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The view from fifth grade to the future
At the fifth grade celebration ceremony on the last day of school at Peaks Island Elementary School, the students were asked: “Picture yourself at 25; what will you be doing?” The students responded with some big dream ideas: soccer player, professional singer, president, NBA star and video game designer. In that moment, I paused and
Maggie visits Megan (and borrows her column)
Editor’s note: Maggie Small has “borrowed” Megan’s column for this week. February vacation typically inspires dreams of skiing or flying somewhere warm. I chose neither and instead followed through on a promise made during a Skype “date” in the heart of winter last year. As the Island Fellow on Peaks Island in Casco Bay, I
Taking the plunge on Peaks
Islands are filled with random, slightly wacky traditions. Each island has its own unique traditions, but certain traditions happen only because you live on an island. For instance, I was told it’s an island tradition that on the last day of school students go dock jumping, marking the end of the school year and the