PERU — The Dirigo High School Class of 2016 had a brief trial run for its June 10 graduation Wednesday at Dirigo Elementary School, where they marched through its hallways while Dirigo Elementary school students cheered them on. Charlie Swan, principal of Dirigo Elementary School, said he heard about elementary schools and middle schools inviting […]
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Dixfield stock car racer shows students why math is important
PERU — A Dixfield stock car driver taught Dirigo Elementary School students Wednesday how math plays a role in his success. Scott Robbins brought his car and his racing gear, giving students an opportunity to look inside the car and see how some of his equipment worked. While some students bombarded Robbins with questions about […]
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Dirigo fourth-graders present experiments
PERU — Students of Kristi Holmquist and Erin Deprey’s fourth-grade class presented their science fair experiments to other students and parents Friday afternoon at Dirigo Elementary School. Holmquist said the students had to “answer a burning question, or an essential question” through an experiment. “I asked that they choose a topic to talk about that […]
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Fourth-grade students showcase simple machines projects at science fair
PERU — Fourth grade students presented their Simple Machines science fair before teachers, classmates and parents Thursday afternoon at Dirigo Elementary School. The students of teachers Kristi Holmquist and Erin Duprey were tasked with researching levers, wheel and axles, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges and screws — all mechanical devices that change the direction or magnitude […]
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South Dakota educators to tour Dirigo Elementary School
PERU — Dirigo Elementary School will showcase one of its learning programs for a group of educators from South Dakota on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Principal Charlie Swan said. The visitors are touring Maine schools that have multi-grade, multi-age learning programs meant to create individualistic learning, he said. Dirigo began such a program — called a […]
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Dirigo Elementary staff raising money for fuel assistance
DIXFIELD — Dirigo Elementary School staff have teamed up to raise money for fuel assistance in the River Valley area, Principal Charlie Swan said Friday morning. Swan said staff split into three groups at the beginning of the month and filled up three sleds with items that they bought and donated to the school. “Each […]
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Dirigo Elementary to host open house, community fair
DIXFIELD — Dirigo Elementary School will host its annual open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. Principal Charlie Swan said the annual community fair will be held in the cafeteria at the same time. Over the past few years, Dirigo Elementary School has invited community organizations to set up tables during the […]
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Children’s pageant to benefit Relay For Life
PERU — Several teams with the River Valley Relay For Life group will host a pageant for children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Dirigo Elementary School, volunteer Diane Mitchell said. “We’ve relied on a lot of the typical fundraiser things to raise money, but with the pageant, the different groups […]
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Emmy award-winning group teaches healthful eating habits at Dirigo Elementary
PERU — More than 100 kindergarten through fifth-grade students gathered in the auditorium of Dirigo Elementary School on Tuesday to watch Emmy award-winning group FoodPlay teach lessons about healthful eating habits and preventing childhood obesity, all while juggling, singing and dancing. The event was sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets. “We all know that good eating makes […]