Category Archives: Washington County

Project Citizen students participate in public policy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Dozens of students from across the state took public policy proposals to Maine’s capitol on Friday, where they presented them in legislative committee rooms and discussed them in the halls of the State House.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Dispatches, Featured, Hancock County, Middle School, News & Views, Social Studies, Students, Washington County

The new Morse Code: Japanese

Posted on April 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

It was an ambitious decision, to say the least. Two high school freshmen, twin girls, selected Japanese as their language of choice at a school that didn’t offer Japanese.

That was more than two years ago.  Katie and Emily Morse are now juniors at Machias Memorial High School, and their learning dilemma has worked out just fine, thank you very much.  Or, arigatou gozaimasu, as the twins would tell you.

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Posted in Featured, High School, Technology, Washington County, World Languages

Bus drivers offered training at regional conferences

Posted on April 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Note: This dispatch was updated on April 5 at 9:13 a.m. to correct an error in information supplied about registration.

The Maine Association for Pupil Transportation is sponsoring six free conferences this spring in every Maine region to provide training to transportation personnel in all Maine school districts.

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Posted in Administrators, Aroostook County, Cumberland County, Featured, Franklin County, Somerset County, Transportation, Washington County

Charter school commission schedules more public input sessions

Posted on March 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The following is a news release from the Maine State Charter School Commission.

Commission adds sessions in Presque Isle, Machias to hear from public about rural educational needs

AUGUSTA – The Maine State Charter School Commission will travel to Aroostook and Washington counties in early April to hear from the public about regional educational needs that could be addressed by charter schools.

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Posted in Aroostook County, People, Press Releases, Public meetings, Washington County

Conference addresses math for students with disabilities

Posted on February 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Special education staff and other educators who work with students with disabilities are invited to a conference focused on the neuropsychology of math and applying such concepts to math instruction for students with disabilities.

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Posted in Aroostook County, Conferences, Featured, Kennebec County, Mathematics, Oxford County, Penobscot County, Somerset County, Special Programs, Teachers, Waldo County, Washington County

ATOMIM offers Algebra readiness discussion series

Posted on December 20, 2011 by | 2 Comments

ATOMIM, the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine, will be holding a series of “Dine and Discuss” events on the topic of Algebra readiness.

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Posted in Aroostook County, Cumberland County, Dispatches, Knox County, Mathematics, News & Views, Oxford County, Washington County

Maine program seeks students in need of GED

Posted on November 15, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Submitted by Rick Wilson of Syntiro

Peter McGary of Houlton has worked seasonally on potato farms since he was 18. While he loves the work he does, McGary wants more options. Without a high school diploma, however, he’s found opportunities for better jobs limited. So recently, at age 41, McGary applied and was accepted into the Maine High School Equivalency Program (HEP).

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Posted in Adult Ed, Aroostook County, Cumberland County, Featured, Hancock County, Kennebec County, Piscataquis County, Somerset County, Washington County

Chinese guest teachers meet with LePage

Posted on August 24, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Three teachers from China who will teach Mandarin language and Chinese culture classes in Maine schools during the 2011-12 school year met with Gov. Paul LePage on Aug. 22 as part of a daylong orientation to their new jobs.

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Posted in Aroostook County, Featured, Image Galleries, Penobscot County, Sagadahoc County, Somerset County, Teachers, Washington County, World Languages

At Beatrice Rafferty, culture is curriculum

Posted on June 1, 2011 by | 1 Comment

PLEASANT POINT RESERVATION – The students at Beatrice Rafferty School take Passamaquoddy culture classes, learn the Passamaquoddy language and draw on the knowledge of community elders living on Pleasant Point Reservation.

It’s part of the 110-student school’s efforts to offer its students not only a traditional academic education, but an educational experience that incorporates the culture that surrounds them.

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Posted in Dispatches, Elementary School, Featured, Listening Tour, Middle School, Video, Visual & Performing Arts, Washington County

Machias school specializes in hands-on learning

Posted on June 1, 2011 by | Leave a comment

MACHIAS – Third graders at Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School recently sampled cow tongue, made hand-dipped candles and fashioned a game using paper cups, pencils, string and wooden balls.

They worked with their art teacher to create silhouettes of themselves and dress them in pioneer-era styles.

It was all part of a hands-on unit designed to teach students a bit about the life of the American pioneer.

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Posted in Dispatches, Elementary School, Featured, Image Galleries, Listening Tour, Middle School, Washington County