GORHAM — School Administrative Unit 20 has finalized its plans for the start of the school year, with final approval of those plans expected this week.
GREENâS GRANT â Thirty-one Gorham High School seniors enjoyed an in-person commencement at which they were awarded their diplomas at 6 p.m. on Friday evening at the base of Mount Washington, thanks to the generosity of the family-owned Auto Road and Great Glen.
This was the second-year in a row that a far more spectacular venue was used, so that attendees could enjoy the more relaxed social-distancing measures now considered suitable for COVID-19 when outdoors.
The Gorham Police Department, the Sheriffâs Department, Gorham Fire and EMS, and state police escorted the Class of 2021 motorized parade with three vehicles allowed to accompany each family, starting north of town, through downtown, and then turning south on Route 16 to an unpaved parking lot.
My name is Ben Mayerson, and I seek a second term to serve as your Gorham representative on the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School Board. I am the father of two. One is a graduate of the Gorham Middle High School, and another will be graduating in the future. My community ties and residency go back to well before the GRS Cooperative was formed.
Iâve served the GRS for many years, in many roles. I chaired the building committee in the mid-2000s, resulting in much needed renovations of Gorham Middle High School and Ed Fenn School. We were close to losing our accreditation due to poor facility conditions. The committeeâs efforts led to modernizing systems at both schools. Now GMHS is safer, better laid out, and has state-of-the-art science labs. A dedicated group of citizens worked together, balancing the wants and needs, while listening to you. The commitment continues yearly with investments in repairs and improvements.