Chairwoman steps down from Ellsworth School Board
Alexander said she was “no longer able to commit the time that is required” to sit on the board because of personal reasons. She was first elected in 2019 for a three-year term.
Education
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Acadia Senior College honors founder Jim Clunan
Acadia Senior College, with a membership of close to 400, has offered more than 800 courses since its founding in the winter of 2000. Subjects have included geology, birding, literature of numerous cultures, writing, art, music and various aspects of U.S. and international history and politics.
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Retiring educators made rural school a home
The love they feel for the school shone from both as they recalled the more than three decades spent there. With a pre-K through eighth-grade student population that hovers around 45 students, it is the quintessential small rural school. But the rural Airline School of 1989 isn’t the same as the one in 2021.
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HCTC students learn the ropes of the hospitality industry
“Even if I don’t go into [hospitality], it’s still good to know how to treat a guest and to communicate.”
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Ellsworth High School graduation schedule
To honor graduates of the Class of 2021, an awards night, a parade and Class Night and graduation will be held on school premises. The festivities kick off on Saturday, May 29, with the prom, held under the tent in the junior parking lot starting at 7 p.m.
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Luchini bill seeks to add minority history, genocide education to the curriculum
“It’s real important, and it’s being led by teachers and students,” said Luchini, who had earlier joined Omlor’s class via Zoom to discuss the bill and the legislative process. “I thought the students did an amazing job. They were smart, articulate. They were asked questions and responded amazingly well.”
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Deer Isle school awarded $100K for fitness center
The school learned Tuesday that it is just one of three Maine schools to win a $100,000 fitness center thanks to a program through the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, which is headed by fitness icon Jake (Body by Jake) Steinfeld.
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Ellsworth School Board returns to pre-pandemic protocols, stops Facebook comments
“At times, the comments on there have been completely unnecessary,” Chairwoman Jennifer Alexander said on public comments on Facebook during board meetings.
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Orono High principal named new Union 93 superintendent
“I’m really interested in the school union organization,” said Ruhlin. That includes the “really community-centered schools in each of the five towns.”
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Sedgwick teacher honored
“I’m honored and a little humbled,” said Doremus. “I’m also very flattered.”
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Trenton voters reject withdrawal initiative
Two hundred and eight voters disapproved of exploring the withdrawal process, with 121 voting in favor of it.
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MMA president to retire in 2022
“After 11 years as president of Maine Maritime Academy, I think that time for both the Academy and me alike is now.”
