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Tom Fitzgerald Joins Mascoma Valley Regional School District as High School Principal

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Mascoma Valley School District 

Amanda Isabelle, Superintendent

Rt. 4
PO Box 789
Enfield, NH 03748

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003

Email: [email protected]

Tom Fitzgerald Joins Mascoma Valley Regional School District as High School Principal

Tom Fitzgerald began his new role as Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s principal on Monday, July 1. (Courtesy Photo Mascoma Valley Regional School District)

ENFIELD, N.H. — Superintendent Amanda Isabelle is pleased to announce that Tom Fitzgerald will serve as the new Principal at Mascoma Valley Regional High School.

Fitzgerald, of Lempster, began his new role on Monday, July 1.

The Mascoma Valley Regional School Board selected Fitzgerald to be the school’s principal for the 2019-2020 school year on March 26.

“We are so excited that Tom will be joining us this fall as Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s new principal,” Superintendent Isabelle said. “He has years of experience as both an administrator and an educator, which will be incredibly valuable as he works with faculty and staff this school year to meet the district’s goals for student success.”

From 2014 through this school year, Fitzgerald worked as the principal at Twin Valley Middle High School in Whitingham, Vermont, where he oversaw a renovation of the school facility, combined middle and high school programming under one roof and implemented a new schedule, safety plan and building level leadership team.

Prior to working in Whitingham, Fitzgerald served as the principal at Poultney High School in Poultney, Vermont from 2010-2014; principal at the Goshen-Lempster School in Lempster from 2006-2010; district administrator for SAU 71 in Lempster from 2008-2009; and principal at Rindge Middle School in Jaffrey from 2001-2006.

He began his career in education as an English teacher at Hinsdale High School from 1994-2001.

“My goal is for Mascoma Valley Regional High School to be the best high school in the state of New Hampshire,” Fitzgerald said. “My immediate goal is to be the best high school in the Upper Valley. I’m excited to build a comprehensive high school program that will support student success at all levels, in all areas of growth.”

Fitzgerald holds a master’s degree in education leadership from Keene State College, bachelor’s degree in English and psychology from Hawthorne College and completed the teacher certification program at Franklin Pierce College.

Fitzgerald is also certified as a New Hampshire School Administrator 0003 and 0005, New Hampshire Experienced Educator Secondary English, 0500, Vermont level 2 principal K-12 and Vermont level 1 superintendent K-12.

Fitzgerald replaces former Mascoma Valley Regional High School Principal James Collins, who held the position for 15 years.

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Mascoma Valley Names Rodney Brown as New Athletic Director

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Mascoma Valley School District 

Amanda Isabelle, Superintendent

Rt. 4
PO Box 789
Enfield, NH 03748

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003

Email: [email protected]

Mascoma Valley Names Rodney Brown as New Athletic Director

Mascoma Valley Regional School District’s new Athletic Director Rodney Brown will begin his role on Monday, July 15. (Courtesy Photo Mascoma Valley Regional School District)

ENFIELD, N.H. —  Superintendent Amanda Isabelle is pleased to announce that Rodney Brown has been named Mascoma Valley Regional School District’s new athletic director.

Brown will be the district’s first full-time athletic director, and will begin his new position on Monday, July 15. As the district’s athletic director, he will oversee all of Mascoma Valley Regional High School’s sports and co-curricular activities, as well as the district’s athletic facilities, equipment, programming and staff. He will also be responsible for overseeing the scheduling of the district’s athletic facilities.

Brown, of Concord, has served for the past year as the Teen and Sports Director at the Allard Center YMCA in Goffstown, and from 2006-2018 he served as a Special Educator and Behavior Specialist at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. While working at Noble High, he also served as the sports management assistant for the school. For 12 years, he was also the head boys track and field coach at Noble High, and for 11 years he served as the head soccer coach.

In 2010, 2015 and 2016, he was named the Southwestern Maine Activities Association’s (SMAA) Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, and in 2008, he was honored as the SMAA Conference Girl’s Soccer Coach of the Year.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Rodney to our team here at Mascoma Valley,” Superintendent Isabelle said. “He has a great range of experiences under his belt as an educator and in athletics, and I’m confident he will thrive in this role and support our students’ success on and off the field.”

He holds a master’s degree in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in marketing from St. Joseph’s College of Maine.

Brown also has an Athletic Administration Certificate, Maine K-12 Business Education Conditional Certificate and training in CPR/First Aid/Safety Care. He is also an ASHI CPR/First Aid Trainer and USA Level I Archery Instructor.

He replaces former Athletic Director John Kelly, who retired on June 30 after 11 years of dedication to the Mascoma School District.

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Mascoma Valley Fourth Grade Students Give Memorial Day Presentation

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Mascoma Valley School District 

Amanda Isabelle, Superintendent

Rt. 4
PO Box 789
Enfield, NH 03748

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003

Email: [email protected]

Mascoma Valley Fourth Grade Students Give Memorial Day Presentation

ENFIELD, N.H. — Principal Leah Wheelan is pleased to share that fourth grade students at Canaan Elementary School gave a Memorial Day presentation to fellow students, faculty and members of the public on Friday.

Throughout the month of May, approximately 20 fourth grade students have been preparing a multifaceted Memorial Day presentation. Fourth grade teacher Linda Landry oversaw the students’ research, and the class also received support from the Lebanon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 22 and Lois Wilson, a paraprofessional at the school.

On Friday, students in first through the third grade, faculty and members of the public gathered in the school cafeteria for the annual Canaan Elementary Memorial Day Assembly. Fourth grade students presented a slideshow about four memorials: Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Vietnam War Memorial and the Korean War Memorial. The students also gave a presentations about each of the 10 local veterans who died this year, and on the historical significance of poppies.

The Friday before Memorial Day is National Poppy Day, and the flower symbolically honors veterans and military members who died in the line of duty.

“Our students always take this presentation very seriously, and I think their research taught them a lot about our nation’s history and the veterans in our own community,” Linda Landry said. “They worked hard to put together a comprehensive, meaningful program, and they most certainly did.”

The American Legion Post 55 of Canaan Color Guard also attended and gave a Presentation of the Colors at the assembly. The event also included music, poetry, and a presentation of memorial wreaths.

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Mascoma Valley Sixth Grade Student to Run Half Marathon for Positive Tracks

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Mascoma Valley School District 

Amanda Isabelle, Superintendent

Rt. 4
PO Box 789
Enfield, NH 03748

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003

Email: [email protected]

Mascoma Valley Sixth Grade Student to Run Half Marathon for Positive Tracks

Gunner Currier, a sixth grade student at Indian River Middle School, will run a half marathon this June to raise money for Positive Tracks, a nonprofit that encourages young people to use exercise as a platform for social change. (Courtesy Photo Mascoma Valley Regional School District)

ENFIELD, N.H. — Superintendent Amanda Isabelle is pleased to share that an Indian River Middle School Student is using his passion for running to raise funds for Positive Tracks.

Positive Tracks is a nonprofit that encourages young people to use exercise as a platform for social change.

Gunner Currier, a sixth grade student, set a goal this November to raise $500 for the nonprofit. As of Tuesday, May 28, Currier had raised $520 through a  Crowdrise page he created. As part of his fundraising campaign, Currier will also be running the Covered Bridges Half Marathon on Sunday, June 2, in Pomfret, Vermont.

Currier was inspired to raise money for the group after the nonprofit supported his cross country team during its 2018 Fun Day fundraiser. In the spring of 2018, the Indian River School Track and Cross County Team held its first Fun Day — a day of activities for children of all ages to raise money to support its program. The teams raised $1,000 that day, which Positive Tracks matched.

Positive Tracks also matched $300 in funds that students raised at their second annual Fun Day event on Sunday, May 19, and has supported individual members of the team in their initiatives to raise money for the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) Hero Half Marathon.

“It’s such a pleasure to see one of our middle school students taking the initiative to thank an organization for supporting his team,” Superintendent Isabelle said. “Gunner’s decision to run this half marathon to raise funds also makes it clear that this nonprofit’s mission has really resonated with him, and he’s using running, one of his favorite pastimes, to make an impact.”

Currier ran his first half marathon when he was 8 years old. He holds the state record for fastest time for a 9-year-old to run a half marathon, at 1 hour and 57 minutes, and the record for the fastest 10 year old to run a half marathon, at 1 hour and 47 minutes. He holds the record as the fastest 8, 9, and 10-year-old to run a 12 kilometer race in the state as well.

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