FYI for 8th grade parents:
Community members, please understand that in order to comply with covid safety recommendations this is a by invite only event.
The votes are in. The 2021-2022 RSU 12 School Budget was approved yesterday by RSU 12 voters. Thank you for your support!
Remember to vote today! It is voting day today for the RSU 12 School Budget at your local polling station.
All RSU 12 schools will release early today at 11:30am due to the active heat advisory that has been issued by the National Weather Service.
This is a reminder that tomorrow is voting day. The RSU 12 School Budget is on the ballot. Please remember to vote at your local polling station.
All RSU 12 schools will dismiss early again tomorrow, Tuesday, June 7, at 11:30am due to the predicted extreme heat and the predicted heat advisory.
FYI
The last day of school is Wednesday, June 16th. It will be an 11:30am dismissal.
Whitefield school is having issues with one of the phone lines. The phone number 549-7691 is not working at this time. If you need to reach the school please call 207-549-5251.
June breakfast and lunch menus
Whitefield 2021 Yearbooks are IN!! - Students who purchased a yearbook will receive it tomorrow after the Day of Caring. There are some extras available for sale if a student would like one - the cost is $10 - Please see Mrs. Howard in the Learning Commons.
Lincoln Academy Summer Soccer Camp
Lincoln Academy will offer a soccer clinic for young people entering grades 3-8 this summer. The camp will run the week of July 12-16, from 9am-Noon. This camp will be run by Head of School Jeff Burroughs and his long-time friend and fellow coach Steve Levesque of St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont.
The camp will build skills in players of all levels through technical work, small sided games and competitions throughout the week. Levesque and Burroughs bring a great deal of experience and worked together in St. Johnsbury coaching the boys and girls teams respectively as well as building a summer youth camp. Levesque, a former college and professional player, holds a National and Advanced National Diploma from United Soccer Coaches Association and was named Vermont State Boys Coach of the Year in 2017. Burroughs, a college soccer player, has coached for nearly 30 years at all levels of the youth game, holds a National, Advanced National and Premier Diploma from United Soccer Coaches Association, and was Vermont State Girls Coach of the Year in 2017.
Details for registering for the week-long camp can be found on the Lincoln Academy website.
This is not an RSU 12 sponsored event.
We had a fantastic seedling sale this weekend and still have a few things left over… Attached is a list and if interested please contact Karen McCormick at kmccormick@svrsu.org or Tim Davis at tdavis@svrsu.org
Swiss Chard, Bright Lights
Tomato, Celebrity
Tomato, Gacier
Leeks, King Richard
Common garden sage
Pickle Cucumber, H 19 Little Leaf
Pickle Cucumber, Wisconsin
Cucumber, Marketmore 76
Zucchini, Noche
Oil seed pumpkin
Summer Squash, Multi-pick
And several varieties of pansies, but not in bloom
Thank you all for your support for our Aquaponics & Greenhouse program.
Here is another job posting for a long term sub teaching position.
Whitefield School has some positions open for the 2021/2022 school year. If you or someone you know is interested, Please go to the RSU website and apply.
This is the approved school calendar for the 2021/2022 school year.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible families and households who are struggling to stay connected during the #COVID19 pandemic. Qualifying households on Tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 per month for service. Eligible households can also receive a discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers. For more info, please visit: fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit. #DigitalDivide #BroadbandForAll
Bottle drive this Saturday, May 8th from 9:00- 12:00 to benefit this year's 8th grade. Please consider donating your cans and bottles. Money to go towards end-of-the-year celebrations and graduation.
RSU 12 and Whitefield Elementary School win the state cook-off Championship! Congratulations to our School Nutrition Heroes!
https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/05/05/whitefield-elementary-school-wins-maine-doe-cooking-competition/
The Maine CDC Health Advisory System Update designated Kennebec County as “Yellow” yesterday. However, RSU 12 will continue to provide in-person learning five days a week for the time being and we will monitor the case rates in Kennebec County. RSU 12 will not initiate a split cohort A/B hybrid learning approach at this time. We look forward to seeing all students return to school this Monday, April 26th.
Please find a letter with more information here,
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1227084/RSU_12_-_Information_about_Kennebec_County.pdf