Many schools opting to stick with 11-man football, others concerned about three-class 11-man system.
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Thomas Eastler, Maine’s “father of the racewalk,” remembered for persistence
By Rachel Ohm, Morning Sentinel FARMINGTON — Thomas Eastler, who helped make racewalking a high school sport in Maine and contributed to its popularity throughout the state and nation, died Thursday at age 73. The Farmington resident, a professor of natural sciences at the University of Maine at Farmington for 41 years, was a USA […]
Leavitt Area High School's Chloe Veilleux receives MPA Principal's Award
TURNER — Chloe Veilleux of Turner, a senior at Leavitt Area High School, has been selected to receive the 2018 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Chloe has consistently demonstrated her ability to face and overcome challenges both […]
Mountain Valley High School senior earns 2018 Principal's Award
RUMFORD — Brooke Carver of Rumford, a senior at Mountain Valley High School and daughter of Christopher and Deborah Carver, has been selected to receive the 2018 Principal’s Award, Principal Matthew Gilbert announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Gilbert […]
Shelby Cronkhite receives MPA Principals Award
TURNER — Shelby Cronkhite of Turner, a senior at Leavitt Area High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, Principal Eben Shaw announced yesterday. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Since her freshmen year, Shelby has proven […]
Taylor Kruger to receive Principal's Award
FRYEBURG — Taylor Kruger, a senior at Fryeburg Academy, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, Head of School Erin P. Mayo announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement, citizenship and leadership. “Taylor has been an exemplary student throughout her […]
Joshua Eliot receives MPA Principal's Award
BETHEL — Josh Eliot of Bethel, a senior at Telstar Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, Principal Cheryl Lang announced today. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Josh exemplifies what Telstar (Regional) High School […]
Arissa Shaw receives Maine Principals' Association award
LEWISTON — Arissa Shaw of Lewiston, a senior at Lewiston High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Shaw is bright, witty, talented and conscientious, according to her teachers. She has […]
The Hot Corner: Give football realignment proposal a chance
If we are either providing or consuming the contents of this page, probably we are emotionally invested in high school sports. With that investment comes the likelihood that our judgment gets cloudy from time to time. We lose sight of the reasons these games exist. It’s a short list, really: to teach the value of […]
MPA Hall announces second wave of inductees
The Maine Principals’ Association announced Tuesday its second class of inductees into its Hall of Excellence, founded a year ago to recognize the best of the best in Maine scholastic athletics. This year’s inductees include Peter Brown, Administrator; Norm Davis, Official; Paula Doughty, Coach; Richard Getchell, MPA Assistant Executive Director; John Huard, Athlete; Dwight Hunter, […]