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!
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.
Here are this year's Homecoming Dress Up Days at THS!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
We are looking for some individuals to join our SAD44 team. Please consider applying.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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.
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.
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.org
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.org
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!
"We have received official word from the Penobscot and Loring Job Corps Centers that there will be a nation-wide "pause" starting June 30th. Current Job Corps students are now actively being "phased out" of the program. We welcome any former Telstar High School student in need of additional support to contact the Extended Learning Opportunities office at THS by emailing Carrie Lynch at lynchc@sad44.org. We will all be here to support you moving forward."
We sent 4 athletes to the Outdoor Track MVC championships yesterday, and they ALL medaled in some way! Joey Lauria got 1st in the Long Jump and 200m Dash, Cyrus Mills got 2nd in Long Jump, Joey, Cyrus, Evan Parsons, and Jake Zolad got 3rd in the 4x100 relay. Shout out to our athletes/fans that showed up, Seth Dupuis, Gabby Thompson, Tommy LaPointe, Jocelyn Nivus, and Cameron Wright!
The Telstar High School Building Construction classes from Semester 1 and 2 in the Industrial Arts/ Technology Education Department have built an 8'x 10' storage building with 2 -32"x 70" doors , a 28"x 40" crank out window, black shingled roof that is for sale.
All proceeds will go back into the program. The cost is $ 1800.00 and can be viewed at Telstar. This is how to get the opportunity to claim the building for $1800.00. Please submit your name to Tim O'Connor by email ( oconnort@sad44.org) . I will put all the names in a hat and draw the winning name. The winner will have 7 days to submit payment and move the storage building to a new location. Deadline for submitting your is Monday, June 9th 2025 at 8:00 AM.
Thank you for your support
Sincerely,
Tim O'Connor
Telstar Industrial Arts/Technology Education Teacher
Congratulations! Olivia Malley just completed the Maine Career Exploration Badge today! Great job, Olivia!
Congratulations! Jordan Robshaw successfully completed the Maine career Exploration Badge and received $500!
Telstar High School Band/Chorus Concert Tonight!!!!
Telstar High School Auditorium
7:00PM
In case you get a phone call as a local business soliciting your participation in this project, this is something that Gail Wight and John Eliot have approved. Your option to participate or not is completely up to you, but we wanted you to know this is not a scam and something that Telstar High School is trying for 2025-2026 starting with the fall sports schedules. Thank you!
Sorry, change of plans, Thursday, April 3, 2025, 7:46am. My apologies for changing, but road conditions are getting worse vs better so we will now have a SNOW DAY today instead of a 2hr delay.
Thank you.
2 hr delay today for all MSAD#44 schools, Thursday, April 3, 2025
Region 9 is remote today.