GORHAM— The last day of school for students in the Gorham Randolph Shelburn Cooperative School District will be June 3 with Friday, May 22, off to provide a four-day Memorial Day weekend.
At Thursday’s school board meeting, Superintendent of Schools David Backler said staff will need to fulfill their contracted 185 days but the early dismissal would provide them some extra days to wrap up this school year and start planning for next year.
kAmw6 D2:5 E96 5:DEC:4E :D A=2??:?8 7@C C6>@E6 =62C?:?8 7@C :ED DF>>6C AC@8C2> 3FE E92E 42? 492?86 32D65 @? 2 7:?2= 564:D:@? 7C@> v@G] r9C:D $F?F?F]k^Am
kAm%96 3@2C5 2AAC@G65 E96 DF886DE65 D4965F=6]k^Am
kAmqC:67:?8 E96 3@2C5 @? E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E’D >@G6 E@ C6>@E6 =62C?:?8 :? =:89E @7 E96 8@G6C?@C’D @C56C =2DE >@?E9[ q24<=6C D2:5 96 :D 2>2K65 2E E96 H@C< 36:?8 5@?6]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 9:D 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 92G6 925 E@ 4@?DE2?E=J 7:?5 ?6H H2JD E@ 5@ E9:?8D]k^Am
kAm“(6 2== <?@H E92E E9:D :D?’E 2? :562= D:EF2E:@? 3FE @FC DE277 92D C:D6? E@ 6G6CJ 492==6?86] %96J 92G6 C624965 @FE E@ 6G6CJ DEF56?E 2?5 7@F?5 2 H2J E@ >66E E96:C G2C:65 ?665D] xE :D :?DA:C:?8 E@ D66 2== E96J 92G6 5@?6 D@ 72C[” 96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E 96 2D<65 E96 25>:?:DEC2E@CD E@ 9:89=:89E D@>6 @7 E96 H@C< 36:?8 5@?6]k^Am
kAmv@C92> |:55=6 w:89 $49@@= !C:?4:A2= y6?? r@CC:82? D2:5 hb A6C46?E @7 96C DEF56?ED 2C6 @?=:?6 2?5 H@C<:?8 C68F=2C=J] $96 D2:5 fg 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED >256 E96 9@?@C C@== 7@C E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C 2?5 E96C6 H2D 2 c A6C46?E 5C@A :? 72:=FC6D]k^Am
kAmr@CC:82? C6>:?565 E96 3@2C5 E92E E96 DH:E49 E@ C6>@E6 =62C?:?8 H2D >256 H:E9:? cg 9@FCD]k^Am
kAm“~G6C2==[ E9:D H2D 2? 2>2K:?8 C@==@FE] (6 4@?E:?F6 E@ AC@G:56 2 H@C=5\4=2DD 65F42E:@? E@ 6G6CJ DEF56?E[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmr@CC:82? 2?5 t5H2C5 u6?? t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@= !C:?4:A2= %:?2 q:?6EE6 56D4C:365 9@H 6G6CJ A2C6?E H2D ?@E:7:65 2?5 >62=D 56=:G6C65]k^Am
kAmq@E9 56E2:=65 9@H 6IEC2 DFAA@CE :D AC@G:565 E@ DECF88=:?8 DEF56?ED]k^Am
kAmq:?6EE6 D2:5 v@@8=6 4=2DDC@@>D 2?5 D:E6D 2C6 H6== @C82?:K65 2?5 6?828:?8] $96 D2:5 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 2DD:DE2?ED 2C6 ;@:?:?8 4=2DD6D 2?5 96=A:?8 @FE 3J A@DE:?8 “w@H E@ rC27E” G:56@D 7@C DEF56?ED H9:=6 A2C2AC@76DD:@?2=D[ 4FDE@5:2?D 2?5 3FD 5C:G6CD 2C6 56=:G6C:?8 >62=D AC6A2C65 3J E96 4276E6C:2 DE277]k^Am
kAmr@CC:82? D2:5 `_ 9:89 D49@@= A66C EFE@CD 2C6 2DD:DE:?8 H:E9 DECF88=:?8 >:55=6 DEF56?ED 2?5 E96C6 2C6 C68F=2C 4@F?D6=:?8 D6DD:@?D 7@C 6>@E:@?2=[ 24256>:4 2?5 4@==686 DFAA@CE]k^Am
kAmp D6?:@C H63D:E6 H2D 56G6=@A65 7@C 4@>>F?:42E:@?[ DFAA@CE 2?5 C6D@FC46D[ 2?5 2? 2EE6?52?46 EC24<6C 9:89=:89ED DEF56?ED AC6D6?46 2?5 A2CE:4:A2E:@?]k^Am
kAmq@E9 AC:?4:A2=D D2:5 4FDE@5:2? DE277D 2C6 4=62?:?8 2?5 A2:?E:?8 2?5 DEF56?ED 2?5 DE277 H:== C6EFC? E9:D 72== E@ FA52E65 2?5 7C6D9=J A2:?E65 D49@@= 3F:=5:?8Dk^Am
kAmpD<65 23@FE >62=D 7@C DEF56?ED E9:D DF>>6C[ q24<=6C D2:5 E96 5:DEC:4E :D H2:E:?8 @? D@>6 H2:G6CD 7C@> E96 DE2E6 3FE 9@A6D E@ 36 23=6 E@ 4@?E:?F6 56=:G6C:?8 >62=D 7@C DEF56?ED] w6 D2:5 2 DF>>6C >62= 56=:G6CJ D4965F=6 :D 36:?8 56G6=@A65] qFD:?6DD p5>:?:DEC2E@C #@D6==6 w:88:?D D2:5 E96 v#$ r@@A6C2E:G6 s:DEC:4E 4FCC6?E=J :D D6CG:?8 >62=D E@ `d_ DEF56?ED]k^Am
kAms:C64E@C @7 $A64:2= $6CG:46D (2J?6 z:?8 D2:5 DA64:2= 65F42E:@? E62>D C6G:6H65 2== :?5:G:5F2= 65F42E:@? A=2?D 7@C DEF56?ED 2?5 4C62E65 2 D6CG:46 A=2? E@ 6IA=2:? E@ A2C6?ED 9@H E96 5:DEC:4E H@F=5 >66E E96 xt! H:E9 E96 >@G6 E@ C6>@E6 =62C?:?8] v:G6? E96 4@>A=6I:EJ @7 AC@G:5:?8 DF49 D6CG:46D 2D @44FA2E:@?2= 2?5 DA6649 E96C2AJ C6>@E6=J[ 96 D2:5 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E DE277 “5:5 2? :?4C65:3=J 677:4:6?E 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= ;@3 :? AC6A2C:?8 E96>D6=G6D 2?5 @FC DEF56?ED 7@C DFAA@CE :? 2 E:>6 @7 4C:D:D]”k^Am
kAm(9:=6 D@>6 D49@@=D 2C6 FD:?8 A2DD^72:= 8C25:?8 7@C 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED[ r@CC:82? D2:5 v@C92> H@F=5 =:<6 E@ <66A 8C25:?8]k^Am
kAmpD<65 :7 D6?:@C AC@;64ED H:== DE:== 36 C6BF:C65[ D96 D2:5 J6D 3FE E96 C6BF:C6>6?E E@ AC6D6?E E@ E96 AF3=:4 H:== 36 H2:G65]k^Am
kAmr@CC:82? 2?5 q24<=6C D2:5 A=2??:?8 :D F?56CH2J 7@C DAC:?8 6G6?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 8C25F2E:@?[ D6?:@C H66<[ v@=5 %2DD6= r6C6>@?J[ 2?5 J62C3@@<] q24<=6C D2:5 D@>6 6G6?ED H:== 36 A=2465 @? 9@=5 F?E:= E96 D49@@= A@AF=2E:@? 42? 86E E@86E96C H9:=6 @E96CD H:== 36 5@?6 C6>@E6=J]k^Am
kAmq24<=6C 2D<65 E96 3@2C5 7@C 2 564:D:@? @? DE:A6?5D 7@C 4@2496D 7@C DAC:?8 DA@CED]k^Am
kAm%96 5:DEC:4E 925 9:C65 7:G6 4@2496D 7@C G2CD:EJ 32D632==[ G2CD:EJ D@7E32==[ >:55=6 D49@@= 32D632== 2?5 >:55=6 D49@@= D@7E32== 3FE E96? E96 D62D@?D H6C6 42?46=65]k^Am
kAm%96 DFA6C:?E6?56?E ?@E65 E96 4@2496D 925 5@?6 D@>6 A=2??:?8 2?5 AC6A2C2E:@? H@C< 2?5 H2?E65 E@ <?@H E96 3@2C5’D 564:D:@? @? AC@G:5:?8 E96> H:E9 2 A6C46?E286 @7 E96 D2=2CJ]k^Am
kAmq@2C5 >6>36C !6E6C v:C@F2C5[ H9@ H2D 9:C65 2D 32D632== 4@249[ D2:5 96 5:5 DA6?5 `d E@ a_ 9@FCD A=2??:?8 3FE H@F=5 DFAA@CE ?@E C646:G:?8 2?J 4@>A6?D2E:@? :? 72G@C @7 DA6?5:?8 E96 >@?6J @? E96 7:6=5D 2?5 DA@CED 6BF:A>6?E]k^Am
kAmq@2C5 >6>36C v:?2 $2=25:?@ D2:5 96C 9FD32?5 |2EE[ H9@ 4@\4@2496D >:55=6 D49@@= 32D632==[ H@F=5 28C66 H:E9 v:C@F2C5’D DF886DE:@? E@ DA6?5 E96 >@?6J @? E96 <:5D]k^Am
kAmr@CC:82? D2:5 D96 76=E E96 4@2496D 56D6CG65 2 D>2== 2>@F?E @7 A2J 7@C E96:C E:>6 2?5 677@CE]k^Am
kAm(:E9 v:C@F2C5 2?5 $2=25:?@ 23DE2:?:?8[ E96 3@2C5 G@E65 ?@E E@ A2J E96 4@2496D]k^Am
kAm%96 3@2C5 28C665 E@ >66E 282:? @? |2J `h 2E eib_ A]>]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.