MIDCOAST — Several area school communities have been anticipating a vehicular parade of beaming Class of 2020 graduates in the coming days, though one area high school has scrapped those plans…
Education
drawing attention to World Ocean Day on June 8
CAMDEN — Stewardship Education Alliance is sponsoring an event in Downtown Camden it calls "Poetry on Windows" with assistance from local poets and students of…
Every June, the Five Town CSD board members spend the first part of a board meeting recognizing student accomplishments by handing out certificates to deserving students in front of their families…
THORNDIKE — Students at Mount View High School have until June 12 to return any school materials currently in their possession, such as library books and textbooks but excluding laptops.
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ROCKLAND — The administration at Oceanside High School has outlined pickup plans for seniors to obtain their graduation cap and gowns Monday, June 1.
Seniors first must stop by the Central…
SEARSPORT — The administration at Searsport District Middle and High School has outlined plans for returning materials owned by the district including textbooks, instruments and laptops.
…
ROCKLAND — RSU 13 will be holding a technology collection day at the Superintendent's Office (28 Lincoln St in Rockland) June 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All collections will be contactless.…
continuous quest for learning and performance opportunities
Senior Katherine Bowen has been named June’s student of the month by the Visual and Performing Arts department at Camden Hills Regional High School.
Katherine began playing bass and the…
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One of the most cherished local high school graduation traditions is the annual march through town that is associated with baccalaureate.
Business owners, families, and community members…
Every June, the Camden-Rockport School board members spend the first part of a board meeting recognizing student accomplishments by handing out certificates to deserving students in front of their…
CAMDEN — Replete with local history, stories (some common knowledge, others secret) and legend, the walls of the Camden-Rockport Middle School complex – excepting Mary E. Taylor School, are now…
ST. GEORGE — In the latest edition of its town newsletter, the Town of St. George dedicated a page of the newsletter to acknowledging the academic accomplishments of its residents that are…
AUGUSTA — During the May 27 daily COVID-19 briefing in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills addressed the issue of gathering for annual town meetings and school budget meetings this summer.
“We’…
ROCKPORT — This past weekend, the woods of Rockport filled with the music of horns. Marti Stone heard the brass filtering through the trees. Curious, the professional photographer grabbed her…
WALDOBORO — After receiving input from 65 members of its graduating class, the Medomak Valley High School administration has outlined its graduation plans more than 70 percent of survey…
Belfast Area High School announces the Quarter 3 Honor Roll for academic year 2019-2020.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS:
Robert Banks, Jacqueline Batty, Luna…
BELFAST — The University of Maine has honored a Waldo County educator for her work in the field of education.
Earlier this month, RSU 71 Assistant Superintendent and Director of Curriculum…
BELFAST — The administration and senior class advisors at Belfast Area High School have released plans for how the school will celebrate the Class of 2020 amid the pandemic.
The school’s…
‘This accomplishment is a huge deal’
ROCKLAND — The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center announces local university graduates for the class of 2020. Commencement and recognition…
SEARSPORT — The administration at Searsport District High School has outlined its graduation plans amid the pandemic.
Seniors will receive an appointment with their advisor between June 1…
ISLESBORO — The administration at Islesboro Central School has outlined its plans for its upcoming graduation ceremony.
The ceremony, weather permitting, will be outside under a tent in…
CAMDEN — The Watershed School of Camden has outlined graduation plans that involve vehicles and the Camden Snow Bowl.
“Our plans for graduation grew out of student-generated ideas for…
VINALHAVEN — The administration at the Vinalhaven School has outlined its plans for honoring the graduating Class of 2020.
With a small graduating class, an in-person ceremony will be…
Riley School students celebrate the act of making art through May
A string of artful flags, created by the children at the Riley School and representing positive messages of hope and love, is currently on display at the top of the Harbor Park in Rockland.…
ROCKLAND — The administration of Oceanside High School has announced its graduation plans for the Class of 2020.
Graduation this year will be held at the Knox County Regional Airport on…
THORNDIKE — Mount View High School, like all Maine high schools, will have a non-traditional graduation ceremony this year, a press release noted.
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highlighting the critical work summer food programs do
Full Plates Full Potential, Maine’s only statewide childhood hunger organization, has announced the 2019’s 16 County Summer Grant Competition winner for Waldo County. RSU…
ROCKPORT — An effort to honor the Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2020 in taking novel approach this year, courtesy of a disruptive pandemic.
Although the students will not be…
can save $2,000 to $7,000
The members of Maine’s high school Class of 2020 are getting an early graduation gift, a press release stated, in the form of access to free summer courses at Maine’s community colleges.
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CAMDEN — The show — well, the graduation procession through town — must go on!
One of the most cherished traditions in the Five Town region is the annual march through town associated…
ROCKPORT — The administration at Camden Hills Regional High School has outlined end-of-year plans for its Class of 2020 seniors.
The slate of year-end festivities kicked off May 11 with…
directly available to parents and students
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin announced Friday, May 15 the Maine Department of Education has secured internet access and devices to facilitate at…
With a doctorate in biology, Dr. Rachel Morris teaches at Michigan State, volunteers for tracing, and fights the pandemic
EAST LANSING, Mich. — While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the world, one Waldoboro native has stepped to the frontlines of the pandemic and trained numerous individuals…
BEVERLY, Mass. — Thea Cannon, a native of Belfast, has been awarded the Foundation Department Merit Award by Montserrat College of Art this spring, despite the postponement of the annual student…
AUGUSTA — Educators from each of Maine’s counties were honored May 14 in a Facebook webcast announcing the 2020 Maine County Teachers of the Year.
The group of educators comprises the…
CAMDEN — With the pandemic altering how seniors at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport celebrate the countdown until graduation, school leaders have partnered with Randy Stearns and…
HOPE — The trio of schools comprising School Union #69 — Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School — have found its new superintendent.
…
Some people in our lovely community know that I have spent many years in the middle school building. I moved to Maine for the start of fifth grade, which was then housed in the Andrews Wing. I…
Red Cloak Tours is offering a new product that will allow small groups or families in Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, and other Maine locations to enjoy a personalized, guided outdoor adventure while…
‘Our deepest gratitude is extended to the teacher/parents at home’
Islesboro Central School’s Principal Chuck Hamm has submitted the following regarding end-of-year plans
Islesboro Central School will hold it’s last formal day of remote learning…
music, drama, and ‘leadership skills beyond measure’
CAMDEN — The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Camden Hills Regional High School is pleased to announce Robyn Walker-Spencer as the Student of the Month for May, according to CHRHS, in a…
Senior Emily Boynton explains how most high school students feel these days
Senioritis—that age-old slump that hits high school seniors in the spring of their last year of school, has historically come about when seniors felt they had college or a secure job locked in for…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education issued guidance May 6 to Maine’s education leaders regarding high school graduation ceremonies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The guidance was…
Camden-Rockport K-8 Superintendent Maria Libby submitted the following May 4:
It has been several months since I’ve provided a community update on the middle school project and I…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine higher education institutions will receive an additional $2,947,301 in funding through the CARES Act, according to a news release.
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Prospective students get a personal tour of the campus, talk with president, via internet
UNITY — Embarking on a trip to tour a college campus is, for the majority of high school students nearing graduation, is a ritual. This is when juniors and seniors attempt to envision spending…
transitioning to Independent nonprofit status
The Board of Directors of Coastal Senior College, one of 17 senior colleges in the Maine Senior College Network, voted unanimously April 20 to transition to independent status from the University…
the class of 2033
Regional School Unit 13 will be welcoming all Kindergarten students entering school in September 2020. Registration is for those children who will be 5 years old on…
BELFAST — Registration is open for two new online professional development programs through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center.
The…
