Madison Friend and Jay Orser of Students Empowered to End Dependency have been sharing their experiences of drug and alcohol addiction at high schools throughout the state this past year.
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Chronic absenteeism has ‘dropped quite a bit’ at Sumner school
Chronic absenteeism at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School “has fallen 6.5% from last year,” and the school’s chronic absenteeism rates are currently at 18.5% of the student population, said Board Director Allison Long.
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Contractor chosen for new school in Mexico
Landry/French Construction of Scarborough submitted the lowest bid of $70.3 million.
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RSU 10 to choose building contractor for new school in Mexico
The district’s building advisory committee will determine the contractor for the new school building in Mexico at their Nov. 6 meeting in the cafeteria at Mountain Valley High School at 5:30 p.m.
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Rumford area high school to hold substance abuse prevention and awareness day
Students at Mountain Valley High School, along with administrators, are planning Nov. 17 to provide education for students about resources for help in the area and to end the stigma of people who are addicted to substances.
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Rumford, Buckfield high school principals say students learning in and out of classrooms
Students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School attended a career day at Sunday River resort in Newry last month.
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Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it’s a step too far.
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Department of Education to decide Maine teacher of the year Friday
Mountain Valley Middle School science teacher Lacey Todd is one of four finalists for the award.
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Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch
RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.
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SAD 17 appoints Veronica Poland of West Paris to Maine Vocational Region 11 board
PARIS — The Maine School Administrative District 17 board of directors Tuesday unanimously approved Director Veronica Poland’s application to serve on the board of directors for Maine Vocational Region 11. She joins MSAD 17 Directors Lewis Williams of Hebron and Peter Wood of Norway. Lisa Dunham of Oxford previously held the Region 11 seat, even […]