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HIncand3nza t1_jdd2od5 wrote

Yeah not surprising. Every town must have its own school even though they don’t have any kids. Doesn’t mean we have particularly good schools.

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_jdd87c6 wrote

Maine will hold onto that until the bitter end. Take Millinocket and East Millinocket. Do they really need two high schools?

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HIncand3nza t1_jddno6o wrote

Well they played each other in the 78-79 Tourney at the old Bangor Auditorium so obviously they cannot consolidate into a single school.

It comes down to town rivalries unfortunately. Howland and Lincoln each have their own schools. So does Lee. They could easily consolidate to just Lincoln.

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cosmicentropie t1_jddrzkp wrote

God no, Lee Academy doesn’t need to consolidate to Lincoln. Can’t speak for Howland, but Lee has a lot of kids from the small towns that go to it. On top of its foreign student program.

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_jdef32j wrote

My kids went to Lee. There is talk of consolidation. My son told me the other day that the foreign student program has just a handful of kids this year.

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Yourbubblestink t1_jddwrnk wrote

Once all the old alumni have died off, it’ll be easier. There’s a lot of guys out there that lived their glory days/peaked at skank.

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SheSellsSeaShells967 t1_jdeffbu wrote

Those rivalries run deep. Apparently there was talk a few years ago of Howland and Milo merging. Howland was not happy.

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DrDaphne t1_jddi1is wrote

My high school had 5 towns in it I think a lot of places in Maine are like that

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ZingZongZaddy t1_jddii1c wrote

School begins before high school. There are elementary/junior high schools with graduating classes of 10.

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monsterscallinghome t1_jdeuamq wrote

Our school pulls from 3-4 towns along the coast and still only has like 40 kids per grade.

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