RSU 56 school board director Barbara Chow of Dixfield maintained her seat for a three-year term while Elizabeth Kelly of Dixfield will take director Angela Varnum’s seat, as Varnum did not seek reelection.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
RSU 10 voters approve new school building and $30.95 million budget
About 98% of the cost of the new school building will be paid for by the Maine Department of Education in subsidized bonds.
Oxford reelects 2 selectmen; chooses new school board director
Ron Kugell, who has served on SAD 17’s board of directors since 1984, is retiring.
Auburn voters pass $55.7 million school budget
Under the approved plan, property owners will pay 48 cents more per $1,000 in assessed property value.
Water fixtures with high lead count in Spruce Mountain buildings to be fixed this summer
Results of tests taken April 14 found 15 out of 102 fixtures in Regional School Unit 73 buildings with lead levels higher than 4 ppb.
Mechanic Falls, Minot students establish coffee service as fundraiser
Teachers, staff help in developing a taste of success.
Spruce Mountain High School grads told they can do ‘amazing things’
In an outdoor ceremony at Griffin Field, 70 seniors receive diplomas and turn graduation tassels in Livermore Falls.
Mt. Blue High School graduates told to embrace uncertainty and ‘face your fears’
Following speeches and musical performances, 150 students receive diplomas or, for eight international students, certificates of attendance at Caldwell Field in Farmington.
Oxford Hills seniors weather downpour, celebrate graduation
Ceremony in South Paris sees 216 seniors receive diplomas and retiring principal an “honorary degree.”
Buckfield Junior-Senior High School graduates 32
Seniors spoke of ‘unconditional love,’ ‘deep care’ and sacrifice during their graduation speeches.