Today I spend the majority of the day in Camden, Maine with my friend and fellow journalist Anne Ravana. Anne is the Bangor radio news reporter for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. She mentioned to me yesterday during our afternoon stint of grading papers that she was heading to Camden to do a story on Camden Hills High School and wanted to know if I wanted to come along. Camden Hills is looking into becoming a Visa holding public school -- which means it can accept tuition paying foreign kids as students who can graduate with a diploma.
What a coincidence! I am planning on writing a story about public/private schools in Maine who do that very thing! They have dorms and everything and offer a unique, safe, rigorous curriculum for foreign students who want to improve their English language skills and go on to an American college or university.
I went along for the ride and the interview.
One of our friends furrowed her brow and asked Annie how we were going to interview the same people....she thought that Bangor Metro and MPBN were media rivals. We're not. We don't cover the same things and Annie does a story a day where I do a story a month -- and way in advance. This school story won't even come out until our September Education issue. So it was perfect!
It's nice having friends who do the same things you do. It makes a 4 hour car ride pass by in no time! Check out Annie's story Tuesday night at 5 p.m. or check it out online at MPBN.net.
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Mimi, do you also happen to post as mainebuzz, or is that someone else?
You're such a doll. It was so much fun to have your company, and insight during the interview. What a great day of "work." :)
-AR
Hope you'll visit my alma mater, MCI, for your public/private school story.
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