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RSU 56 Monthly Newsletter

January 2023

RSU 56 Monthly Newsletter January 2023

DHS December Student of the Month: Abby Therriault

Pam Doyen (Principal/Superintendent), Phillip Therriault (father), Abigail Therriault, Lynne Therriault (mother), Linda Hamel (grandmother), Wayne Hamel (grandfather), Nick Karavas (Assistant Principal/Athletic Director)

DHS December Classroom Award winners

Grace Robbins, Jaycie Holmquist, Trenton Hutchinson, Ottilio Gonzales, Bode Gray, Tanner Bradeen, Nathaniel Wainwright, Alexis Cote, Dakota Tompkins, Sarah Macomber, Zachariah Webster, Lana Waite, Noah Burnham, Sophia Archer, Gavin Micks, Amelia Mallet, Isaiah Campbell, Lilah Tyler, Mitchell Giberson, Martina Fernandez Ayora, Abigail Therriault, Alyssa McLean

DHS Custodial Staff were honored at the January assembly. Shawn Webster, Linda Hamel, Scott White, Randy Hamlin, Tom Kelly, and Pam Doyen (Superintendent/Principal)

Speech and Debate Members: Jocelynn, Daisy and Junbei

Congratulations to the Speech and Debate Team for a fine performance at the Maine State Championship in Bangor on Saturday, January 21. Junbei Chen finished 5th in Oral Interpretation of Literature; Daisy Sweatt finished 4th in JV Debate while Jocelynn Ridley finished 2nd. The team also earned a 5th place Team trophy in Debate at the largest live tournament of the year.

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Speech and Debate

At 6:00 am, the Speech and Debate team were at Dunkin Donuts fueling up for the day.

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Choir Singing the National Anthem at a Basketball Game

Mr. Hamalainen, Skylar, Maddie and Alexis tucked in behind.

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New Unit at DES being installed

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Going up...

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Going down...

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Installed.

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K Farm Bulletin Board

The K team at DES decorated the bulletin board outside of the cafeteria as part of their reading unit on farms.

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Visiting a local farm.

The Kindergarten students at DES visited Conant Farms for a field trip.

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The Perks

One of the best things about visiting the farm is tasting the milk!

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Hanging with the calves!

One of the other coolest parts of visiting the farm is meeting the calves!

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Watch that tongue!

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Thank you!

A big Thank You to Conant Farms for hosting our K students.

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Finally Snow to play in!

DES students finally get to enjoy what is most exciting about winter in Maine - SNOW!

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A new friend on the DES playground!

DES students' snowman is another set of eyes making sure everyone is being Safe, Respectful, and Responsible on the playground.

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Sledding time!

Snow means sledding in PE...DES has the best sledding hills around!

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Snowshoeing Fun!

Students at DES doing some snowshoeing during PE class!

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SNOW TIME like now to build a giant snowball

Older students at DES stop construction on their giant snowball to pose for a picture.

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Science in Action!

Grade 5 students learning about ecology at the Gulf of Maine Research Center.

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A Tail of Two Lobsters....

Grade 5 students measuring and learning about Lobsters at the Gulf of Maine Research Center.

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Grade 5 @ the Gulf of Maine Research Center.

Grade 5 students visit the Gulf of Maine Research Center each year to learn about the ecology of our local ecosystem.

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Grade 5 @ the Gulf of Maine Research Center

The Gulf of Maine Research Center is one of our favorite field trips, not just because it is free, but they have so many AWESOME interactive learning tools!

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Math Manipulatives

Students in Ms. Gammon's class try out some donated math manipulatives.

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Math Manipulatives

Students in Ms. Gammon's class try out some donated math manipulatives.

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Math Manipulatives

Students in Ms. Gammon's class try out some donated math manipulatives.

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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!
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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!
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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!
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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!

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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!

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World Language Studies

Dumpling Party!

Family Life at TWKDMS

TWKDMS is a "family" school. Pictured here are three parents (all TWKDMS employees) with their kid (either a TWKDMS employee or a regular substitute). Not pictured, we have two other staff who are married, another staff with a spouse that subs, another parent teacher/child sub combo, and another parent/child employee combo. Some days Mr. Long feels like the only employee without a relative!

Parent Involvement

8th Grade Parents Mary Ann Boyle and Tasha Chapman seen getting ready for 8th grade recognition night for the TWKDMS Girls Basketball team. Our PTO also earned well over $1000 selling concessions for middle school basketball games this season - thank you to our PTO parents, especially Jana, Sara, Crystal, Darcy, Shay, Jessica, and Christine (and anyone else I forgot to mention).

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DHS Chorus

The DHS Chorus performed at a school board meeting.

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Region 9 Culinary Program

Rhianna helped prepare bread for the DHS visit to Region 9.

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Bread for All

The Region 9 Culinary program baked break for all DHS freshmen and sophomores when they visited.

Congratulations to the Speech and Debate team for a fine finish at the last regular season tournament at Cape Elizabeth on Saturday, January 28. Junbei finished 4th in Oral Interpretation of Literature. Jocelynn finished 3rd and Daisy finished 2nd in their debate category. Adrianna was home from Swarthmore to help out.

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Speech and Debate supper celebration

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Speech and Debate supper celebration

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Speech and Debate supper celebration

Nutrition Department Nutrition Department

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Calzone step one

Calzone time

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Calzone step two

Calzone, getting ready to bake

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Final Product

Calzone! They look delicious!

Pasta Bar is back! Pasta Bar is back!

Pasta Bar is back!
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Colorful Salad bar

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DHS Cheerleaders

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DHS Cheerleaders

DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS

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Varsity Nordic Ski

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Varsity Wrestling

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Varsity Cheering

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Varsity & JV Girls Basketball

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JV Boys Basketball

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Varsity Boys Basketball

DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WINTER SCHEDULES LINK
DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS SPORTS CALENDAR LINK

T.W. KELLY DIRIGO MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS T.W. KELLY DIRIGO MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS

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JV Girls Basketball

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Varsity Girls Basketball

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JV Boys Basketball

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Varsity Boys Basketball

TWKDMS ATHLETICS WINTER SCHEDULES LINK
TWKDMS ATHLETICS SPORTS CALENDAR LINK

RSU 56

RSU 56 is proud to offer a monthly newsletter to showcase happenings across our district. The monthly newsletter will come out at the end of each month.

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RSU 56

RSU 56 has three buildings: Dirigo Elementary School for grades PreK-5; TWK Dirigo Middle School for grades 6-8; Dirigo High School for grades 9-12.

Email: pdoyen@rsu56.org
Website: www.rsu56.org
Location: 147 Weld Street, Dixfield, ME, USA
Phone: 2075624300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirigoSchools/

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