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Mt. Blue High School
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Mt. Blue High School graduates told to embrace uncertainty and ‘face your fears’
Following speeches and musical performances, 150 students receive diplomas or, for eight international students, certificates of attendance at Caldwell Field in Farmington.
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$40 million budget for Farmington-based school district passes first vote
Four reserve funds were also established for future needs.
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Voters send $40 million RSU 9 budget to ballots
In about 45 minutes, all 23 articles on Regional School Unit 9’s 2022-23 budget warrant were approved with nearly unanimous votes.
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RSU 9 battles elevated lead levels in water fixtures
School resumed Monday, May 9, as Regional School Unit 9 figures out long-term steps to lower levels of lead in water fixtures across the district.
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Mt. Blue High names 3rd quarter honor students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced the following students were named to its third-quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 academic year. Highest honors Tate Abbott, Tyler Abell, Luke Allen, Madison Allen, Lindsay Arsenault, Trey Bailey, Cole Baker, Preston Ball, Abigail Bartlett, Elias Bartlett, Tucker Bates, Ashton Beaudoin, Trenton Beaudoin, Lexi Belanger, Grace Bell, […]
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United Way fosters Youth Leadership Council at RSU 9
United Way is funding a Youth Leadership Council to help students address needs across the community and learn about the “power of philanthropy.”
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Farmington hospital creates scholarship for students
FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff has established a scholarship fund for local high school seniors. One $500 scholarship will be awarded to one student from each of the following schools: Mt. Abram High, Mt. Blue High, Rangeley Lakes Regional and Spruce Mountain High. If a school does not have a scholarship applicant, the […]
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RSU 9 in Farmington proposes $40.1 million budget for 2022-23 school year
The budget is a $1.23 million (3.17%) increase over 2021-22. Increased spending areas of note include a 646.60% increase for food services, 8.01% increase for school administration, 13.45% increase for facilities and maintenance, a 5.3% increase for special instruction and debt service with a 9.56% decrease.
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Musicians jamming for the staff and students of Mt. Blue High School
If you’ve been through the hallways of Mt. Blue High School on a Friday morning, you’ve likely heard the musical stylings of orchestra teacher Steve Muise and his students at Blue Fri Jams.