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Schools

Brewer Middle School

BREWER – The Brewer Middle School seventh grade and Back Door Dance Studio of Eddington will present “The Zoot Suit Revue,” a dance extravaganza performed to jazz, swing and 1950s music, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, in the Brewer Middle School auditorium.

The audience will enjoy dances and costumes from the 1920s through the 1950s. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit seventh-grade merit activities.

For information, call the Back Door Dance Studio at 843-5638, e-mail swingtime@aol.com, or visit www.backdoordance.com.

Wassookeag School

BANGOR – Pupils at the Wassookeag School recently raised nearly $200 from bottle and penny drives for Sudanese war orphans in response to an article they read in a student news publication.

‘Cyberchase’

ORONO – Maine Public Broadcasting invites elementary teachers for grades two through five to journey to the world of “Cyberchase.” The Emmy award-winning series teaches children math concepts that are fun and understandable.

The fifth annual National Teacher Training Institute, “Taking ‘Cyberchase’ into the Classroom,” will be held Friday, March 11, at the University of Maine. Attendees will participate in Web-based activities and lessons that build upon the content of “Cyberchase” episodes. They will learn strategies for effectively integrating technology into classroom instruction. Enrollment is limited to 125 participants.

“Cyberchase” lesson plans are aligned with the Maine Learning Results and local math curricula.

“Cyberchase” airs at 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays on public television.

To register for the teacher’s institute, call (800) 884-1717.

State mock trial champs

HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy’s mock trial team won the Maine State Mock Trial Competition last week in Portland. Hampden defeated Catherine McAuley High School of Portland to earn the right to represent Maine in the National Mock Trial Competition in May in Charlotte, N.C.

This is the fourth time in five years that Hampden has won the state championship.

Members of the HA mock trial team are Amy Dumont, Lauren Hartz, Katie Lawler, Caroline Samp, Morgan Silva, Scott Simpson, Jennifer Swalec, John White, Becca Workman, Paige Clifton, Sam Dow, Peter Herrick, Lauren Sturdivant, Sophie Kelmenson, Lauren Swalec, Stefanie Venziano, Sam Wood, Zach Boyd, Logan Deane, Jessi Hackett, Kristina King, Rachel Lawler and Kaylie Reese.

Coaches are teacher Kathryn King and lawyers Jim McCarthy and Bill Devoe.

Sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association, the University of Maine Law School and the Maine Bar Foundation, the competition drew 350 students from 27 schools.

Essay contest winners

HAMPDEN – Whitcomb-Baker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4633 and Ladies Auxiliary announced the local winners of its youth essay Voice of Democracy contest. The contest theme was “Celebrating Our Veterans’ Service.” Winners are:

Hampden Academy: Hannah Thieme, first place; Jennifer Swaluc, second place; Benjamin Bouchard, third place.

Hermon High School: Kari Walker, first place; Jessica Quigley, second place; Cassie White, third place.

Patriot’s Pen awards went to Reed’s Brook Middle School, Hampden, pupils Nicole Nightingale, first place; Kayla Mae Webb, second place; and Morganne Hooper, third place. The theme was “What Service to Our Country Means to Me.”

Colleges

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – Stephen McGuire of Veazie was inducted into the Beta Beta Omicron Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Eastern Maine Community College on Oct. 13.

The honor society is the oldest and most prestigious organization serving two-year colleges around the world. In order to be a member of the honor society, a student must rank in the top 20 percent of the class.

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Community College’s welding program loaned some of its welding equipment to the Mt. Abram High School Community Education Center in Salem for use in retraining programs for dislocated workers.

Due to the closing of the toothpick mill in Strong and other factories in the area, many people in the community are without jobs and need to acquire a new set of skills in order to find employment. Beginning in January the center will launch a masonry program in the former Lauri Toy Factory with 16 students.

Gary Perlson, director of adult community education, said that he hopes the new programs will “become a stepping stone for rural people” to re-enter the work force or continue their education. Having a local training program for the students is key, as “Bangor might as well be Boston” when it comes to travel, he said.

EMCC replaces its welding and pipe fabrication equipment on a regular rotation to stay current. However, much of the equipment still has instructional value for some programs. As a community resource itself, the college values sharing and extending the life of resources.

Perlson noted that EMMC’s willingness to loan equipment and support this “grass-roots effort to retrain locally” is the kind of partnering that makes sense and builds community. “Community stewardship” is a value in operation at the Strong Community Education Center as well. The center requires that each student enrolled in the program apply newly developed skills to a small community service project.

Perlson picked up the equipment from EMMC’s welding department on Dec. 10.

BANGOR – A new entry to Eastern Maine Community College is under construction off Hogan Road and will lead to a new parking area to be located in front of Penobscot Hall and extending into what is now a wooded area. The current parking area will become a grassy mall around which the campus buildings will cluster.

Part of the construction will involve building a detention pond to mitigate wetland displacement when the new Campus Center is being built. The detention pond will be located beside Acadia Hall. Construction of the pond is set to begin this month.

In other EMCC news, the Rangeley Cafe, a training restaurant for culinary arts students at the college, will serve international cuisine from late January to late April. The cost of a four-course luncheon is $10. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 974-4830.

The EMCC Student Nurses’ Association of Maine collected donated items for the My Choice agency and delivered baby clothes, kitchen items and other gifts on Dec. 15. My Choice is part of the Maine Adoption Program geared toward helping adolescent mothers. My Choice was adopted last year as a nurses’ association project.

Acadia Hall will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, for semester break and will reopen at noon Monday, Jan. 17. Students staying in motels may stay as long as they wish, since they have paid for the entire semester.

Franklin & Marshall College

LANCASTER, Pa. – Kristina Wihbey, a sophomore at Franklin & Marshall College, participated in the Lancaster General Hospital six-week premedical preceptorship program, which introduces students to a variety of hospital departments. The program required a 40-hour commitment, including 32 hours of rounds and observation.

Wihbey, a 2003 graduate of Orono High School, is the daughter of Karen and Frank Wihbey of Orono.

Susquehanna University

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Katherine Meyer of Bangor was one of more than 175 students honored at the annual Susquehanna University scholars dinner on Dec. 12. In order to be named a University Scholar, students must have earned a grade-point average of 3.6 in full-time study for the past two semesters.

Meyer, a 2001 graduate of Bangor High School, is the daughter of Harry and JoAnne Meyer of Bangor.

University of Maine

ORONO – An anonymous donor has established a $1.7 million charitable remainder fund trust through the University of Maine Foundation in memory of Henry F. and Wilma T. Sheffield of Thomaston. The trust will someday provide scholarships for graduates of Maine high schools who are enrolled as full-time students at the university and who demonstrate financial need.

ORONO – An informational meeting on the master’s degree in social work program will be offered 2-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, or noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the University of Maine’s School of Social Work, Room 104, Social Work Building, University of Maine campus.

Participants will meet current faculty, students and alumni, get answers to questions and learn about financial aid.

RSVP by calling 581-2389.