RSU 50

Recess fun!

Thank you to Lauren Burpee and Machias Savings Bank for your generous donation of school supplies.

Good luck to the So. Aroostook High School Girls and Boys Soccer teams in their opening games at home vs. Easton High School. Game times are 3:30pm.

Below is a link to the RSU 50 school nurse page. Information about Covid vaccination clinics for students, flu clinics, or other health office related messages can be found here. www.rsu50.org/healthoffice

Dear Parents/Guardians of RSU 50 Students, If you would please take a few moments to respond to a couple of COVID-related items, this would be very helpful in assessing and reporting off on student vaccination rates within our school. Thank you so much. Here is a link to the survey: https://bit.ly/3h3F0Hd Kathy Chamberland, R.N., B.S.N., PreK-12 School Nurse

RSU 50/Southern Aroostook Community School is still looking to fill a couple of positions for the 2021-22 school year. The positions offer competitive pay with benefits. Positions include an evening custodian, bus driver, educational technicians, and substitutes in every area of the building. If you wish to apply, please call the school at 757-8223. Please share. Thank you.

Feeling proud.... Many of our SACS graduates have headed (or will be heading) to College or into the workforce in the upcoming days. Please be thinking of them as they make this transition! Best of luck, graduates! 👨🏻‍🎓 Remember.... you get out of life what you put into it. No matter what challenges you face in the upcoming weeks/month/year, know that you have the confidence and skills to overcome these obstacles. (And know that you have people in your community that love you and support you!) Be proud of where you come from and stop in and visit us when you're back in the area. It's a wonderful place to grow up! Study hard and have fun! We wish you the best of luck; you make our community so proud! 😊💜 🥰

RSU 50/So. Aroostook students return to school on Monday August 30th. Parents/Guardians and students are reminded masks are required for all students and staff on the bus and in the building. We are also asking for parents to continue checking your children daily for Covid-19 symptoms before sending them to school. Attached is the screening tool. If you have questions about symptoms please contact Kathy Chamberland, RSU 50 school nurse. Thank you. Thank you for your continued assistance to keep our students safe and able to attend school for in-person instruction.

RSU 50 parents and guardians: Since school meals became complementary in Maine in the 2019/2020 school year, there has been a significant drop in Meal Benefit Application returns––meaning less families are filling out the application. The family income data provided by the application informs key funding for school resources. This includes school meal reimbursements, funding for Title I programs, funding and resources for after school programs, funding provided to schools from the Maine State Legislature for essential programs and services at school, funding for special education, teacher loan forgiveness, and much, much more! We will sending home the meal benefit application home with students next week. Please take the time to complete the application or you can complete the application online at the following web address: https://bit.ly/38fLZaU If you need any assistance completing the form, please contact the school. Thank you for your cooperation in completing this important form.

Here's a shoutout to the So. Aroostook Summer Food Service crew!! This group, from June 21st to August 19th, made and delivered 16,770 free meals to children living in our district. So thankful to our staff for providing meals to our kids during the Summer!!

Region Two School of Applied Technology (Houlton) is having an Open House for students, parents, and the community on Aug 25th from 4-6pm for those interested!

There are many book bags still available in the Elementary Office!

SACS Food Pantry will be open on Thursday August 19th at 1:00pm

So. Aroostook High School Soccer Practices will start on Monday August 16th. Boys practice will start at 3:00pm and the girls practice will begin at 5:30pm. Any high school student interested in playing should plan to attend. Also, students are reminded to have proof of a medical physical exam within the last year. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school. Thank you.

All SACS HIgh School students need community service hours to meet graduation requirements. Volunteering helps you connect to your community and make it a better place. The Island Falls Historical Society is looking for volunteers to help with their annual fundraiser on Saturday, July 31st from 6am-4pm. If you are interested in getting some volunteer hours, please email jgreene@rsu50.org. Thank you!

Congratulations to Paige Vose, recent graduate of the Class of 2021. Paige received a $1000 Red Sox Community Service Scholarship and 3 Red Sox tickets. She was presented with the award at Fenway Park on July 28th. Congratulations, Paige!!

Here is a picture of the backpacks and their contents for the RSU 50 elementary students.

The Bethel Pentecostal Church is generously donating book bags for our elementary students again this year. They can be picked up in the elementary office after August 16th. There will be enough for every elementary student. The office is open 8-2 each day. We would like to thank them for this thoughtful gift!

Come out and support the Island Falls Lakes Association as well as the SACS Dollars for Scholars program!

For any So. Aroostook High School student who may be interested in playing high school golf this Fall, there will be a brief meeting and practice session with Coach Phil Faulkner at Va-Jo-Wa tomorrow at 11:30am.