Community Newsletter
2023-2024 School Budget Information
For up to date information on the 2023-2024
school budget, visit our website!
2023-2024 School Calendar
August 28th - First Day for Pre-K, K, 3, 6, 9 Students
August 29th - First Day for All Students
Click here to view the 2023-2024 school calendar
*Please note the first Wednesday of every month is now an early release day
It is time for TEAN's Annual Toiletry Drive!
A small donation to the drive will make a big difference. The drive begins Monday, March 20th and goes through Sunday, March 26th.
Kate Furbish School, Harriet Beecher Stowe School, Brunswick Junior High and Brunswick High will have drop off bins in the lobby, which will be accessible during school hours. Also, donors can drop off items anytime in the bin behind Hawthorne School, at 46 Federal Street. The bin is accessed via Green Street and is in the back parking lot.
We are collecting the following items:
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Body wash
- Toothbrushes (toothpaste is not needed at this time)
- Combs and brushes
- Laundry Soap (travel size would be preferred)
- Deodorant (we could use lots of deodorant!)
- Menstrual pads (all varieties of pads - tampons are not needed at this time)
- Chapstick
- Travel tissues
- Razors & shaving cream
- Pull-ups/overnights in size 6/7
Questions can go to TEAN at emergencyactionnetwork@gmail.com
Brunswick High School Players
Join the Brunswick High School Players in their production of:
Anything Goes
March 23, 24 & 25 at 7:00pm
Matinee performance on March 25th at 2:00pm
Crooker Theater
Purchase tickets online or at the door: http://www.showtix4u.com/EVENTS/BHSPLAYERS
Students/Seniors $12
Adults $17
Help Alleviate School Nutrition Debt
We're almost there! - Please DONATE
The Brunswick School Department is looking to alleviate school nutrition debt for families in our community. Prior to the pandemic, families in the Brunswick community had accumulated $7,000 in debt from unpaid lunch bills. We would like to relieve the stress from those families and take care of the payment for them. This is where we need your help! We're looking to not only fundraise for the $7,000 owed to the school nutrition program, but we would like to keep the fundraising going and provide cold milk for all students throughout the remainder of the school year.
The Maine Department of Education has funded free school lunches to all students throughout the 2022-2023 school year. However, what is not funded is cold milk for those students that choose to bring their lunches from home. We would like to have cold milk equally accessible to all students, and with your support, we could make this a reality for the Brunswick community.
If interested in donating, please scan the QR code or visit https://givebutter.com/foodservicerelief
Every little bit helps and goes directly to help families in our community.
We appreciate your support.
With Gratitude,
Brunswick School Department
Thank you to those that have already donated! We've raised
just over $5,500 to help school nutrition debt.
Cory Bucknam - Named as Incoming President for the Maine Art Education Association
Congratulations to BJHS Art Teacher, Cory Bucknam. She has been named as the incoming president for the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA).
Click here to read the Portland Museum of Art's write-up on Cory.
Browntail Moth Awareness
Browntail Moth general information from the Maine Agriculture Conservation & Forestry:
Browntail Moth Awareness Month may be over, but that doesn't mean browntail winter webs are gone! Remove browntail webs before the end of March.
If you haven't already removed browntail winter webs from your property, make plans to remove the webs before the end of March while the rash-causing caterpillars are still inside and the trees are still dormant. You can recruit help from a licensed arborist or an FAA certified commercial remote pilot with a specialized vehicle to remove webs out of your reach.
Winter web removal in April will be less effective because caterpillars will have emerged from the webs by this time. Additionally, cutting webs will be more stressful for your trees. Pruning injuries can be more damaging in early spring due to sap flow and insect and pathogen activity. The USDA Forest Service guide to pruning trees is an excellent resource for information on pruning trees and shrubs.
If web removal isn't possible due to the height or quantity of winter webs, now is the time to recruit a licensed pesticide applicator who can treat trees in early spring to kill the caterpillars.
Still need help recognizing browntail winter webs?
- Stand with the sun to your back and check out browntail's favorite host trees (oak, elm, birch, poplar, cherry, fruit and ornamentals). Look at the tips of branches for palm-sized webs wrapped tightly in white silk. The silk will reflect the sun and differentiate these current webs with older browntail webs or unfallen leaves (no silk reflection).
- If you find current browntail webs, focus treatment on trees closest to your house and in high traffic areas such as your dooryard.
Knowing where browntail winter webs are on your property and which trees have the most webs can help inform your management decisions; whether you do it yourself or recruit professional assistance.
FMI on Browntail Moth from the Maine Agriculture Conservation & Forestry: CLICK HERE!
Kimberly Merrill
Functional Life Skills, Brunswick High School
Kimberly has 9 children ages 14-34. She was born in Brunswick and then moved to Louisiana until she was 5 years old. After Louisiana, her family moved back to Sanford, Maine. Kimberly attended the University of Maine at Augusta for her undergraduate degree and continued on to earn her Masters Degree in STEM Education from Concordia University.
What makes you proud to work in Brunswick? #BSDProud
My mother graduated from Brunswick High in 1967. She was married to a sailor and was pregnant with me at her graduation. I'm glad to have this connection with my mother, even though she didn't attend high school at THIS location.
What do you like to do outside of work for fun?
I love spending time with my kids, puzzles, scrapbooking, working in my yard and genealogy.
Favorite line from a movie?
"Good morning, Sunshine! The Earth says, 'Hello!" (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?
Susannah Wesley
