Some schools are struggling to make the transition, threatening the ultimate goal of having a diploma from anywhere in Maine that marks a student’s mastery of the same standards.
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For Cony High seniors, graduation is a time to reflect
The Class of 2017’s celebrated the achievement of its 124 graduates at the Augusta Civic Center on Sunday.
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Maranacook Community High School sends 92 students on their way
Class Speaker Mark Wicks urges students to commit to set the bar for their lives, then set it a little higher.
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Monmouth Academy, community send 50 seniors into the world
Among them was the principal’s son Avery Amero.
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Skowhegan graduates urged to be ‘big, burly guy’ knitting on the subway
At commencement ceremonies Sunday, former students told to have guts to follow their passion.
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Winthrop High School graduates excited for next chapter, whether studying, volunteering in India or entering army
About 60 seniors graduated on Sunday afternoon.
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Mount View High School graduates just under 100 students
Graduation speakers talked about the old and new journeys that sit at the crossroads of the ceremony.
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Shakespeare scholar will hold UMaine position named for Stephen King
Caroline Bicks, who teaches English at Boston College, is a New York City native who grew up spending her summers in Castine.
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Mt. Blue graduating seniors told to be kind, positive and human
The school graduated 155 seniors Sunday afternoon.
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School budgets, state bond, other races face voters on Tuesday
The June election gives voters in Augusta and elsewhere a chance to weigh-in on local school spending proposals.