Katahdin Schools

Ed Tech III/Food and Garden Educator

NOTICE RSU 89 KATAHDIN SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) Pursuant to Section 15915 of Title 20-A of the Maine Revised Statutes and Maine Department of Education School Revolving Renovation Fund (SRRF), the RSU 89 Katahdin Schools requests qualifications from energy service companies for an energy conservation/air quality improvement project. Parties interested in receiving a Request for Qualifications document and submitting a response must notify RSU #89 Business Manager Heather Hale, RSU 89 Katahdin Schools, hhale@rsu89.org, for a copy of the RFQ. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. The selected company will be responsible for the completion of all aspects of the design and the work of the project in compliance with Section 15915, and Maine DOE SRRF including guarantees of performance and long-term maintenance. Qualifications must be submitted no later than Thursday, December 28, 2023.

Kelly Marie Photography was kind enough to allow us to share a link to photos she took during last Saturday's Wreaths Across America event. Thank you to our NHS members from KMHS, community members and all who came to support our fallen veterans and REMEMBER, HONOR, TEACH. Please use the link below to view the event photos. https://galleries.page.link/zgQ2P

KMHS students participated in a financial fitness fair today at Stearns Academy to develop skills in several areas of budgeting, financial awareness, and fiscal responsibility.

Good morning parents, students, and community members. Today, December 6, 2023 KMHS will be dismissing at 11:15 due to water problems. This DOES NOT affect KES and the elementary school will dismiss at regular time today. Students attending Region Two will also have regular dismissal time.

Attention all Middle School Basketball parents: due to unforeseen circumstances with our water, the games against Hodgdon today are canceled. Not to worry, the water issue will be fixed in time for students to come to school tomorrow!

Under Kelly Birmingham's advisorship, the sophomore class held a movie night fundraiser on Friday, December 1st, inviting community members and their families to get cozy and watch "The Grinch". Thank you to all sophomores who pitched in and to all families who came out to support this class!

Good morning, students, parents, staff, and community members. Today, December 4, 2023 RSU 89 schools will be closed due to the anticipated significant snowfall. Stay safe everyone!

KES Weekly Updates: Monday, December 4th, our 4th grade class will have a field trip to the Hudson Museum. Our book fair will run from December 4th to the 11th. Wednesday, December 6th, Reba Heath will be returning as KES principal. Thursday, December 7th and Friday, December 8th will be our student led conferences. There will be NO school for KES on Friday, December 8th, unless you will be joining us with your student for conferences.

Our creative ELA students in Heidi Morse's class completed the following challenge: Build a shelter in 45 minutes--NO tools!

We at RSU 89 are excited to welcome back our students and staff tomorrow! November continues to be a busy month and December is likely to be the same--stay tuned for details! Can't wait to see you tomorrow everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our RSU 89 families. May we find gratefulness in our hearts as we look around and notice our blessings.

We had a mini celebration to congratulate our 14 young authors who will now be published authors!Thank you to Mrs. DeTour for the opportunity and guidance. Congratulations to these talented students! Missing from the photo are Autumn and Mason.

Some exciting news from the US News & World Report School Rankings just released! Katahdin Middle High School ranked #11 in all of Maine high schools. All other high schools in the top 10 before us are in Southern Maine (Augusta area to Portland area)--so what a point of pride! https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maine/rankings Katahdin Middle High School ranked #1 (YES, NUMBER ONE) in the Bangor metro area high schools! https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maine/rankings/bangor-me-12620 The rankings are based on college readiness, college curriculum offered, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rate. If you see any of our impressive students and our astounding staff, make sure to say "Congratulations!" for a hard-earned honor. Thank you to all community members and parents who support the learning that goes on here at Katahdin Middle High School in RSU 89! Go Cougars!

KES Weekly Updates: Thank you to all that joined us for our Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday. It was wonderful to see so many families. There will be NO ASP next week. The ASP team wishes everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Tuesday, November 21, is the end of Trimester 1. Wednesday the 22nd, Thursday the 23rd, and Friday the 25th, there will be NO school.

Katahdin National Honor Society students traveled to Caribou on Monday for the Regional NHS Conference that's held each year. The leadership activities these students participate in build on the four pillars: Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service. It looks like a productive evening for our members--way to go!

Please see another reason to celebrate in the image below from Mrs. DeTour!

A great time was had last night at the Snack and Paint hosted by Candy McKellar.

Tonight Mrs Simpson congratulated Fiona and Breana for their acceptance into All-Aroostook then Coach McAvoy and others spoke on behalf of the HS girls' soccer team for their MPA Sportsmanship award. Thank you to all who turned out to celebrate these accomplishments! Thank you to Mrs Rush for organizing the amazing food as well!

Please click the link below for information about Mrs. McAvoy's LifeSkills Class Craft Shop! Students worked hard to develop, create, and price their wares and are now ready to showcase their talents. All monies earned go toward the life skills program and supplies for future activities. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wl91dZ9pAaqH7YMi16Gc6TWpwIdgwHGu/view?usp=sharing Scroll through the brochure to see what is for sale and on the last page you'll see the student-generated price list. Crafts available include: hanging shelves, Christmas tree shelves, lighted snowmen, cookies-in-a-jar, jewelry, and so much more! The shop is open at KMHS from 12:00-1:30 on Friday November 17, Tuesday November 21, Friday December 1, Friday December 8, Friday December 15, and then the finale at our annual craft fair on Saturday December 16 from 10 AM to 3 PM (more info to come on the craft fair). Thank you in advance for your support