SUN JOURNAL • May 8, 2025
The Teens to Trails’ Life Happens Outside Challenge is urging Maine students to trade the indoors for the outdoors during a weeklong outing beginning May 9. The challenge encourages schools to track how many minutes students spend outside during that time, with a prize of $1,000 for the top three middle schools. The event, open to middle schools, has 25 schools participating this year. Alicia Heyburn, Teens to Trails’ executive director, said the idea behind the challenge is simple: to help students contemplate how they spend their free time and learn through experience the benefits of time outdoors.