ART MAYERS, News Contributor
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It took 15 Wiscasset residents less than a half hour to endorse 20 school budget articles in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium Wednesday night, May 12. Voters approved the 2021-22, $9.1 million budget without discussion or objection.
“I am doing all I can to bring a fair and equitable budget to the townspeople and also run a successful program for the students. It is all about the students,” Superintendent Terry L. Wood said in advance of the meeting.
Wood said she is also talking with parents who have been homeschooling during the previous year due to COVID-19 about coming back into the system. She said parents from surrounding towns have been showing interest in returning to Wiscasset.
SUSAN JOHNS Wed, 05/12/2021 - 8:30am
Is regularly pool-testing students and adults for COVID–19 doable, and could it help prevent spread? Wiscasset School Committee listened and asked questions Tuesday night, May 11 as staff nurse Marilyn Sprague explained the program she said the state is encouraging. After hearing Sprague’s answers and Wiscasset Middle High School Assistant Principal-Athletic Director Warren Cossette’s support for the idea, the committee gave Sprague the go-ahead.
According to the discussion, if the department went through with the pool testing, it would likely start next fall, the department would first be charged $185 for a waiver involving the lab testing; classes or other pools of students and adults would, unless they opt out, take nasal samples with swabs that would then go to Boston for testing, the department would have results within 24 hours, and any positives would mean more testing to find who it was. Pool testing aims to detect a cas
PHIL DI VECE, News Contributor Fri, 05/07/2021 - 3:00pm
Austin Trask takes the baton from Payton Blagdon in the 4x100-meter relay race. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Seahawks Grace Campbell, left, and Ava Schlosser before the start of the May 6 track meet Wiscasset hosted. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Gwen Webber, left, and Josie Harrington compete in the hurdles. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Kayden Ames won three events – the discus, shot put and javelin. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Alivia Orr warms up to throw the shot put. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Nathan Chatterton placed first in the mile run. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Wolverines dominate Mountain Valley Conference meet
PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Tue, 05/04/2021 - 12:45pm
Nate Gilliam starts the final lap in the 4 x 800 relay at Monday’s track meet WMHS hosted and won. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Josie Harrington, a state champion in the high jump as a freshman in 2019, attends Chop Point School in Woolwich. She returned to compete with the Wolverines this season. Her winning time in the 100-meter hurdles was 19.11 seconds. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Cory Ricker high jumps. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
Johnny Spies competed in the shot put. His best toss was 29’9”. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
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Wiscasset School Department Director of Transportation and Maintenance John Merry. File photo
Wiscasset schools’ maintenance and transportation director John Merry told the school committee Tuesday night, April 27, he has spoken with someone about bus service and would be again, then he would talk with Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood.
Committee member Indriani Demers asked if Merry was referring to contracted bus service. Yes, said member Michelle Blagdon. “We’re having such a hard time filling (driver) positions. We’re always short . we’ve spent the last four years being short on bus drivers. This way, we’d at least know our buses are all covered. We won’t have to pull staff to drive buses.”