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Homeschool and life skills students learn about customs

Nearly 50 students and their parents turned out to the Multipurpose building Oct. 11 when the students from the Madawaska Middle High School Life Skills class and various homeschool students in the community had the opportunity to learn about Customs and Border Protection.

Site selection matrix gets a makeover from committee

The Valley Unified Site Selection Committee revamped the matrix used to help determine a site for the proposed regional high school at its Oct. 8 meeting at Dr. Levesque Elementary School during a workshop.

Madawaska School Department enrollment up

Student enrollment is up for the Madawaska School Department, according to recent student enrollment data released during the Madawaska School Committee meeting Oct. 7.

UMFK advances 21 spots in college ranking

The University of Maine at Fort Kent has not only made the Washington Monthly’s annual Bachelor’s College Rankings, but has moved up by 21 spots. UMFK was also named 38th out of 250 colleges in the publication’s “Best Bang for the Buck: Northeast” rankings.

Fort Kent Booster club asks public to sponsor a chair

The Fort Kent Booster Club is updating the Fort Kent gymnasium athlete seating area and is asking the public to sponsor a chair to help raise funds for the cause.

Police, fire and ambulance personnel speak at VUESC site selection committee meeting

Emergency response organizations weighed in at a meeting of the Valley Unified Educational Service Center Site Selection Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 24, about their ability to service the two possible sites for a proposed regional grades 7-12 school in the St. John Valley.

UMFK to host open house on Oct. 21

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its annual Fall Open House for prospective college-bound students on Monday, Oct. 21, to give everyone a chance to experience campus life.

NMCC continues tuition-free practical nurse training

In 2017 Northern Maine Community College received approval for the establishment of a practical nursing program to address the growing concern regarding the need to expand Maine’s long-term care workforce.

VRMS students share lunch, break barriers

Students at Valley Rivers Middle School broke down social and racial barriers by having in-depth discussions with students from the University of Maine at Fort Kent for Mix-It-Up at Lunch Day on Sept. 11.

One of the final two sites for regional school in The County may not meet state criteria

One of the sites eyed for a new high school serving several Aroostook County communities might not be big enough for the project, and could displace two prominent community organizations.

Town offering Sidekicks training to interested youngsters

The Fort Kent Recreation Department is offering a “Sidekicks” training program to teach youngsters how to talk to their peers about the risks of smoking and vaping tobacco products.

Each SAU will hold individual public hearings for Valley Unified sites

The Valley Unified Education Service Center Board of Directors unanimously decided to pursue option one concerning the straw poll process upon considering the stance of the three school administrative units at the board of directors meeting Sept. 24.

County schools go green and focus on recycling and composting

Each morning, Janice Logan prepares three aluminum water bottles for her children and fills them with ice water from her refrigerator.

Fort Kent kindergartners kick off harvest break with visit to local potato farm

Kindergarten students in Fort Kent kicked off their two-week harvest break from school in the most northern Maine way possible -- by picking potatoes and leaping for joy while racing one another across the rows at a local potato farm.

UMPI slates fireworks, Star City Syndicate for Homecoming 2019

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present Homecoming 2019: Alumni, Friends, and Family Weekend from Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 26-29, featuring everything from a show by fan favorite Star City Syndicate to an explosive fireworks display to multiple games for students and the public.

Valley Rivers Middle School students walk for suicide prevention

It was a dreary, overcast morning on Sept. 7, but two students from Valley Rivers Middle School and Community High School, who are part of the Valley Rivers Middle School Student Council Team and the Civil Rights team, along with their advisers, Kara Beal and Maureen Charette, came with a bright attitude and smiles to support the Out of Darkness Walk which supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

UMFK leaps ahead in U.S. News rankings

The University of Maine at Fort Kent has been named among the top tier of all north region colleges for the ninth consecutive year, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2020 rankings.

SAD 27 directors to meet Monday, Sept. 16, 2019

The SAD 27 board of directors will meet on Monday, Sept. 16.

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