Community Newsletter

Join us at FROSTY'S Donuts on Maine Street in

Brunswick for our next Coffee with the BSD.

We will be there on Saturday, April 29th

From 8:00am - 9:30am

Come enjoy donuts, coffee,

& chat with us!

Brunswick has been selected for the 6th year in a row as a Best Community in Maine for Music Education! Congratulations to all of our music educators. We are lucky to have all of you.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Student, Berg Hintze, participated in the Maine State Swim Meet on April 27th. He competed in the 25 meter freestyle and the 15 meter unassisted. Berg placed 6th in the freestyle and 3rd place in the unassisted!

Berg is the first HBS student to participate in the State Special Olympics program. Way to go Berg!!

Our Transportation Department attended a regional safety conference last week and were trained in various workshops. Trainings included:

• Distractions Training - Distracted driving continues to be the leading cause of school bus accidents throughout the United States.
• Basics of De-escalation - Bus drivers learned ways to create a positive, supportive environment through communication as well as learn to de-escalate potential crisis situations.
• Case Study - Vehicle Collision with Student Pedestrians. This workshop explored risk mitigation, error chains, and causal factors in a fatal accident that occurred in Rochester, IN on October 30, 2018, in which four children were struck while crossing the road.

• Special Education A-Z - This workshop covered everything they needed to know about transporting students with special needs on regular ed buses as well as special education buses.

Our bus drivers also competed in a skills competition and showed an excellent array of talent!

• 1st place Conventional Bus - Donna Dumas
• 2nd place Conventional Bus - Rick Ryan
• 3rd place Conventional Bus - Mike Factor
• 3rd place Transit Bus - Leo Theberge

Great job to our fabulous transportation team! Go Brunswick!

Liz Hemdal

Health Teacher at Brunswick Junior High School

Liz lives in Augusta with her husband, Dan, their 7 year old son, Jordan, and their 1 year old daughter, Maisie. They have a dog named Walter, and two cats named Margaret and Betty.

What makes you proud to work in Brunswick? #BSDProud

I am proud to work in Brunswick because of how welcoming and inclusive everyone is!

What do you like to do outside of work for fun?

I love to spend time with my family. We enjoy hiking, geocaching, watching movies, playing sports, going to the beach, and playing games. I also enjoy podcasts, spending time with my friends, and am a huge fan of escape rooms!

Favorite line from a movie?

"Do or do not. There is no try" - Yoda (My son is a big Star Wars fan so I am trying to get on board)

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet?

Jonathan Van Ness. I think that they are hilarious and inspiring.

What is something you learned in the last week?

I learned that only 2% of people in the world have green eyes. I thought it was interesting since I have green eyes!

Current Employment Opportunities:

• Director of Finance
• Director of Special Education
• Soccer Coaches
• Volleyball Coaches
• Cross Country Coaches
• Football Coaches
• Field Hockey Coaches
• Golf Coaches
• Substitute Custodians, Bus Drivers, Van Drivers
• Full Time Bus Driver
• and MORE!

We're hiring for multiple positions. Visit our website to view all current

employment opportunities or click the image above!