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Four European students learning American culture

RUMFORD — Four young men from four European countries are this year’s foreign exchange students at Mountain Valley High School. All want to learn more about American culture as well as improve their already very good English. Eduardo Esteban is a junior from Spain; Gustav Gavenas is a senior from Sweden; Felix Proerm is a […]

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RSU 10: Muskie Auditorium at MVHS to remain closed until November

RUMFORD — Work is progressing to repair considerable damage done last winter to the Muskie Auditorium at RSU 10’s Mountain Valley High School. The auditorium and many other areas of the school were damaged by a leaky roof caused by heavy snow and ice buildup. Rumford Selectman Jeff Sterling gave an update at Thursday night’s […]

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Mountain Valley High School honor roll

RUMFORD — The following students were named to the honor roll for the second quarter at Mountain Valley High School. High honors Grade 12: Christopher Baptiste, Shawn Bennett, Andrew Boucher, Anthony Boucher, Bryan Farrar, Nathan James Fitzpatrick, Nunzio Bartolomeo Formisano, Ellie Hall, Marijo Kiley, Tiffany Bernadette Lake, Katherine Mills, Kayla Anne Pingree, Katie Puiia, Shannon […]

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S. Briggs: Taking care of the veterans

Throughout this graduation season, I found myself reflecting on what receiving a high school diploma means – especially to our veterans. My brother, like many others, entered the military before his high school graduation. At 17, Gus joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served our country in Vietnam. He finished his secondary education in the […]

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Mountain Valley High School grad writes, publishes first novel in Rumford

RUMFORD — A 2009 graduate of Mountain Valley High School has written and published her first book and is selling paperback and electronic versions worldwide via the Internet. On Saturday at Rumford’s Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival, Phoebe Pike of Rumford was signing copies of “The Cold World,” while helping the Western Foothills Kids Association with […]

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16 county teachers of the year named

AUGUSTA — On National Teacher Appreciation Day, three regional teachers were among 16 statewide named Teacher of the Year for their county during a State House ceremony. The Tuesday ceremony was part of an expanded Maine Teacher of the Year program, in which top teachers are named for each county. From that group of 16, […]

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Mountain Valley High School honor roll

RUMFORD — The following students were named to the Mountain Valley High School honor roll for the first semester. High honors Grade 12: Elizabeth Adley, Christopher Baptiste, Shawn Bennett, Andrew Boucher, Anthony Boucher, Caitlin Braun, Bryan Farrar, Nathan James Fitzpatrick, Brittany Gaudet, Ellie Hall, Marijo Kiley, Katherine Mills, Karissa Murphy, Kayla Anne Pingree, Abbey Jane […]