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Friday, January 1, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 1
Local Brain Bee Winners: Kyle Ryan and William O’Neil KENNEBUNK – Kyle Ryan a senior at Kennebunk High School was the winner of the Southern Maine Regional Brain Bee that took place on December 8 at the University of New England. William O’Neil, also a senior at KHS, tied for third place in the event. The goal of the competition was to prioritize brain education and promote the university’s grow-
Brain Bee Winners William O’Neil and Kyle Ryan.
ing neuroscience program. The Southern Maine Brain Bee was held at the same time and in collaboration with the Northern Maine Brain Bee at the University of Maine in Presque Isle and the Western Maine Brain Bee at the University of Maine in Machias. Ryan will go on to represent Maine in the national competition in Baltimore in March
2016. The winner of the nationals will participate in the International Brain Bee Championship held in Sydney, Australia. Approximately 30,000 students compete annually in this world competition. Both Ryan and O’Neill are STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Scholar candidates at Kennebunk High School.
Submarine Crew Visits with Elementary Students WELLS – Four petty officers and one chief petty officer from the U.S.S Scranton submarine made a day-long visit to Wells Elementary School to visit with students and staff earlier in the season. In the morning the sailors participated in the school’s annual Veterans Day K-4 assembly. Some of them commented on photos being shown on a large screen about life onboard a sub. These pictures showed a typical bunk bed area and the kitchen and dining area plus a photo of the Scranton currently dry docked at the Ports-
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along with others from PNSY, have volunteered their time since September of 2014 to work with WHS students on a class project to construct a twoperson, self-powered hydrofoil craft. The appearance of the crew members at the WES was made possible by Nicole Weston, wife of Steven Weston and a school volunteer, plus WOCSD Resource Coordinator Maryanne Foley. Wells, Maine is the official host city for the U.S.S. Scranton’s crew while the submarine is overhauled at PNSY.
OPA Welcomes Dancers of Portland Ballet OGUNQUIT On December 6, Ogunquit Performing Arts (OPA) welcomed the dancers of the Portland Ballet in a performance of excerpts from the Company’s famous holiday production of “The Victorian Nutcracker.� The dancers featured several classical movements from their seasonal favorite “The Victorian Nutcracker� . After several years attempting to host Portland Ballet for an Ogunquit performance, the Ogunquit Performing Arts Committee, under co-chairpersons Janel Lundgren and Pat Mason, succeeded in this return to the Ogunquit community. The Portland School of Ballet is a pre-professional artistic group that pre-
pares students for placement in the Portland Ballet's regular Company. OPA board member Mikie Anne Boyd was host and coor-
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dinator for the event, held at the newly upgraded auditorium of the S. Judson Dunaway Center. The energetic dancers arrived at the center at 10 a.m. accom-
Portland Ballet dancer admiring the Nutcracker in the Party Scene from their traditional holiday favorite, “The Victorian Nutcracker.� (Jennifer Malloy photo)
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At the entrance to the “CafĂŠâ€? at Wells Elementary School on November 9 are (from left to right) Petty Officer Soukup, Petty Officer Weston, Chief Camac, Petty Officer Wring and Petty Officer Bequette.
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mouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY) for an engineering overhaul. Later sailors visited various classrooms, dined with students at mid-day in the cafeteria, and participated in playground activities at recess times in the afternoon. Also these men helped pack up 68 cases of donated food and toiletry items to be shipped to service men and women at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington and Landstubl Regional Medical Center in Germany. One of the sailors visiting WES in November was MM1(SS) Steven Weston who,
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panied by the Director of Corps Program Roberto Forleo and School Principal Daniela Sabbath to prepare for the 3 p.m. performance. What followed was a high-quality and entrancing performance. Once the audience arrived, the dancers began by demonstrating warm up routines at the barre. Following this, they next performed dances from "The Victorian Nutcracker": Following the performance, the dancers invited students in the audience to come to the stage to learn some steps and to have their photos taken. Both organizations agreed that the occasion marked a new beginning for this long-term, historic friendship and collaboration
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