Regional School Unit No. 56

RSU 56 Newsletter May/June

Dirigo Drama

Dirigo Drama presented Alice in Wonderland

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Mentoring Program

Dan Hart and Abby Wood worked together to provide a mentoring program for RSU 56 with both mentees and mentors. The RSU 56 & UMF Mentoring Program Celebration was held at Dirigo High School.

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Thank You from Opportunity Enterprises

Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. helped with the filling of the planters around the schools and then gifted employees with a "thank you" basket to show appreciation.

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DHS

Student of the Month and Classroom Awards

Student of the month awards

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Pam Doyen (Superintendent/Principal) Kristia McLean (Mom) Kaylin McLean (Student of the Month) Howard McLean (Dad) Alyssa McLean (Sister) Nick Karavas (Athletic Director/Asst. Principal)

Classroom awards

good students
Travis Wright (English 12) Colin Waugh (Geometry) Lana Waite (Adv. English 10) William Morris (Band) Elliott Richardson (American Music) Nikole Turnbull (Geometry) Shawnee (Intro to Art, Sculpture) Sophia Archer (Spanish II) Xandria Libby (Foundations of Science) Reeghan Nisbet (Adv. Geometry) Ariana Gonzales (JMG) Raeleigh Virgin (Young Adult Literature) Logan Timberlake (Economics) Shayne Henry (Science)

Torch Run

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Sam Benson ran the torch run again this year, along with RSU 56 SRO Justin Onofrio and RSU 10 SRO Doug Mayfield. 

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A Frosty Treat

DHS Top Ten Students stop for ice cream after the rotary luncheon.

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Portfolio Party

Seniors working on their trifolds/portfolios. Mrs. Pealetare offered time after school and called it a "Trifold/Portfolio Party" with some snacks and music.

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JMG Closing Ceremony

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Gardening

Students working with Miss Littlehale on the school garden.

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Marine Biology

Miss O'Connor's Marine Biology Class went on a whale watch.

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Trifolds

A couple of trifold pictures that were captured by Ms. Morse.

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DHS Yearbook Dedication to Jillian Bryant

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Staff Prank Day

Dress Like a Student Day

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Maine DOE Event

Camren Dubay helped organize an event with the Maine DOE. He was one of the speakers!

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Senior Prank on Deputy J

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Speech and Debate

The DHS Speech/Debate Team attended Nationals in Chicago. They had fun sightseeing and competing!" Go Cougars!

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DMS

Capstone Project - Researching Local Cemeteries

A small group of students conducted research about the local Eustis Cemetery. They gathered data from the cemetery and the Dixfield Historical Society. They then created a webpage with their findings and conducted further research to fill in the data that was missing. On May 9th, the students along with Ms. Wood presented their findings to the Dixfield Historical Society. On May 21st, students will complete their project when they return to the cemetery to clean some of the graves.

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Nurse Appreciation Day

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6th Grade Academic Achievement award winners for T3
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6th Grade Academic Excellence award winners for T3
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7th Grade Academic Achievement award winners for T3
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7th Grade Academic Excellence award winners for T3
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8th Grade Academic Achievement award winners for T3
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8th Grade Academic Excellence award winners for T3

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New England League of Middle School Award Winners

DMS Mt. Blue Field Trip

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DMS 8th Grade - Class of 2028

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DES

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Swan on being named Maine's National Distinguished Principal!

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Johnston's Authors

Every year, in Mrs. Johnston's class, they make a book. The students got to read, watch videos, and find facts about their insects. They went through the writing process of note taking, using a graphic organizer, separating out details, making a rough draft and then a final draft. Using some accommodations along the way (scribing the final draft), they got to make their insects to show what it looks like.

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WMTW Weather

DES Weather in your School for 3rd Grade

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Northern Lights

Picture Credit to Andrea Palmer.

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Chef Charles Swan at work on field day