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Student Opportunities

As seen in Thursday’s BA Weekly Update:

  • April Vacation Intensive at the Roux Institute - Math Behind the Machine: AI & Statistics.  Free for Maine high school students, April 20–24 (online, with optional in-person components). Click here to view a flyer for more information (be sure to check out the second page). 

  • Our next USCF chess tournament will take place this Saturday, April 4th. Registration begins at 9:30 AM. Cash prizes available, register here.

  • Maker Fair! The Spring Maker Fair will be held April 2 and 3 during the Student Led Conference (SLC) days. If you are interested in participating, please apply through this form. Applications are due March 20. 

  • Midcoast Math Circle: Spring Session on Sundays (3/30, 4/6, 4/27, 5/4), 4:00-5:30pm at Searles Science Building on the Bowdoin College campus. Free math enrichment program for junior high students focused on graphs. No prior knowledge required. To register, complete this form.

  • Art in Climate Activism: Gelli-Printing Workshop - Sat., March 28, 11am-2pm in Augusta. Free! Join local artist Ouda Baxter for printmaking, a nature walk, and postcard writing to legislators. Learn more & register

  • Changemakers Spring Gathering: Saturday, April 4, 10am-3pm in Lewiston. Free for youth ages 15-30. Activities, workshops, and lunch focused on environmental advocacy and community building. Learn more & register

  • MaineHealth Phlebotomy Training Program: This program, held during April Break, is designed as a direct transition-to-workforce pathway. Learn more & register. 

  • Pre-Apprenticeship with passivhausMAINE: Hands-on passive house construction training. Runs April 8–November. Apply by March 8 — click here for details.  

  • The Union Construction Academy offers a four-week pre-apprenticeship program that prepares participants for careers in skilled trades such as carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, and more. The program focuses on supporting people from underrepresented backgrounds and provides a pathway into paid apprenticeships with Maine’s building and construction trades unions, leading to well-paying jobs with strong benefits.

  • Boys to Men Fellowship Program: Be part of a cohort of Fellows who represent diverse and broad experiences of masculinity and who want to explore their identities and the role they can play in making their communities safer and stronger.

  • Student Opportunity for Rising Juniors: Maine Coast Semester: Interested in ecology, outdoor leadership, hands-on science, or coastal ecosystems? Consider this one-semester immersive program in Wiscasset featuring field-based classes, farm work, and wilderness trips. Contact our Math and Computer Science teacher Ruby Peterman, who attended as a student. Click here for more info including financial aid.

  • Students, do you have a talent to share at a Grade Level Meeting? Contact Mary Cardillo in the front office.

  • Pink Stickers: Work with your Advisors and Flex Friday coaches to add pink stickers about help spots around the state, nation, and Earth on the maps outside of Dr. Po’s office.