The eighth-graders are preparing to enter high school for the first time - as of September, they will officially be freshmen. They enter the high school with their own set of expectations.
“I was...
On February 21, Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit organization, came to the Discovery Center, located in Maple Plain, to talk to the Orono Middle School eighth graders, play some games, but mostly to talk about...
On Dec. 22, 2011, the students of Orono Middle School were evacuated to the Orono High School gymnasium when the sprinkler systems activated in the eighth grade up house and sprayed the class with dirty...
“It’s going to be really cold to walk over in the winter,” said Conor Fitzpatrick, an OMS eighth grader. This however, was the only disadvantage he could think of when asked about his experience...
If you haven’t heard yet, Apple has made its way to Orono Middle School. Apple iPods and iPads are now in the middle school building being used for many activities such as research, tests and other mentally...
Melissa Benjamin, a social studies teacher at Orono Middle School, talked about the main goals of the middle school’s community service project. They included “making students aware of the challenges...
