high school
MPA considers 5 classes of high school basketball
AUGUSTA — A plan to add a fifth class for Maine high school basketball beginning next season moved another step toward reality Wednesday. The Classification Committee of the Maine Principals’ Association gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a proposal that would add a single-division “Super A” class involving the state’s largest basketball-playing schools to the long-established […]
Lawn damaged at former Livermore Falls school
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating vandalism on the back lawn of the former Livermore Falls High School. Someone drove a vehicle on it, causing about $200 in damage, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. It occurred between Monday night and Tuesday, when it was reported, he said. [email protected]
H.S. Spotlight: Locker room notes
Not stuck in the middle They call it the mid-season championship for a reason, as there’s a lot of running to be done. But it looks like a promising Mountain Valley Conference campaaign for the St. Dom’s girls’ cross country team. Led by Ella Brown’s third-place finish, the Saints cruised to a 21-point win over […]
H.S. Notebook: Andrews getting healthy at right time
Josef Andrews entered the Mountain Valley Conference track and field championships uncertain how his balky knee would hold up to the stress of two long races. Doctors, trainers and coaches will have the final word on that one. No need to ask the field that Andrews nearly lapped in the 3,200-meter final this past Thursday […]
Maine gives high schools more time to adopt graduation standards
AUGUSTA —The Maine Department of Education will allow school districts to slow the process of implementing a law that requires students to graduate from high school only after demonstrating they have met a set of state standards. In response to multiple requests from school superintendents, the DOE outlined a set of six options districts can […]
Correction: Lisbon High School got a C
A chart published Friday on Page B3 listed the wrong grade and scores for Lisbon High School. The correct scores are 2014 grade, C; 2013 grade, C; math, 38.24; math growth, 40.64; reading, 43.14; reading growth 42.96; four-year graduation rate, 43.18; five-year graduation rate, 45.69; total points, 253.9; and participation %, 95.4. It was an editing […]
Maine high school graduation rate increased for fourth straight year in 2013
AUGUSTA, Maine — The high school graduation rate increased for the fourth straight year in Maine, the state Department of Education announced on Thursday. In 2013, 86.4 percent of the students in Maine who began ninth grade in the fall of 2009 graduated on time, the statement said. Education commissioner Jim Rier congratulated schools, but […]
Powerball winner’s family doesn’t want Schenck High School renamed for them
EAST MILLINOCKET — The Mackenzies don’t want Schenck High School named after their family. The idea to change the school’s name was put forward by resident Paul Baker, a retired millworker, in a Jan. 3 letter to the school committee. But in a brief statement to the Bangor Daily News by a Facebook instant message, […]
Mountain Valley High School roof has scores of leaks
MEXICO — At least 65 leaks have developed in the Mountain Valley High School roof in the past few weeks, the director of buildings and grounds for RSU 10 told directors Monday night. Kenny Robbins said there is a tremendous amount of damage to the ceiling tiles in many of the classrooms and other areas. […]