NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy and the Maine Electric Vehicle Association will hold their fourth annual Electric Vehicle Expo from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept., 15, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Three solar-powered Level 2 electric vehicle chargers will be available, and many other chargers are available in the area. […]
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Oxford Hills student self-publishes first book on Amazon
PARIS – Brianna Chabe, a sophomore at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, has been fighting Type 1 diabetes since she was 12 years old, and in January, she learned from her doctor that she was suffering from gastroparesis, a condition that affects the nerve endings in her stomach. Gastroparesis is a complication of diabetes, Chabe […]
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Fun for dogs, senior project for Chase
PARIS — A lover of dogs, Luke Chase, 18, of Paris, knew just what he wanted to do for his senior project. Help Responsible Pet Care. This wasn’t the first time he had helped it when required to something in the community service vein. Trouble was, he didn’t know how. That’s where mom – Melissa Chase – proved […]
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Paying respect, being heard and working on solution
PARIS — At 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 15 – one day late because of the snowstorm – approximately 200 of the 1,100 student body at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School walked quietly out the side door and assembled at the bus loop. Administrators including Superintendent of Schools Rick Colpitts, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett and Principal Ted Moccia, […]
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Parents concerned about politicized student walkout
PARIS — SAD 17 Director Natalie Brown said she believes the administration was “remiss” in not bringing directors into the planning conversation about a student walkout that subsequently turned into a political anti-gun rally at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on March 15. Brown addressed her fellow directors and administration at the end of the […]
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High school roof problem needs to be fixed
PARIS — It will cost an estimated $4.5 million to replace the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s roof and its HVAC system. That’s the message Superintendent Rick Colpitts gave the SAD 17 Board of Directors at its March 5 meeting during an informational presentation on the problematic roof. The 20-year-old roof structure remains stable but its […]
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Listen!
This nation should be proud of its children. Especially those children from Parkland, Florida. For the first time in decades those with power are waking up to the scourge in America that exists nowhere else. They are hearing the voices of our children. And they are listening. Americans are always outraged after a mass shooting, […]
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17 minutes
PARIS — On March 14, at 10 a.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be hosting a school walkout to promote school safety. The walkout will last for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the lives lost at the recent Parkland school shooting. Students and staff are invited to walk out of classes and […]
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Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School lists honor roll
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School has announced the secod-quarter honor roll for the 2017-2018 school year. High Honors Grade nine: Derek Brooker, Rowan Cayer, Aleena Chase, Cassidy Dumont, Bram Dustin, Logan Keane, Lauren Kimball, Molly Littlefield, Lexi Mack, Raine McGinnis, Genevieve Montagna, Kara Moxcey and Atticus Soehren. Grade 10: Samuel Morton, Marissa Paine […]
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Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students place at DECA state conference
PARIS — More than a dozen Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students placed at the DECA state conference March 2 and 3 in Portland. First- and second-place finishers qualify to compete at the International Career and Development Conference in Anaheim, California, April 26-29. The winners are: First-place winners: Ryland VanDecker, Automotive Services Marketing; Laura Valeri, Food […]