Roger Mackbach, a senior who was involved in a boating accident that ultimately ended with the loss of his right arm, has been inspired to help others facing challenges, Kimberly Carter writes.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine ranks 7th nationwide in high school achievement
Madison’s Madison Area Memorial High School makes the best-of-Maine list for the first time.
Jonathan Kent of Thomas College is Mid-Maine Chamber Rising Star winner
Kent, vice president of enrollment at the Waterville college, will receive his award at the chamber’s April 28 award ceremony.
Hundreds have fun in the mud at Thomas College
The Dirty Dog Mud Run featured 12 obstacles in a 5K course that wound through the campus.
Cinderella Project outfits students for the annual rite of prom
Dresses, free and fabulous, are available for anyone who wants one.
RSU 2 administrators envision new Monmouth middle-elementary school
The existing Monmouth Middle School has qualified for state construction funds.
Former ed tech had left SAD 6 job before arrest on sex charges, board says
Zachariah Sherburne, 23, was charged with gross sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor student in another school district.
Toothpaste tubes, other plastics now Cornville Regional Charter School garden frames
The school recently won the grand prize in a recycling contest: $1,000 and planks made from hard-to-dispose of recyclables for its garden.
Western Maine Play Museum making slow but steady progress in Wilton
Exterior renovation work on the proposed children’s museum began this week, and organizers hope it adds momentum to the effort to raise $750,000.
Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta hosts first Maine Farm to School Cook-Off
The competition is part of the state’s child nutrition projects to promote healthy meals in schools.