Komen Race for the Cure

On Sunday, September 16th, the Komen Race for the Cure was held at the waterfront in Bangor. MSAD 48 had 55 participants take part in the event by completing the 5K walk or by "sleeping for the cure" in which members paid the registration fee but slept in the day of the walk. MSAD 48 is proud to be participants of this event as we honor many staff members that have battled breast cancer!

Health Promotion Team reconvenes!

Monday, September 10th, the Health Promotion Team had their annual "retreat". This year included LeaderFISH!, a wonderful dinner and brainstorming on the upcoming year. The group has a strong 25 members this year!!! This exceeds our membership. We would like to welcome our new members this year:
Marilyn Appleton - Somerset
Michelle Duprey - Hartland
Cindy Estes - Nokomis
Jesse Langford - Nokomis
Adam King - Newport
Terrie Murray (kind of!) - Nokomis
Nathan Roach - Nokomis
Karen Wagner-McGrady - District GT
Kirsten Webster - Sebasticook Valley Hospital

The group plans to meet again October 1st to split up into sub-committees and get to work!

MSAD 48 Attends Wellness Conference

A team of eight members from MSAD 48 recently spent a week at Sugarloaf, USA for the annual Maine Schoolsite Health Promotion Conference. Attendees learned about personal wellness as well as ways to incorporate wellness into their school.

Excellence Award

June 1, 2007, MSAD 48 was presented with the "Coordinated School Health Excellence Award" for their school climate. Leadership awards were presented to Bill Braun, Superintendent; Sharon Foster, School Nurse; Penny Townsend, School Health Coordinator.

Governor's Council on Physical Activity Contest for Communities

Michelle Duprey was recently recognized at the Hall of Flags for her work with the Take Time! program. Take Time! is a program designed to increased physical activity into the school day. This is in addition to recess and physical education. Michelle has championed the effort at Hartland Conslidated. She has led a school wide walk three days a week, where ALL students and teachers walk for 20 minutes. Great work Michelle!