Greenville Consolidated School

Good Evening, Union 60 Families:


To the best of our knowledge, the EUT has reclaimed responsibility for the Union 60 bus route for Rockwood and other points north effective Monday, 12/08/2025.

All students riding the Rockwood morning and afternoon bus routes should prepare for pick-up and drop-off using locations and estimated times prior to the service disruption on 10/03/2025.

As a reminder, Union 60 does not have direct authority over the bus route for Rockwood and points north. Please contact gary.a.lewis@maine.gov for further information.

All after school activities are canceled today, December 2nd, 2025, due to today's early dismissal.

GCS will have an early dismissal today, December 2nd, 2025, due to road conditions.

School will be dismissed at 11:30am.

It was another week of educational travel and multicultural learning at Greenville Consolidated School. Here are some of the many worthy photos:

Kindergarten students were treated to a visit from Ms. Brinkmann and a story about her recent trip to Africa.

Early elementary students were visited by the AMC to continue their Wabanaki studies curriculum, including new vocabulary in the Penobscot language.

High school juniors were able to participate in a focus group with Ambassador Robert Ford, Secretary of the Moosehead Lake Economic Development Corporation.

And US history students were able to travel to Boston as part of their curriculum on early America and the Founding Fathers.

We are fortunate to have faculty and staff who arrange for these sorts of experiences for our students.

A few reminders...

1. GCS will have regular days of school on both Monday and Tuesday.

2. There is no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

3. Please be sure to send your students to school with seasonally appropriate clothing and outerwear, especially close-toed shoes, jackets, hats, and gloves.

4. School delays and/or cancellations will be announced at 5:00am or shortly thereafter.

-- An all-call and text will be sent via the Thrillshare App.
-- A posting will be made on the GCS Live Feed and the WABI TV-5 storm alerts center.

-- A one-hour delay will also involve a one hour delay for TCTC transport.
-- Elementary breakfast will be from 8:45am to 9:00am. Middle school and high school breakfast will continue as usual.

-- A two-hour delay will also involve a two hour delay for TCTC transport.
-- Breakfast will not be served.

Monday, November 24th is a White Day.

We wish you all a restful and joyful Thanksgiving holiday with your families and friends both local and further afield.

It was another week of outdoor learning and service projects at Greenville Consolidated School. Here are a few of the many noteworthy photos of community accomplishments, curricular enrichment, and seasonal changes.

In service projects and community fundraising...

1. GCS received $4,561 from the Hannaford Helps Schools program. Thank you to all committed community members who helped to make this possible while shopping at Hannaford stores. These monies will support other student support services as well as classroom recognitions and enrichment activities.

2. The Kick-Off to School Darling's Ice Cream for a Cause fundraiser netted $279.50 toward a new mascot costume. And the Homecoming 50/50 raffle raised another $160 for the costume. Momentum for this project continues to build.

3. The GCS Key Club reached its Thirst Project fundraising goal of $12,000 to build a new freshwater well for a high-needs community in Eswatini. This is the third well funded by GCS overall, and the first possible since the COVID 19 pandemic.

Union 60 is indeed a globally-focused and community-minded place to live, work, and learn.

In academics...


Early elementary students continued exploring the natural world with lessons on vascular plants.

First graders continued an interdisciplinary unit on "animals surviving and thriving" in natural habitats.

And high school environmental science students explored trophic levels and soil horizons at the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District's experimental Law Farm.

We are fortunate to have outdoor learning opportunities at all times of year.

And as fall turns to winter, please note the following items:

1. School delays and/or cancellations will be announced at 5:00am or shortly thereafter.

-- An all-call and text will be sent via the Thrillshare App.
-- A posting will be made on the GCS Live Feed and the WABI TV-5 storm alerts center.

-- A one-hour delay will also involve a one hour delay for TCTC transport.
-- Elementary breakfast will be from 8:45am to 9:00am. Middle school and high school breakfast will continue as usual.

-- A two-hour delay will also involve a two hour delay for TCTC transport.
-- Breakfast will not be served.

2. It is very important that all students are sent with seasonally appropriate clothing to school, regardless of grade level.

-- All students should have a winter jacket, hat, gloves, and closed toe footwear.
-- Elementary students should also have recess clothing including winter boots, snow pants, and extra socks.

Please contact the main office or nurse's office if you need assistance with the items of clothing above.

Monday, November 17th, 2025 is a Blue Day.

Dear Union 60 students and families:


Due to slow turn around with the United States Postal Service, Q1 report cards have been sent home with students rather than mailed. Grade PreK-5 were given their report cards in their take home folders. Grades 6-12 were given report cards by their intervention teachers. All report cards should be distributed by Wednesday afternoon.

Please be sure to check for the report card prior to parent-teacher conferences on 11/13/2025.

Attention varsity girls basketball players, Practice will start for you on Thursday 11/13 at 12:00 and not Wednesday as previously posted. Thank you

There are so many interesting classroom projects taking place this fall that it has created a backlog of noteworthy news and photos. Thank you to all of the faculty and staff for their patience and unfazed enthusiasm.

1. As part of the early elementary curriculum, second grade students will be exploring local agriculture through the Discover Dairy Program. From Mrs. Mason: "This program is a free, year-long educational initiative that connects classrooms with a dairy farm in their area. The participants "adopt" a calf and receive updates, photos, and videos of the calf's life on the farm. The program provides curriculum materials that align with common core standards and are STEM-based, helping students learn about dairy farming, animal care, and where their food comes from.

We have now found out that our calf's name is Doris and she lives on the UMaine Witter Farm in Old Town. Fridays will be our "cow" day throughout the year. In the Spring, we even have an opportunity to go visit the farm and meet Doris. "

2. As part of the upper elementary guidance curriculum, students have take on a local community cause. From Mrs. Miller: "Our 4th grade students have exceeded their classroom goal by collecting donations for a local animal shelter—an exciting conclusion to Unit 1 of the Guidance curriculum! Throughout this unit, students learned how to develop a growth mindset and apply strategies to make effective plans for achieving goals.

In partnership with Indian Hill, who continually support our community, our 4th graders are proudly adding their donations to theirs. Congratulations to our hardworking students!

To celebrate their success, the Greenville Community Kiwanis will provide a well-deserved pizza party as part of their Teacher Appreciation gifts."

3. This year's Middle School Student Council has ambitious plans for community engagement. From Mrs. Wentworth: "A huge congratulations to the following students, chosen by their peers to serve on the Middle School Student Council Executive Board!

Tucker Hanson: President
Mitchell Russell: Vice President
Maci Reardon: Secretary
Maggie Shaw: Treasurer

These four students, together with the other ten members of the Middle School Student Council, have a busy and exciting year ahead! They’ll be organizing and managing a non-perishable food drive to support local food cupboards, sponsoring a child’s Christmas wish through Kiwanis, recognizing positive peer actions, attending school board meetings to share updates, showing appreciation for teachers and staff, and awarding a scholarship to a graduating senior.

On top of all that, they’ll be planning fun activities like dances, spirit weeks, open gym nights, movie nights, and fundraising, while also collaborating with administration to make meaningful improvements that support students’ social and emotional growth."

We are very lucky to have such committed faculty and staff as well as such curious and conscientious students.