Join us at KES on Wednesday, April 29th for the ASP Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser at 5:00 PM, followed by a Community Conversation on the configuration of Katahdin Schools at 6:00 PM. Hope to see you there!
Your voice matters! Please join us for a Community Conversation on Wednesday, April 29, from 6:00–7:00 PM at KES to share your input with the RSU 89 School Board regarding the future configuration of Katahdin Schools.
We are doubling up on the north bus run this afternoon (4/17/26).
Please join us!
Mt Chase Lodge and OSI will be hosting the Muddy KAT on Saturday May, 2nd and will include 3 races: 9 am Kids Puddle Dash, 9:30 am Mini Mud 1k and 10 am 5k Mud Run (solo or 2 person relay). This race is part of a volunteer weekend to clean up trails at the Lumberman’s museum, Peavey Brook Outdoor Center and Mt Chase Lodge. Hope to see you there!
On Tuesday, April 7, seven students were inducted into the National Honor Society. These students have demonstrated excellence in the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. The three seniors were also recognized and honored for their contributions. Congratulations to all involved!
Fourth-grade students went on a field trip to The Orchard, where they had the opportunity for outdoor learning and were able to dissect owl pellets.
🌭☀️ What a great day to be outside!
The Katahdin Schools Middle School Outdoor Education program took full advantage of the beautiful weather by cooking hot dogs over the fire and gathering fire starter materials. Hands-on learning, teamwork, and enjoying the outdoors—doesn’t get much better than that!
#OutdoorEducation #KatahdinSchools #HandsOnLearning #MaineOutdoors
The Katahdin Schools Middle School Outdoor Education program took full advantage of the beautiful weather by cooking hot dogs over the fire and gathering fire starter materials. Hands-on learning, teamwork, and enjoying the outdoors—doesn’t get much better than that!
#OutdoorEducation #KatahdinSchools #HandsOnLearning #MaineOutdoors
The Northbound buses will be doubling up tonight 4/10/26. Please call your child's school office if you need to change their destination.
This is a reminder that there is NO ASP today 4/9/26.
Sherman Rec is hosting 8th Grade Formal for students grade 6-8th on May 2nd.
This is a reminder that today (4/8) is an early release day. Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Agenda for School Board Meeting on April 9, 2026 at 5:00PM.
Grace is a part of our Extended Learning Opportunities Program where she has been working to find her career path. She started with criminal justice to finding her love of forensic science! Mrs. Harvey's Chemistry class is always a huge brag when a student has a love of science!
Grace had a chance to go and explore the Maine State Crime Lab. Their presentation provided the opportunity to hear about what she needed to do to further her education, what her career choices could be, and how the most important thing is to always be honest! She was able to observe the outskirts of the DNA, Latent Prints, and Firearms lab and the Evidence Entrance. Grace was able to take in a lot of knowledge on policies and procedures when understanding evidence and how all the crime buildings work together.
She then was able to go and visit the Medical Examiner Building and given an amazing presentation based on the science of the body that included some quizzing. Needless to say, in the end, Grace might have been in her glory if you can't tell and is on her way to becoming a future forensic scientist!
Grace had a chance to go and explore the Maine State Crime Lab. Their presentation provided the opportunity to hear about what she needed to do to further her education, what her career choices could be, and how the most important thing is to always be honest! She was able to observe the outskirts of the DNA, Latent Prints, and Firearms lab and the Evidence Entrance. Grace was able to take in a lot of knowledge on policies and procedures when understanding evidence and how all the crime buildings work together.
She then was able to go and visit the Medical Examiner Building and given an amazing presentation based on the science of the body that included some quizzing. Needless to say, in the end, Grace might have been in her glory if you can't tell and is on her way to becoming a future forensic scientist!
The After School Program Health Fair was a wonderful showcase of the excellent research and creative displays made by our students. Students did a wonderful job educating and discussing a variety of health topics with our community.
Weather Alert: There will be no school for Katahdin Schools due to the weather. Please be safe!
After completing their Easter stories the writing group created their own Easter bunnies.
In science class, our fifth-grade students received black boxes. The students needed to try to determine what the inside of the box looked like, by moving the box with a marble around; they were not able to look inside the box. They logged their observations before receiving the sheet showing the box setup.
In Ms. Emily’s guidance class, 1st graders read Don’t Feed the Worry Bug as part of our work on managing our “anxiety spot.”
After reading, they drew their own worry bugs to represent those yucky, overwhelming feelings we get when our anxiety gets too big and takes over our brains. 🐛
Each student then identified a coping skill they can use to calm their body and shrink their worry bug… and then ripped their worry bugs in half!
They LOVED this activity, and it was such a powerful (and fun) way to show that we can take control of our big feelings instead of letting them take control of us!
After reading, they drew their own worry bugs to represent those yucky, overwhelming feelings we get when our anxiety gets too big and takes over our brains. 🐛
Each student then identified a coping skill they can use to calm their body and shrink their worry bug… and then ripped their worry bugs in half!
They LOVED this activity, and it was such a powerful (and fun) way to show that we can take control of our big feelings instead of letting them take control of us!
KES/After School Program is hosting a Health Fair from 4:30 to 6:00 today 4/2/26. From 4:30-5:30 in the KES library please plan to attend an informative session on" Creating a Recipe for Safe Technology Consumption". From 5:30-6:00 please come to the KES cafeteria to see what the ASP students have chosen for Health topics. If you are unable to join us and want your child to go home on the 4:30 late bus please call the school. If no call is received we will look forward to seeing you at the Health Fair. Thank-you!