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RSU 22 • Hampden • Newburgh • Winterport • Frankfort 24 Main Road North, Hampden, ME 04444 March 2019 Main Road South safer, Weatherbee honored by thanks to RSU 22 bus driver school counselors as and DOT school bus signs the only RAMP Main Road South (Route 1A) between Hampden school in Maine and Winterport is In January, Weatherbee was honored by the a little safer now, American School Counselors Association and desig- thanks to an RSU nated as a Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP). 22 school bus driver The RAMP award is given to schools throughout the and a Maine De- U.S. that are committed to delivering exemplary school partment of Trans- counseling programs portation employee that are both compre- who listened to his hensive and data- concerns. driven. The bus driver, Since the pro- Bill Hoffman, who gram’s inception, has been driving on more than 820 Main Road South schools have been since 2012, said designated as RAMP there was a blind recipients. corner where the “This year’s RAMP road transitions honorees have shown from two lanes their commitment to three near the to students and the entrance to Foster school counseling Avenue. profession.” said Jill He said there Cook, ASCA assistant were times when director. traffic wasn’t able “These schools use to see his bus data to drive their stopped when they program development Kelly O’Brien Weaver (center) represented Maine at the came around the and implementation American School Counselors Association’s 2019 School corner and had so all students can Counselor of the Year Gala January 31 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C., where to slam on their achieve success. The RSU 22 bus driver Bill Hoffman stands in front of the two RAMP designation she was congratulated by Richard Wong (left), execu- brakes. tive director of the (ASCA), and Cory Notestine, chair “Cars usu- new school bus signs that the DOT installed on Main distinguishes these Road South in Hampden. of the ASCA Board of Directors. For more information ally didn’t have schools and encour- of Mrs. O’Brien Weaver’s selection as Maine’s 2018 a problem, unless there was ble stopping. Most of the time ages school counselors School Counselor of the Year, see p. 2. ice or snow,” he said. “But big they’d stop, but their brakes nationwide to strive trucks—particularly loaded would lock up.” for excellence.” this recognition and will hold its dump trucks—would have trou- (Please turn to page 7) Weatherbee is currently the RAMP status for 5 years. It took only school in Maine to have (Please turn to page 7) Graduation speakers announced for HA Class of 2019 Hampden Academy has announced its graduation speakers for 2019. They are Eliot Small, valedictorian; Brady Lobdell, salutatorian; and Andrew Tilley, honor essayist. * * * Eliot, son of Scott Small and Diane White of Hampden, is the Class of 2019 valedictorian. He has been accepted at four colleges next year and is waiting to hear from four others. He hasn’t decided on a major, but he says he’s leaning towards business administration, finance, and marketing, because he likes working with people and he’s not drawn to engineering or medicine. Eliot is president of the HA Student Council this year, and he’s served as class president all four years. He’s been a member of the Eliot Small, valedictorian Brady Lobdell, salutatorian Andrew Tilley, honor essayist National Honor Society for two years and is serving as co-president this years, and he’s held JCL state office He played soccer and tennis at freshman and sophomore years. year. He also participated in the HA for three years, including secretary HA for four years. He also played Eliot has served as a student mentor program for three years. during his sophomore year, histo- Unified Basketball during his fresh- volunteer at Eastern Maine Medical He’s been a member of the HA rian during his junior year, and man year, and sang in the Show Center for two years, volunteered Junior Classical League for four president this year. Choir and Acafellas during his (Please turn to page 5) Page 2 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------Superintendent’s Message State law prohibits school boards and unions from negotiating educational policies—we will monitor discussions of L.D. 240, which would change that By Rick Lyons, Superintendent of Schools, RSU 22 For the past 50 years, school boards in Maine tained over things as fundamental as class size, length of the school day and year, course offer- have been required to negotiate with labor curriculum, and staffing. ings, class size, what positions will be added or unions with respect to “wages, hours, and work- Under the current municipal labor relations eliminated, and how students will be supervised. ing conditions.” However, for that entire period, law, which was enacted in 1969, teacher unions In short, educational policies generally impact both sides have been prohibited by law from and school boards are barred from negotiating students and parents, as well as teachers. negotiating with respect to educational policies. educational policies because doing so would Long-standing labor law and subsequent A bill currently before the Legislature, L.D. remove the public—including parents, children, court decisions in Maine say educational poli- 240, “An Act To Allow Public Employers of and citizens—from the decision-making pro- cies are so important they they must be decided Teachers to Negotiate Regarding Educational cess. When new educational policies are adopt- in open meetings by officials accountable to the Policies,” would change that. It would eliminate ed, school boards have to consult with the union voters, and in Maine, that means locally-elected the prohibition and replace it with language and negotiate the impact of those policies on school boards. saying that public employers of teachers “may wages, hours, and working conditions, but the Put another way, local school boards repre- negotiate” with respect to educational policies. policies themselves aren’t subject to negotiation sent all of the constituencies involved in local L.D. 240 was brought before the Legisla- or arbitration. public education—students, teachers, other ture’s Labor Committee on February 20, where Educational policies include a long list of school staff, parents, and local property taxpay- superintendents and school board members told things that affect the way schools operate and the ers—and all of those voices need to be heard. legislators that local control should be main- education that children receive—things like the

2019-20 RSU 22 Budget Development Update The RSU 22 Budget Committee is underway with the development of the 2019-20 school district budget. Meetings were held in January and February to discuss specific budget articles, including Facilities Maintenance, Debt Service, School Nutrition, and Other Instruction, which includes athletics and co-curricular services. Recently, on February 15, the State of Maine Department of Educa- tion released the preliminary state calculation for school funding. RSU 22 stands to receive an additional $766,362 in state funding next year. Re- gionalization efforts contributed to approximately 20% of this state funding increase, while also improving district services. This is welcome news, as increased costs pressure next year’s district budget, including salary and benefit increases, an anticipated health insurance rate increase, student technology purchases and related network infrastructure improvements, and the initial principal payment for the newly installed Hampden Academy athletic turf. The State of Maine provides 68% of the RSU 22 school budget and anticipates providing $19,690,033.63 for FY 20. It is important to note that the increase in state funding is based on Gov- ernor Janet Mills’ budget, which is currently being reviewed by the Legis- lature. We won’t know the final numbers until the Legislature votes on the budget later this spring (or maybe early this summer). As future budget meetings unfold, RSU 22 will be coming ever closer to the total budget figure to be endorsed by the Budget Committee and subsequently the Board of Directors in May. Budget meetings are open to the public and community participation is encouraged. Budget meetings occur at Hampden Academy in the library. Meetings are held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. All meetings are videotaped and are available on the district website. Visit http://www.rsu22/ us/budget-information/ to view additional meeting information. Meetings scheduled for the remainder of the budget process are as follows: • 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 5: Articles 1 and 2 (Regular and Special Ed Instruction) • 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 26: Articles 6 and 7 (System and Building Admin) • 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 9: Article 5 (Student & Staff Support: nurse, guidance, library) • 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 30: Article 8 (Transportation) • 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 7: Overall Budget Presentation • 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15: Special Board Meeting for Budget Ratification • Tuesday, June 4, 6 p.m.: Public Budget Forum The District Budget Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. in the Hampden Academy Gym. The Budget Validation Referendum will be held on Primary Election Day, Tuesday June 11. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hampden Municipal Building, Newburgh Elementary School, Wagner Middle School, and the Frankfort Town Office.

is published by Maine Regional School Unit No. 22 for the citizens of Hampden, Newburgh, Winterport, and Frankfort. Richard A. Lyons, Superintendent of Schools David C. Wollstadt, Editor (www.SchoolNewsletters.net) Maine Regional School Unit No. 22 24 Main Road North, Hampden, ME 04444 207-862-3255 www.rsu22.us March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 3 ------

By Mary Giard, Director of Curriculum, Curriculum Office Update Instruction, and Assessment, RSU 22 After Maine removes requirement for Proficiency-Based Diplomas, Hampden Academy removes the requirement, too RSU 22’s Hampden Academy will no longer of strengths and weaknesses for students will the necessary coursework require a Proficiency Based Diploma. Initially remain a key component of education in RSU 22. (assessments) to achieve a the class of 2020 was supposed to be the first In order to earn credits (22 credits to Gradu- traditional score between class graduating with a Proficiency Based ate) at Hampden Academy, students will have 70 and 100. Diploma. Since the State removed that require- the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency over The middle schools will ment, Hampden Academy is also removing the a variety of standards in each course. The goal continue with dual report- requirement. is that students can demonstrate proficiency ing as well. Students and Standards (Learning Targets) will remain in all areas, achieving their highest level of their families will see both the foundational building blocks for all of our understanding, but knowing that proficiency traditional grades and Mary Giard Holiday Giving Tree courses at Hampden Academy. They are im- may not be attained in every standard. Still us- standards scores. portant for assessing what knowledge & skills ing the 0-100 grading scale, students will have Kindergarten through fifth grade will con- in Main Office at students will be working towards in each content to show a preponderance of evidence towards tinue to report out on students’ achievement of area. The ability to communicate specific areas understanding the standards, while completing standards. Hampden Academy Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) Report Card Release Formerly known as No Child Left Behind, Highlights from the RSU 22 and are in the process of giving students extra the federal Elementary and Secondary Educa- Report Card Results assistance where time is available. tion Act (ESEA) of 1965 was reauthorized as 4. Instituted a peer tutoring club last year, Each school is rated using the following de- the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in and we are in the process of starting it up again scriptors for the categories listed above: December, 2015 this year. • Emerging The last time our district, and districts • Developing across Maine, received a “Report Card” was • Meeting Hampden Academy: the year before Frankfort joined our dis- • Excelling 1. Science is adjusting course design & trict. Schools were rated A - F. It was not a Newburgh and McGraw report cards do not structure, integration of content, graduation re- popular reporting method and did not occur have academic ratings - assessment starts in quirements, pathways & incorporating released again. Now that the federal government has grade 3. items for the Junior year MEA Science Aug- reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary All other schools, except Weatherbee, are eli- mentation. Education Act to become ESSA, new report gible for Tier I support—regional and statewide 2. Math has adjusted current schedule this cards are mandatory here in Maine. professional development will be offered at no year to have Pre Algebra & Algebra 1 as 40 ESSA requires each state to choose a mini- cost to the schools. minute classes everyday for the year, instead mum of five ways to measure school perfor- Smith School received all developing scores. of 80 minute, every other day for the year. A mance. The two middle schools and the high school math teacher will begin participation in the Maine has selected the following categories: received a combination of emerging and devel- Math Coaching Program offered through the

oping scores. University of Farmington in the summer of Chronic Absenteeism When the report cards are released, they will 2019 • All grades K-12 be posted to the RSU 22 website under Re- 3. English is examining current course of- • The percentage of students who have sources, the curriculum and assessment pages ferings, RTI (Response to Intervention) course missed more than 10% of their enrolled days, (Federal Reports) http://www.rsu22.us/. design, Junior/Senior year offerings to better where the student has been enrolled for at least * * * align with our UTC schedule. English also uses 10 days After reviewing the most recent test scores, the NWEA scores to help identify and meet • Students must attend 50% of their sched- each building set some goals for the 2018-2019 student needs. uled school day to counted as present school year. • Includes both excused and unexcused absences Weatherbee School: Social Emotional Professional 1. Increase our overall attendance percent- Academic Progress age and continue to build awareness around Development for RSU 22 • Based on each student’s proficiency levels positive attendance. Faculty and Staff in both math and ELA for the previous and cur- 2. Continue to implement our math curricu- rent school years (SY 16/17 & 17/18) On March lum. 8, 2019 • The same test has now been used for three 3. Continue to refine our RTI (Response to years in Maine. many RSU Intervention) data collection that monitors con- 22 educators nectedness to school and attendance. and support Academic Achievement staff will be • Increase of 20% from 2016 school baseline Smith School: participating • State tests are eMPowerME (grades 3-8), 1. Focus on our population of students who in a re- SAT (high school), and MSAA (special educa- move in and out. We have implemented an at- gional Social tion) tendance protocol to support our students and Emotional • Takes into consideration participation parents (constant communication). Support rates (expect 95% or higher) 2. Our special education students struggle. professional The majority of our significantly below students develop- Progress in English Language are also identified as special education stu- ment event Proficiency dents. This work needs to be a focus for us. in Bangor. • Includes all grades K-12 Well-known • Maine’s model utilized Delaware’s growth- Wagner School: author, to-target approach 1. Reviewed and revised our English Lan- Heather • Currently RSU 22 has such a small sub- guage Arts standards to ensure more rigor. Forbes, will group of English Language Learners, the data Continue to implement our middle level math be present- are not factored into our scores. curriculum and have secured some extra sup- ing keynote addresses and small work sessions port due to Title I available funds based on her book, Help for Billy: A Beyond Graduation Rates 2. Increasing our time for science instruction Consequences Approach to Helping Challeng- • For the high school only ing Children in the Classroom. • Factor in 4-year graduation rates and Reeds Brook: 5-year graduation rates 1. Aligned teachers to their strengths and certification areas. For instance, only teachers who have concentrations in mathematics are teaching mathematics. 2. Increased the amount of science time that a student receives during the week. We have moved from 75 minutes every other day to 50 minutes daily. 3. Identified students who are below expectations, cross-referenced the data with NWEAs Page 4 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------NEASC accreditation team to visit HA March 10-13 The lengthy accreditation process interviewed by the NEASC team, or at Hampden Academy will conclude Hampden Academy serve as docents. March 10-13 when a team of educa- Bill Tracy, Principal On Tuesday and Wednesday, the tors appointed by the New England 862-3791 visiting team will reflect on what Association of Schools and Colleges they saw and heard on Sunday and (NEASC) visits the campus to deter- Monday and then focus on writing mine how well the school is per- their report and gathering last-min- forming with respect to NEASC’s ute pieces of information. seven standards for accreditation. In addition to Mr. Hills, a social The 16-person visiting team will studies teacher, the Steering Commit- be led by Paul McMillan, a retired tee was led by co-chair Todd Moore, a superintendent from Masssachu- technology education teacher. setts. The other team members Committee members and their will be principals, administrators, process, says the school has encour- to the standards for accreditation. areas of responsibility were Heidi and teachers from school districts aged students to be involved in the “The NEASC team will be trying Corliss, Core Values, Beliefs, and throughout Maine. NEASC visit. to determine if we’re actually do- Learning Expectations; Sara Bal- The NEASC team will arrive “We’re a student-centered and ing what we say we’re doing in our lard, Curriculum; Bryan Campbell Sunday afternoon for a welcome student-focused school,” Mr. Hills report,” says Mr. Hills. and Dick Balentine, Instruction; reception at the Performing Arts said. “We want the visiting team to Student volunteers will also be as- Ben Johnson, Assessment of and Center, which will include a panel see that. In the panel discussion, in- sisting the visiting team when they for Student Learning; Val Maurais, discussion and introduction to HA. stead of having the principal or Steer- set up shop in the Multi-Purpose School Culture and Leadership; and The welcome reception and panel ing Committee members talk for 45 Room behind the dining center. Leslie Rosenblatt, School Resources discussion will be led by HA Prin- minutes, we want to have students Mr. Hills says students will be for Learning; Jill Kenney, Com- cipal Bill Tracy, along with faculty talk about their experiences at HA.” stationed outside to run errands munity Resources for Learning; and staff, students, school board On Monday morning, student for the visiting team and get them Barbara Parent, Site Prep; and Rob members, and representatives of docents will offer the NEASC team whatever they need. The three HA Kissinger, Report Writing. the public. tours of the school, which will food classes—Beginning Foods, Ad- At the end of the visit, the NEASC The public is invited. provide more opportunities for the vanced Foods, and Foreign Foods— team will write a report that will go to During the reception, students from visitors to get first-hand information will create snacks for the visitors, the Commission on Secondary Schools various clubs and activities at HA will about what the students do at HA. as will HA students in the Culinary for a vote on the continued accredita- put on demonstrations to show the On Monday afternoon, the team Arts program at UTC. tion of Hampden Academy. After the visiting team what they’re doing. will meet with groups of faculty and All in all, about 100 students vote, the report will be made public. Joel Hills, co-chair of the Steer- staff to review the 138-page report will be involved in the accreditation After that there are two year and five ing Committee at HA that has that HA submitted to NEASC about visit, including 25 to 30 who will year update reports that will have to been overseeing the accreditation the school’s performance with respect participate as panel members, be be written. HA Drama Club to present shortened version Children’s musical of ‘Radium Girls’ for MPA One-Act competition ‘Toy Camp’ coming to Hampden Academy will be presenting the competition version of Radium Girls at the PAC May 1, 2, 3 Maine Principals Association For the first time ever, the Hampden Academy Toy Camp One-Act Play Regional Drama Drama Club will present a musical, , as Festival, which will be held the children’s play for the spring of 2019. Toy Camp March 8 and 9 at Mt. Desert Performances of will be held at the High School. Hampden Academy Performing Arts Center on A public performance will be Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, for stu- held at the Hampden Academy dents from McGraw, Weatherbee, Smith, Etna-Dix- Performing Arts Center at 7:30 mont, and Hermon schools, as well as PreK stu- p.m. on Thursday, March 7. dents and 5th graders from Wagner Middle School. Toy The full-length version of Parents, friends, and the public can enjoy Camp Radium Girls was presented at at the PAC on Friday, May 3, at 6 p.m. Ad- the PAC December 6-8 as the mission will be by donation. Drama Club’s fall play. The cast includes: seniors Aidan Babbitt, Audrie Drama Club advisor and French, Tonia Gonzalez, and Teresa Rebelo; juniors director Jenn Guare said the Sarah Gass, Madi Baude, Denali Eyles, and Garrett Donovan re- Caroline Beckwith, Garrett Donovan, Zoe Elling- publishing company cut the hearse a scene from Radium Girls. wood, Sarah Gass, Grayson Koelbl, and Emi Ver- full-length version down to 40 har; sophomore Emily Hatch; and freshmen Aiden minutes to create the one-act Chen, Anthony Cote, and Mallory Parks. version specifically for competi- Ellie Prescott will be the student director. The tech- tion. nical crew includes Isaac Anderson, Gracie Demchak, “It’s the same story with most Jaiden Hanson, Nick Gauthier, and Andrew Tilley. of the same characters,” Ms. Drama Club advisor and director Jenn Guare Toy Camp Guare said. “We’re fine-tuning says tells the story of a boot camp and perfecting our fall show, for toys, in which a collection of different toys which has been really fun. It’s are trying to learn how to be the best version of also been an interesting chal- themselves so they can go out to stores and be lenge for the actors, to adjust purchased by children. However, if they fail at Toy performances they know so well.” Camp, they get sent to the toy dump. The cast of Radium Girls “The toys are very scared about the possibility of includes seniors Aidan Babbitt, going to the toy dump,” Ms. Guare says. “The result Zoe Ellingwood, Tonia Gonza- is a lot of intense conflict—but a happy ending.” lez, Ellie Prescott, and Teresa Rehearsals will start in mid-March. Toy Camp Rebelo; juniors Andrew Bar- Ms. Guare said she selected for the rett, Teodora Blejeru, Garrett children’s play because she was looking for some- Donovan, Denali Eyles, Sarah thing a little different. Gass, Adrien Sholes, Emi Ver- “I loved the story, and I loved the message of the har, and Matt Yost; sophomore play—about being true to yourself and who you LillyAnne Keeley, and freshmen are,” she said. “It’s a great story and a great les- Madi Baude, Emma Campbell, son, and doing a musical would be a very different Gracie Farrar, and Mallory challenge for our cast and a very different kind of Parks. show for our audiences.” The technical crew includes Ms. Guare said the Drama Club has some Isaac Anderson, Gracie Dem- students who are very talented musically who will chak, Jaiden Hanson, Nick help the cast learn the songs. Mallory Parks, Gracie Farrar, Emma Campbell, Emi Verhar, and Teo- “I think it’s going to be really fun,” she said. Gauthier, and Andrew Tilley. dora Blejeru in rehearsal. March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 5 ------African Drumming course teaches traditional ‘grooves’—fanga, kassa, kuku For the past seven years, the Hampden Academy Music Department has offered a spring semester class in African Drumming to provide an opportunity for students who aren’t traditional band and chorus student to get involved in music. Instrumental music teacher and band director Pat Michaud says the class has been filled almost every year. “We have 16 drums, so that’s the class size,” he says. The inspiration for the class was Mr. Michaud’s friendship with Mike Bennett, a classmate and fellow percussion major at the University of Maine who made a connection with people in West Gambia, a small country on the western tip of Africa “He began to study there, spending 4 to 6 months at a time in Gambia for 11 years,” Mr. Michaud says. “He transcribed beats that are thousands of years old. He made a textbook that we use at HA, which was inspired by our African Drumming course, which he helped establish.” Mike Bennett (seated at right) instructs the African Drumming class. Mr. Bennett comes to Hampden once or twice a month to help teach the class. piece with the band,” Mr. Michaud says. tomanka. The students end up learning and Over the years, Mr. Michaud says he’s been Some of the traditional African beat, or being very proficient on seven or eight African able to learn the beats fairly well, although not “grooves,” include fanga, kassa, and kuku. beats. Later in the spring, as we get greater as advanced as Mr. Bennett. “These are all different beats that have to do mastery of the material, the class will perform “We cover the material, and sometimes we’ll with different events in the life of a West Afri- for elementary students at Smith and McGraw culminate the year with Mike performing a can village,” he says. “One is a fishing song— schools.”

Nick Gauthier, Audrie French, Brad Terry (guest artist), Jer- don Kiesman Zach Scott (Keys) Ty Knappe (Drums) Cole Blood ‘Play It Forward V’ CD release concert raises $1,000 for ‘Hug It Forward’ Hampden Academy musicians and Academy administrative assistant • Bree Rines & Aili Wiseman: “No (piano w/ electronic track) Pat Michaud’s Music Industry class Jeanette Evans that constructs Rain, No Flowers” (vocal and ukulele) Mr. Michaud says he is excited have teamed up produce “Play It “bottle schools” in Guatemala. • Bree Rines: “Guitar Boy” by the variety and quality of mu- Forward V,” a CD of original composi- “Play It Forward V” CDs were sold • Emi Verhar w/Robert Brown sic on the “Play it Forward V” CD, tions written and played by student at the concert for $5. CDs are still and Phoebe Wagner: “Lavender which includes folksy stuff, gals musicians and recorded in a profes- available from Mr. Michaud for $5. Friend” (vocal, guitar and violin) with ukuleles, an R&B band, a sional setting with Alfred Clifford at The artists and the songs on the • Nick Gauthier: “Fall Through” jazz combo, electronic music, and a Main Street Music Studio. CD are: (electronic composition) breathtaking original piano piece by The CD release concert was held • Anna Bishop: “Nasty Woman” • Robert Brown w/Zach Scott one of our seniors.” at the Performing Arts Center on (vocal w/ R&B Project) and Jacob Brown: “Blue” Channel 5 and Channel 2 ran sto- January 11. About $1,000 was • Nick Gauthier: “Vanish” (saxo- • The HA Jazz Combo, led by ries about the concert, and Mike Dow donated to “Hug It Forward,” an or- phone solo) Andy Laidman: “D Minor Demeanor” had a nice piece in “The Edge.” About ganization supported by Hampden • Cole Blood: guitar & vocal • Julia Hammond: “Almost” 350 people attended the concert. Graduation speakers announced for HA Class of 2019 (Continued from page 1) waiting to hear from Rensselaer in May 2018 after renovating the enrollment by DSU. for Big Brothers Big Sisters as a Polytechnical Institute and Worces- snack shack at the HA turf field At HA, Andrew has been a mem- sophomore, and attended the Hobie ter Polytechnical Institute. during the summer of 2017. ber of the Junior Classical League Leadership Seminar between his He played football as a running * * * and active in the Drama Club for sophomore and junior years. back and defensive back all four Andrew, the son of Mark and four years. He’s been the lighting Eliot says his favorite course at years at HA. He was on the wrestling Tina Tilley of Newburgh, is the designer and operator for both the HA was AP Language and Composi- team as a freshman, the indoor track honor essayist for 2019. Drama Club and the Hampden Area tion, which he took last year. He said team as a junior, and the outdoor After graduation, Andrew is Theatre Troupe (HATT). the course helped him develop both track team as a junior and senior. planning to study aviation opera- A native of Baltimore, MD, An- as a writer and a critical thinker. He also served as manager of the tions at Delta State University in drew’s family moved to Newburgh “What we learned was very HA basketball team this year. Cleveland, Mississippi, about two when he was 7. He was a member valuable—how to write quickly and Brady has been active in the hours south of Memphis. of the last class to attend Newburgh effectively,” he said. HA music program all four years, He said his interest in aviation Elementary School all the way * * * playing tenor saxophone in the Jazz was piqued when he took a ground through 3rd grade before the school Brady, the son of James and Ensemble and the band. school course called WINGs-Reality closed in June 2010. Shelley Lobdell of Hampden, earned He also sang in the chorus during EDU at the University of Maine. Andrew said he’s always enjoyed salutatorian honors for 2019. He his freshman and sophomore years. “After taking that course and think- science courses at HA, but his says he’ll probably study mechani- Brady has been active in Scout- ing about it for a long time, I decided I favorite was AP Biology, which he cal engineering at the University of ing with Troop 41 of Hampden. He want to become a pilot,” he said. took as a sophomore from Richard Maine next year, although he’s still received his Eagle Scout award Andrew has been accepted for fall Balentine, who retired last year. Page 6 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------12 HA JMG students traveling to Waterville for career conference Twelve students from Hampden specialist, Anne Cowin. helps them be the best that they with respect to college, jobs, and Academy Jobs for Maine’s Graduates The HA students will compete can be while in high school. training programs.” will be traveling to Waterville on with JMG students from 67 other Mrs. Cowin says JMG started This year, 45 juniors and seniors March 26 for JMG’s Career Develop- high schools in Maine in such cat- 25 years ago as a career explora- are enrolled in JMG. ment Conference at Thomas College. egories as Group Challenge, Employ- tion program. Now, it partners JMG at HA is a full-year class The students are Autumn Beay- ment Interview Skills, Career As- with local businesses and colleges that is good for one elective credit. on, Laura Casey, Bobby Dudley, sociation Marketplace, Know It All, to provide choices for pathways for The JMG curriculum includes how Jess Jalbert, Jordain Jewett, Brooke Pitch It!, Public Speaking, Decision post-secondary education. to figure out what you want to do Lavin, Christina Lougee, Holly Making, and College Interview Skills. “JMG helps students with job for work, how to get a job, how to be Muir, Darius Ramos, Olivia Ruiz, Last year, Hampden Academy shadowing and internships, and a good employee and keep your job, Damon Sauer, and Patrick Shaw. students attending CDC brought it brings guest speakers into the how to manage your money, how to Alternates are Evan Allen, Breanna home three trophies, even though it classroom,” Mrs. Cowin says. “We earn more money, how to become Coffin, Justice Pomeroy Tuck and was HA’s first year in JMG. partner with colleges, and when a a better student, how to pick a col- Alexa Grover. They will be accompa- Jobs for Maine Graduates is in JMG student leaves HA, I follow lege, how to get financial aid, and nied by the Hampden Academy JMG its second year at HA. It is a pro- up with them for a year to offer how to make a difference in your gram for juniors and seniors that support and any help I can provide community. HA Unified Basketball team undefeated in 1st 6 games; HA Robotics qualify 5 teams for State Championship meet gearing up for tournament The Hampden Academy Robotics The Hampden-Bangor Unified team has had a busy year working Basketball is getting ready for the on their robots. 2019 tournament, which starts with The team has 27 members this the quarter-final games at the home year that make up a total of five court of the higher-seeded team. teams. Each team has competed As of February 22, the Broncos in four regular-season events—No- were undefeated at 6-0, with two vember 10 at John Bapst, December games remaining (a home game 15 at Foxcroft Academy, January 26 against Bucksport on March 26 and at John Bapst, and finally February an away game at Foxcroft Academy on 9 at Monmouth Academy. March 1), so their quarter-final game All 5 teams—9343A, B, C, D, is likely to be played at the HA gym. and E—qualified to compete at Jaron Baude, a Unified Team the Maine State Championships, member from Bangor High School which were held in South Portland scored his 500th point at an away on February 23. B team qualified game at Oceanside. It was an excit- by winning the Sportsmanship ing moment!!! This is an exception- Award and Design Award and be- HAMPDEN ACADEMY ROBOTICS TEAM 9343—Front row (l. to r.): Devon Downs, ing a tournament finalist at John Lexi Pressey, Miranda LaHaye, Kearden Moncrieffe, Riley Hamilton, James Mahoney, al feat, as the team only has eight and Devin McFarlin; second row: Chris Gray, Hunter Pinkham, Isaac Ernst, Dillen Lavin, games for the regular season!!! Bapst. D team was a tournament finalist at John Bapst. E team Owen Gray, Felix Moran, and Ryan Dudley; third row: Kaelan Dinwiddie, Austin Wilson, Andrea Lee, APE Teacher and Matt Goodrich, Steven Santiago, Nick Gauthier, Jacob Brown, Ryan Scott, Matt South- was a tournament finalist and De- PE Teacher at Reeds Brook Middle ard, Zach Scott, and Robert Brown. School, is the coach. Linda McDonald, sign Award winner at Monmouth special education teacher at Hamp- Academy. A and C teams qualified den Academy, is the assistant coach. for States from their Skills Chal- The roster includes: Brianna lenge scores. Leneski (1), junior; Joshua Leneski Teams that qualify at the State (3), junior; Jonathan Richards (5), Competition will go on to World freshman; Samantha Quesnel (11), Championship, which will be held sophomore; Madison Mooers (13), in Louisville, KY, April 24-27. junior; Cordelle Moholland (15), ju- The individual team rosters for nior; Jaron Baude (20), senior; Sarah Hampden Academy Team 9343 are: Gardella (21), freshman; Adie Hughes • A Team—Devin McFarlin, (22), junior; Mackay Cousins (24), James Mahoney, Otto Pressey, Ja- freshman; Ethan Quimby (30), senior; cob Brown, and Owen Mathias. Josh Stebbins (31), senior; Rachel • B Team—Lexi Pressey, Devon Gardella (33), junior; Trevor Reed Downs, Steven Santiago, Kaelan —From left: Brayden (34), sophomore; Dana Faloon (35), Dinwiddie, Riley Hamilton, and B & D team Tournament Finalist at John Bapst Nick Gauthier. Frisch, Zack Scott, Ryan Scott, Austin Wilson, Miranda LaHaye, Devon Downs, Riley senior; Kyle Prim (41), senior; Mi- Hamilton, Nick Gauthier, Lexi Pressey, Steven Santiago, Kaelan Dinwiddie, Chris Gray. chael Samoluk (45), freshman; Ryan • C Team—Matt Southard, Dudley (53), freshman; and Bobby Robert Brown, Dillen Lavin, Ryan Austin Wilson, Brayden Frisch, Chris Ernst, Kearden Moncrieffe, Matt Dudley (54), senior. Selina Turgeon, Dudley, and Felix Moran. Gray, Zack Scott, and Ryan Scott. Goodrich, and Hunter Pinkham, sophomore, is the manager. • D Team—Miranda LaHaye, • E Team—Owen Gray, Issac HA beekeepers watch 3 colonies collect pollen and honey, raise new queens, and store food for winter By Peter Cowin The Bee Whisperer The Hampden Academy Beekeep- ing Club has had a fun and informa- tive year under the supervision of “The Bee Whisperer,” Peter Cowin. We started the spring replacing a colony which died over the winter of 2017-18. We enjoyed our three colonies, opening them most weeks in school time between May and Oc- tober. We have watched as they collected pollen and honey, raised new queens and stored food for winter. Our bees produced a surplus this summer, and we harvested about 50 pounds of delicious Hampden Academy honey. We even entered a jar of our honey in the Penobscot County Beekeepers Association’s annual blind honey tasting competi- Members of the Hampden Academy Beekeeping Club tend to the club’s three hives, where bees collect pollen and honey and raise new queens. tion in December—and our honey was deemed third best honey in honey have gone back into the dedicating some funds to sponsor a survived the winter of 2018-19, and Penobscot County! club to buy more equipment and bee hive in Guatemala. we look forward working with them Proceeds from the sales of our protective clothing. We will also be So far, our three colonies have again in the spring. March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 7 ------New menu items, taste testings, and other school nutrition topics By Kathy Kittridge, School Nutrition Director, RSU 22 Menus Upcoming Events Bills We continue to try new menu items and March 4-8—National School Breakfast We are trying a new system to send automatic have been doing some customized items such as Week. Give school breakfast a try! It is only emails home for billing. If you don’t have an scrambled egg bar, noodle bowls, chicken fajitas $1.50 and includes whole grain cereal or a daily email address and your bill is over $5.00, we will and will continue to offer more scratch cooked menu item along with juice, fruit and milk. We mail one home. Please help us save time and menu items. A new addition is “What’s that will be trying some new items that week. money and keep your student’s meal balance up Wednesday” at our elementary schools where we March 15—Maine Day at Weatherbee to date, instead of relying on a bill. Payment are offering a fruit or veggie that they may not School. Featuring a Maine lunch including can be sent in to the schools with the students be familiar with and asking them to try some. blueberry smoothies! full name on the envelope or electronically Maine Farm to School Cook-Off—Evan through myschoolbucks.com. Taste Testings Preston, 6th grader at Reeds Brook Middle School will participate in the farm to school cook off on Free and Reduced Meal School Nutrition collaborates with Wellness March 26 at Eastern Maine Community College. to do taste testings. Recently we taste tested Applications During the competition each team prepares a chicken and veggie stir fry with ginger rice. You can fill out a free and reduced meal ap- breakfast and lunch meal within a specific time The kids loved it and voted to put it on the next plication at any time during the school year and frame using at least two ingredients that are menu so look for it in March. a new one needs to be filled out annually. grown, raised, caught, or manufactured in the State A chili taste test was held at Hampden Acad- of Maine and meet National School Breakfast and emy on February 26, offering vegetarian, tradi- Food Service Subs Needed Lunch Program requirements as well as one USDA tional and white lightning chicken chili. These Applications can be filled out at the Superin- food. Local black beans and apples will be used as were on the menu on February 28. tendent’s office. challenge ingredients in the competition this year.

Weatherbee honored by school counselors as the only RAMP school in Maine (Continued from page 1) ASCA’s annual conference in Bos- Weatherbee three years to com- ton, Massachusetts on July 1, 2019. plete its RAMP application. For more information on the RAMP Weatherbee School will be hon- program, visit schoolcounselor.org/ ored at a recognition ceremony at ramp.

Principal Jennifer Cyr on Kelly O’Brien Weaver, Maine’s 2018 School Counselor of the Year: Wagner Middle School Geography Bee Finalists—From left: Paxton Stetson, ‘We’re lucky to have her represent us’ Payton Stetson, Raeven Chapman, Liliana Faloon, Isaac Leamer Stephanie Clisham, Marga- Kelly O’Brien Weaver, School Counselor at Weatherbee School since ret Metzler, Allie Corriveau, Hannah Spahr, Zachary Walsh, Aaron Donovan, Brock Grove. 2013, was honored as Maine’s 2018 School Counselor of the Year in ceremonies at the Legislature’s Hall of Flags in Augusta on February 6, 2019. 8th grader Stephanie Clisham Principal Jennifer Cyr participated in the Augusta ceremony with the following comments about Mrs. O’Brien Weaver: wins Wagner Geography Bee * * * Wagner Middle School held the and Paxton Stetson, a 7th grader, It is my pleasure to speak on behalf Mrs. Kelly O’Brien Weaver for school Geography Bee on January finished third. the distinction of Maine School Counselor of the Year. Kelly is a rare 25, and Stephanie Clisham, an 8th Preliminary bees were held in gem. She is a gifted teacher, consum- grader, is the champion. each social studies classroom in mate professional, leader, and advocate Stephanie will take an on-line ge- grades 5-8 to determine the three for students. Do not let her modesty ography test provided by the Nation- representatives from each grade fool you, she is powerful leader who is al Geographic Society to determine if who advanced to the school finals. moving our school, district and state she proceeds to the State Geography Ian Hall, 5th grade writing and forward. Bee, which will be held in April. academic studies teacher, organized Kelly consistently leads by example. Maggie Metzler, a 6th grader, the Geography Bee at Wagner. Her work ethic, common sense, and finished second in the Wagner bee, integrity are beyond reproach. She has earned the trust of colleagues, parents and students as a result. As a former classroom teacher, Kelly fully under- Main Road South safer, stands the demands of teaching and never asks her colleagues to do some- thanks to RSU 22 bus driver thing she wouldn’t herself, or hasn’t done already. Her high standards (and the rationale for those standards) are and DOT school bus signs always in evidence; as a result, teach- (Continued from page 1) in for northbound traffic on Main ers strive to meet those standards. This Last fall, Bill said a dump truck Road South. year, she earned her National Teaching driver was surprised when Bill’s “We were very happy,” Bill said, Board Certification, and it’s my belief school bus made a routine stop at “but there’s still work to be done. that her excellent instruction coupled 428 Main Road South. The dump We’d like to see signs in the op- with best practices directly impacts our truck’s brakes locked up, leaving a posite direction—for traffic coming Kelly O’Brien Weaver in the Legis- students’ identity and agency. lengthy pair of skid marks. A week out of Hampden towards Winter- lature’s Hall of Flags in Augusta. Parents, colleagues, administrators, or two after that, a dump came from port.” and students deeply appreciate her the opposite direction, locked up his Bill says another safety improve- thoughtful approach, diligent planning, follow-through and communica- brakes, and left a second set of skid ment for this area would be to move tion. These abilities make her an adept agent of change. She recently marks. the 50 mph speed limit sign (an led our school through a 2½ year process to apply for a RAMP desig- At that point, Bill talked with his increase from 35 mph) from just nation. We earned this recognition as a school not only because of the boss, Melanie Michaud, manager of before the entrance to the Foster phenomenal work she does in the classroom, but her work to collaborate the John T. Cyr & Sons’ school bus Ave subdivision to the straight and communicate with all stakeholders. operation in Hampden. He returned section of Main Road South, where Mrs. O’Brien Weaver is a consummate professional who is a guiding to the site with a co-worker who the roadway expands to three full force in our school and leader in the district. Professionally, she not took a video, which Melanie showed lanes. The corresponding 35 speed only sets a high bar for herself, she achieves it. Social and emotional to Assistant Superintendent Regan limit decrease sign should be moved learning is paramount to learning. Kelly is dynamically programming Nickels. Mrs. Nickels then went to to be across from the relocated sign curriculum, policy and a culture to support students emotional regula- the DOT, using the video to explain just prior to the lane merge. These tion, social skill, identity, problem solving and spirit. She is an excep- why she thought the DOT should changes would greatly reduce the tional counselor who goes above and beyond. Weatherbee, RSU 22, and install signs warning drivers that a stopping distance for loaded trucks, now Maine, are lucky to have her represent us. school bus stop was close by. as well as make it easier for traffic —Jennifer Cyr, Principal, Weatherbee School The DOT employee she talked to pulling out of Foster Ave onto Main agreed, and a pair of signs were put Road South. Page 8 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------

Colby Gott (center) and Evan King took 1st and Kyle Prim (right) took 2nd in three Hampden-Winterport Special Olympics athletes at the Opening Ceremonies at Sugarloaf. 2nd in the Alpine Advanced Slalom event. Speed Skating events. Special Olympics Winter Games Twelve members of the Hampden-Winterport • TJ McCullen, Reeds Brook, Snowshoe: 200 Special Olympics competed in the Maine State M, 3rd; 400 M, 1st. Winter Games January 27-29 at Sugarloaf. • Hailey McPherson, Reeds Brook, Snowshoe: The athletes collected eight Gold Medals, eight 100 M, 1st; 200 M, 2nd. Silver Medals, and five Bronze Medals. • Jonathan Richards, Hampden Academy, Four of the athletes competed in Alpine ski- Snowshoe: 200 M, 2nd; 400 M, 4th. ing—two at the Alpine Advanced venue and two • Devin Twitchell, Wagner, Snowshoe: 200 M, at the Alpine Novice venue. Six athletes competed 2nd; 400 M, 1st. at the Snowshoe venue and one at the Speed Skat- • Allison Vande Bogart, Weatherbee, Snowshoe: ing venue. 50 M, 4th; 100 M, 2nd. The athletes and their results were: • Kyle Prim, Hampden Academy, Speed Skat- • Colby Gott, homeschool, Alpine Advanced: ing: 500 M, 2nd; 777 M, 2nd; 1000 M, 2nd. Giant Slalom, 3rd; Slalom, 1st; Super G, 1st. Many of the athletes received hand-knitted • Evan King, Reeds Brook, Alpine Advanced: scarves, which have traditionally been sent to the Giant Slalom, 1st; Slalom, 2nd; Super G, 3rd. Maine Special Olympics by local volunteers (see • Dillen Lavin, Hampden Academy, Alpine Nov- photo of Jonathan Richards and Allison Vande Bo- ice: Giant Slalom, 3rd; Slalom, 4th; Super G. 3rd. gart wearing their scarves at right). This year, how- • Keller Naughton, Weatherbee, Alpine Nov- ever, the story about volunteers donating scarves ice: Giant Slalom, 4th; Slalom, 5th; Super G, 3rd. was picked up by Associated Press, and scarves • Lauren Leonard, Reeds Brook, Snowshoe: were sent in by people from across the country. 100 M, 4th; 200 M. 1st. As a result, Maine Special Olympics had so many • Garold McCullen, Weatherbee, Snowshoe: scarves that they were donated to Special Olympics Jonathan Richards and Allison Vande Bogart show off 50 M, 3rd; 100 M, 1st. groups in several other New England States. their new hand-knitted scarves. Gardens, orchards, and other Health and Wellness news By Brittany Layman, Health and Wellness Coordinator, RSU 22 Gardens and Orchards Fuel Up to Play 60 Garden season is right around Weatherbee Elementary School the corner, and we are excited to is partnering with Fuel Up to Play get out into the dirt. Students at 60 and the National Dairy Council McGraw Elementary are anxiously to bring a couple of great health awaiting the first signs of spring and initiatives to our students. Recently, are also looking forward to seeing we have been participating in taste their 360 fall planted bulbs bloom. testing sessions to promote Farm to RSU 22 is continuing to work with School. Students have had an op- the organization ReTreeUs to bring portunity to try a local product, such apple orchards to our district. Smith as carrots and Hampden Academy Elementary School’s pear and apple honey, in hopes the product can be orchard is looking to expand, and we added to the lunch menu. We will hope to add trees to Wagner Middle continue with the taste testing ses- School. Newburgh PreK has been sions throughout the year and will learning a lot about gardening and be enjoying a delicious blueberry agriculture this year, and they are smoothie during Maine Day. excited to set up their very own The second initiative is a campaign garden tower. Students will be able to promote outdoor play during the Staff members at Smith School Wear Red for Heart Health. to plant over 50 seedlings, and, as wintertime. It is our goal to encour- done by sharing fun outdoor games, Health on February 1st. Schools an added bonus, they will be able to age play during recess that can be encouraging students to wear appro- competed against each other for the start a worm composting bin! translated to home play. This will be priate cold weather gear, and spark- most people wearing red. McGraw Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Grant ing an enthusiasm for being outside! Elementary won the challenge with We live in Maine so we 100% of their faculty and staff in PreK students and staff need to embrace the red! They won a healthy snack sup- have been participating in warm, sunny spring plied by our nutrition department! the Maine Agriculture in days along with the Thank you to all that participated! the Classroom Agriculture cold, cloudy winter days. Awareness grant where University of Maine they have been sampling 5210 Let’s Go! students will be helping RSU 22 is partnering with a variety of local products. promote outdoor winter 5210 Let’s Go! to promote physical The students have also met play during Maine Day activity and good nutrition. We the farmers who grow the on March 15th! have recently conducted a couple crops or make the cheese! of taste tests across the district Some of the participating Wear Red for including a fantastic Chicken farms include Winterport’s Heart Health Stir Fry with ginger rice down at Souder Station Farm, Faculty and staff in Smith Elementary. We tested Hampden’s the Bee Whisperer, and Ban- been a pleasure having local experts share RSU 22 participated chili on February 26th at Hamp- gor’s Pineland Farms’ cheesemaker. It has their knowledge with our students. in Wear Red for Heart den Academy! March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 9 ------Wagner 6th graders catch comet’s tail at Challenger Learning Center Sixth graders from Wagner Middle School visited the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor on February 13 and 14 to complete a mission to catch a sample of a rare comet’s tail. Students had to use mathematics, engineering, technology, science, and communication in order to complete this mission. Constant teamwork had to be used in order to communicate via email and radio from the space shuttle to mission control. At the end of the day, students were very successful collecting a sample from the rare comet. Students also had the opportunity to go to the Emera Planetarium at the Uni- versity of Maine in Orono. At the Plan- etarium they learned about the different Charles Smith with Challenger Learning Center volunteer. technologies created by NASA that WAGNER MIDDLE SCHOOL Richard Glencross, Principal, 223-4309 we use in our everyday lives. Stu- dents were also exposed to the different constel- lations in our February Iassc Leamer, Tony Foster, Maria Edwards, and Eva Cherry at the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor. sky. Wagner 8th graders raising funds for June 7 trip to Boston Eighth graders at Wagner Middle School will be working hard in the coming months to raise funds for their trip to Boston on June 7. Brianne Smith, 8th grade social studies and math teacher, said a number of events are planned for March, including: • March 9—Indoor Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Wagner Pride Pack. Eighth graders will be volunteering at the event, and a portion of the proceeds will support the Boston trip. • March 14—Staff Basketball Game, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the gym. Both teams will be made up of Wagner staff members; a former teacher, Sha- ron Baker, has agreed to be the referee. • March 20—Paint Night at the Wagner Middle School cafeteria, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. • March 22—School Dance for grades 6-8, 7 to 9 p.m. in the gym. • March 26—Spaghetti Dinner with 8th grade waiters and waitresses, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Other fundraising projects are still being organized, Ms. Smith says. One parent has organized a coupon book, with cou- pons for goods and services being donated by local and Bangor-area businesses. The coupon books will be sold by the entire school, and funds generated by each grade will go into their respective Boston trip accounts. Ms. Smith said the 8th grade may organize a “tag day,” where 8th graders stand outside local businesses and ask for donations to help fund the Boston trip. In addition, the bottle trailer has been collecting bottles in the Wagner parking lot since December. “We;ve collected about $400 so far,” Ms. Smith says. “We’re well on our way to meeting our goal. The Boston trip is a “one-day, all-day” trip scheduled for June 7. The bus will leave about 5 a.m., with breakfast at the the Kennebunk rest stop on the Maine Turnpike. The 8th graders will arrive at Quincy Market about 11 for lunch and shopping. Some sort of activity will be planned within Boston for the early part of the afternoon. In past years, the 8th graders have visined Fenway Park, the USS Constitution and museum, and the New England Aquarium. This year’s activity hasn’t been determined. Most of the afternoon will be spent at Canobie Lake in New Hampshire, an amusement park with rides and food. After Canobie Lake, the student will board the bus and get back to school about midnight. “It’s a really good way for the 8th graders to wind up their middle school years,” Ms. Smith says. “They always have a really good time.” Page 10 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------

Technology integrator Chris Beckwith demonstrates the model police car that he equipped with flashing blue lights, red tail lights, and high-low beam headlights using “Chibi Chips.” Technology making gains in middle school as younger students start coding earlier Interactive artwork. Wearable technology. New uses for the 3D printers. Those are just some of the technology-related activities that RSU 22 students can look forward to in middle school—especially since they’re starting to learn about coding as early as kindergarten. Chris Beckwith, technology integration specialist at Reeds Brook, said he went to a workshop in December put on by a company called Love to Code, which had a booklet that The 3D printers at Reeds Brook were donated by the Perloff Family Foundation. Above, Dave and Sandy Perloff visited the technology room gave instructions for cod- Owen Hanson and Kolby McLeod use the 3D printer to create a mold for making their own fishing lures. at Reeds Brook on February 8 to see how the printers were being used. ing in the form of a story book with little cartoon characters. lots of robots for the kids to use,” hooks up the car to the Chibitronics, He said students hadn’t made “The story book made it easier to he said. “They’re learning program- the headlights, tail lights, emergen- molds yet in the 3D printer, but it’s understand how we do coding,” he ming and coding much earlier. I’m cy lights, and siren all flash in the pretty simple. said. hoping that this will trickle up, and sequence that the Chibi Chips tell “We started working with the Mr. Beckwith said he’s excited that when students reach middle them to do. students, Owen Hanson and Kolby because the elementary schools in school, they’ll have a pretty strong Combining the circuit stickers McLeod, in early February,” he both Hampden and Winterport have background in coding with blocks, with LEDs opens up a number of said. “They had the design of a received an army of robots through and that they can start doing text- possibilities, including interactive segmented worm that they found on a grant requested by curriculum based coding without having to artwork and, taking it a step fur- line. They had to figure out where director Mary Giard. start from the beginning.” ther, wearable artwork. to set the pegs and holes so that the “The elementary schools have Mr. Beckwith has had some “Students can use circuit stickers two halves of the mold would snap fun with Love to Code, which uses to make interactive artwork,” Mr. together. They also had to make a Andrew Logan new 6th “Chibi Chips”—made by Chibitron- Beckwith said. “We could wire up hole for the material to be poured ics—for programming. a circuit with students making an through and into the mold.” grade ELA teacher The company says it makes overlay of art—maybe the person’s Mr. Beckwith said if they wanted Andrew Logan has joined the staff circuit stickers and other tools for heart is flashing red, maybe it’s something more organic—they at Reeds Brook Middle School as a paper circuits, which blend circuit fireflies or the phases of the moon.” could have something sculpted 6th grade English Language Arts building and programming with Mr. Beckwith says he has a out of clay and then, using an app teacher. arts and crafts. costume at home that he’s working called qlone (pronounced “clone”) His first Love to Code says circuit stick- on that will use circuit stickers to made into a mold. day in the ers are LED circuits on peel-and- provide code instructions for LED Another student sculpted a fish classroom stick stickers, which allows a user lights. out of clay, and Mr. Beckwith took will be to build circuits without soldering, Another area where students can the qlone app and scanned the fish March 11. plugging wires, or clips. Instead, the use their coding and programming model all the way around, putting Mr. Logan stickers can be used with conduc- skills is designing objects using the it on a piece of paper with a grid so comes to tive tapes to draw circuits on paper 3D printer, which was donated to that the app would recognize it and Hampden and other crafts. Reeds Brook Middle by the Perloff take pictures from all directions. from the Mr. Beckwith used colored LEDs Family Foundation. Since then, the file has been Dr. Lewis with a plastic model of a police car Mr. Beckwith said a couple of downloaded into the 3D printer, Libby School with 2 white LEDs, 2 red LEDs, students who are avid fishermen which has produced a mold. in Milford, Andrew Logan and 2 blue LEDs, representing approached him early in February The students using the 3D where he taught 4th grade this year. the headlights, tail lights, and the about making a mold on the 3D printer, 8th graders Owen Hanson Previously, he spent two years police emergency lights, with cod- printer so they could make their and Kolby McLeod, said their goal as an education specialist at Acadia ing to tell the chip when the car’s own fishing lures. is to make rubber worms to use as Hospital. headlights should switch from low- They had acquired some rubbery fishing lures. They’d also like to use Mr. Logan grew up in Bangor beam to high-beam, when the brake worms, and they wanted to melt the molded fish as a lure. and graduated from Bangor High light should be activated, and when them down and pour the material They say the molds—both the School in 2010. He received his B.S. the police emergency lights should into a mold so they could make the worms and the fish—can be made in degree in Elementary Education flash. artificial worms. different colors and with glitter. from Husson University in 2016. Mr. Beckwith added a siren, after “I told them that it was a really Owen and Kolby said they’ll While at Husson, he was a foot- asking Love to Code whether its cir- cool idea,” Mr. Beckwith said. “As probably use the lures to catch bass. ball coach at Bangor High School cuitry would accommodate a sound long as the melting point of the “We’ll fish anywhere—wherever and volunteered at the Challenger signal to a speaker. The company material is below the melting point we can drop a hook,” they said. Learning Center in Bangor. said that in theory it should, but it of the plastic mold, you can pour Mr. Logan and his wife Danielle had never been tried. anything into it—molten rubbery live in Bangor. It worked. When Mr. Beckwith worms, chocolate, melted crayons.” March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 11 ------RB 7th-8th grade band, chorus to compete in Music in the Parks Festival June 1 The 7th and 8th grade band and from judges outside of Maine. will be paying for the trip, but the • Artwork from Feldmus Photog- chorus will be traveling to Spring- “For the past three years, band and chorus are fundraising to raphy field, MA, to compete in the Music we’ve gone to the music festival defray some of the costs. • Photo session package from in the Parks Festival on June 1. at Funtown [in Saco, ME],” said The biggest event will be the DAS photography As of early February, 44 schools band and chorus director Rebecca Music Department’s Carnival • $200 snow removal certificate had signed up from all over New Mallory. “This year we wanted to Fundraiser, which will be held April from Ledge Hill Custom England, as well as Pennsylvania go bigger and give the students 10. People attending the Carnival • $15 Sweet Frog gift card and New York. Schools will perform a chance to experience a festival buy tickets at the door and then use • Four $15 iTunes gift cards competitively against schools their out-of-state.” those tickets to participate in a vari- • Smokey’s ride passes size, and they’ll receive comments Mrs. Mallory said the students ety of Carnival activities, including • Several themed gift baskets game booths, face painting, raffles, * * * REEDS BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL a cupcake eating contest, a photo The Music in the Parks Festival Don Roux, Principal booth, and numerous other conces- has given Reeds Brook performance 862-3540 sions. times for June 1 at Westfield High “There’s really something for School. everyone,” Mrs. Mallory said. The chorus will warm up at 10:40 The Carnival will also have a and perform at 11. The band will silent auction. Auction items are warm up at 11:45 and perform at being donated, and the list will 12:10. grow as April 10th approaches. Students will have the entire af- However, a partial list auction ternoon at Six Flags and meet for an items includes: awards ceremony at 5:45 p.m. in the • $100 in Shell gift cards picnic area before departing for home. RBMS Show Choir adopts ‘home’ theme, will raise funds for Sarah’s House The Reeds Brook Middle School She is also a student at Reeds Brook “We’ll share all of the proceeds Show Choir has adopted a “home” and a member of the Show Choir. beyond the cost of the shirts with theme for this year, with songs like Mr. Madore said the Show Choir Sarah’s House,” Mr. Madore said. “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” is partnering with Sarah’s House in * * * by John Denver, and “Our House,” several ways this year. Currently, Morgan, a 7th grader by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Sarah’s House agreed to provide at Reeds Brook, volunteers at Sar- The Show Choir performed at the its logo for t-shirts, and the Show ah’s House during the summer and District Festival on Thursday, Feb. Choir will use Sarah’s House t-shirts school vacations, prepping meals 28, at Stearns High School in Mill as its costume for performances. and baking treats, usually cakes, inocket, and it’s preparing for the He said the Show Choir will col- for the guests. State Festival on Friday, March 29, lect donations for Sarah’s House She says she enjoys getting to at Lawrence High School in Fairfield. when it performs at the Hampden know the guests. “I try to interact Show Choir director Matt Madore Academy Performing Arts Center with them when they come,” she said he selected the home theme af- on Wednesday, March 27, two days says. “It feels really good to know ter reading an article in Down East before the state festival. The perfor- that I can be helping them.” magazine about Sarah’s House, mance will include all of the music Morgan also helps with the daily the hospitality house in Holden for groups in RSU 22. cleaning chores. She says the vol- Sarah’s daughter, Morgan Robinson, is a cancer patients at Eastern Maine In addition, the competition unteers have a checklist of things 7th grader at Reeds Brook who volunteers Medical Center’s Lafayette Cancer t-shirts (with the Sarah’s House that have to be done in each room to during vacations at Sarah’s House. Center in Brewer. logo) are often purchased by friends make it sanitary for each patient. Sarah’s daughter, Morgan Robin- and family members to wear at Actually, Morgan has been volun- ade, fresh eggs, and hand-painted son, was featured in the article for competitions as a means of showing teering for Sarah’s House since she pumpkins to raise funds to achieve her volunteer work at Sarah’s House. support for the group. was a young child—selling lemon- her mother’s vision. 7th-8th grade band invited to perform at Champion the Cure ‘Concert for a Cause’ The Reeds Brook Middle School the Collins Center, and also to meet cians and should be a very power- serve our community and support 7th and 8th grade band has been and perform with other musicians. ful, moving experience that the kids the fight against cancer, which un- invited to perform at the Champion “Combining all three groups will will remember for years to come,” fortunately hits many of us close to the Cure Concert for a Cause at 7 fill the stage with over 200 musi- Mrs. Mallory said. “We also get to home.” p.m. March 12 at the Collins Cen- ter for the Arts at the University of Maine. The band will perform along with David Haggan honored by Maine VFW the Leonard Middle School (Old David Haggan, who teaches den Academy. Town) band and the University of 6th and 8th grade Social Stud- He also helped organize Maine Concert Band. ies at Reeds Brook Middle the Veterans Appreciation The three bands will perform School, has been honored by event at Reeds Brook on No- separately, with Reeds Brook and the Veterans of Foreign Wars vember 11 last year, and he Leonard Middle School playing as the 2019 Middle School brings his students to partici- two numbers each, followed by the Teacher of the Year for Maine. pate in the Cole Land Trans- UMaine band. He was presented with portation Museum veterans Then, all three groups will come his award at the VFW’s 2019 interview program. together and combine to close the Awards Banquet on Janu- “I think our youth need concert with a rendition of “Call ary 12 at the Bangor Motor to be taught to welcome the of Champions,” a dynamic fanfare Inn, where about 300 people people who have gone before composed by Rob Romeyn, followed packed the reception hall. them to secure their rights by the Maine Stein Song. Also recognized at the ban- to life, liberty, and pursuit of All proceeds from the concert will quet were the teachers of the happiness,” Mr. Haggan says. benefit Champion the Cure, which year for grades K-5, Sarah Nel- “Veterans have always had a supports cancer research in Maine. son of Ames Elementary School, place in my heart. As a social Rebecca Mallory, Director of Music and grades 9-12, Toby Cole of studies teacher, I’d be drop- at Reeds Brook, said it’s an honor for Calais High School, and the ping the ball if I didn’t follow Reeds Brook to be selected. first place winners of the VFW’s through in a strong, positive, “We were initially selected for Voice of Democracy essay con- patriotic way.” 2020, but then the UMaine band test for high school students and Mr. Haggan’s nomination director called up and asked if we the Patriot’s Pen essay contest as Grade 6-8 Teacher of the would be interested in doing it this for middle school students. Year was sponsored by the year, as they wanted to have two Mr. Haggan says he has VFW Hampden Post 4633. middle school bands perform,” she David Haggan organized VFW essay contests The keynote speaker at the said. “Of course, we said yes.” every year for the past 25 years— Brook and the Voice of Democracy Awards Banquet was the national She said the concert will give the the Patriot’s Pen contest at Reeds contest when he taught at Hamp- commander of the VFW. students an opportunity to play at Page 12 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------School Counselor works to strengthen connections with students Sometimes a minute or two of time is all it portunity to check in with a large number of stu- they need support. As part of her comprehensive takes to make a big impact. Kim Raymond, dents in a relatively short amount of time. She school counseling program, Mrs. Raymond already School counselor at Smith School in Winterport, began these at the beginning of February start- teaches weekly lessons in classrooms and sees has recently implemented a new strategy to help ing with 4th grade students and has continued to many students in small groups. These “Minute build stronger connections with all students in work her way down through the grade levels to Meetings” allow Mrs. Raymond to do a brief check the school. She has started holding “Minute connect with everyone. in with every student on a more personal level Meetings” with all students Pre-K to 4th grade. For these meetings, Mrs. Raymond finds a regardless of whether or not the student is experi- These “Minute Meetings” usually run about 3-5 quiet space in the hallway outside the classroom encing an urgent need or challenge in that moment. minutes and provide Mrs. Raymond with an op- and away from distractions. She takes the time During these brief interactions, Mrs. Raymond is to listen to and get to know all her students. able to check in to see if students are struggling Even the youngest students are able to be en- with anything, give students an opportunity to gaged in conversation as they play with some share new or exciting things that are happening in small toys, putty or a stress ball that Mrs. Ray- their lives, as well as allow for general conversation mond has available while they talk. According to about how they are feeling about their school year, Mrs. Raymond, these meetings have helped open their friendships and themselves. the door to make connections with students who “My goal as a school counselor has always been don’t always reach out or seek help on their own. to help make sure all students feel important and Mrs. Raymond added that: “Sometimes there understand that they matter,” explains Mrs. Ray- is a lot of conversation during these few min- mond. “ I may not see every student everyday but utes, sometimes laughter or sometimes more I want all students to know that I am available to silent moments of reflection. Regardless of the guide and support them when they need it.” topic of conversation or what actual words are spoken, I hope to show students that I’m LEROY H. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL here for them, they are Dawn Moore, Principal, 223-4282 valued and that their voices matter.” With a caseload of over three hundred students, Mrs. Raymond explained that it can be a challenge to make sure all students feel Kim Raymond, School Counselor holds a Minute Meeting connected and comfort- with 4th grade student Ava Black able reaching out if Civil Rights Team organizes 4th annual “Welcome Week” at Smith School Everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome, and respected in school. At Leroy H. Smith School in Winterport, the Civil Rights Team (CRT) works hard to help all students feel welcome everyday. The team is part of a state-wide program called the Maine Civil Rights Team Project which is out of the office of the Attorney General. In February, CRT hosted the schools 4th annual “Welcome Week.” This week is all about making everyone feel welcome regardless of differences such as: Race and Skin Color, Ancestry, Gender, Disabilities, Religion and Family Structure. This year during welcome week, CRT members read special messages during morning announcements and held an assembly for the school about why the week is important. During the assembly, CRT members shared posters they had made and talked with the whole school about things that make us special such as: our religion, beliefs, gender, abilities, our families and our ap- pearance. Students also learned about ways they can have a positive impact on other people and help make them feel included. Another important part of Welcome Week is having conversations with students throughout the school to spread CRT’s message of inclu- sion. CRT members shared books and read in classrooms throughout the school. Students and staff also participated in fun theme days such as Sunglasses day, where students got to wear sunglasses to symbolize having empathy and viewing the world through someone else’s perspective. Classrooms decorated their doors to portray the themes of Family, Gender, Race, Skin Color, Disabilities, and Religion and students got to decorate a bee (Smith School’s mascot) to display in the lobby as an extension of the CRT bulletin board. A new addition to Welcome Week activities this year included a Mix It Up lunch where Some of the CRT members hold signs the team created for Welcome Week. students were mixed up and got the opportunity to sit with people who they may not usual spend times a month after school to help students activities to help support their mission of mak- time with. During lunch, CRT members led an understand why the team is important and help ing sure everyone feels welcome. The students activity where students got to share information students think about ways they can make every- know that it is important to keep their message about themselves with others. This was a great one feel welcome everyday. The team of 3rd and going all year. As long as there are people in opportunity for students to learn more about 4th grade students work together to brainstorm the world who don’t feel included, or get teased each other. new ideas. because of who they are, the team’s work is never CRT advisors, Kim Raymond (School Coun- Although Welcome Week is over for this year, finished. And as their bulletin board says: “Our selor) and Hannah Boss (Kindergarten teacher) CRT is already busy planning Welcome Week ROOTS may be different but we all GROW to- work with the Civil Rights Team two or three for next year. CRT is also working on other gether!” March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 13 ------Smith School introducing robots to grades K-4, along with Dash, Dot and Blockley for coding Smith School is excited to be introducing grade K-4 to coding/robots! In grades 3 and 4, we have been using a program called Scratch that was developed by MIT. (Each student has their own account, and with internet access they can use it at home.) This program teaches the basics of programming/coding. We get to solve challenges that involve various math concepts in a way that is easy and fun. Students get to apply their problem solving skills every time they write an algorithm. We are moving forward with grades K-4, working with the Wonder Workshop Robots, Dash and Dot. The older students use the block coding style we learned in Scratch, and a Wonder Workshop app called Blockley to make the robots perform a series of activities. The younger students, K-2 will be controlling the robots with a series of apps available through the Wonder Workshop program at a more basic level. From robot races, to obstacle courses, to synchronized robot dancing and much more, the students are having fun learning these skills and through the con- text of code, kids build essential 21st Century skills for life that empower them to become creators using technology. Smith students practice with robots in the main hallway.

Map showing location of students who have sent postcards to Smith 1st graders. Smith 1st graders exchange postcards with Classmates Across the States First grade students at Smith First graders at Smith School School are on an adventure to learn have been receiving postcards about the 50 states this year! since the first week of school! March provides opportunities to display art Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Baker’s There is quite a large stack that The month of March provides a couple of opportunities to show off classes have participated in a the students are working through artworks from some of our Winterport and Frankfort students at Smith postcard exchange called Class- by reading one or two postcards School and Wagner Middle School. mates Across the States. This per week. The students have The first opportunity comes with an invitation to the “Young Artists’ project began with an idea from listened to, read about, and identi- Gallery Takeover” held at the Waterfall Arts in Belfast. This ends up Mrs. Nicole Baum, a second grade fied 16 states through this post- being Midcoast Maine’s largest collection of works by artists under the teacher in Yorkville, Illinois. She card exchange so far. age of 18, with over 200 original works throughout the Waterfall Arts reached out to her fellow teachers The first graders chart each building, including both galleries. via Twitter and came in contact postcard on a map in the hall- This show runs the entire month of March (March 1-April 2) with an with Mrs. Davis. By the end of the way to show off the classrooms Opening Reception held on March 1 summer the Classmates Across they have connected with. Many Waterfall Arts is located at 256 High Street in Belfast. The regular the States Project (#Classmates students have named states they hours for this show will be Tuesday through Friday between 10 a.m. AcrossTheStates) had 49 partici- have visited, states where ex- and 5 p.m. all month. For more information call 207-338-2222 or go to pants, with only 3 states not yet tended family lives, and they were www.waterfallarts.org. represented. even able to connect with a class * * * Each classroom wrote a letter taught by Mrs. Davis’s friend in The other opportunity to display student artworks will be as part of that was printed on 48 postcards, Connecticut! First Graders are the “Art in the Heart’s Student Art Show” at the Bangor Mall, which then teachers or students individ- excited to continue the journey of traditionally happens towards the middle of March. ually addressed each postcard to connecting with their “classmates Posters for the Bangor Mall Art Show will be posted at RSU 22 the other participating classrooms across the states” and learning schools as the date grows near. across the country. about our country state by state. Reeds Brook Student Council coat drive nets 162 items for local shelters The Reeds Brook Middle School and placed in a cart in the hallway, words how grateful I am, the stu- University of Maine to Reeds Brook Student Council led a coat drive with Student Council advisor Jason dent council is, and the recipients with materials and lesson plans at the school during November Kash and a Student Council represen- will be,” she said. “Giving back to once a week for eight weeks for the and December that resulted in 162 tative available to answer questions. our community is a very vital part past eight years. items being donated to the Bangor The cart was also brought to the of being a good school, especially The club is advised by 6th grade Area Homeless Shelter, the Penquis Student Council dance on December around this time of year, and we science teacher Georgiana Piete. Community Action Agency, and 14, so students could make dona- can all confidently say we have done “They’ve been doing this for eight other individual local donations in tions there. so in the last few weeks.” years, and they’ve never asked the community. Isabella McLaughlin, Student In addition to the coat drive, for donations,” Isabella said. “It In addition to coats, donated Council president for the first se- Isabella said the Student Council was the least we could do. They’re items included hats, mittens, boots, mester, said “thank you” to students donated $300 to the Engineering taking time out of their day and scarves, and other items. for supporting the drive. Club, which has brought engineer- helping us learn about science and The items were brought to school “It is difficult to express with ing graduate students from the engineering.” Page 14 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------Coding, robotics bring Dash, Dot, Blockly, Makey Makey to Weatherbee, McGraw By Stephanie Shteirman Technology Integrator Coding and robotics have taken off in RSU22 and that is certainly evident at Weatherbee and McGraw. Kindergartners were taken through a series of unplugged activities to understand algorithms and sequencing before learning rudimentary coding using Beebots. Beebots are small robots that look like bees and students can input up to 40 commands of code via buttons on the robot’s ‘back’, or surface. Students learned math facts while working in groups to practice their Weatherbee teachers (above) and students (below) learn about coding and robotics. new coding skills. First and second graders also self paced coding lessons using the code Dash and Dot used unplugged activities as a cod- Code.org curriculum. At the same robots using the ing foundation before venturing into time students are learning how to Wonder Workshop block coding app called Blockly. GEORGE B. WEATHERBEE SCHOOL Third graders at Jennifer Cyr, Principal Weatherbee started 862-3254 off the year learning Scratch Jr. and have now moved into block coding with Dash and Dot robots as well. They played with electrical circuitry by creating electric bongos out of ordinary items using 3rd grade parents invited to Weatherbee the Makey Makey kit and the pro- March 14 for wax museums, folk music concert gramming language Parents of third graders at American to research. When they Scratch. Makey Weatherbee School are being returned from February vacation, Makey is an electron- invited to visit the school on Thurs- they started gathering information ic invention tool and day, March 14, for a music and about their inspiring American’s toy that allows users reading collaboration that will focus early years and families, how they to connect everyday on American history and folk music. are inspiring, interesting facts from objects to computer programs, accord- hibits in which visitors could touch The collaboration will include a later in their life, and how America ing to its manufacturer. buttons and hear details about an “wax museum,” with students dressed is different because of that person. Many thanks to the PTO for author’s life and career. in costumes representing Americans The concert will include all five purchasing a Makey Makey kit that, Fifth graders started the year that they have chosen to study in their third grade classes and take place combined with other kits at Weather- off with three months of learning biography unit in reading. in the Weatherbee Gymnasium bee, allows an entire class to invent. the block coding language Scratch. It will also feature the annual from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. Fourth graders started the year They were the first in the school to third-grade concert, with the stu- The Biography Wax Museums learning code through Code.org and start using Dash and Dot and have dents singing American folk songs will be held in two sessions, one have also moved into working with quickly progressed to working on that they have been learning during before the concert and one after. robots Dash and Dot. They are going actual missions of the robotics com- the year, including “America the The Arsenault/Thompson Team through a series of puzzles and chal- petitions put out by Wonder Work- Beautiful,” “Oh, Susannah,” “I’ve will hold their wax museums before lenges that teach students working shop, the makers of Dash and Dot. Been Working on the Railroad,” “All the concert—from 1 to 1:30 p.m. in in groups of three the ins and outs Teachers Matt Lindemann and Day Long, All I Do Is Work,” and their homerooms. of making the robots do what they Dorothy Dawson are coaching their “Icka Backa Soda Cracker.” The Starrett/Adams/Libbey Team want them to do. Students are also students through the process but In reading, the third graders are will hold their wax museums after learning the ‘soft skills’ that help students are essentially learning learning about biographies, and the concert—from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. people work better and more effec- on their own and from each other to they have each selected an inspiring in the gym. tively together, as well as computa- complete the challenging missions. tional thinking and problem solving. Weatherbee is hoping to hone all Fourth graders also used the this talent into two robotics teams Makey Makey kits and Scratch next year at the fifth grade level programming to turn their author that will compete outside the dis- studies into interactive museum ex- trict in the First Lego League.

Todd Simcox of TV5 talks about the weather Students have been reading nonfiction and are participating in research teams. Each team is respon- sible for reading, note taking, Emilynne Christiansen won 1st place in Amelia Brickell with her 2nd place poster. synthesizing the Smokey the Bear poster contest. and summariz- ing subtopics Garden Club announces poster contest winners they assigned The Hampden Garden Club has to the state competition in Augusta. themselves on announced the winners of the 2019 The Garden Club sponsors this a natural disas- Smokey the Bear poster contest. contest every year for 4th grade ter or extreme Meteorologist Todd Simcox of TV5 answers questions. The first place poster was created and said this year's entries were of weather. pictures of the TV studio and tools by Emilynn Christiansen and the especially good quality, which made Students generated a list of ques- he uses to forecast the weather. runner-up was Amelia Brickel, both the judging challenging. tion for meteorologist, Todd Simcox Students are creating their own 4th graders at Weatherbee School. Congratulations to Emilynn and of WABI TV5. Mr. Simcox answered Google slides to share their research Emilynn's poster will continue on Amelia! the students’ questions and showed learning and hard work. March 2019 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • Page 15 ------EARL C. McGRAW SCHOOL Kristin Briggs, Principal, 862-3830 RSU 22 ADULT EDUCATION - SPRING 2019 www.riversideadultedpartnership.com A wide variety of educational, professional development and personal enrichment courses will again be made available for people to take through our program during the spring academic season. To contact us directly you can call our office at 862-6422 or email our program director at: [email protected] Hampden Academy Fitness Center We will, again, be opening and supervising the Hampden Academy Fitness Center until the end of April. The fitness center is open, free of charge, to all RSU 22 staff and residents on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. We will have an adult education on-site supervisor available to introduce folks to the exercise equipment and to assist you with your individual workout programs. Please note, that the fitness center will be closed on days when RSU 22 schools are closed because of poor weather or when Hampden Academy cancels after-school activities that night.

Personal Enrichment Courses Once again, this spring, we will offer a variety of personal enrichment courses and workshops. Our paper flyers will be in homes by mid-March, but our course catalog is now available online. Dance and Music Personal Wellness Health and Fitness Crafting and Art Technology Cooking and Baking Languages Hobbies, Special Interests Motor Coach Bus Trips To view our complete Spring 2019 course schedule go to: www.riversideadultedpartnership .com CNA Training Certified Nursing Assistants help patients or clients with healthcare needs, working under the supervision of an approved nurse. Demand for CNA’s in the healthcare industry A first grade student One of our kindergarten is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations! Our next CNA class is friends displaying his jam- More jammies and crazy adding coins to our scheduled to start in May 20. Classes are projected to run Monday and Tuesday evenings mies and crazy socks!! socks!! Coins for Kindness and Saturday mornings to be more accommodating to students and folks who are working. The cost for this next class will be only $695. We offer students convenient payment plans and possible course reimbursement options. Kindness Week Challenge at McGraw Contact us at 862-6422 for an application or to find out more information about this popular training program. We expect that the deadline for applications to be received will be May 10. Students and staff at McGraw School took on the Kindness Week High School Diploma and HiSET (GED) Challenge! For adults looking to earn a high school diploma, a HiSET Certification or to improve basic literacy and ESL skills, we offer year-round opportunities for advancement. If you are During the last month of Janu- interested in earning your Adult Education High School Diploma, you should get a copy ary, students celebrated kindness in of your high school transcript and schedule a meeting with one of our staff.You may be everything they did! Each day had a closer to earning a diploma than you think. In January 2014, the HiSET replaced the GED particular focus: and became Maine’s State High School Equivalency Diploma. Since then, our program • Monday was “Hats off to has helped many of our residents earn this life-changing credential. Again, just contact our office at any time if you have questions about or interest in the HiSET Kindness,” so everyone wore their favorite hat. Distance Learning Courses • Tuesday was Team Kindness, We continue to offer, through a partnership with Education to Go, nearly 500 interactive so students and staff wore their fa- personal enrichment online courses to residents of RSU 22 and neighboring communi- ties. All classes are instructor-led, fit into convenient six-week formats and are affordably vorite team shirts or any other shirt priced. A complete list of all courses can be found at: www.ed2go.com/rsu22. Some of the that represented kindness. more popular course titles include: • Wednesday’s focus was A to Z Grant Writing Introduction to Interior Design “Dreaming of Kindness,” so stu- Become a Veterinary Assistant Blogging & Podcasting for Beginners dents were scheduled to come to Second grade students add coins Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published Introduction to JavaScript school in their pajamas! and crazy socks on Thursday! Business and Marketing Writing Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint • Thursdays theme was “Crazy Computer Skills for the Workplace Adobe / Acrobat Photoshop McGraw School principal Kristin Buying & Selling on eBay Accounting Fundamentals for Kindness,” so everyone wore Briggs said she was proud of her Grammar Refresher QuickBooks their favorite crazy socks! staff, which had 100% participation Test Prep: GRE, LAST, SAT, Praxis PC Troubleshooting • Friday’s focus was “We LOVE wearing red for Go Red for Women Real Estate Law Writing for Children Kindness.” Students and staff wore on Friday. Introduction to Statistics Music Theory Made Easy red, not only for kindness, but also During the week students also Online Health Occupations Courses to celebrate Wear Red for Women’s collected Cans for Kindness and In 10 to 20 weeks, you can become nationally certified in these portable, high demand Heart Health! Coins for Kindness. The coins and healthcare jobs through our partnership with the Academy of Medical Professions. Students Due to the snow day on Wednes- cans were donated to the Hampden who complete their program also receive assistance with job searching and resume writing. day, the school combined the PJs Neighborhood Food Cupboard. Dental Assisting Medical Transcription Medical Coding & Billing Medical Office Specialist Pharmacy Technician Hospital Coding & Billing For more information about any of these courses, including payment plan options and specific certifications awarded per course, please contact us at 862-6422. Free Online Courses and Trainings Through a partnership with Hoonuit, formerly Atomic Learning, we are again able to offer our residents free access to over 250 online courses and over 10,000 tutorials and individual trainings. To receive a password and login information to these courses email us at: riverside- [email protected] or call 862-6422. Some of the newer courses are listed below. Tech for Students w/Dyslexia SketchUp for 3D Printing Kid Px Deluxe Career Skills Trainings Google Sheets Minecraft in the Classroom Moodle Instructor Training Boardmaker Plus! Google Calendar Microsoft Office Applications HTMLS & CSS3 Basics Cyberbullying Flash CS5 Internet Safety Dreamweaver CS5 Classroom Mgt. Strategies Podcasting Workshop WordPress Creating Digital Portfolios Being Successful in College Office for iPad Anime Studio Training SharePoint Basics Photoshop Moodle for Students Using Gmail Supporting Gifted Students Geometer’s Sketchpad Flickr Training Adobe Lightroom iBooks Author Training Using iTunes Real-World Geometry Being Savvy Online Textease CT Using SMART Boards College Transitions Our College Transitions Program is designed to help students successfully prepare for college. We help adult learners who are earning their high school diploma or their HiSET certificate successfully transition to college. We also help students who already have a diploma prepare for their college experience. We also offer this spring, a course, The College Experi- ence: Year One. This is a 24 hour blended (live and online) course which allows students an Antonio Rocha, award-winning storyteller and mime, at McGraw School. opportunity to earn one free credit from Eastern Maine Community College. Contact us if you would like to discuss with us some of the following College Transitions services that we offer. Career Exploration/Planning Academic Advising Services College Readiness Course McGraw welcomes Antonio Rocha Accuplacer Prep & Testing College Application Assistance McGraw School welcomed Antonio He began the presentation while Academic Courses: Algebra / Biology / Writing for College Rocha, an award-winning storyteller wearing a beautiful, traditional out- and mime, on December 4th. fit from his native Brazil. Antonio Like us on Facebook Students and staff enjoyed his told stories that taught lessons, as Riverside Adult Education sound effects, especially the hyena! well as entertained! Page 16 • Link-22 • RSU 22 - Hampden-Newburgh-Winterport-Frankfort • March 2019 ------3rd annual ‘KEEP IT LOCAL’ COMMUNITY & BUSINESS EXPO coming to RSU 22 March 23

Please mark Saturday, March 23, 2019, for our third “Keep It Local” Com- munity & Business Expo. Due to the further increase in size, the event will again take place at Hampden Academy in both the Gym- nasium and the Dining Commons, offering space for up to 90 vendors. At- tending the Expo is free to the general couraged to display. Selling products and network locally, all the while pro- were Wellness & Health, Services, public. Opening Hours for the Expo from your farm? Own a fitness or viding funds to strengthen education Food & Farm, Industrial & Construc- are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with setup health-related business? Are you a in RSU22. tion, and Education & Nonprofit. Of for the vendors as of 8 am. lawyer or banker or medical profes- This event was held for the first note is also the fact that at least 3 This is not just a business-to-busi- sional? Looking to hire new staff? time in March of 2017, and last companies were exhibiting primar- ness fair; the child and family-friend- Small engine repair? Art studio or year’s event had 52 different vendors ily to attract full-time or part-time ly event will be open to the public at church? You are all welcome. We’d showcasing their products or services employees for their business. no charge and ANY business offering like to showcase the diversity and and over 200 community members Rates for becoming a vendor start goods or services in a retail setting breadth of the community offerings attending or participating. The most at $40 per tabletop booth with return- or selling to the general public is en- we have; encouraging to purchase prominent categories represented ing exhibitors from prior years receiving discounted rates. Non-profit and community organizations are free. If you have questions about the event or would like to sign up to become a vendor or exhibitor, please contact either board member Peter Witt ([email protected]) or Gabe Baker ([email protected]) or contact the Foundation directly at 207-852-2138 or rsu22education- [email protected].

Looking to give back? Foundation Board seeks volunteers. The RSU#22 Education Founda- tion is actively seeking new board members and committee volunteers to join a growing non-profit organization that supports the students and teachers in our school district. The Education Foundation funds initiatives with grants that help foster innovative educational projects. Interested citizens should email us at rsu22educationfoundation@gmail. com. The Board also presently has 1-year, 2-year and 3-year volunteer board memberships available. To learn more about the RSU22 Education Foundation, visit www. rsu22foundation.org.

3rd Annual ‘Keep It Local’ Community & Business Expo Sponsorship opportunities The RSU#22 Education Founda tion is looking for sponsors to help offset the cost for this event as well as advertising, mailing & printing expenses. The total expense budget is $7000. Sponsorships are available as follows: 1 Presenting Sponsor: $2,500 4x Lead Sponsors: $500 ea. 10x Sponsors: $250 ea. Details about the benefits for each level can be obtained by contacting the Foundation.