The Squires of Katahdin, a student team from Wilton competed at the Maine First Lego League Challenge State Championship held Feb. 3 in Brewer and won championship finalist award.
It s a big moment, so we turned to the experts for advice: current JCPS elementary schoolers.
Here are their top tips and words of wisdom for the district s newest learners.
Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Presley Pierce, 9, Carter Traditional Elementary Make sure that you respect your teacher. Don t run in the halls. Respect the rules . Be nice to your bear buddy if you re in kindergarten or in fifth grade. Be kind to your classmates, and try to make them want to be there. Try to be really nice to your teacher; you respect your teacher, and just be really nice to other people and smile and just be kind.