Eighth grade students in Mrs. Fournier's History are learning about Egyptian History. They had an opportunity to create scrapbook pages to showcase all that they have learned. A group of 7th grade students used their Block Class to explore building a motorized car. They learned a great deal as they made adjustments to arrive at a working model.
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At Lawrence Primary, students have been jumping into learning in Physical Education! Kindergarteners practiced jumping rope solo and with friends using the long rope. 1st and 2nd graders tackled Jump Rope Ninja training, earning ninja belts one level at a time. Jumping rope builds hand-eye coordination and musculoskeletal strength. Second graders also worked together to turn the long rope themselves, learning teamwork and collaboration along the way.
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Lawrence Elementary's 4th Grade Explorers Club is off to an exciting start this year, with 36 curious and enthusiastic students ready to dive into hands-on learning. Club members will be raising 200 Atlantic salmon eggs in the coming months, giving them a unique opportunity to learn about conservation and local wildlife. Earlier this week, a team of dedicated “Salmon Experts” helped placed the tiny eggs into the tank that will serve as their home over the next several months. The eggs were provided through the Fish Friends program - with the help of Richard Upham - in partnership with the Maine Council Atlantic Salmon Federation. As the eggs hatch and grow, students will observe the life cycle of Atlantic salmon, monitor water conditions, and create projects to showcase their learning.
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LHS Good News 3/4/26
🏀The Girls’ Basketball Team won the Class B State Title this past weekend against Ocean Side. See the article in the Morning Sentinel. They also have some good pictures attached to the article. Congratulations to all the players and coaches on a great season! Also, a big thank you to the Cheerleaders and Pep Band for providing the spirit at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor and our fans who showed up in force on Friday night! Thank you, also, to our local police and fire departments and to the hometown fans for providing a spectacular parade through town upon their arrival back in town on Friday night. It was a great spectacle to behold.
🎭Lawrence will be hosting the Regionals of the Maine Drama Festival in the Williamson Performing Arts Center this weekend with schools performing Friday and Saturday. Lawrence High School will be performing at 8:00 PM on Saturday night. Schools that will be participating are: Mt. Blue, Gray New Gloucester, Waterville on Friday, March 6th Session 1 will start at 6:00 PM. On Saturday, Session 2 starts at 12:30 PM and the following schools are in order of performance: Winthrop, Falmouth, Portland, and Central. Session 3 on Saturday starts at 7:00 PM with Mount View, followed by Lawrence. Tickets are General Admission $12 for Adults and $6 for Students and Seniors and they are only accepting Credit or Debit Cards at the door!
📋On Thursday, March 5th, Mr. Spears will be taking his Coaching Fundamentals class to meet with and observe a pro team, the Maine Celtics, practice in Portland. They will be meeting with coaching staff and general management, as well as have an opportunity to watch them practice. It will be an excellent opportunity to see what’s involved in running a professional organization and the planning that goes into a practice at this level.
🏊On Friday, March 6th, we have the following swimmers competing in the Class A State Swim Championships at Colby College: Hayden Averill, Carissa Crowell, Kloee Grant-Hamm, Ian Lane, Sophia Vautour, and Caden LaPlante. Good Luck!
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At Lawrence Elementary School, fourth graders recently had a visit with a group of LHS students. The high school students shared what it's like to be in high school and fielded a wide variety of questions, ranging from classes and homework to extra-curricular activities and sports. Our students will use this information as they continue to work on their Bulldog Future of Maine Aspirations essays.
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❄️ Learning meets play! Our Clinton Pre-K students from Mrs. Porter’s class are enjoying the winter snowfall while exploring and discovering through hands-on outdoor experiences, building curiosity, observation skills, and a love for learning. 📚☃️
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Continuing from Round 1 of our Quarter 2 Celebration at LJHS, we now turn the spotlight to our 7th grade students! During our celebrations, we presented over 160 certificates to our amazing students. We honored Bulldog Award recipients who exemplify Tenacity, Honor, Respect, Courage, and Determination, and recognized students with perfect attendance, academic honors, and high honors.
These photos showcase our 7th grade honorees , congratulations to all!
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LHS Good News 2/26/26
Congratulations to our Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team upon winning the Northern Maine Regional Title this past Friday night. They will play in the State Class B Championship game this coming Friday night in Bangor at 6:05 PM. Join us in wishing the team well!
Course selections for next year will be coming up within the next couple of weeks. Students will be given a course sign-up form to complete and turn back into the Guidance Office. The incoming 8th Grade Parent Information Night was held Wednesday evening to go over the sign-up process and transition into high school for the upcoming Class of 2030! If anyone missed that informational meeting, please reach out to the Jr. High administration. The high school guidance counselors will be coming around to sign students up for next year’s courses in the next week.
On Wednesday, Hannah Hartnett, a Colby Admissions outreach officer met with Sophomores and Juniors to talk about the college search process to get them looking forward and thinking about their plans after high school. This took place during our Advisory Block on Wednesday morning.
On Thursday, March 5th, Mr. Spears’ Foundations of Coaching class will attend a Maine Celtics professional basketball practice and meet with the coaching staff and player development and go behind the scenes and observe a professional basketball practice.
We hope to see as many of you in Bangor to support the girls’ basketball team as they play for the State Championship. Again, game time is 6:05 PM at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor and we’re playing Ocean Side, a team we split with during the regular season. Go Bulldogs!
Next week, March 6th and 7th, we’ll be hosting the Maine State Drama Festival. Our students will be presenting The Price by Don Zolidis. It is a one act play that is adapted from the classic Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, "The Story of a Mother". Break a leg!
Have a great week!
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LHS Good News 2/12/26
Ashley Shores and Madalyn Provost were named to the McDonald’s Senior All Star Basketball team and Trevor Pellerin was named to the boys’ McDonald All Star Basketball team, as well. Congratulations to those three Bulldogs! They will play in the McDonalds All Star Tournament on March 7th at Husson University. They will attend a banquet the night before along with all the other All Stars. At the banquet they will also name the Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball Player of the Year and Maddy Provost is one of the finalists for Miss Maine Basketball POY! Good luck Maddy!
The girls’ basketball team will play in the Quarterfinals game at the Bangor Cross Insurance Center at 7:00 PM on Friday night, 2/13/26. Good luck Bulldogs!
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Lawrence High School's EMPOWER group recently put on a puppet show for our Lawrence Elementary third graders, teaching them about the importance of about being kind. We love it when some of our former students come back to visit us...all grown up! These students continue to have a positive impact on our Bulldog community.
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Round one of Quarter 2 Celebration at LJHS. During our 7th and 8th grade celebrations we handed out over 160 certificates to our amazing students. We celebrated our Bulldog Awards recognizing Tenacious, Honorable, Respectful, Courageous, and Determined Bulldogs. We also celebrated perfect attendance for Quarter 2 along with academic honors and high honors. These photos are of our 8th grade honorees. Next time we will showcase our 7th grade students.
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Our first graders at Lawrence Primary brought imagination to life with these whimsical pottery creatures! Through art, they explored creativity, patience, and self expression skills that help young minds grow with confidence and joy.
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During the first few weeks of January, fifth and sixth grade students at Lawrence Elementary School have had the opportunity to explore our new STEM Lab. The STEM Lab is a purpose-built space where students can get hands-on experience with STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. In this case, students were making connections between nonfiction books in the library and their own interests. Students were invited to bring their curiosity to life by building 3-D models of the topics they chose. Models (and book checkouts!) ranged from football stadiums to the Titanic to tornadoes to virtual-reality viewers!
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Learning comes alive in Tiffany Lerette’s Kindergarten class at Lawrence Primary School as students celebrated Groundhog Day where traditions spark curiosity and make learning fun.
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Last week MSAD 49 hosted the KVCC Music festival. Several of our LJHS students were honored to participate in this musical event. We are proud of our LJHS musicians.
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In music class at Lawrence Primary School students are learning to "Sing, Say, Dance, and Play in a Tuneful, Beatful, Artful way". This means that they can sing in tune with easy, healthy vocal function (tuneful), move easily to a steady beat and feel meter (beatful), and connect with the “magical,” emotional part of music (artful). In each class students will be singing, dancing, experiencing instruments, finding and using their voice, respecting each other, having fun, and laughing....a lot!
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Lawrence Elementary Bulldogs in grades 3–6 have spent the past few weeks settling into our beautiful new school. Teachers have been working with their classes to establish new routines and procedures, while students from across our district are enjoying the opportunity to form new friendships. We’re all looking forward to spending more time outside on our playground once the weather warms up.
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Students at LJHS spend their days having fun while learning and playing. This week's photos are from science class where students have fun learning with lab activities, social studies class where students are learning to be regulated focused learners. Students from 8th grade art class show off their amazing pottery, and a quick huddle from our 8th grade boy's basketball team at the beginning of a game.
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LHS Good News 1/29/26
Mid-Maine Technical Center will be holding its annual Skills Competition and Open House this Thursday. The students will compete in their field of study to advance to the statewide competition later in the spring. It will be held from 5 - 7:00 PM and spectators and visitors are welcome to attend.
The Speech Team competed at the State Championship in Skowhegan this past Saturday and did a great job, finishing third overall. Individual accolades go to the following: Jocelyn Clark - 3rd place in Dramatic Interpretation / 5th place in Oratorical Declamation Rhy Kennedy - 4th place in Original Oratory / 5th place in Extemporaneous Speaking Addie King - 3rd place in Humorous Interpretation Cooper King - State Champion in Oratorical Declamation / State Champion in Duo Interpretation Hailey King - State Champion in Novice Prose Reading / 4th place in Novice Poetry Reading Abbie Marks - 3rd place in Original Works Marley Peaslee - State Champion in Duo Interpretation / 2nd place in Storytelling Caimbree Stevens - 5th place in Program Oral Interpretation
This weekend we are hosting the KV Music Festival with concerts on Saturday at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM in the Williamson Performing Arts Center. Please come out for one of the concerts!
Have a great week!
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Our talented LJHS Theater team provided an entertaining performance of "Good Cop, Bad Cop" on January 9 and 10th. Enjoy these candids of the students as their characters tried to determine who was stealing the street signs.
