val in general, we decided to go with faculty-student competitions.
    Events were primarily winter-related: snow fort building, snow sculpting, a winter-themed art contest (Jen Turgeon was the winner), and a frozen T-shirt contest to name a few, although one of the few successful competitions was the non-winter-related trivia contest sponsored and organized by NHS.
    To add to the spirit of Winter Carnival, a few nighttime events were scheduled. Skiing at Lost Valley was open to LHS students for a huge discount on Tuesday night and a bonfire was planned for Friday night just before the basketball game.
    To cap off the week, we has a pep rally, not only to get everyone

out of the dreaded "last class before vacation," but to showcase some of the performance groups that aren't usually seen by the student body. The Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Dance Team, Drill Team, and the Western Maine Class A Regional Champion competition cheering squad all performed, and, for the amusement of the students and teachers, the Frozen T-shirt Contest, sponsored by the band, pitted a student from each class against their class advisor.  (Congratulations Mr. Avery.)
    We hope that next year, Winter Carnival will be even more successful and will continue for many more years. Thank you to everyone who planned, participated, or just went to the pep rally.

By: Amy Parker

    As February vacation neared and everybody needed a break from the badgering of the constant blue/white day cycle, Student Council thought it would be interesting to try a Winter Carnival, something that hasn't been attempted at LHS for almost a decade.
    Basing the idea on a successful Spirit Week this past fall, we only needed to plan out the after school activities and how we would run the competitions, since our goal was to get away from the harsh competitiveness between the classes. With that in mind, we addressed the faculty and, after an optimistic response to the idea of Winter Carni

By: Corey Potvin

    The State Lincoln-Douglas Debate tournament took place on February 12th at Edward Little High School. Debaters endured a grueling four to seven rounds of competition in a meet that ended up lasting for twelve full hours. After the first four rounds, the top eight debaters in each division (novice, junior varsity, and varsity) went on to compete in the final rounds, which were decided by a three-judge panel. Any loss after that resulted in elimination of the debater from the tournament. In the end, the Lewis

ton Debate Team once again proved that it's one of the best in the State.  Mae Tobin-Hochstadt plowed through the ranks to place 2nd in the State.  Mae and Brunswick debater Niko Cornell waged a hard-fought battle in the final round, with the result being a very close 2-1 split decision. Corey Potvin was named a varsity quarterfinalist after being eliminated in the fifth round by Niko. Other participants were Varsity Debaters Aaron Strong, Jacob Parakilas, and Roy Wandell. Cara Gaumont competed inNovice Debate.
    In the Student Congress Compe

tition, which lasted for 4 intense hours of congressional debate over student-written legislation, Johanna Mathieu received Honorable Mention in the Senate. Paul Brunetti (Senate) and Dominick Ward-Pistone (House of Representatives) also competed and did admirable jobs.
    Lewiston debaters hope to keep it up at CFL (Catholic Forensic League) Districts on March 4th at Saint Dom's. The winners of this tournament will go on to the national competition, which will take place in Rochester, NY in May.