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Posted on November 12, 2010

Over 150 Gather For STAR Cycle 20 Celebration!

On Tuesday, November 9th, the Camden Hills Regional High School Wave Cafe was full of parents and local middle school students celebrating another great STAR program cycle.  More than 150 people gathered to have pizza, salad, and cake, and to recognize the accomplishments of the more than 50 students who participated in the 20th cycle of the after school program.

Students in this fall’s cycle of STAR learned lots of new skills in a variety of course offerings.  The lineup included Jiu Jitsu (at Midcoast Martial Arts), Jewelry Making (with Janine Colcord of Black Horse Designs), Improvisational Drama, Creative Writing, Farm Hands (working with Aldermere Farm’s Belted Galloway calves), Animal Antics (working with the animals in the care of the Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League), Green Thumb Growers (working at the Erickson Preserve gardens), and Cooking (at Farmer’s Fare).

As is true for all STAR cycles, there was no cost to the participants or their families and transportation to and from the student’s schools was provided.

STAR is made possible by the contributions of the great community partners involved in the program, as well as a generous grant from Maine’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.  Special thanks this cycle go out to Janet Bennett, Breanna Dorr, Midcoast Martial Arts, Janine Colcord and Black Horse Designs, Aspen Jones, George Chappell, Aldermere Farm, Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League, the Erickson Preserve and the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Farmers Fare, J&B Printing, Elm Street Printing, Rockport Pizza Hut, Rub’s Dinnerhouse and Grill, Cappy’s Chowder House, and Luce Transportation.

The next cycle of STAR is scheduled to being in early January.  For more information, call 207-236-9800 or email star@fivetownctc.org.

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