Music department hosts cafe

Amy Sawyer, Special to The County
7 years ago

WASHBURN, ME — The Washburn School Music Department, 21st Century After School Program and Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) held a music cafe on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the Washburn District Elementary School gymnasium.

This event was open to students in pre-K through eighth grade

A SONG — Summer Dahlgren performs “Hello” during the Music Cafe held at WDES on March 23. (Photo courtesy of Amy Sawyer)

 and their families. This fun evening included solo and group singers, a musical presentation by grades 1-4 students in the After School Program, and an International Fair exhibition by ASP participants.

School registration

     SAD 45 of Perham, Wade and Washburn will hold registration for children entering pre-kindergarten in the fall on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the David J. Lyon Washburn Elementary School.  

Registrations will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., by appointment only.
    To be eligible for pre-kindergarten a child must be 4 years old or older on or before October 15, 2017.  

Parents must present a valid state birth certificate and immunization record for their child at the time of registration.

PTO Meeting

The next PTO meeting will be held on April 6th at the Rec Center at 6:30. For information about how you can help or participate, please contact Angela Farley at 455-8048.

DI STARS

Washburn District High School’s Destination Imagination team placed second in both challenges overall

(Photo courtesy of Amy Sawyer)

(Photo courtesy of Amy Sawyer)

and first in their central challenges at the DI state competition, held Saturday, March 18, in Orono. Celebrating their success are, from left, Tracy Reed, coach, with team members Julia Dahlgren, Mariah Davis, Hannah Boddy, Noah McLaughlin and Paul Tardie III.

Washburn Memorial Library

The Washburn Memorial Library hours are Monday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Girl Scouts meet each Friday afternoon (when school is in session) at 3 p.m. downstairs in the King Room.

For more information, please contact Lois Walton at 455-4814.

Birthdays

Those celebrating birthdays between March 29 and April 4 include: Alice Doody, Amy Berube, Candy Libby, Faye Wardwell, Bernadette Rossignol, Kevin Clayton and Reagan Whipkey.

Anniversary

Happy anniversary to Steve and Beth Boddy, who will celebrate on March 30th.

Amy Sawyer is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached by calling 227-8679 or by e-mailing sawyer.amysue@gmail.com.