AUGUSTA The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education (DOE), today published COVID-19 vaccination rates for school staff, launching a new monthly public reporting system that will guide.
Commission holds virtual ‘Poetry Out Loud’ state finals
Gorham High’s Emily Paruk was named state champion; local finalists included Hazel Dow, Katelyn Nestor, Zeke Sitarz and Rose Tuttle.
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In the first-ever statewide “Poetry Out Loud” competition held earlier this year – in which poetry recitations were recorded and scored by a panel of virtual judges – 10 students rose through the ranks of schoolwide and regional competitions to compete in the Maine state final, presented by the Maine Arts Commission.
The Maine poetry finalists included Emma Collins, North Yarmouth Academy; Hazel Dow, Waterville Senior High School; Katelyn Nestor, Gardiner Area High School; Emily Paruk, Gorham High School; Zeke Sitarz, Lisbon; Sofia Stockwell, North Haven Community School; Helen Strout, Cape Elizabeth High School; Rose Tuttle, Mount Ararat High School, Topsham; Ada Vancil, John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor; and Magnolia Vandiver, George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill.
KARACHI: Caritas Pakistan, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the Islamic republic, has opened a primary school for poverty-stricken dropouts in a remote area of port city Karachi.
The Haven Community School began regular classes at Yousaf Goth in St. Michael’s Parish under the Archdiocese of Karachi on Jan. 25.
Mansha Noor, executive secretary of Caritas Pakistan Karachi, formally inaugurated the school by cutting the ribbon of Haven Community School with children, teachers and Caritas staff.
“Around 258 million children and youth are still out of school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; less than 40 percent of girls in sub-Saharan Africa completed lower secondary school and about 4 million children and youth refugees are out of school. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable,” Noor said.
Caritas Pakistan opens community school for dropouts
Haven Community School in Karachi opens to mark the third International Day of Education
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Haven Community School began regular classes at Yousaf Goth in St. Michael’s Parish under the Archdiocese of Karachi on Jan. 25. (Photo supplied)
Caritas Pakistan, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the Islamic republic, has opened a primary school for poverty-stricken dropouts in a remote area of port city Karachi.
The Haven Community School began regular classes at Yousaf Goth in St. Michael’s Parish under the Archdiocese of Karachi on Jan. 25.
Mansha Noor, executive secretary of Caritas Pakistan Karachi, formally inaugurated the school by cutting the ribbon of Haven Community School with children, teachers and Caritas staff.
Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing
Erskine Academy, Vassalboro Community School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53 and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences among the local schools using Abbott rapid antigen tests.
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SOUTH CHINA The coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant across the state, but a handful of local schools are participating in an increased testing effort to help stop the spread.
The Abbott rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are made for individuals exhibiting at least one of the most common COVID-19 symptoms or two of the less common symptoms. The testing process involves self-swabbing the lower portion of one’s nostrils and is processed on site by adding six drops of a liquid reagent to the swab on a test card. The tests are free of cost to students and staff.