PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors was told at its meeting Monday that the school district is feeding more children and teachers are seeing less-stressed students taking tests. However, following the presentation by Food Service Director Jodi Truman, several directors questioned why the state test results have not improved as a result of […]
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April Fool’s Fun Ski Race
PARIS — A Senior Project Fundraiser Race is set for this Saturday, April 1, at Mt. Abram in Greenwood, beginning at 9 a.m. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School seniors McKinley Murphy and Ryland VanDecker have planned the event for their senior project. All proceeds will go to the OHCHS Alpine Team. Skiers, families, friends, alumni […]
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School district plans visioning session at Paris
PARIS — School officials are inviting parents and others to a visioning session on the future of the Oxford Hills School District. Billed as a Community Conversation, it will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Oxford Hills Middle School library on Pine Street. District Curriculum Director Heather Manchester said the […]
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SAD 17 board OKs extending school day, if necessary
PARIS — The majority of School Administrative District 17 directors agreed Monday night to extend the school day by one hour from April 24 to May 26, if there is another snow day. The district has used 10 so far, bringing the last day of school to June 23. The authorization to change the school […]
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SAD 17 weighs snow day options
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District Superintendent Rick Colpitts recommended to directors Monday evening that they take no action now to make up six snow days. “It is far better to do nothing, but if we get two or three more snow days, I think we will have to do something,” he said. As of […]
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Snow on school roofs a concern in Oxford Hills
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District officials say they are monitoring the amount of snow on the district’s school buildings hoping to prevent more leaks like the one at the high school. “If another big storm came, we’d be worried,” SAD 17 Facilities Manager Nelson Baillargeon said after a record-breaking storm dumped more than 2 feet […]
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SAD 17 aptitude tests compared to statewide results
PARIS — State assessment test results for the 2015-16 school year have been released by the Department of Education, but local educators say more time is needed to study them before they can comment. “We have taken a preliminary look at the results and we are still digging into the data,” Heather Manchester, director of curriculum, […]
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SAD 17 classes starting later Friday
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District Superintendent Rick Colpitts announced late Thursday afternoon that there will be a two-hour delay in starting classes Friday morning because of frigid temperatures. “Our region is expected to face dangerous wind chills,” he said in a voicemail. “We anticipate there being some difficulty in starting our bus fleet in […]
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Oxford Hills teachers ratify contract
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Education Association has ratified a three-year contract that calls for cost-of-living and step increases in pay. “Things went well. Both sides came out of it happy with the results,” School Administrative District 17 Director Barry Patrie said. He chairs the board’s negotiation team, which approved the contract in August. The […]
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Cellphones, tablets becoming more popular in SAD 17 elementary school classrooms
OXFORD — For proof of how prolific technology has become over the past 20 years, look no further than an elementary school classroom. Several elementary school principals in SAD 17 have said that a majority of their students own cellphones and bring them to class, some even have electronic reading devices or tablets. Mike Dunn, technology […]