FARMINGTON — The ideas keep growing on what the incubator space at the Mt. Blue Campus can be used for. High school teachers and students have done a variety of projects in the large space in the E-wing near the metal fabrication and composites work spaces, and the physics and business/technology classrooms. The space was […]
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Company to check out leaking roof at Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — Several areas in the new $64 million Mt. Blue Campus had buckets catching water leaking through the roof Tuesday night. “It really has been a nightmare,” RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board. Whenever you have a skylight, a roof vent or an opening, you are asking for problems and there […]
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Fire alarm empties Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — Surveillance video helped authorities quickly identify who pulled a fire alarm Wednesday at the Mt. Blue Campus. The alarm briefly sent high school students, preschoolers and staff out into frigid temperatures. Farmington firefighters responded to the alarm at 8:49 a.m. The campus was evacuated for about 10 to 15 minutes, fire Chief Terry […]
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Mt. Blue school’s Bjorn Auditorium dedicated
FARMINGTON — After three years of construction and nearly a dozen years of planning, the combined Mt. Blue High School and Foster Technology Center, and the Bjorn Auditorium were dedicated Thursday night. “We really appreciate this school,” student Darby Sabin said as she and student Andrew Pratt led a group on a tour of the […]
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Management team named for new RSU 9 auditorium, forum
FARMINGTON — A four-member management team will oversee the new Bjorn Auditorium and the Presentation Forum at the Mt. Blue Campus. Team members are teachers Christopher Davis, Deborah Muise, Daniel Ryder and Steve Muise. The team has received basic training in the new technology and will undergo training for sound and lighting, RSU 9 Superintendent […]
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Dedication of Mt. Blue Campus, Bjorn Auditorium set for Thursday
FARMINGTON — A dedication ceremony for the new Mt. Blue Campus and the Bjorn Auditorium will be held Thursday, Nov. 14. Tours will begin at 6 p.m., with the ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at 7. The $65 million renovation project at Mt. Blue High School and Foster Career and Technical Education Center took three years […]
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RSU 9 school board approves secretary restructuring
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Tuesday to accept Superintendent Tom Ward’s recommendation to restructure the secretarial staff at the Central Office and Mt. Blue Campus office. The Central Office proposal was modified so the district could stay within budget and not use any money from the school district’s nutrition program. Ward said after […]
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Draft policy introduced for school auditorium, Forum use
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 school board’s Policy Committee will review a draft policy on the use of the new Bjorn Auditorium and Presentation Forum at the Mt. Blue Campus. The policy has been tried and tested over the last 13 years at Marshwood High School in South Berwick and works very well, Superintendent Tom […]
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Restructuring proposed at RSU 9 central office, Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors have asked for more financial information on a proposal to restructure staff at the Central Office and Mt. Blue Campus, where the high school and career and technology education center are located. Superintendent Tom Ward proposed the changes at the board’s Oct. 8 meeting. Dan Gazette, an administrative assistant […]
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RSU 9 board approves $9,000 stipend for management team
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school board members voted Tuesday to approve a stipend of $9,000 to manage the Forum and the Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. The vote also allows the board to review data in January 2014 to see if that amount is enough or needs to be increased. The money was not […]