SAD 17
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Paris-based school district suspends school resource officer agreement with Norway
The arrangement with Norway Police Department was suspended in February, and the former school resource officer is banned from the building.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris closed immediately, possibly for good
An architectural firm told Oxford Hill School District directors Monday night the two-story 19th-century building is not safe for students or staff.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Electric school bus discussion has social media firing on all cylinders
Arguments — in favor and against — dominated Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal Facebook pages after SAD 17 school board directors vote to apply for E/V transportation grant.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Oxford Hills seniors complete projects for 1st time since pandemic
Senior project is a yearlong independent study program that combines community service with public speaking.
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PublishedApril 19, 2023
SAD 17 presents proposed 2023-24 budget
Decreases in state and federal funding and COVID-related grants amid rising expenses result in higher local assessments ranging from 3%-11%.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Homeless in Maine: Rising number of homeless teens face grim future
Many of them lack a stable, supportive family, and end up creating their own 'family' on the street with other homeless youths.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Bus bullying, frustration, threats, arrest …
Paris parent Aranka Matolcsy was arrested last week after she accused Oxford Hills school district of not properly protecting her special needs child.