OXFORD— District efforts to boost the enrollment of college-bound high school graduates from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were praised by a higher education loan provider. Wendy Ault, director of the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation Education Foundation, told SAD 17 directors Tuesday night that the district initiatives to improve enrollment in post-secondary education were […]
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Driver had wrong address in West Paris incident
WEST PARIS — Police discovered that a suspect in an alleged attempted abduction of a student Wednesday was actually a driver sent to pick up a student, but stopped at the wrong house. On Friday, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said the driver was transporting a student to a school that is not affiliated with the Oxford […]
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Oxford Elementary School installs wood pellet boiler
OXFORD — A 6,000-pound wood pellet boiler was installed at the Oxford Elementary School on Wednesday morning, and another will be delivered to the Rowe Elementary School in Norway on Friday. Both U.S.-made boilers are expected to be online as soon as the end of January, school officials said. “We’re going to be burning fuel […]
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School pipes thawed, roofs checked in Oxford Hills
OXFORD – Harsh weather conditions in recent weeks have frozen, but not burst, pipes in several SAD 17 buildings, Facilities Director David Marshall said. With temperatures fluctuating from subzero to more than 40 degrees, Marshall said school officials have been extra vigilant to ensure there’s no damage to school buildings in the eight district towns. […]
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1,900-gallon oil spill closes Hebron Station School
HEBRON — Classes at Hebron Station School have been canceled until further notice while the school district and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection deal with the fallout from a heating oil spill. A DEP response team was on site Tuesday, determining the extent of the spill that occurred last week and how to proceed […]
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SAD 17 awaits charter school impact
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills School District has received a $7,424 tuition bill for one student to attend the Fiddlehead School of Arts & Sciences in Gray this year. Officials say that may just be the tip of the financial iceberg. With four new charter schools awaiting approval from the Maine Charter School Commission to […]
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From apprenticeships to vocational schools, technical education has come a long way
OXFORD — Vocational education is strong and growing in the Oxford Hills, Oxford Hills Technical High School Principal Shawn Lambert recently told the SAD 17 Board of Directors. From pre-engineering courses, to fashion design, forestry and early childhood education, the high school serves hundreds of the more than 1,100 students who attend the Oxford Hills […]
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Public forum set on the future of SAD 17
OXFORD — The future direction of SAD 17 will be the focus of a meeting Dec. 4 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum. Residents can tell the district’s Strategic Planning Committee what’s on their minds regarding the future of the Oxford Hills educational system. The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. […]
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SAD 17 readies for planning forum
OXFORD — The 22-member Strategic Planning Committee for SAD 17 will meet this week to prepare for a public forum on mapping the future of the school district. “To strategically plan for the next five to 10 years is a must,” committee Chairman Jared Cash of Norway said. The forum is set for Dec. 4. […]