PARIS — Two hazardous chemicals found during a routine inspection of a physics lab at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School have been removed, Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors this week. He said the chemicals were bromine and iodine, which were removed because they had expired dates. They were disposed of at a U.S. Environmental Protection […]
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SAD 17 off the hook for cost of oil spill cleanup
HEBRON — While the cost to clean up more than 1,500 gallons of oil that leaked out of the Hebron Station School basement tank last December is unknown, the SAD 17 school district is not picking up the tab. SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts and Jessamine Logan, spokeswoman for the Department of Environmental Protection, both […]
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SAD 17 has nearly 50 new staff members
PARIS — Nearly 50 new staff members will be in place when SAD 17 schools open next week, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett told directors meeting Monday night. On Wednesday, Aug. 27, seventh- and ninth-grade students return to classes. All others will begin Thursday, Aug. 28. Hartnett said new staff member make up about 8 percent […]
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Federal money to SAD 17 dropping
PARIS — Statistics from the National School Lunch Program indicate the economy is improving in SAD 17 because fewer students need free or reduced-price lunches, school officials said. The report on student lunches was part of an overall presentation by Kathy Elkins on the fiscal 2014-15 allocation of Title I and II funds to SAD […]
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SAD 17 growth plan nears completion
PARIS – The Strategic Planning Committee is set to present the SAD 17 Board of Directors with their plan for the school district’s future. Director Jared Cash, who chaired the committee, told directors at their Monday night meeting the committee is looking for feedback. The committee represents longtime community members, alumni, parents of students, former […]
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SAD 17 administrative offices set to move to Community College Center
PARIS — The SAD 17 administration team is gearing up for its move to new headquarters in Paris next month. “The Oxford offices close June 30 for good,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. The new Paris office — the site of the former Oxford fairgrounds exposition building at 232 Main St. — will open on July […]
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SAD 17 offices moving to Paris
OXFORD — SAD 17 has signed a lease with the Western Maine University and Community College Center, enabling the district to move its administration offices to Paris by early July. “June 16 will be our last school board meeting here,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at Monday’s meeting at their central office […]
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SAD 17 curriculum director to serve part time
OXFORD — Longtime curriculum director Kathy Elkins will stay on part time next year to handle federal grants during the transition to her replacement, SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. Elkins, who took the position in 2002, will stay into the 2014-15 school year. “Kathy agreed to stick around for 88 days to handle all […]
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Oxford Hills to graduate 235 students Saturday
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s graduation Saturday will see 235 students dressed in green and white robes, marching to receive their diplomas. The 52nd annual commencement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. June 7 at the Gouin Field Complex on Alpine Street in South Paris. SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said graduation […]
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Pulitzer Prize winner to be Oxford Hills’ keynote graduation speaker
PARIS — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Scott Allen will be the keynote speaker at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School commencement ceremony Saturday. Allen, an investigative journalist with the Boston Globe, was part of a team of reporters and editors that won the award for their coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. When he […]