DeSoto was nominated by a parent for her willingness to “go above and beyond” with every single one of her students.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Committee advances plan to keep in-state UMaine System tuition flat
The full board of trustees will meet next week to consider the proposal, which comes after the governor proposed a supplemental budget that would increase state funding for higher education.
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Maine schools plan robust summer programming to counter COVID-19 impacts
Districts intend to enroll more students in a broader variety of programs this year to help them catch up and give them a boost for the fall.
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Spruce Mountain graduates told to rely on ‘perseverance, determination’ in years ahead
57 seniors from Spruce Mountain High School graduated Sunday afternoon at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls.
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Mt. Blue’s 142 graduates told to ‘make your bed’ and ‘believe in yourself’
Unlike the 2020 graduation, at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a “drive-up ceremony,” the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field, with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.
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Mount View High School graduates 67 students
Previous graduation pianist Austin Toole is headed to the Army National Guard.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools across U.S. brace for massive surge of kindergartners in fall
The supersized class will include more children who missed out on preschool and older classmates whose parents decided to wait an extra year because of the pandemic.
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Gardiner Area High School graduates told their resiliency will serve them well
Graduates overcame challenges, student speakers said.
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Madison Area Memorial High School honors graduates with intimate, outdoor ceremony
The class of 44 students called each other family and recognized their many achievements before they received diplomas.
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Erskine Academy graduates 128 Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center
Despite a year shaken by COVID-19, the high school students learned how to persevere in their own ways.