Class President Brooke McKechnie, the speaker at the second of six ceremonies, urged her classmates to work hard in her address Saturday.
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Seventh-grader from Portland wins virtual state spelling bee
Rose Bolduc of Lincoln Middle School overcomes near-elimination to win in the 32nd round with O-P-I-N-E
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Sen. Collins and her challengers outline ideas to address racial injustice
Collins points to 5 areas where the Senate can work to address racial disparities, while her challengers offer their ideas for action that can come out of nationwide protests.
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Maine college leaders release framework for reopening this fall
The guidance suggests schools consider staggering or adjusting the start of the semester and breaks, and recommends preparations for social distancing and flexibility for classes and events.
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Bingham area high school to hold modified graduation ceremony Sunday
“Because we’re a small school, we’ve been able to make our graduation as close to a traditional ceremony as we could,” said Lee Harper, principal of Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School in Bingham.
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Madison, Carrabec high schools to hold scaled-back graduation ceremonies Friday
Madison Area Memorial High School and Carrabec High School will hold ceremonies Friday morning that will be recorded and available to the community later.
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Richmond to fete its 2020 graduates in new way
Balancing celebration with public health concerns, Richmond will hold an outdoor graduation, followed by a reverse parade to honor graduates.
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Farmingdale’s Hall-Dale High School graduation to feature short ceremonies, parade
The Hallowell City Council approved a parade of cars full of graduating students to come down Water Street around 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6.
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USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Richmond’s RSU 2 withdrawal committee continues work toward June 30 deadline
Despite delays in receiving information, the committee appointed to negotiate Richmond’s withdrawal from its school district still hopes to meet deadlines for leaving RSU 2 in 2021, if Richmond voters agree.