Stories by Staff Star Herald

Authors at work

By Emma Postell
Presque Isle Middle School

    A parade of students headed to the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Friday, May 1, 2015 for a Young Author Institute workshop.

Becoming a Spy

By Julia Bailey
Grade 6
Fort Street District School
Mrs. Johnston

You might not think anyone would follow you around but I’m pretty sure someone’s spying on me. It all started on the first day of school when I heard some weird noise coming from my friend’s locker. It was cracked open. I inched forward, hoping to get a closer look. Just then, Sophie rammed herself against her locker.

Mary Cerullo inspires young authors

By Weston Robinson
Ashland District School

    Mary Cerullo is an author and conservationist. She has worked with many scientists and marine biologists to wright all of her childrens books.

The Holes in the Ground

By Brady Berry
Grade 5
Ashland District School
Mrs. Beaulier

    One day I was sitting in my room when I heard rumbling close by. I thought it was just a thunderstorm, for the weatherman said there would be one, but it got louder and sounded like it was just outside. Then the house started to shake.

Guppy Explores the Underworld

By Julian Howes
Grade 4
Ashland District School
Mrs. O’Clair

    There once was a cat named Guppy. She wasn’t the most positive, active or sure kitty, but she loved to go on adventures. Guppy has always been an adventurous kitty ever since she was a kitten, and this love for adventure grows as she continues her adventure through the underworld.

UMPI students heading back to the forest

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Science students at the University of Maine are stepping out of the classroom and back into woods thanks to further funding on their project.
When the Aroostook Band of Micmacs reached out to the school to help determine the best use of their 734 acres of forest land, Dean Costello, Dan Swallow and Nathan Norris, all UMPI juniors, took on the project, funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with their professors.