FARMINGTON – The Bjorn Auditorium of Mt. Blue Campus was transformed Wednesday into a courtroom for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and its seven justices. The Law Court heard oral arguments in three cases as students from Mt. Blue and Mt. Abram high schools listened. The court was at the school at the invitation of […]
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RSU 9 day treatment study finds mixed results
FARMINGTON — The day treatment program at Regional School Unit 9 has led to fewer office disciplinary referrals but has not improved attendance, according to a study by one of its teachers. Marian Harrison, a teacher in the treatment program for grades seven through 12 at Mt. Blue Regional School District, conducted the study as […]
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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 […]
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Jamie Beth Shible scholarship awarded to Mt. Blue cheerleader
FARMINGTON — The Jamie Beth Shible Memorial Scholarship Award was presented to Mt. Blue senior cheerleader Olivia Martin Thursday by Stephen and Julie Shible and their son, Ryan Shible. The presentation was held in front of a flowering crab apple tree and plaque given by friends in memory of Shible. The tree was moved for […]
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RSU 9 hires director of special services, assistant principal
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to hire a director of special services and an assistant principal of the Mt. Blue Campus. The board hired Christine Gatto-Shea, interim director of special education, as the full-time director of special services beginning July 1. She will be paid $89,929, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. […]
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RSU 9 approves two-year contract for Mt. Blue principal
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a probationary, two-year contract for Bruce Mochamer, principal of Mt. Blue High School and coordinator of Mt. Blue Campus, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Mochamer’s salary was approved at $93,000 for the first year of the contract, which begins July 1. The school […]
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Mochamer named principal at Mt. Blue High School
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously agreed Tuesday night to appoint interim Mt. Blue High School Principal Bruce Mochamer as principal and coordinator of the Mt. Blue Campus, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. Mochamer will begin his new duties July 1, Ward said. A contract will be presented later. “We were pleased with […]
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RSU 9 board meeting postponed
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 9, has been postponed until Tuesday, Dec. 16, because of the predicted snowstorm. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road.
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RSU 9 directors to hear proposal on firefighter training facility
FARMINGTON — Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell on Tuesday night will present Regional School Unit 9 directors a proposal to use district property to build a fire training facility on Seamon Road. The property is past Mt. Blue High School, before the practice field. Tuesday’s meeting is at 7 p.m., Nov. 18, in the Forum […]
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Slime, seeds launched with weather balloon at Farmington
FARMINGTON — A high-elevation weather balloon carrying slime mold and seeds was launched Thursday from a field across from the Mt. Blue Campus to collect scientific data for studies by high school biology and college engineering students. The astrobiology-scientific balloon project is sponsored by NASA. Rick Eason, an associate professor who teaches electrical and computer-engineering […]