PARIS — After voting by a large margin at their Dec. 6 meeting to release students an hour early on Fridays following the holiday vacation break, SAD 17’s board of directors scheduled a special meeting for Dec. 10 to rescind the measure. Instead, the board voted to change the early release time on Wednesdays from […]
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SAD 17 board honors sports teams, expands Wednesday early release hours
Directors will hold a special meeting Friday to approve adjusting early release Wednesdays, a move that provides educators more time for lesson preparations.
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Oxford Hills students rewarded for turning in cyber bullies
Instagram is the latest social media platform showing mischief and misbehavior gone viral.
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Oxford Hills heads to the championship!
Revenge will be the icing if the Vikings football teams knocks rival Thornton Academy at Saturday’s state championship game.
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Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
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Oxford Hills schools superintendent to analyze staff absences
Maine School Administrative District 17 has no employee manual that details reasons and requirements for absences.
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Hartnett departs SAD 17, continues leading district administrators’ professional development
Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett will teach graduate classes at the University of Southern Maine’s School of Education and Human Development.
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TikTok trend ‘devious licks’ hits Maine schools
PARIS — TikTok, the social media network, has renewed interest in old music, made viral video and music stars out of people having fun and even factored into the 2020 presidential election. The free app has been downloaded more than 130 million times in the U.S. alone and established celebrities have started their own accounts. […]
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SAD 17 to borrow $3.6 million to address cash flow issues
Oxford Hills School District directors authorize loan to cover cash shortfall attributed to federal coronavirus relief bill reimbursements.
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Oxford Elementary educator named county’s teacher of the year
OXFORD — Oxford Elementary School teacher Melissa Guerrette has been named Oxford County’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. The honor puts her in the running with 16 other educators for Maine’s teacher of the year, to be announced in October. This is the third time that Guerrette has been nominated for the award. Guerrette has […]