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From the Halls, continued...

to provide the necessary tools to be a successful I would also like to highlight some of the facility
community member in the future. The seventh- updates that have happened or will happen soon. The
grade team took the entire class to Penobscot River most obvious change to Houlton MIddle High School
Trails where the students were introduced to biking is the new siding that has been installed. Louisiana
and kayaking. We have been having dances and Pacific generously donated all siding for this project.
suppers to financially support this year’s graduation We cannot thank them enough for this. We have
class to provide an end of the year celebration for our added two new additional bathrooms to our building.
seniors. We sent a group of students to the Olympia’s These will be operational in the next few weeks. We
Leaders Fall Forum in Bangor to meet with over 500 will be installing a new heating system in our building
other students to network with adult business and this year. Attention to the upkeep of our building will
community leaders. Our music program continues help ensure that our students will continue to have a
to develop a passion for singing, music, and theater. facility to be proud of for years to come.
We will be having a fall concert in which we celebrate In closing, these are only the highlights of the great
the middle and high school chorus and bands. Willie start we have had to the 23- 24 school year. As always,
Wonka will be this year’s musical. This event is always thank you for taking the time to read this column and
a favorite of the community, and we hope to see you please know that you may always come back and visit
at the performances. Once again, we will be sending the halls of Houlton Middle High School whenever you
a group of students abroad to enhance their world would like.
views and make connections with previously taught
concepts. This year, eleven students and Ms. Storti and Sincerely,
Mrs. Thibodeau will be touring Italy and Spain. These DeWayne L. Morse
experiences can truly be life changing. Principal, Houlton Middle High School

HHSAA Offers Reunion Services

In an effort to help reunion committees make their planning efforts as easy as possible, the Houlton High
School Alumni Association has developed a postcard that will make it easy to get their information out to
their classmates.
The card will be custom printed with the specific class information as shown in the examples. This is a free
service to alums of HHS. Simply email HHSAA Executive Director, Jon McLaughlin, at jon@hhsalumassoc.
net with the information needed to be on the postcard:
• Reunion Conctact Person • The place for the reunion
• Contact Person’s Address • Time for the reunion
• Contact Person’s city, state & zip code • Cost for the reunion
• What class year is the reunion celebrating • Contact Person’s phone number & email address
• The date of the reunion • How many cards you need printed.

The card will be mailed to the contact person’s mailing address. Order these as soon as all of your information is
known and finalized so that we might get these to you in plenty of time for your mailing. All you have to do is add
your mail labels and a stamp.
The HHSAA is working on additional services for class reunion organizers and as they are developed, your class reps
will receive information on them and they will also be listed on the HHSAA website.
Happy reunion to you!

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