"A Few Words about Sportsmanship..."
As Monmouth Academy and Monmouth Middle School Athletic Director, I am incredibly proud of all our teams this fall, with all our teams qualifying for postseason play in their respective "arenas".
Our athlete’s have represented our community with amazing skill, terrific sportsmanship, and the dignity and respect for their endeavors and their opponents that we expect from our student-athletes.
As we move into the "Play-Off" mode of our fall season, I just wanted to reiterate to everyone that as a community, that strongly supports our student-athletes, we want to as fans always be cognizant of our personal behaviors. WE as much as our students represent Monmouth. The maroon and white you wear so proudly should always be representative of our core values as a community. Respect, Kindness, Toughness and Determination are not just words we talk about, but are values we use as a lens to determine our choices, our actions, and our words when representing Monmouth.
In my time here at Monmouth, we, in my opinion, have made great strides in our sportsmanship and athletic culture. Please help continue that good work this postseason, because it takes all of us: Students, Parents, Coaches, Teachers, Administrators, community members near and far, to build the type of community support that becomes a model of Community Support for other schools/towns to follow.
Cheer for our students, support them, stay positive. Negative comments about other Schools, their players, the officiating, coaches, and or negative interactions with opposing fan bases is always a bad look for us. We are all MONMOUTH, our goal should be to always represent our community with pride, self respect, and class. It is hard to do all the time, especially when we are all very passionate and protective of our Students, our sons, our daughters, our friends and neighbors. Trust me, I get it, I get wrapped up sometimes too. Emotions can and do get the best of us all sometimes, especially when it comes to our children, myself included, but together we can resolve to set a standard for ourselves as a community to promote the values we want to see and are seeing this Fall in our student athletes.
If you do find yourself in a moment of vocalized negativity and realize you did say something or react in a negative way, own it, make amends, and move forward, always keeping in mind what our community goal is. WE should always strive to make our Student Athletes proud of us as Fans, just as they strive to make us proud, as Athletes.
SO when you see or hear something you disagree with this postseason (others schools Fans being disrespectful or a call/no-call from an official that you disagree with) be determined to remain positive, to stay focused on OUR Student Athletes, to build them up, and model for them how to deal and overcome the adversity that intense competitive environments inevitably create. Stay excited, be enthusiastic, be proud of our Community and the student athletes we have, and remember Sportsmanship is not just about the students on the field, but is about all of us, and how we represent all of us.
In the ever intelligent words of former UCLA Bruins Coaching legend John Wooden:
"Sports don't build character, they reveal it!"
Let's show the State of Maine the kind of character and support we believe our community represents. Positive and Passionate with appropriate perspective.
See you all soon.
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Wade Morrill
Monmouth Academy/Monmouth Middle School
Athletic Director/Dean of Students
207-933 -4416 ext. 7211 (w)
wmorrill@kidsrsu.org
It is very important that we maintain a safe learning environment for our students. Today, all Monmouth learners and staff, in participation with local law enforcement, successfully practiced our standard response protocol for a lockdown emergency. Staff and students did a great job. If you have any questions about these or any other emergency procedures, please contact the main office.
Logan Farr Selected as September Student of the Month! Logan Farr, Class of 2020, was selected as Monmouth Academy September Student of the Month. Logan is a member of the M.A. Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track and Field teams; a Junior Firefighter with the Monmouth Fire Department; and he works part-time at the Theater of Monmouth. In addition to his other courses, Logan is enrolled in dual enrollment UMA English and the Fire Science program at the Capital Area Technical Center. In presenting this award, Mr. Pascarella, M.A. science teacher, remarked, “Logan is an excellent role model for other students, has a great attitude and work ethic, and is always willing to help others.” Logan is the son of Donna Seppy and Josh Farr.
To view the agenda for the October 3, 2019 RSU #2 Regular Board Meeting please click on the link below.
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The Alps and the Mediterranean Trip Opportunity.
Hello Parents,
Hopefully by now you’ve received word that your student has been invited to participate in our school’s trip to Europe—The Alps and the Mediterranean—which includes Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain. We would love for your student to have the opportunity to experience this once in a lifetime adventure.
We are hosting an information and enrollment meeting for this program on Thursday, September 26th at 6:30pm in Room 210 to answer all of your questions.
If you are able to attend or can’t make it and would like more information, please RSVP here (https://rsvp.eftours.com/cj5hvpf) by September 24th.
One parent must be in attendance. You can reserve a spot on the tour at the meeting with a $95 deposit—if you make the decision to travel. Otherwise, we will need to know if you plan to join the trip by October 18.
I hope that you and your child will be able to attend the meeting to learn more about this incredible opportunity!
Warm regards, Mrs. Arsenault
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32nd MOBY (My Own Back Yard) - Memories that will last a Lifetime!
This past Friday, our learners and team of dedicated staff members returned from My Own Back Yard (MOBY). This year marked the 32nd year of MOBY; and, from all accounts an incredible week of learning, teamwork, and enjoyment for members of the Class of 2023!
Once again this year, our learners spent the week at Acadia National Park where they engaged in learning English, math, science, social studies, art, and physical education in this unique applied learning program.
A tremendous thank you to our dedicated staff who spent the week away from their own families to provide this opportunity to our learners: Mr. Schultz (Program Leader), Ms. Small, Mr. Warren, Mrs. Damon-Theriault, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Dube, Mrs. Bauer, Mr. Westberry, and Dr. Nikki Westberry. Without these staff members incredible service, we would not be able to provide this wonderful opportunity.
Today our students and staff provided lots of wonderful service to our community that supports us in so many ways during our 13th Annual MA/United Way Day of Caring. They stacked wood, cleaned barns, and completed outdoor work for senior citizens; dissembled and put docks in storage for the State YMCA Camp; painted and completed outdoor projects at Camp Mechuwanna and Camp Androscoggin; cleared trails for the Cochnewagan Trail Blazers and Whittier Woods; visited with and played games with residents at Heritage Manor; removed and hauled trees on 1 Big Sustainable Island; gardened at the East Monmouth Methodist Church; cloned and prepped the HLC greenhouse;helped The Monmouth Museum get ready for Applefest; and more! Thank you for letting us assist you!
MOBY Update from Jenora Howard Schultz:
MOBY update 2019, day 4- First, I checked and they have not frozen! Breakfast was Pancakes and lots of syrup 😉 Then a busy day began.... first the Students did their half day of community service in the park. This earns them a free night of camping. They cleaned and did brush removal around the coping stones of the carriage trails. This is a group that knows how to work hard! Then they headed to Sand beach for both a poetry lesson and an art lesson on Scientific Illustration. The group also did the zgreat Head home- amazing weather by the way, and did a Shatter Zone geology talk. Dinner was a picnic on the top of Cadillac Mountain. The group ate grilled chicken wraps, fresh veggies and chips. Thank you to all the parents who sent in dessert- they are greatly appreciated especially tonight at sunset on the top of the mountain.
At 7:30 they were just settling in for Mr. Warren’s Astronomy lesson. The sky is dark and clear and tons of constellations are visible...from what I’m told it’s breathtaking tonight...many thanks to all the teachers who volunteer for this week, and those who stay back and make everything run smoothly in their absence. ✨
MOBY Update from Jenora Howard Schultz:
MOBY update 2019 day 3- cool temps at night but beautiful during the day...French Toast And bacon for breakfast. Then the Ships Harbor walk with a history lesson and an Art lesson and watercolor painting at the water’s edge. The group then hiked Flying Mountain and spent some time writing. The group ate lunch then went to Echo Lake to swim ( yes lots really went swimming!) and then headed up to hike Beach Mountain and explored Canada Cliffs. Dinner was pasta and meatballs and garlic bread. The much anticipated Ghost story around the campfire was next then everyone headed to bed...except Mr. Schultz.
MOBY Update from Jenora Howard Schultz:
MOBY update 2019 Day 2: Last night went well despite the mosquitoes chasing Mr. Schultz out of his hammock and into a tent at 3 am. 🙂
Breakfast bright and early was Eggs, Bacon and Home Fries. The group had a "fantastic" tide pooling experience at Wonderland, collecting and observing Sea Urchins, Sponges, Limpets, Rock Crabs and Sea Urchins. The next stop was the Glacial Erratic talk on top of South Bubble. Lunch was at the base of Gorham Mountain, and then a hike up to first the Sea Cave with a history and geology lesson. The hike continued to the top of the Mountain where the sun came out and the group spent lots of time enjoying a Wellness talk, History lessons and a Food Web discussion.
Dinner tonight was Corn on the Cob compliments of Greg Koller and Highmoor Farm (THANKS!) , and pulled pork sandwiches. The class got to take in an impromptu Ranger presentation on Art and Photography as related to National Parks tonight. Now they are all tucked into their tents...hopefully sleeping soon....
When you pop into Mr. Snedeker’s US Studies class and discover them discussing lobbyists, and you know Representative Kent Ackley is at MA, you find him and put him on the spot! Thank you, Representative Ackley (and ‘85 MA alumnus), for your impromptu “Q & A” with our students.
Beautiful photos from Mrs. Laura Damon Theriault of today’s MOBY excursions. Tide pooling identification at Wonderland, Mr Warren talking about Glacial erratics at South Bubbles hiking trail, and summit of Gorham Mountain.
MOBY Update via Jenora Howard Schultz:
“MOBY update 2019 Day 1- What a great start to this year's trip! It is the 32nd year of MOBY and Monmouth is still blessed with staff willing to take 48 high school kids camping on the ocean for a whole week. The day started at Maine Maritime College. The class toured the ship The State of Maine, and got to experience raising and lowering the sails of the Schooner Bowdoin. There was a history lesson, a great lunch in the college cafeteria, and a visit to the Planetarium. Perhaps a highlight for many students was time spent in the ship's Bridge simulator. The kids to got try their hands at navigating "ships" through New York Harbor. There was only one MA alumni sighting this year as Joseph Manduca was there getting his tugboat certification. Onward to Acadia- the group got set up in record time, perhaps due to diligent practice ahead of time Dinner tonight was Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Baked Beans. As I was chatting with Shawn tonight Mrs. Damon Theriault was regaling the students with her famous campfire story. The kids are now headed to bed and will be up early for a busy day tomorrow.”
This past Friday, learners in Ms. Littlefield's Literature III class participated in a #MAkerSpace challenge that utilized their knowledge of the play, A Raisin in the Sun, and materials from #MAkerspace: On a Cart. Mrs. Bellegarde, MA librarian, pulled together a variety of random items - everything from popsicle sticks to empty industrial spools - and asked learners to create a 3D model set from the play using only the description provided in the director's notes. After making a rough sketch, learners worked in collaborative teams of two. Mrs. Bellegarde brought the materials to the classroom with #MAkerspace: On a Cart, challenging learners to work with limitations in their design and construction. It was an excellent learning experience for all learners as well a memorable way for them to apply their knowledge.
The Class of 2023, along with an “above and beyond” MA staff, officially embarked on their MOBY (My Own Back Yard) journey this morning. They are the 32nd class to experience this awesome applied learning trip!
Read the latest MA Newsletter here: https://5il.co/a885
Varsity Cross Country this Friday will be at Telstar HS in Bethel, not at Leavitt HS.
The bus will depart at 1:15 p.m.
It will soon be FAFSA season! (October 1, 2019) Prior to completing the FAFSA, a parent/guardian and senior student must create an FSA ID. You can do this at any time, and we have attached a handy handout from FAME (Finance Authority of Maine) to help out with this. https://5il.co/a3vd
Read our latest MA Newsletter here: http://www.kidsrsu.org/article/133138?org=ma