A heating and air conditioning upgrade a Guy E. Rowe School in Norway will not be complete before school starts Aug. 28, but plans are in place to get teachers and students in their classrooms.
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Harrison school trail project leads to discovery, excitement
“My favorite part was going out and seeing what nature really is,” said Noa Tsapis, Harrison Elementary School student.
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Directors learn benefits of late start
Director of Curriculum Heather Manchester in a presentation Monday said studies show teens have improved grades and standardized test scores when school starts at a later time.
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Graphic designers headed to national competition
Seven Oxford Hills Technical School students in Virginia Valdes’ graphic design program will travel to Louisville, Kentucky next week for the National SkillsUSA Championships. F
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Celebration Barn to launch ‘Theater in Schools’ program
The Barn’s new program, “Theater in Schools,” will host students from all eight elementary schools in the Oxford Hills School District for a live performance.
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Oxford Hills schools tackling uptick in e-cigarettes, marijuana-laced edibles
Use by students ranges from elementary to high school grades.
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SAD 17 to hold kindergarten screenings
All elementary schools in the district will host a screening in the spring.
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Former SAD 17 board member pleads no contest to theft charges
Former Oxford Hills School District board member plead no contest to a theft charge on Feb. 21 in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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Nurse coverage difficult in schools
PARIS — Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said he is “encouraged” about applications he is receiving to fill the recent resignation of a nurse who was oversaw the medical needs of hundreds of students in Oxford Elementary School, the Otisfield Community School and at the Western Maine Regional Program for Children with Exceptionalities, that is based […]
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Committee works on thoughtful, judicious walkout policy
PARIS — Policy Committee Chairwoman Judy Green told the SAD 17 Board of Directors that work continues on the student walkout policy, but its development is hindered by lack of precedent. “The fact that there aren’t any existing policies to draw from makes it more difficult,” Green told her fellow directors at the October 1 board […]