DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday unanimously appointed elementary school teacher Kim Fuller as interim principal at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico. Fuller, a 27-year education veteran, will serve for one year while the district searches for a new principal. She is a longtime literacy specialist with a master’s degree. Former Principal […]
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RSU 10 to combine Mtn. Valley, Dirigo into one middle school football team
DIXFIELD — RSU 10 middle school students will have a chance to participate in football this year, thanks to efforts by Area Youth Football and approval by the school board Monday night. Money for the programs at Mountain Valley and Dirigo middle schools was cut from the 2014-15 school budget. Area Youth Football President Jeff […]
LeDuc wins write-in seat from Rumford on RSU 10 board
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board will welcome a new member when it meets July 7. Jennifer LeDuc, a mother of three children, won a write-in race to represent Rumford. She received 167 votes to write-in candidate Bromley Cook, who received 24. Rumford Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde said more than 40 other write-in votes were […]
Teacher, parent support boost Buckfield’s top two students
BUCKFIELD — Mickayla Wiley and Abby Campbell are the top two students in Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s Class of 2014. They are close friends, active in a variety of activities and have attended school in Buckfield their whole lives. But they are different, too. Wiley, 18, the valedictorian, plans to attend the University of Maine […]
Boy expelled from another district admitted to Dirigo High School
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board admitted a high school student following a 45-minute closed session Tuesday night. Superintendent Craig King said the boy had been expelled from another district and now will attend Dirigo High School in Dixfield. The boy and an advocate met with the board prior to the vote. The majority of […]
RSU 10 budget warrant signed; votes scheduled
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 school board Monday signed the warrant for the districtwide meeting and validation referendum. The proposed budget of $36.5 million is up slightly from the one defeated in June, because the state Legislature has since mandated that all districts pay what was formerly a state share of teacher retirement. Public hearings […]