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Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Mountain biking in Richmond helps students get active outside, while maintaining distance
Richmond High School physical education teacher Joe Viselli wrote a grant that funded 23 mountain bikes to implement into the district’s curriculum.
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Socially distant lunches work for this Messalonskee High School group of six
A group of six seniors at the high school in Oakland are making the most of social distancing at lunch.
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Monmouth Memorial School reports COVID-19 case, first in RSU 2
Regional School Unit 2 joins, RSU 12 and 38, Augusta schools and St. Michael Catholic school as districts with reported positive cases.
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Skowhegan school officials learn of positive COVID case at elementary school
Superintendent Jon Moody said the district is awaiting guidance from the Maine CDC on how to move forward, after the school closed this week amid a single case the high school.
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After years of contention, Skowhegan-area schools have a new mascot: the River Hawks
Fifteen out of the 20 members present for a district school board meeting Thursday night voted for the River Hawks, after also considering Phoenix and “Skowhegan.”
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Madison 5th-grader raises $525 for school food pantry
Liana Hartwell, a fifth grader at Madison Junior High School, raised money by selling homemade bracelets and bookmarks to benefit the school’s food pantry.
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Positive COVID-19 cases reported at Augusta’s St. Michael School, Chelsea Elementary School
The private Catholic school will have remote classes until Thursday, Oct. 15, while Regional School Unit 12 plans to move forward with a return to in-person learning next week.
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Charter school in Cornville, Skowhegan sees outbreak of COVID-19 cases
Community Regional Charter School executive director Travis Works confirmed that the charter school has 13 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday.
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Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.