The Midcoast Retired Educators Association recently announced its 2023-24 classroom grant recipients: EB Baldwin from Morse High School, Lauren Watkinson from Mt. Ararat Middle School, and Sandy Bickford and Lisa Rioux from Mt. Ararat Middle School. Each year, K-12 teachers in MSAD 75, Brunswick, and RSU 1 are invited to submit proposals for a $300 […]
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Morse High School marks 55 years of homecoming
Morse High School alums will celebrate 55 years of its homecoming tradition on Oct. 6 and 7. Festivities kick off on Friday with a soccer game between the Morse High School and Gardiner High School junior varsity girls’ squads at 3:30 p.m. This will be followed by a varsity girls’ soccer game between Morse and […]
From the Chamber: Workforce development requires accepting change
I had the great fortune to be asked to speak last week at the Maine ELO Conference. For those unfamiliar with that term, Extended Learning Opportunity coordinators are school administrators who help with career pathways and exploration. When I was in school, guidance counselors used to inhabit this role, but the guidance counselor role has […]
Morse High School senior attends Girls Nation leadership summit in D.C.
Morse High School senior Grace Tetreault is representing Maine as one of two delegates in Washington, D.C., this week at the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation. American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation is a weeklong event that gives participants a firsthand experience with practical insight into how the federal government works. More than 7,000 young women […]
School Notebook: July 19
Freeport grad wins ‘Arrive Alive’ contest Recent Freeport High School graduate Mia Hornschild-Bear won first place in the 19th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest sponsored by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. Hornschild-Bear’s winning art is an animation depicting the consequences of distracted driving while encouraging teenagers to stay safe and focused when behind the wheel. […]
From the Chamber: Enrollment period open for business internships and tours
This is a follow-up to “From the Chamber: Students see career pathways through collaboration” that was published on May 31. In that column, I recounted the steps our Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber has taken in collaborating with Brunswick, Mt. Ararat and Morse high schools in developing a collaborative to connect students to businesses. We applied for […]
Morse High School graduate awarded Bar Harbor Bank & Trust scholarship
Maryssa Cavallaro, a Bath resident and recent graduate of Morse High School, has been awarded a $1,000 2023 Career & Technical Education Scholarship from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. The scholarship is presented to students who attended a technical career program as part of their high school curriculum and are planning to attend college or […]
Morse High School graduates urged to embark on journey of self-discovery
Morse High School’s 148-member senior class celebrated graduation Sunday.
Paving the way from Bath to D.C.
Morse High School valedictorian Natalie Emmerson’s goal is to work on Capitol Hill — and she’s well on her way.
From the Chamber: Students see career pathways through collaboration
For the past 24-30 months, the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber has been developing a grassroots workforce program called Chamber Works 2030. The name signifies the decade-long commitment the chamber is making to create programming and solutions to workforce issues in collaboration with local schools, businesses and municipalities. It’s a huge undertaking as rather than simply discussing […]