Presque Isle Middle School students Danica Haskell, left, and Alexa Perkins visit with Sen. Mike Carpenter (D-Houlton) in the Maine Senate chamber. They were honorary pages for the day at Carpenter’s invitation. The senator invites area students to serve in honor of their strong academic performance and to help foster their interest in civics. Honorary pages experience being part of a legislative session.
Presque Isle Middle School students, from left, Grace McLellan, Ella Hall Michaud and Emma Deeves pose at the state Senate in Augusta with Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton. Carpenter invites middle and high school students to be honorary pages and see what it is like to work on the floor of the Senate. Pages perform such duties as delivering messages to senators and distributing amendments and supplements in the chamber.
(Courtesy of Max Rush)
