Civil War Arsenal

HEBRON — The Hebron Historical Society will hold its first general membership meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Hebron Town Office.

The speaker will be Melissa Sheets of Hebron, talking on the Washington, D.C., Arsenal and the Monument to its Workers, presenting a history of U.S. Arsenals during the Civil War, their impact during the war, as well as a portion of her masters thesis on the Washington Arsenal Monument.

Sheets received her master’s degree in art history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The meeting and program are open to the public.

Certificate programs

PARIS — The Western Maine University College Center will offer RTI certificate programs from the USM South Paris.

Beginning this summer, the college center, 232 Main St., will offer two USM graduate certificate programs designed for practicing teachers and administrators: Response to Intervention (RTI) Academic and Response to Intervention (RTI) Behavior. Courses will be delivered by video conference and online.

Certificate students in both programs will learn the core features of RTI as a multi-tier system to support all students. Both RTI Academic and RTI Behavior certificates prepare educators to design and implement systems of support which focus on establishing Tier I (core) curriculum practices as the foundation.

Interested individuals are invited to attend an information session via video conferencing from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, March 26. The session will be hosted by Pat Red and Dr. Rachel Brown-Chidsey of USM’s Education and Psychology Program.

Contact Western Maine University College Center at 743-9322 for more information and to reserve a seat.

Fundraising success

PARIS — The SAD 17/Oxford Hills Head Custodians raised $8,154.75 in their Chinese auction earlier this month. The money will go to scholarships the organization awards to Oxford Hills students continuing their education beyond high school.