School Notes – March 1, 2025
- February 28th 2025
- School Notes
Fourth graders at Margaret Chase Smith Elementary School channel their creativity while learning about discovery and innovation.
Photo: Sanford School Department
Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan
Nurturing curiosity in budding inventors and innovators at MCS: Fourth grade students at Margaret Chase Smith Elementary School have begun their next unit, focusing on discovery and innovation. Through engaging stories and activities that make up the “Eureka!” unit, students are learning about famous inventions and groundbreaking ideas that have changed the world. They are also learning various problem-solving approaches and brainstorming their own creative solutions — thinking like real inventors and innovators.
Scholarship opportunity for young women pursuing a law enforcement career: The Maine State Troopers Foundation will be awarding the Women in Law Enforcement Scholarship again this year. This scholarship opportunity for young women was created in 2021 by the women of the Maine State Police, working with the Maine State Troopers Foundation and women from across New England state police agencies. The goal is to support and encourage women in their pursuit of law enforcement careers. Any female graduating senior who will be pursuing a degree in law enforcement or criminal justice is eligible to apply. The application deadline is April 4. FMI, and to access the application, go here.
https://www.mainewomeninlescholarship.com
SHS graduate named to Saint Anselm Dean’s List: Audrey Cote, an art history major at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester. Cote maintained a grade point average of 3.4 or better and was enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits of study which award a letter grade.
