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Student Opportunities

As seen in Thursday’s BA Weekly Update:

  • Drama Club Auditions for The Identity Project—a captivating playscript about a group of individuals who can’t remember who they are, but quickly find that they signed up for series of experiments conducted by a mysterious Dr. Egan in hopes to win a large sum of money. Join their adventure by auditioning for the Drama Club during lunch this Thursday, December 11! 

  • Senior Opportunity with MIT/Stanford for an AI and Applied Innovation track where students explore how AI is shaping behavioral finance and anthropology.  Inspirit AI is offering a 30-hour research experience led by Stanford and MIT mentors—students apply AI to real-world challenges, building projects such as AI-based automated trading. Applications close December 15.

  • Poetry Out Loud! On December 12th, Baxter will be hosting their school wide Poetry Out Loud contest where students compete at memorizing and reciting poems. If you are interested please fill out this form and see Ms. Douglass for more information.

  • Summer Trip to Puerto Rico! Explore Puerto Rico with Multi-Lingual teacher, Kiara Rivera. Activities will include zip-lining Toro Verde, visiting tropical national park, El Yunque, exploring the remains of the Arecibo Observatory, touring the University of Puerto Rico and seeing a bioluminescent bay.

  • Looking for a rewarding, active, and valuable career? Eager to learn the skills needed to work on a local farm? And get paid! Apply for Merrymeeting Food Council (MFC) Spring 2026 training program! This part-time program runs from late-March to early June. Participants must live in, or be able to travel to, the Bath/Brunswick region of Maine. Learn more and apply here. Applications due February 1, 2026.

  • The Maine Space Grant Consortium is offering paid six-week STEM internships for motivated juniors through the MERITS program for summer 2026. Baxter students have had great experiences with this opportunity. For details and application materials, visit the MSGC website. Applications are due February 13, 2026.

  • 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.