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Recently Danielle Labonte, the afterschool and Summer meal coordinator for the Good Shepherd Food Bank, recognized the efforts of the RSU 18 Summer Food Service Program. The RSU 18 Summer Food Service Program saw the biggest increase in meals served from the Summer of 2017 to the Summer of 2018 in Kennebec County! As a… Read More
by Shannon Bizier The RSU 18 Transportation Department hosted its Annual Christmas Breakfast Celebration on Wednesday, December 19th. Among the more than 75 in attendance were our drivers, the Town Manager, Oakland Town Council, members of the Oakland Police Department, town crew and our awesome tech and maintenance departments. Mr. Gartley, Mr. Morin, and Mr…. Read More
The RSU 18 Lifestyle Team’s free holiday showing of Polar Express was a great success! A crew of MHS Student Volunteers, Lifestyle Team Members, and their family helpers put together a terrific evening of family fun for our community. Over 100 children, parents, and grandparents got to enjoy a heartwarming holiday movie in the Messalonskee… Read More
RSU 18 schools have participated in Let’s Go program since 2011 and China Schools have been participating since 2008. Let’s Go Awards were given by Northern Light Inland Hospital recently and our schools were recognized for their outstanding participation in the program. The 5-2-1-0 program stands for 5 or more fruits and vegetables every day,… Read More
Eastern Kentucky University Men’s Basketball has high hopes of making it back to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament this year, in no small part thanks to the skills of Senior forward Nick Mayo. Earlier this season Mayo hit a career high of 40 points in a single game, with a game average of just under… Read More
The RSU 18 Lifestyles Wellness Team is taking its inspirational mojo to the community. For the last 4 years, the RSU 18 Lifestyles Wellness team has been going strong motivating district staff to make positive life changes. Thanks to this group, district employees can participate in free yoga and Zumba classes, health incentives, and fun… Read More
It hasn’t even been a full year since Barbara Bonnell stepped in as Nutrition Director for RSU 18 and she has already made a huge difference. From menu changes to new ways of dealing with outstanding debt, Bonnell is having a positive impact across the district. One of Bonnell’s top priorities since the beginning has… Read More
Two days a month doesn’t seem like much at all. Between illnesses, doctors appointments and family obligations, it can seem unavoidable at times to have children out of school twice a month. Two days a month is only 18 days out of a whole school year, after all. If you consider it a different… Read More
Our own David Lovejoy (MHS Class of 2006) received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography at Sunday night’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Lovejoy, along with the other camera operators and directors of photography who work on the National Geographic show “Life Below Zero”, took home the award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program. This… Read More
During the last decade, there’s been a disturbing trend in the number of youth suicides in the state and across the nation. The most recent numbers show suicide as the second leading cause of death in young people aged 10-24. Even more troubling is the fact that the suicide rate among Maine youth between the… Read More