Amber Hodgkins grinds metal to smooth a weld April 4 at Central Maine Community College at 1250 Turner St. in Auburn, from which she graduated April 7. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Susan Miller repairs a gown April 5 at the Woman’s Literary Union at 19 Elm St. in Auburn. WLU members collected more than 500 gowns for the 10th annual Prom Gown Giveaway. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kelli Aitken, right, of Auburn shares a laugh April 5 with Anna Crowley, left, of Lewiston during a line dancing workshop at the Lewiston Public Library at 200 Lisbon St. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jaice Addison, 15, heads to the hoop April 3 during a game of street ball with Nate Griffin, right, in downtown Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The Oak Hill/Lisbon/Monmouth/Saint Dominic Raiders gather April 3 during lacrosse practice at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Aditi Wagh, a research scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Scheller Teacher Education Program, works April 4 with student Adrian McCallum as he programs his robot at Farwell Elementary School at 84 Farwell St. in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lewiston High School students turn on their cellphone flashlights April 6 after the lights were turned off in the gymnasium to watch a movie. The student body assembled to listen to Chris Herren, a motivational speaker, talk about his life, professional basketball career and near-death experience due to drug use. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Shawn Vincent, principal at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School at 1457 Maine St. in Poland, gets a high-five from a student April 3 in the school auditorium after it was announced Vincent had been named Principal of the Year by the Maine Principals’ Association. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal