Katahdin Elementary, Middle/High School and Southern Aroostook Community School will open the new school year on Monday, Aug. 31 (this will be a white day). This opening day will include students grades K-7 and grade 9 at the Katahdin schools and students 1-9 at Southern Aroostook School, plus 12th grade students attending Region II vocational classes.
Students attending Region II vocational classes, please call your high school office if you have schedule questions or concerns. For additional information, please call 365-4218 or 757-8206 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The first student day for grades 8, 10, 11, 12 will be on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at Katahdin and for 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders at Southern Aroostook (this will be a colored day). The Katahdin Elementary Developmental Kindergarten students will have a visitation day on Aug. 31 and begin on Sept. 1 ; Pre K students will have visitation on Sept. 8 and begin on Sept. 9. Kindergarten students at Southern Aroostook School will be starting on Wednesday, Sept. 2 and Pre-K students Thursday, Sept. 3.
Faculty and staff will return on Wednesday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Aug. 27 for two in-service workshop days. Teaching staff new to the RSU will also meet at Southern Aroostook School for an in-service day on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
There will be registration for new students on August 18 and 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Katahdin Schools and at Southern Aroostook Community School. If you wish to schedule an appointment, please call 365-4218 or 757-8206.
Bus pick-up times will be approximately the same as last year. Parents are asked to have their children ready a few minutes early the first few days, between 6:50 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., and plan to have them board the bus that stops at their house (not necessarily the bus they rode last year).
Student dismissal will be at 2:20 p.m. for all schools in Regional School Unit 50.
RSU 50 food service program will offer breakfast and lunch at all schools as in the past. Also, applications are made available for families to determine their eligibility for free and/or reduced meals.
The RSU 50 schools have again received a Federal grant to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for elementary students outside of the usual breakfast and lunch programs. These items will be offered at varying times on a rotating schedule.
Students attending Region II vocational classes, please call your high school office if you have schedule questions or concerns. For additional information, please call 365-4218 or 757-8206 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
