New principal
School Administrative District 6 board of directors has confirmed the appointment of Charles Brown to serve as assistant area principal for the Buxton schools.
A resident of Winslow, Brown comes to Buxton from SAD 49, where he served as a teacher (Grades 1-6) at Benton Elementary School. Additionally, he has served as a mathematics teacher in the SAD 49 adult education program.
A 1998 graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in educational leadership and school administration from University of Phoenix in 2006.
An avid soccer fan, Brown has considerable experience as a coach and referee. He officiates at high school and collegiate soccer games throughout New England.
Brown will assist area elementary principal Don Gnecco with the administration of the Frank Jewett and S.D. Hanson schools in Buxton Center, Jack Memorial School in West Buxton, and Eliza Libby School in Bar Mills.
Garden club meeting
The Buxton Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at O’Donal’s Nursery at the intersection of routes 114 and 22, Gorham. Jeff O’Donal will present the program, “Tips on Pruning.”
For more information, call Sharon Newell at 929-8283.
School staffer in benefit run
Jeff Mullin, guidance counselor at Bonny Eagle High School, will be running in the Mount Desert Island Marathon on Oct. 14 and he is looking for people to sponsor the run.
All the money raised will be donated to the Bonny Eagle High School Aspirations Endowment, which will help students visit colleges, take college courses during high school and fund scholarships for graduating seniors.
When asked why a marathon, Mullin said, “Running a marathon provides great lessons for students – believe in yourself and that you can overcome others’ preconceived notions of what you can accomplish. When I started training for the marathon, running 2 miles was very difficult. Now, anything less than 5 miles seems too short and my long run for this past week was 14 miles – more than half a marathon. Students need to learn to persevere and not give up when the run into early obstacles.”
He suggested that people sponsor him for “a buck a mile” – $26, though no donation is too small. All checks should be made out to SAD 6 and sent to Jeff Mullin, Bonny Eagle High School, 700 Saco Road, Standish, Maine, 04084.
Joins mortgage firm
Tara Schlehuber-Johnson of Buxton has joined The Mortgage Office in Yarmouth as a senior loan officer. Schlehuber-Johnson began her career in the mortgage business in 2001, providing mortgage services in the Greater Portland market. She has a wide knowledge of all aspect of residential lending.
She lives in Buxton with her husband and daughter, and enjoys spending time at her camp on Moosehead Lake with her family and friends.
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