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 […]
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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 […]
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School Notebook: June 14
St. John’s student wins state poster contest Sadie Anderson, a third grader at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, was the first-place K-3 winner in the Maine Constitution Essay and Poster Program. She and her classmates met the Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and Rep. Ed Polewarczyk at the Statehouse on June 1. The Maine […]
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Mt. Ararat High School seniors look to the future
Mt. Ararat High School graduation will commence at noon Saturday, June 11.
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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 […]
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Mt. Ararat high schoolers to represent Maine at international robotics competition
Three Mt. Ararat High School students will represent Maine at the international SeaPerch aquatic robotics competition at the University of Maryland on May 13.
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First Mainer to compete in Junior Iditarod prepares for challenging Alaskan terrain
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman traveled across the country with her 13 sled dogs in advance to prepare for their upcoming February races.
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Parents’ rights group takes hold in SAD 75
The local chapter of Parents’ Rights in Education has some issues with student civil rights teams and curriculum materials in SAD 75.
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Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman and 13 of her Alaskan huskies will compete in a 150-mile dogsled race in February.
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Topsham business spreads Christmas cheer with donation to high school seniors
The Cosmic Stone and Garden seasonal supply company in Topsham will donate almost $4,000 to help fund Project Graduation for Mt. Ararat High School seniors.