Community Newsletter

For more information in regards to the 2023-2034 School Budget, click here!

On this month's podcast, Phil talks with Stacy Frizzle-Edgerton, Executive Director of the Brunswick Area Teen Center. The Teen Center provides opportunities for students in the Brunswick School Department and the greater Brunswick community, a place to go outside of school where they can have fun and feel safe. The Teen Center is a central place where young people like our students can meet safely to explore creative outlets, share their talents, participate in intergenerational activities, and develop into well-rounded adults.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

"I love the vibe of a bustling school hallway. Conversations bounce from an upcoming math quiz to what’s for lunch to who’s going to the big game on Friday night. Students have an energy and enthusiasm when they are talking with their peers that you don’t find anywhere else.

Sadly, many of our young people are missing out on this important experience.

According to the most current data available from the state, 1 out of 5 students was chronically absent in the 2020-21 school year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 10% of school days with excused or unexcused reasons. That’s just two days a month. Even here in the Brunswick School Department, absenteeism rates have increased.

The extraordinary challenges provided by the pandemic understandably impacted student attendance, but the absentee rate was already high prior to the pandemic, with 1 in 6 students considered chronically absent."

Click here to view the entire article from Superintendent Potenziano

The National Education Association's Read Across America is the nation's largest celebration of reading! Every year students celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss to encourage reading. On March 2nd, students at Kate Furbish Elementary School had guest readers stop by to read their favorite books to various classrooms.

Thank you to all of our volunteer readers!

Colors week is part of the 5210 program to help promote healthy eating in our schools. During the week, students were able to try a variety of different foods including dragon fruit, papaya, blood oranges, golden raisins and more.

Thank you to our wonderful food service team for making

colors week filled with fun and new foods to try!

Please DONATE

The Brunswick School Department is looking to alleviate school nutrition debt for families in our community. Prior to the pandemic, families in the Brunswick community had accumulated $7,000 in debt from unpaid lunch bills. We would like to relieve the stress from those families and take care of the payment for them. This is where we need your help! We're looking to not only fundraise for the $7,000 owed to the school nutrition program, but we would like to keep the fundraising going and provide cold milk for all students throughout the remainder of the school year.

The Maine Department of Education has funded free school lunches to all students throughout the 2022-2023 school year. However, what is not funded is cold milk for those students that choose to bring their lunches from home. We would like to have cold milk equally accessible to all students, and with your support, we could make this a reality for the Brunswick community.

If interested in donating, please scan the QR code or visit https://givebutter.com/foodservicerelief

Every little bit helps and goes directly to help families in our community.

We appreciate your support.

With Gratitude,

Brunswick School Department

Thank you to those that have already donated! We've raised

just over $4,800 to help school nutrition debt.

Amanda Brewer

6th Grade Science Teacher at Brunswick Junior High

Amanda and her family have four dogs (Clover, Cobie, Ginger and Sprinkles). Her and her husband, Alex, have a 9 year old daughter named Isla. Amanda is originally from Maryland and attended the University of Maryland.

What makes you proud to work in Brunswick? #BSDProud

High quality of teachers I get to collaborate with and solid school leadership. I live in Brunswick and love being a part of the community in every way.

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

Ride my bike, play board games with my family, lift weights, and take the dogs to the woods.

Favorite line from a movie?

"Get busy living or get busy dying."

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

Pete Maravich

What is something you learned in the last week?

How to patch a large hole in drywall.

Open positions include:

• District ESOL Teacher
• Softball Coach
• Lacrosse Coach
• Outdoor Track Coach
• Tennis Coach
• Full Time Bus Driver
• Substitute Van & Bus Drivers
• Substitute Custodians, Teachers & Food Service Workers
• Educational Technicians

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

employment opportunities or click the image above!

Merrymeeting Adult Education is excited to offer more kid's programming this summer! From science experiments to outdoor adventures, check out our list for Summer Camp 2023 programs online or call us at 729-7323 today! Eureka! Inventors Camp by Mad Science of Maine, Young Explorer's Camp by Alice's Awesome Adventures, Polymer Clay Creations: Kid's Camp by Melissa Smith, Merrymeeting Art Camp: Summer Vacation by Jennifer Linskey, Kid's Sailing Programs by Sailing Ships Maine, and The Living Universe Camp Experience by Andrew Edwards.

FMI: https://merrymeeting.coursestorm.com/category/youth-family-programs