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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Voters approve $2.4 million budget for Mexico tech school
The adult education budget of $425,784 also passed.
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Posted inRiver Valley
Region 9 students shown options for education, trades
MEXICO — About 30 colleges, businesses and other organizations attended the third annual College and Trades Fair at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology on Wednesday to show students options for further education and jobs. Region 9 Skills USA students wearing red jackets greeted attendees. President Gabrielle White and Vice President Victoria Averill said […]
Posted inFranklin
Safety, skill, speed tested at loggers meet in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Teams from four technical schools competed Thursday in the 42nd Annual Loggers Meet, which included demonstrations of skills that loggers, wood harvesters and foresters need to be successful in their work. The two-day event hosted by the forestry and wood harvesting program at the Foster Career and Technical Education Center will continue Friday […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Fire vs. forest in Mexico
Students in the fire science program at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico engage in a game of tug of war with Region 9 forestry students, who are practicing for Woodman’s Day at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington on Thursday and Friday. (Jon Longley photo)
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico tech school budget OK'd
MEXICO — The board of directors of the Vocational Region 9 School of Applied Technology has approved a $2.18 million budget for 2018-19, school administrator Brenda Gammon said. The amount is about $80,000 less than this year’s budget, partly because renovation and construction loans were paid off in November, she said. The school will receive money […]
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Rumford church looks to improve local economy with CHANGE
The Parish of the Holy Savior in Rumford has introduced a program to identify job skills needed in the area and develop training to foster those skills locally. From left at a meeting of the River Valley Rotary Club: Bill Wood of the Catholic Charities of Maine, program community advocate Peter Cox and Fr. Nathan […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times
Certified nursing assistant graduates
Four students graduated from the recent certified nursing assistant class at Vocational Region 9 Adult Education in Rumford. Taught by Deb Shurtleff, RN, the class received instruction in basic care and medical terminology and participated in clinical rotations at Rumford Community Home, Pinnacle and Rumford Hospital. Completing the course were Melissa Bean, Samantha Bumby, C.J. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Students, town benefit from 'real-life' education
PERU — The staff and students at Region 9 Applied School of Technology in Mexico are building up their community — by tearing things down. It began as a training opportunity. Peru Fire Chief Bill Hussey offered up the walls of the old Worthley Pond fire station to fire science instructor Jon Longley, so his […]
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Region 9 Student of the Year’s passion includes children, travel and education
MEXICO — Region 9 School of Applied Technology Student of the Year Ashley Hutchinson made her decision to attend the career, technology and education school at the beginning of her senior year at Dirigo High School, but she almost didn’t make the cut-off date to apply, she said. “I actually should have been here a […]