A Dirigo High School student was the grade nine to 12 winner; a Poland Community School fourth-grader was recognized.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute names local dean’s list students
WORCESTER, Mass. — Seven local undergraduate students made the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 2023 spring dean’s list. Ava Chadbourne of Sweden, class of 2025, is majoring in computer science. Noah Cyr of Minot, class of 2026, is majoring in data science. Ashton Guerin of Poland, class of 2026, is majoring in mechanical engineering. Hope Hutchinson of […]
Dixfield-based district approves money to keep high school soccer
DIXFIELD — Residents of Regional School Unit 56 voted 34-2 Tuesday to add $18,800 to the proposed annual budget to keep the boys and girls high school soccer program next year. All 21 articles were passed by residents of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru at the annual district budget meeting at Dirigo High School. Bethany […]
Dirigo High School 2023 Top Ten Students
Austin Adams of Canton is the son of Travis Adams and Becky Adams. During his years at Dirigo High School, Austin has participated in golf, basketball and baseball, all four year of high school. Out of school, he enjoys golfing at the dale with the boys. He plans to attend Central Maine Community College, […]
RSU 56 hearing for a new bus garage set for May 23 budget meeting
The district has $500,000 in a capital reserve account for the new bus garage, and voters will be asked at the June 14 referendum if they want to spend an additional $600,000-plus for the project, Superintendent Pam Doyen said at board of directors’ meeting in March.
Dixfield society to host talk by local couple May 11
The Dixfield Historical Society is scheduled to showcase Lauren Hebert’s antique maps that especially pertain to Dixfield — as well as his wife Liz’s recently completed “underground railroad” quilt — at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11. The Heberts live in Dixfield. The event will be held at the Dixfield Historical Society Museum House, 59 Main […]
Coach, parent ask for return of soccer at Dirigo High School next year
The soccer program was one cut made by the RSU 56 board of directors at their April 11 meeting to reach their proposed $13.55 million budget for the 2023-24 school year.
Dixfield middle school lists honor students
DIXFIELD — T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School has announced the following students were named to its second trimester honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. Grade 8 — Academic Excellence: Marlee Gray, William Morris, Salem Remington, Tomlin Suttles, Kaeden Swan, Stetson Thurston and Mitchel Wolf. Academic Achievement: Colby Averill, Marley Berry, Aurora Breau, Emma Chapman, Makenzie […]
Dixfield-based district rescinds vote to build private bathroom stalls
The private stalls would have been built with a $214,750 state loan from the Maine Department of Education.