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4 months ago

“A couple of minutes ago I got accepted to USM during on the spot admissions. I was a little nervous going. I also heard from U Maine Farmington recently. Now I just need to make up my mind. I want to study secondary education in history. I have been interested in history as far back as I can remember. When I was little, it was dinosaurs (they were like big monsters) then I became interested in Egypt (it felt so foreign to my life in Portland), now I am most knowledgeable about American history and want to know more about ancient Rome and Greece. If we don’t study history we will just repeat ourselves. I want to know history so I can flip through it like an index and know what ideas are new and what ideas are not. I like to know what was happening before I was here instead of only knowing my own very narrow slice. It is a challenge to think about the idea that so much happened before we were aware. It can also be overwhelming, personally, I don’t like to think of myself in the context of millions of years of history, that whole dust in the wind thing — I don’t like thinking about that, I think we’re all important.” —Samuel L. (senior) ... See MoreSee Less

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No better place to go for education than UMF. Keep up the good work, Samuel!

Congrats Sam! Either school will be lucky to have you. You have a sharp and curious mind!

Congrats on getting in to UMF, I loved it!

Congratulations

Sam lufkin I love you!

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Humans of Thornton Academy

4 months ago

“I was homeschooled until Freshman year. My mom thought it would be a cool idea to homeschool me and my sister since we lived on a farm. I did no traditional school work, but I planted seeds, weeded, took care of the animals, gutted chickens, and learned everything about farming from 5-14 years old. Me and my sister grew a garden and donated all the produce for the local food pantry. These skills are not as valued anymore now that everything is so focused on technology, so not many people know about practical skills. When I got to TA, I didn’t even know multiplication. I took Algebra 1 and Mr. Davies helped me a lot after school or during study halls so I could get caught up. My dad helped me a lot in the transition. He dropped out of high school in his junior year and then ended up coming back to finish because he regretted giving up. Now, my dad runs a vegetable farm and also is a cosmetologist with a focus on wigs, and is a chef at the Harraseeket Inn. He wakes up at 6 and doesn’t go to sleep until midnight. I don’t know how he does it, it’s amazing. Now that I’m about to graduate, I want to thank him for helping me get here. My grades are mostly Bs and I am going to SMCC to be an electrician. I’ve learned, you don’t have to be the smartest person or be the same as everyone else to go and do what you want, you just have to set your mind to it.” —Cove B. (senior) ... See MoreSee Less

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