“I know there’s going to be faster runners than me but I’m excited for the experience of just going,” said Wiscasset Middle High School student Bryan Gagnon about his forthcoming trip to the USATF Junior Olympic Nationals in Sacramento, California.
SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood addresses the school committee. Zoom screenshot
Wiscasset Middle High School is ranked 13
th in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings for Maine, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood announced at the March 9 school committee meeting. Wood said she looked through the rankings for the past three years and that “13
th is good, but it would be great to be 12
th, 11
th, or 10
th and one of the goals I want to focus on is how we can move up higher.”
The rankings are based on factors including math and reading performance and proficiency, college-level curriculum and graduation rate. Morse High School in Bath ranked 17
Fri, 02/26/2021 - 8:45am
Liz Hemdal, who teaches health to all students grades 7-12, cuts the ribbon to her new classroom. Deb Pooler photo
WMHS freshman Brayden Laliberte was the first student to enter the new classroom. Deb Pooler photo
Part of a locker room at WMHS is now a classroom. Deb Pooler photo
Student Ty Delong, dressed in the WMHS mascot costume, chats with health teacher Liz Hemdal in the new classroom. Deb Pooler photo
It was a locker room. Now students can learn in it, and the town is closer to a full in-person return. Wiscasset Middle High School cut the ribbon on the new health classroom Monday, Feb. 23.
Jeff Speed retires after 46 years
SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor
Jeff Speed listens as fellow staff members celebrate him. Zoom screenshot
Fellow staff members honor Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot
One of the many photos in a slideshow honoring Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot
A message from Speed’s WMHS family as part of a slideshow honoring him. Zoom screenshot
One of the many photos in a slideshow honoring Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot
More than 25 people gathered on Zoom Jan. 27 to celebrate the retirement of head Wiscasset Middle High School custodian Jeff Speed. He will retire Feb. 28, after 46 years of service to Wiscasset School Department.
SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor Wed, 01/13/2021 - 1:30pm
Wiscasset School Department staff are working hard to bring back as many students in-person as possible, Superintendent Terry Wood reported at the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Zoom school committee meeting.
Wednesdays will still be virtual learning so the buildings can be thoroughly cleaned but more and more students will be attending four days a week if they choose to. Wood noted Wiscasset Elementary School is fully ready for higher numbers and second, fourth and fifth graders began to come back in greater numbers the week of Jan. 11, while kindergartners and first and third graders were set return four days a week starting the week of Jan. 18. Wood said 27 students at WES were still fully remote, but that number is changing every day.