The SMCC Beacon

This photo is from the film, High Flying Jade, showed in the festival. By Sam Jacobs This past weekend, I had an opportunity to join the Superfest Disability Film Festival, taking place […]

by Sam Jacobs “At the end of the day, what really matters is that the program was able to facilitate us to continue our education,” said Mandy Greer, SMCC nursing student. “We […]

by Tim Randall The first few times I was introduced to the sport disc golf, I was ready to spend the rest of my life playing and striving to become better at […]

By Connie Clarkson As we all most know that Maine has some of the most beautiful wildlife and scenery in Northern New England. Maine is full of rivers, lakes, mountains, trails and […]

by Krista Nadeau  Computer screens seem to dominate our lives these days. Technology was prevalent for many prior to COVID, but if not, chances are there has been a newfound reliance on […]

By Jake Doolittle Sam Jacobs took our cover photo for this issue, which highlights the dramatic transition from in-person to online learning. She described her creative process. “I used a Canon Rebel […]

by Krista Nadeau “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through […]

by Alexandra Griffin  Online learning has been very stressful and hard to handle for the younger generation today because there is no social contact between people in the zoom classrooms and there […]

by Tim Randall Zachary John Harder, a former student at Southern Maine Community College, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2020, while biking on an autumn day in Maine. Zach graduated from […]

This photo goes with the film, Sign at All Times and shows the skateboarder Brian Estrada, who is Deaf. By Sam Jacobs The Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running film […]