Bethel Rescue visited Telstar today to showcase their services, jobs, and the youth program, EMS ConnectME. Students from the JMG Career Readiness and Senior Foundations classes worked with stethoscopes and cuffs in addition to simulating a fall service call featuring the JMG Specialist, Ms. MC, and physical science teacher, Ms. Hanscom. It was a fun opportunity to learn more about the medical field and build community connections!
7 days ago, Heather Jordan
Please share the word to local Senior Citizens
7 days ago, Heather Jordan
From our family to yours, wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
1 day ago, Mark Kenney
Telstar Job Fair- Tomorrow 11/14
14 days ago, Heather Jordan
This morning the JMG Career Readiness class attended a Career Exploration event hosted by Sunday River! They learned about careers in marketing, hospitality, food & beverage, and lift maintenance. Thank you for inviting us to attend alongside Mountain Valley, Dirigo, and Buckfield high schools!
23 days ago, Heather Jordan
As our community navigates the challenges of the fall/winter season and the continuing impacts of the government shutdown, the MSAD#44 Family wants to ensure that every resident has access to the support they need. Our dedicated social work team has compiled a comprehensive Community Resource Page to help connect our neighbors with vital services.
What it is: This is a centralized list of resources, including food assistance, heating and utility aid, and other essential community services.
Live and Updated: The resource page is a live link and will be continually updated as our team gathers new information. We encourage you to check it frequently.
Where to Find the Link: On the flyer it is under the FIND LOCAL FOOD ASSISTANCE portion or linked here.
We understand that these are trying times, and you don't have to face them alone. If you or your family are in need of assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out. You can always contact your local MSAD#44 school directly. Our staff is prepared to listen and help direct you to the services best suited to assist you.
We are proud to serve and support the greater MSAD#44 community.
23 days ago, Mark Kenney
TMS is still looking for an Alpine Ski Coach and THS is looking for an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach for the 2025-2026 season. If you have interest, please contact Gail Wight at 824-2136 or
wightg@sad44.org . HS basketball starts on Monday, November 17th.
27 days ago, Mark Kenney
The MSAD#44 School Board has approved the public sale of used MacBook Air laptops and charger to our community members. The cost for each device set is $200 and there is a limit of 2 per sale. For current students or graduates of the class of 2024 or 2025, the cost is $150. If you are interested, please email techsales@sad44.org to be place on the list and coordinate payment and pickup. These are first come first serve cash or check sales only, sorry we cannot take Venmo or credit cards. Thank you!
29 days ago, Mark Kenney
In case you are local business owner and are approached by a company looking to sell you ad space for sports schedules and posters, they are working with the Athletics Department in this endeavor. Please do not feel obligated to participate if you do not want to, but if you do, thank you in advance.
29 days ago, Mark Kenney
Telstar Middle School is looking for an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach and Telstar High School is looking for an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact Gail Wight at
wightg@sad44.org, 824-2136x1304. Thank you!
about 1 month ago, Mark Kenney
This week our school Board Education Committee visited TFA (Telstar Freshman Academy) on Tuesday for a tour and to see the program in action. Committee members were able to see Ms. Dole's science class where they were working on Rube Goldberg designs and Mr. Bennett's ELA class where they were doing research and working on paraphrasing without copy/pasting. Also that day, we were not able to catch up with the Outdoor Leadership students who were in their canoes going through the obstacle course. Later in the week two Board members, Ms. Herbeck and Ms. Cooley joined in for Rube Goldberg relays with the students. The staff and students were very pleased to have the guests and to show off what they were doing in their classes.
about 1 month ago, Mark Kenney
Here are this year's Homecoming Dress Up Days at THS!
about 1 month ago, Heather Jordan
On Friday (10/17), the FBLA club is having a Bake Sale. They will be set up in the Booster's room outside of the gym/cafeteria on and off throughout the day; during satellite, 7-peaks, lunch, and dismissal. They will also have a table on Saturday at the Homecoming games.
about 1 month ago, Heather Jordan
Maine Loves Public Schools has been working on a campaign since last year to produce videos from schools around the state highlighting unique and successful programming for our students. The Telstar Freshman Academy (TFA) was selected as one of the spotlights. Filming took place last spring and we have now gotten a preview to share with our community. This video helps to highlight some of the unique qualities of the program and what it offers to our students. We are very proud of how the video and program have turned out after 10 years of being in place.
TFA Video
All Season 1 episodes (including TFA) will be aired on Maine Public Broadcasting on Thursday, November 6th at 8pm (and 11/7 at 2pm).
Please enjoy!
about 2 months ago, Mark Kenney
Each fall, Telstar Freshman Academy (TFA) students take on the canoeing unit in their Outdoor Leadership class. During this unit, students learn to precisely control their canoes on both flatwater and moving water.
One of the highlights of the unit is a capstone paddle down the Androscoggin River. This year, due to drought conditions, students navigated a section of the river from Bethel to Newry, where they were able to put their new paddling skills to the test — even running a few small rapids!
At TFA, we believe in hands-on, experiential learning that connects lessons to the real world.
about 2 months ago, Heather Jordan
The Telstar Athletics Department would like to thank Telstar alumni Austin Westleigh and Asa Milot from Countryside Landscaping for their donation of water bottles for our athletes!
2 months ago, Mark Kenney
We are looking for some individuals to join our SAD44 team. Please consider applying.
Thank you!
3 months ago, Mark Kenney
The 2025-2026 full Bus Routes are now uploaded to the sad44.org website. On Friday you should have received an individual email out lining your students pick up and drop off times. We are working with Ridesource this year and new software called Bus Right for all of our routing needs.
To find the routes, go to the menu page of the sad44 page, then click on TRANSPORTATION, then scroll down to Bus Schedules. You will find a section for AM runs and PM runs separate. Route numbers match the email you received on Friday and in there you will see the assigned bus driver's name and bus number as well.
We will update the routes after the first week as drivers and families get used to the timings and see who is and who is not riding on a regular basis. Please bear with us as we work to adjust and make them as accurate as possible. In two weeks you will get an email describing how to download and access a parent app where you can track your child's routes/times, etc on a daily basis.
Thank you.
3 months ago, Mark Kenney
Telstar is still looking for fall coaches. Please consider the opportunity to work with our kids! THS Pre season night #1 is Monday, August 18th. Middle School will start on August 28th.
TMS Assistant Girls Soccer
TMS Assistant Boys Soccer
TMS Assistant Field Hockey
THS Assistant Girls Soccer
THS Assistant Football (x2)
If interested please contact Gail WIght 824-2136 or
wightg@sad44.org4 months ago, Mark Kenney
It is that time of year again! Chef Kimball is looking for families who want to participate in the summer meals program for MSAD#44. Please fill out this short Google Form if you would like to participate.
Sign up for breakfast and lunch meal pick up, at Telstar, Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 11:30 - 1:30.
The first day of meals will be June 23, the last day will be August 15. Meals can be picked up from the patio outside the cafeteria at Telstar.
https://forms.gle/Q1Ldc9ifBGKZLciP9
Thank you!
6 months ago, Mark Kenney
