Update: April 26, 2021
Greely High School #1 in Maine for Second Year
Congrats to GHS students, staff, and families and to the entire MSAD #51 school community for the immense honor of being #1 in Maine for the second year in a row, per US News & World Report and its annual rankings of America's high schools. Nationally, GHS ranks #490 out of 17,857 high schools considered. For more information, click HERE.
MSAD #51, Cumberland & North Yarmouth Launch Joint Mental Health Awareness Initiative
Dear Cumberland-North Yarmouth Community,
In response to a growing concern around mental health and well-being amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Towns of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, along with School Administrative District #51, have partnered to help bring greater awareness to this important and timely topic. Mental health and wellness are critical components of any healthy community, yet too often our family, friends, and neighbors suffer in isolation. Together, though, we can break this silence and remove the stigma that surrounds mental health by refusing to allow anyone in our community to deal with this by themselves. The first step is to bring mental health to the forefront of community awareness through dialogue, sharing of resources, and building connections that can overcome isolation and despair.
Healthy communities support each other, establish safe and productive conversations, and show care and compassion for those who need it most. To this end, MSAD #51, North Yarmouth, and Cumberland are pleased to invite community partners, businesses, churches, nonprofits, clubs, civic groups, and individuals to help us in keeping mental health at the forefront of our awareness and efforts. We hope you will consider joining us as we collectively strive to overcome the challenges of mental health so that no one ever has to face it alone again. The mental health of our community is, after all, only as good as the mental health of each person who is a part of it.
A community conversation is being tentatively scheduled for May 25 at 6:00pm. More information to follow.
MSAD #51 Superintendent Cumberland Town Manager North Yarmouth Town Manager
To learn more about the budget, visit this LINK.
Jeff Porter Bill Shane Rosemary Roy
MSAD #51 Superintendent Cumberland Town Manager North Yarmouth Town Manager
Board Adopts 2021-22 Budget
On Monday, the MSAD #51 Board of Directors approved the proposed 2021-22 budget. There will be a public informational session included in the next Board agenda on May 10 to provide more information about the proposed budget. Voters will have the opportunity to approve the budget on June 8 at the polls. The tax increase in Cumberland is estimated at 1.06% over the current year, while in North Yarmouth the increase is 0.91%. The budget includes strong support for instructional positions that have been added for 2021-22.To learn more about the budget, visit this LINK.
New School Public Info & Input Session
The architects are finished with an abstract concept design for a proposed new primary school to be built on the existing school campus. Join us on Monday, May 3 @ 6:00 PM to learn more about the project and offer your feedback. This will be a virtual meeting and can be accessed via ZOOM. All members of the community are welcome!
Congrats!
- GHS Teacher and Debate Team Advisor Jason Curry Wins Distinguished Service Award.
- 8th-grade student Maya Douglas for becoming a semi-finalist in the Future Engineers Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest. Maya wrote and submitted an outstanding essay called: Planning success for the next lunar expedition. Maya was one of 14,000 applicants from grades K-12. She was selected as one of 52 semi-finalists for grades 5-8 and is in the running to be a finalist.
Hearts on a Fence = Greely Love Chain
You may have seen hearts all over campus when you arrived at the campus this week. Thank you to all of the families who have designed these beautiful expressions of kindness.