The 2024-2025 RSU 12 School Budget has been approved by the voters of RSU 12. We are grateful that all RSU 12 towns have approved the school budget. We cannot thank you enough for your investment in RSU 12 students' education and future. Your commitment to RSU 12 reaffirms our mission, and we are incredibly fortunate to have such an amazing community backing us. Thank you for your unwavering support for education.
Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, June 11th, there is a referendum on the proposed RSU 12 school district budget. Please remember to vote at your local polling stations.
This is a reminder that if you are a resident of RSU 12, the RSU 12 District Budget meeting will take place this Wednesday, May 22nd, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chelsea Elementary School gym. Residents will learn about the school district budget and vote on whether or not to approve the budget, which has been unanimously endorsed and proposed by the RSU 12 Board of Directors. Please attend this important meeting. The budget approved on May 22nd will go to referendum in all towns for a final vote on June 11th.
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of one of our cherished staff members, Gail Horak. She passed away on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, kindness, and a profound impact on our school community.
Gail served as our school cook at Palermo Consolidated school for 22 years, where she was not only a valued colleague but also a mentor and friend to many. She loved working and her commitment to the well-being of our students was unwavering. Gail will be deeply missed by everyone.
We understand that this news may be difficult for students and parents alike. To support our community during this time, we will have counselors available next week for students who need to talk or process their feelings. If you feel your child needs additional support, please do not hesitate to reach out.
We plan to honor Gail’s memory in the coming weeks and will share details of these plans once they are finalized. In the meantime, we encourage you to talk with your children about their feelings and to reach out if you need any assistance or resources.
Our deepest condolences go out to Gail’s family and loved ones. Please keep them in your thoughts during this difficult time.
Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this loss together.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Oliphant, Principal
Palermo Consolidated School
993-2352
Congratulations to this year's district winners of the RSU 12 anti-bullying poster contest! The 1st place winner is Samantha Libby from Windsor Elementary. The 2nd place winners are Braelyn Skidgel, Paige McGuire, Mia Denis, and Aurora Flynn from Chelsea Elementary. The 3rd place winners are Lennox Joslyn and Chloe Coutts from Whitefield Elementary. Thank you to all the students who created posters for this year's contest! Our RSU 12 students are key to our efforts to create a safe and welcoming school community for everyone! We're so proud of you!
New this year, you can purchase RSU 12 T-shirts featuring the designs of each of the past few year's 1st place posters. Visit https://sheepscotvalleystaff24.itemorder.com/shop/home/ before May 31 to place an order.
RSU 12 is excited to announce that one of our teachers, Kristel Anuszewski, Windsor Learning Commons teacher, has been named the Kennebec County Teacher of the Year! Maine County Teachers of the Year serve as ambassadors for teachers, students, and schools throughout their year of service. In addition, they are eligible to be considered for Maine Teacher of the Year. Congratulations, Kristel! RSU 12 is so proud of you!
Help us spread the message that there's no place for bullying in RSU 12. You can purchase a T-shirt featuring one of the winning designs from our student anti-bullying poster contest from recent years. To view the available shirts and designs, visit https://sheepscotvalleystaff24.itemorder.com/shop/home/ or see the flyer attached to this message. All orders will come to RSU 12 and will be distributed through our schools.
All schools in RSU 12 will have a two-hour delay today, Friday, April 5th.
Due to the forecast of heavy snow tomorrow, all schools in RSU 12 will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, April 4th.
WE DID IT! KHC ‘24 I’m so excited to say that we met the Kid’s Heart Challenge this year thanks to the help of many of our families. We had 17 students and 1 staff member raise a total of $2042! That’s so AWESOME!!! We also had 54 students register online and 5 students register on paper for a total of 59 registrations. Our goal was to have 50% of the student body register online, and we also met that goal! WOO HOO!!! We couldn’t have done it without the help of each and every parent or family member who took the time to register and/or fundraise. You guys ROCK! The lucky winners of our drawing on 3/25 from the 59 students who were registered were as follows: Liam Carver-JBL flip 3 bluetooth speaker Jeffrey Plummer-Wilson indoor/outdoor basketball Cassie Carver-Rocket stomp launcher Our top 5 fundraisers were as follows: Harper Chubbuck- $413.19 Ella Murphy- $358.55 Sawyer Cotter-Hayes- $252.10 Logan Lachcik- $216.35 Shayne Lachcik- $200.91 We had 1 student complete Finn’s Mission online by completing all 7 challenges of Finn’s Mission, which will give him one entry into the nation-wide sweepstakes for 2 tickets to Super Bowl 2025. Good luck to Sawyer Cotter-Hayes in that drawing. Winners will be notified on July 17, 2024. Our school has now qualified for the $500 certificate from U.S. Games for P.E. equipment. I will be using it to purchase new Wilson basketballs in sizes 5, 6, & 7 (skewed more heavily to the smaller sizes, which we don’t currently have). Thank you again for another successful fundraising year for the American Heart Association and for our school! Mrs. Sturgis P.E. Teacher
Art Club is cancelled for today!
Palermo Palooza is tonight! If you didn't R.S.V.P., it's NOT a problem. We want everyone to join us. Just show up and be ready to have some fun. Open gym starts at 5 p.m. Practice hands only CPR at the American Heart Association station during open gym too. The potluck dinner is from 6-6:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:45 p.m. We have lots of fun prizes to give away for bingo winners. Plus, all Palermo students can enter to win 1 of 2 $25 gift cards to 1-7-10 Sport Center in Augusta.
We hope to see your family here for a totally free family fun event!!!
All RSU 12 schools will have a two-hour delay today, Monday, January 29th.
Due to the predicted snow this afternoon, all RSU 12 schools will dismiss at 11:00 am today, Friday, January 26th.
Due to the icy conditions this morning, all RSU 12 schools will have a two-hour delay today, Thursday, January 25th.
Due to the weather forecast for this afternoon, all RSU 12 after-school activities and athletics after 4 pm are canceled today.
At the January 2024 board meeting, the RSU 12 Board of Directors voted to amend this year's school calendar due to the unexpected amount of storm/emergency days we have had so far. There are two calendar amendments. March 15th will be a full student day. April 12th will be a student day with early dismissal at 11:30 am. If we have no more storm days, then the last day of school will be June 13th. You can download an updated RSU 12 School Calendar at this link, https://5il.co/2d01g
Change of plans, we do have a 3rd bus driver for the morning, only 2 bus drivers for the afternoon. Thanks for your understanding!!
We are running with 2 buses tomorrow and possibly Thursday. All kiddos on North Palermo Road and Level Hill Road to Bowler Pond will be on Roy’s bus. Everyone on Parmenter Road, Hostile Valley Road, Level Road from Hostile Valley Road down and Route 3 will be on Carroll’s bus. Please be advised that pick up and drop off times for ALL students will likely be different than normal. We are sorry for the inconvenience but we do not have exact times due to these changes. Please be on the lookout for the buses! Thanks for your help with this.
Due to the snow predicted for this early afternoon, all RSU 12 schools will dismiss early today at 11:30 am, Tuesday, January 16th.