Blue Crew, the Foster Career and Technical Education Center at Mt. Blue High School robotics team, will be at several festivals this summer to raise money and share information about the program.
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RSU 9 budget meeting to be livestreamed
Voters will weigh in on the 2019-20 spending plan May 28 in Bjorn Auditorium at the Mt. Blue Campus.
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Blue Crew award
FARMINGTON — The Blue Crew from Mt. Blue Foster Career and Technical Education Center competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition North Shore Event in Reading, Massachusetts March 16 and 17. The team had a very solid performance with their robot “Hatchcalibur” by finishing in 17th position out of 38 teams after the qualification matches and […]
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First Foster CTE students inducted into honor society
Forty-nine Foster Career and Technical Education students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society Wednesday, Feb. 27.
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Building futures
The building construction program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center teaches prepares students for careers.
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Safety, skill, speed tested at loggers meet in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Teams from four technical schools competed Thursday in the 42nd Annual Loggers Meet, which included demonstrations of skills that loggers, wood harvesters and foresters need to be successful in their work. The two-day event hosted by the forestry and wood harvesting program at the Foster Career and Technical Education Center will continue Friday […]
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Collaboratively built home in Chesterville celebrated
CHESTERVILLE — Several people attended an open house Friday afternoon at the first home built through Western Maine Community Action’s Community Home Replacement Program. With federal, state and local partners, students in the building construction and plumbing and heating programs at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington helped build a new home for […]
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Mainely Outdoors, composite manufacturing class collaborate
FARMINGTON — A collaboration between Mainely Outdoors, the University of Maine at Farmington’s outdoor recreation and excursion program, and a composite manufacturing class at Foster Career and Technical Education Center is reaping benefits. The composite students are gaining hands-on experience repairing five canoes for Mainely Outdoors, which offers free gear rental to Mt. Blue students […]
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Career expo, job fair at Farmington
FARMINGTON — Foster Career and Technical Education Center, New Ventures of Maine, the Franklin County Network and the Wilton CareerCenter are offering four career-centered events Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Mt. Blue Campus. 8-11 a.m.: Totally Trades, sponsored by New Ventures Maine. This program is designed for ninth-grade girls from Mt. Blue (Farmington), Spruce Mountain (Jay), […]
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Student-designed drone takes flight
FARMINGTON — The drone’s flight was short. It rose to the end of its 75-foot tether and crashed. “It was a successful first flight with an unsuccessful landing,” said Richard Wilde, computer technology teacher at the Foster Career and Technical Education Center. Over the past two years, students in Wilde’s robotics class have designed and […]