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Lewiston students showcase maple-sugaring research in GMRI partnership; Jennifer Labonte honored
Summary
Students from three Lewiston Public Schools presented interdisciplinary maple-sugaring research developed with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute; the district’s instructional specialist Jennifer Labonte was named the inaugural GMRI Wayfinder Award recipient. The committee recognized the student work and the partnership May 4, 2026.
At a May 4 Lewiston School Committee meeting, students from McMahon, Farwell and Connors presented posters and described a hands-on maple-sugaring science project developed in partnership with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI).
The presentations were led by Jennifer Labonte, Lewiston Public Schools’ instructional specialist for K–12 math and science, who described a codesigned project in which fourth- through sixth-graders tapped trees, collected sap-volume and sugar-content data, and analyzed historical temperature records to determine optimal tapping windows. "We started early in the year, planning and co-designing lessons with…
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