https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026RiverFundTradeScholarshipApplication
The River Fund Maine has opened scholarship opportunities to seniors are only open to students who reside in AND attend a school within the RSU 10 and SAD 44 school districts.
The scholarship is intended for students desiring to pursuing a career in the trade or technical fields. Students may choose to attend a one or two-year program at trade school, technical school or community college of their choice located in the state of Maine or Coos or Carroll Counties in New Hampshire. The scholarship amount awarded is $20,000 for a two-year program or $10,000 for a one year program.
This scholarship is NOT intended for students choosing community college as a means of then transferring to a four-year college or university. We ask that school officials guiding their students through our application process make this clear.
Below is a suggested list of programs of study:
Automotive Technology Building Construction Technology
Business Administration and Management
Career Studies
Communication and New Media
Computer Technology
Conservation Law Enforcement
Cosmotology/Beauty
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Cybersecurity-Digital Forensics
Data Science
Early Childhood Education
Electromechanical Technology
Exercise Science
Facilities Maintenance and Management
Forensic Science
Graphic Design
Health Sciences Certificate
Human Services
HVAC/R Technology
Justice Studies
Life Sciences
Medical Coding & Electronic Health Records
Metal Fabrication
Nursing
Plumbing and Heating Technology
Police Operations Advanced Certificate
Precision Machining Technology
Precision Machining Technology Advanced Certificate
Pre-Engineering
Restaurant Management
https://www.wabi.tv/2026/04/07/uma-hosts-medical-bootcamp-gives-oxford-county-students-hands-on-look-health-care-careers/
The phone lines as the High & Middle School are currently down. We are working to get them back up and running again. In the meantime, please email jordanh@sad44.org or mcdonnellm@sad44.org for assistance. You can also use the Kinvo messaging system in Powerschool.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
I was asked to participate in some of the Think Tank presentations today at TFA. This has become one of my favorite opportunities as an administrator to see the culminating work done by these 9th graders. For the past two months they have been working collaboratively, researching, drafting prototypes to solve a problem they have identified and creating a digital presentation. These students presented to a panel of local community members, school board members, staff totaling 15 adults to present to! They did an amazing job. Their topics, solutions and learning were impressive, creative, and very realistic. These projects ranged from helping with homelessness in the Philippines, regrowing the coral reefs off of Ecuador, reducing plastic pollution in Brazil, and reducing overfishing off the coast of Nigeria. I was not personally able to participate in the first session, but in closing circle heard some great feedback from those four presentations as well. Job well done by the students and the staff down at TFA!
As we enter the spring season, MSAD44 and Ridesource continue to work to keep our kids safe when riding the school bus which takes a group effort. Here are some helpful tips you can review with your student at home. The bus drivers will also be going over these reminders with their riders. Thank you!
There will be a 2 hr delay this morning, Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for all MSAD#44 schools to allow for road crews the time to clear and treat the roads.
