FARMINGTON — Freshmen in Dan Ryder’s English class at Mt. Blue Campus built tiny houses as part of their reading of John Steinbeck’s novel, “Of Mice and Men.” They read the book and created houses based off the physical and emotional needs of the characters, student Clay McCarthy said. Houses were either built physically or […]
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Mt. Blue students reorganize, collect food for school food pantry
FARMINGTON — Students in the grades seven to 12 Day Treatment Program at Mt. Blue Campus have taken over the school’s food pantry in a service learning project. Boxes of books and a mobile cart were moved to free up shelves for food storage. Students checked expiration dates on food that had been previously collected […]
RSU 9 approves student trip to China
FARMINGTON – Regional School 9 directors voted Tuesday to approve a trip to China this fall for some world language students at Mt. Blue Campus. World language teacher Lisa Dalrymple is coordinator of the International Student Program at the campus, which includes Mt. Blue High School. She told the school board she received an email […]
Restructuring approved for Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — A new interim administration model has been implemented at Mt. Blue Campus and is expected to be more efficient and to better meet the needs of students. Regional School Unit 9 directors approved the proposal Aug. 2 by a weighted vote of 488-242. Approving the vote were Directors Richard Hargreaves of New Vineyard, […]
Mt. Blue student expelled for pot brownies
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 9-3 Tuesday to indefinitely expel a Mt. Blue Campus student for distributing marijuana brownies on school property, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Administrators will develop a re-entry plan. When the student completes the plan, Ward will determine if it was successfully done and recommend to directors whether […]
RSU 9 forms FIRST competitive robot team
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a robotics club at the Mt. Blue Campus, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Mitchell Guillaume, a senior at Mt. Blue High School, approached Richard Wilde, a computer technology teacher at Foster Career and Technical Education Center, about being a mentor for a FIRST […]