Students at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington fill boxes with toys Friday for Toys for Tots. Steven Faith, left, a U.S. Marine from the Central Maine Division of Toys for Tots, drove from Brunswick to receive about $300 worth of toys for distribution to children in Maine. Based on an assignment, Brianna […]
Mt. Blue High School
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Foster Tech Center recognizes students
FARMINGTON — The Foster Tech Center announced its program recognition recipients during the Gold Day Recognition Assembly held at the Mt. Blue Campus on Dec. 1. The recipients are: Mt. Abram High School students: Zebadiah Coolong for Employability Skills; and Brandon Hemingway, Plumbing; Merrill Steward, Firefighting. Mt. Blue High School students: William Salisbury, Composites Manufacturing; […]
advertisement
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue High School lists first quarter honor roll
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. Honor Status (grades six to nine): Natasha Abbott, Kaden Allen, Keegan Andrews, Scott Barber, Ian Barker, Calvin Beale, Ayden Beisaw, Abriel Bordeau, Megan Brown, Andy Chen, Tabytha Cliche, Elijah Craig, Alex Davis, Aidan DeCarolis, Isabelle Decker, […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue Students of Month
Mt. Blue High School has presented Student of the Month awards to the following for the second quarter: Hailee Heikkinen and Tristan Bouchard, sophomores, and River Lisius and George Edmunds, seniors. Future Business Leaders of America sponsors the Student of the Month Assembly. Students are selected by faculty, based on academic performance, community and school […]
Posted inFranklin
Mt. Blue students launch high-elevation balloon as part of experiment
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue sophomore Jacob Miller held onto a high-elevation balloon as it was inflated with helium in preparation of its launch into space with attached payloads and sensors. Once it was ready, those holding the balloon released it. It floated up and out of sight quickly. Miller and fellow sophomores in Doug Hodum’s […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
School spirit helps raise money at Mt. Blue
The phrase, “We believe that we will win,” along with drums and other instruments echoed through the halls of Mt. Blue High School on Friday morning as students and staff showed their spirit in the School Spirit Challenge sponsored by WGME Channel 13 to raise money and food for the Good Shepherd Food Bank in […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 receives preliminary approval to partner with Chinese school
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has received word that the Chinese government has approved a partnership to offer a dual diploma program to students attending Beijing No. 2 Middle School in China. RSU 9 expects to receive at least $60,000 in the first year and $120,000 in the second year. The figures do not […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Mt. Blue students to hold rally for education
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School students and others will take to the streets Monday to rally in support of education. Voters cut nearly $1 million from an initial proposed budget Tuesday. Voters will consider validating the $32.65 million proposal, which is nearly $100,000 less than the 2016-17 budget, during a yes-or-no validation referendum Tuesday, […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Mt. Blue student stands up to bullying
FARMINGTON — When Valerianne Hinkley was first bullied and betrayed by friends last May, she was devastated and missed several days of classes. She wanted to do something positive and raise awareness about bullying, so with the help of a couple of friends, the 15-year-old from Wilton anonymously left post-it notes bearing positive messages — […]
Posted inConnections, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
Three area high school graduates receive scholarships
ALFRED — MES Foundation has announced winners of the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship and the MES Foundation Scholarship, totaling $60,000 in awards to 12 Maine students. The Pierce scholarship provided 10 Maine high school graduates $5,000 toward their 2017-2018 post-secondary education. Established in honor of MES founder Dick Pierce, who died in 2011, the […]