By A.M. Sheehan OXFORD HILLS — Recognition and Publicity of Alumni: Communicate through portraits of Oxford Hills graduates the success of their lives and careers. Alumni Relations: Develop a clearinghouse and database of alumni resources. This is what the SAD 17 district strategic plan says about developing alumni relations for the district. “The ultimate goal,” explains […]
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Zane Dustin of Hebron named Merit Scholar semifinalist
By A.M. Sheehan OXFORD HILLS — At 7, Zane Dustin of Hebron was taking things apart, putting them back together and asking questions such as, “How fast does someone run?” and “How long does it take for the light to go on when you flip the switch?” His goal in second grade was to be a […]
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Area chiefs join Oxford Hills Technical School to develop firefighter program
OXFORD HILLS — As it continues to become harder to recruit enough people to join the ranks of fire departments, local officials are looking at a long-term solution they say can benefit everyone – a junior firefighter program at the high school. Roughly a month ago, local fire officials – including Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates, […]
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String, brass, wind sought for Oxford Hills children
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — Do you have an old instrument laying musically unfulfilled in a closet or attic? The Oxford Elementary School is collecting musical instruments to start a loaner program for youngsters whose families may not be able to afford to buy or rent a budding Yo-Yo Ma or Louis Armstrong an instrument. […]
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SAD 17 part of Summer Melt pilot
By A.M. Sheehan OXFORD HILLS — Summer Melt. No it’s not a dripping ice cream cone on a hot day. It is a phenomenon educators call the summer melt when high school graduates who plan to go to college never make it. The term has been long used by college admissions offices, according to the Harvard University Center […]
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Inspiration from the ordinary … young writers explore Norway and Paris
OXFORD HILLS — Brandi Farnum whips out her cellphone from her jean shorts pocket and pulls up a photo she took at the Norway Veterans Memorial, dragging her finger across the screen as she reads the name, “Ellsworth G. Farnum.” Farnum, who’s entering ninth grade next month, has stopped in the Advertiser Democrat office with four […]
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A book, a cop, a teacher and bunch of kids … together learning good choices at Oxford Elementary School
OXFORD — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in reality, it is much more powerful than that. A teacher, an author and a DARE officer gathered at Oxford Elementary School recently – along with the entire fifth grade – in the culmination of a health unit on healthy choices, which tackled the […]
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Avesta Housing shares plans for Fox School complex in Paris
PARIS — Selectmen were given a presentation and a loose timeline on the proposed affordable living senior housing project at the Mildred M. Fox School on Monday, July 11. Seth Parker, director of real estate development for Avesta Housing, said his nonprofit organization is an active developer in Maine with a mission “to either build, […]
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Summer meals for hungry kids offered in Oxford Hills
OXFORD HILLS — The Summer Meals program kicked off this week, but Maisey Griffin, who is spearheading the program, said more monetary and food donations are needed to help run the grassroots program throughout the warmer months. Griffin of AmeriCorps VISTA and Healthy Oxford Hills gave some background on the program after finishing her rounds to the meal […]
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Healthy Oxford Hills faces uncertain future
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — Do you like learning how to cook healthy meals from fresh produce at the farmers’ market? How to eat healthy on a budget? Help with substance abuse prevention? Help quitting smoking? Being part of a wellness collaborative? Raising the county from least healthy in Maine? Learning how to prevent lead poisoning? […]