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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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Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Media Contact: Kelsey Bode
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Names Interim Mast Way Elementary School Principal

Oyster River High School Assistant Director of Special Education Misty Lowe has been selected as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the 2019-2020 school year. Lowe has four children, from left: Haley Manchester, Noah Lowe, Caleb Manchester, Misty Lowe and Taylor Neal. (Courtesy Photo Misty Lowe)

LEE — Superintendent Jim Morse is pleased to share that Misty Lowe, assistant director of special education at Oyster River High School, has been selected to fill the role of interim principal at Mast Way Elementary next year.

Lowe has worked at Oyster River Cooperative School District for approximately six years, and will serve as Mast Way Elementary School’s interim principal for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year. Her first day in her new role will be July 1.

The district began the search for an interim principal after current Mast Way Elementary School Principal Carrie Vaich announced this May that she would be leaving her post at the end of the school year. 

An Arkansas native, Lowe moved to New Hampshire in 1999. Lowe has held a variety of roles throughout her career in education, and has worked as a paraeducator, elementary school teacher, middle and high school level special education teacher, building level coordinator, special education director and assistant principal.

“I feel driven to do this work and passionate about serving our children in the community,” Lowe said. “My goal while at Mast Way is to first learn about the school community and become a part of it. I also want to honor the hard work that the staff, students and families of this school have done over the years to become a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School.”

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

In addition to her career in education at Oyster River Cooperative School District, Lowe also serves on her local school board in Strafford.

“Misty has demonstrated a passion for education and student growth that makes her a wonderful fit for this role,” Superintendent Morse said. “She has a knack for supporting students in reaching their goals and helping staff execute their best work. We’re looking forward to having her join the Mast Way community.”

The district will begin a search for Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-2021 school year in November. The search will be a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders.

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Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

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Oyster River Cooperative School District
SAU No. 5
Superintendent James Morse
36 Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Oyster River Cooperative School District Says Goodbye to Principal Carrie Vaich

DURHAM – Superintendent James Morse announces that Carrie Vaich is leaving her position as Mast Way Elementary School Principal at the end of this year.

Principal Vaich has chosen to move on from her position at Mast Way Elementary School for personal reasons, and will end her seven-year career with the district this June.

“Carrie has been a dedicated, supportive principal throughout her career at Mast Way, and has helped her students and staff flourish and grow,” Superintendent Morse said. “She will be missed greatly, and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”

During her career at Mast Way, Principal Vaich started a full day kindergarten program, implemented the Eureka Math Program and supported improvements to the school’s mental health and wellness agenda.

In 2018, Mast Way was also honored as the only National Blue Ribbon School in the state for its academic performance.

Superintendent Morse will appoint an interim principal for the 2019-20 school year. Beginning in November, the district will begin a thorough process that will include a wide range of stakeholders to assist in finding Principal Vaich’s permanent replacement for the 2020-21 school year.

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Photo: Principal Gets Slimed after Kearsarge’s Simonds Elementary School Students Read for 45,600 Minutes, Raise $3,000 During Read-a-Thon

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Kearsarge Regional School District
Superintendent Winfried Feneberg
114 Cougar Court
New London, NH 03257

For Immediate Release

Monday, May 13, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Stokes Gets Slimed!

Kearsarge’s Simonds Elementary School Students Read for 45,600 Minutes, Raise $3,000 During Read-a-Thon

Students at Simonds Elementary poured buckets of slime over Principal Tim Stokes after reading for 45,000 minutes during this spring’s read-a-thon. (Courtesy Photo Kearsarge Regional School District)

NEW LONDON — Call it “extra motivation.”

Students at Simonds Elementary School read for a whopping 45,613 minutes this spring and as a reward, they dumped buckets of green slime onto their principal on Friday.

This is the third year Simonds Elementary School has held Simonds Reads, a read-a-thon to encourage student reading beyond just the required textbook reading. Students were promised they could slime Principal Tim Stokes if they collectively read for 19,000 minutes during the week of April 7-15.

“From the very beginning of the read-a-thon, the kids have been super excited,” Principal Stokes said. “Even our youngest students would come up to me and say, ‘I read for 20 minutes last night. You are going to get slimed!'”

Sponsors donated to the Simonds Elementary Parent Teacher Organization to support student readers during the read-a-thon, and overall the event raised approximately $3,000. The funds donated during the event will support future events and programs at the school.

Students recorded their reading minutes every day in logs, and far surpassed the challenge to read for 19,000 minutes. The top reader from each grade was given a bucket of slime to pour over Principal Stokes Friday morning in the school gymnasium in front of the entire giggling student body.

“This was a great way to spark a lot of joy around reading for students at Simonds Elementary,” Superintendent Winfried Feneberg said. “Simonds Reads does a great job of uniting the school community, and getting students excited to read. I’m just glad it was him on the receiving end of the slime!”

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