Schools
Orono Public Schools are taking part in the latest “movement” in education.
Walk into Lindsey Lallas’s third grade classroom at Orono Intermediate School and you might be surprised what happens when the math lesson ends. After putting away their books and pencils, kids hop out of their desks and enthusiastically participate in a choreographed “jammin’ minute.” With music playing through the sound system, kids immediately... Read more
Orono schools use the Farm2School program to get students eating right.
Last February, a concerned parent of two Orono students questioned the school district on what she thought was a lack of healthy foods on its lunch menu. Kate Bartel—mother of Samuel, 12, and Rachel, 9—says the food offered was inadequate, low in fruits and vegetables, and high in meats and carbohydrates. Kris Diller, the district’s child... Read more
