Molly Ockett School 6-8 Principal Matthew Cokken falls off the wall, hanging by duct-tape, with teachers Josh Bosse catching him (center) and Brandon Knox (left) taking a picture at the Fryeburg school on May 2, a reward for the third and fourth grades' top success in a school-wide fundraiser. The school recently held a "penny wars" fundraiser for the "30-Hour Famine" program in association with the local rotary club to help feed children around the world, with the school raising $1,192.11 that will help feed three children in Niger for a year. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Band member Josh Bosse fills in as directior at the Mount Washington Valley Community Band's weekly concert at the North Conway Community Center gazebo on Aug. 13. The all-volunteer band plays a selection of music centered around a theme each week, and Aug. 20 will be their last concert of the summer season. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Clarinet player Josh Bosse (left) performs with the Mount Washington Valley Community Band at Jellystone Park Glen Ellis on July 1, 2025. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Molly Ockett Middle School music teacher Joshua Bosse is competing in the America’s Favorite Teacher contest. Here he is with his wife, Katie, and their 2-year-old son, Elijah. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Molly Ockett School 6-8 Principal Matthew Cokken falls off the wall, hanging by duct-tape, with teachers Josh Bosse catching him (center) and Brandon Knox (left) taking a picture at the Fryeburg school on May 2, a reward for the third and fourth grades' top success in a school-wide fundraiser. The school recently held a "penny wars" fundraiser for the "30-Hour Famine" program in association with the local rotary club to help feed children around the world, with the school raising $1,192.11 that will help feed three children in Niger for a year. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Band member Josh Bosse fills in as directior at the Mount Washington Valley Community Band's weekly concert at the North Conway Community Center gazebo on Aug. 13. The all-volunteer band plays a selection of music centered around a theme each week, and Aug. 20 will be their last concert of the summer season. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Clarinet player Josh Bosse (left) performs with the Mount Washington Valley Community Band at Jellystone Park Glen Ellis on July 1, 2025. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Molly Ockett Middle School music teacher Joshua Bosse is competing in the America’s Favorite Teacher contest. Here he is with his wife, Katie, and their 2-year-old son, Elijah. (COURTESY PHOTO)
FRYEBURG, Maine — Molly Ockett School music teacher Joshua Bosse is competing in the America’s Favorite Teacher contest. If he wins, he will receive a trip to Hawaii, appear in Reader’s Digest and get a $25,000 prize, which he hopes to use to buy a generator for his family's home.
In addition, the school will win a school assembly with Bill Nye, the Science Guy.
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