On Friday,November 8, the 2019 Maine YMCA Youth and Government program kicked off at the State Capitol in Augusta. The program, designed to provide Maine students an opportunity to practice democracy by modeling the Maine legislative process, takes part in the Maine State House and the neighboring Cross Office Building. Maine Governor Janet Mills welcomed students, including MSSM's twenty-two member delegation, from across the state, as she highlighted the importance of civic engagement, public service, and representative democracy.

On Sunday and Monday, November 10 & 11, prospective students and their families came to Limestone to see what makes MSSM the second best high school in the nation.

MSSM VEX Robotics Team 4393 Z won the first tournament at John Bapst Memorial High School on Saturday, November 9th.

Governor Martin Brozman will serve as the 78th YMCA Youth Governor of the Great State of Maine following his election to the office by his peers at the 2019 Maine YMCA Youth and Government program this past Sunday morning. Martin is the first MSSM student ever to hold the position. With his election, Martin will attend the YMCA Youth Governor's Conference in Washington, D.C., representing the Maine YMCA, and he will serve as Governor of the 2020 Youth and Government program in Augusta. Get to work on that legislative program, Martin. Congratulations, Governor Brozman!

Newsweek announced its ranking of the top 5,000 STEM high schools for 2019, honoring excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Maine School of Science and Mathematics was named number 8.

Congratulations to Harrison Walters who has been named to the 2019 Maine Senior All-Star Soccer Team representing Class D North. This honor is voted on by the Maine Soccer Coaches Association members. Harry is the son of Russell and Sheryll Walters of Kingfield, Maine. Well done, Harry!

Photo shows Harry with parents Russell and Sheryll at the senior recognition game in Limestone

In June this year, a group from MSSM took a Journey Down Under to New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii for fifteen days. The group was led by myself, Mariah Havens, a Residential Instructor, and Amber Jeskey, International Coordinator. Three students were on the trip: Ian Ammerman ('19, Benedicta), Katherine Taddeo ('19, Waterville) and Emilie Morocco ('20, Farmington). We were paired up with groups from Michigan, Texas, and Utah, bringing our group's total to forty two. Our trip was filled with so much from learning about different cultures, experiencing different foods, and having once in a lifetime experiences. Our tour director, Shane even offered us some extra excursions in New Zealand and Australia.

What a great season for our boys and girls cross country teams!

Great performances by our boys and girls teams!

It was a beautiful but cold day in Limestone with the sun starting to set in the distance. The field was lit up for the first round of Class D playoffs with #3 seeded MSSM vs. #14 seeded Wisdom. MSSM had beat Wisdom both times during the regular season and it was time to see if they could do it a third time.