Editor’s note: This is part of a regular series of articles written by Brunswick High School students interested in journalism. These students will be covering issues in their school and the local community, with guidance by a teacher and editor at The Times Record. Brunswick’s youngest students are experiencing a new kind of learning — […]
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Brunswick history teacher named best in state
Brunswick High School’s Sarah Campbell has been selected as Maine’s 2025 History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The award recognizes educators for their dedication, creativity and effective use of primary sources — that is, those created during the historical period being studied. Gilder Lehrman Institute is the nation’s […]
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Tips for youngsters taking first steps to school
This year, the Brunswick School Department has expanded our pre-K programming, now serving over 120 students across four high-quality programs. Each of these programs meets the Maine Chapter 124 requirements, ensuring our youngest learners have access to strong, developmentally appropriate education right from the start. I also know from personal experience that the first day of […]
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Summer reading is key to student success
In education, we often talk about the importance of reading as it relates to a score or number: Are Maine students ahead or behind national averages, do our students read at a certain “grade level” — or not? But what if we looked at reading not as something to be merely quantified as “below” or […]
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Brunswick educators, land trust partner to revamp science curriculum
Brunswick elementary school students are getting outside and experimenting thanks to a collaboration with Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
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Brunswick High School graduation brings gratitude into the limelight
Another school year is wrapping up, and we at the Brunswick School Department must bid adieu to the Class of 2025. Graduation celebrates the end of one era and the transition to another. The day is filled with excitement, nostalgia, hope and a bit of sadness at the end of a 12-year journey on the […]
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A look at the candidates for Brunswick school board
Two candidates will face off for an at-large position on the board on June 10.
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Drones and other tech engage students in learning at Brunswick schools
Technology may be the domain of the young, but it’s one of our favorite teaching tools at the Brunswick School Department — and students love it. Michelle Russo, Brunswick Junior High School’s technology integrator, and Andrew Kosak, a sixth-grade social studies teacher, introduced four drones to BJH last year for our geography classes. Drones “add […]
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Shaun Hogan for Brunswick School Department board
During my years of service in the U.S. Navy, a supervisor once told me if you’re going to complain about a problem, ensure you are willing to offer a solution. After years of watching the Brunswick School Department irresponsibly spend tax payer dollars and foolishly embrace the misguided diversity, equity and inclusion framework, I’ve stepped […]
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Midcoast Youth Center expands support for unhoused families, minors
Midcoast Youth Center announced this week it is expanding its McKinney-Vento outreach efforts to better support families and unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Thanks to recent MaineHousing Emergency Relief funding, two new Outreach Housing Specialists will join MYC teams, significantly increasing the organization’s capacity to serve youth in the Brunswick and Richmond […]