Press Release: Augusta plans to expand Farrington and close Hussey School. Read more about the project here: https://augustapsme.edurooms.com/newsletters/a-message-from-the-office-of-the-superintendent/newsletters/new-construction-project-2026
Our Cony Grade 7 students visited the Maine State Museum to see the Declaration of Independence this week! •
The Maine Historical Society stewards one of only 26 surviving copies of the Dunlap Broadside, which was printed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, to announce American independence to the colonies.
The document has visited all 16 counties in Maine.
After several years of change, we’re spotlighting veteran staff members who have stepped into new roles. Sarah Moore, a graduate of Winthrop High School and USM, taught Latin at Cony High School for 15 years. A third-generation Latin teacher, she also spent a year studying at Université Laval in Quebec City. When budget constraints ended the Latin program last year, Moore moved to teaching French, a change she is enjoying and her students have embraced.
“I like her as a teacher. She’s really sweet. I feel comfortable with her,” says freshmen Chloe Stevenson, who has had Moore for Introduction to World Languages, Latin, and now French. Student Carly Hinegardner agrees: “She’s really inclusive for everybody. She has lots of knowledge about the different languages.”
Senora Livingston's homeroom gave her a surprise party for being selected as Teacher of the Year!
Today, the Cony HS Sources of Strength peer leaders and advisors were trained to continue their important work in spreading messages of hope, help, and strength in our school and community. Thank you to NAMI Maine for supporting this program every year. We are excited for another fun year of events that will help all students lean on their sources of strength!
Here is some of the art work of our students!
Every month the area principals and guidance counselors meet with CATC Director Chad Bell and Student Services Coordinator Stephanie Turgeon to go over the happenings of the Capital Area Technical Center. Yesterday, part of the meeting focused on the graphic design program. Cony student Grady Sounier helped teacher Jamie Clark talk about the program! Great job to both!
Once a quarter Superintendent Tracy meets with students to provide some thoughts on leadership and also give students an opportunity to ask him questions and give their input. This is our Quarter 1 Leadership Luncheon. The students asked questions about the possible time change for the start of school next year among many other topics!
Thank you for a great Calloway Coffeehouse at Cony last night. The Key Club raised over $500.00 for the Family Violence Project!
Picture Retakes!
Congratulations to Senora Livingston who was selected as Maine's Teacher of the year!
AP Government teacher BL Lippert and his students hosted a candidate forum for School Board and City Council candidates! Great job all!
Attention Seniors!
Join us!
In Ms. Wachtl's AP Bio class, students went to the Protein Data Base, used by researchers, to choose a specific protein and explore protein structure. Then, they observed the rate at which an enzyme functioned in lab and tested the effects of changing pH on the enzymes. Some students made 3-D models of the proteins they researched
This week was National School Lunch Week! We had special guests help serve our students with the School Nutrition Staff. Thank you to City Manager Jared Mills and Superintendent Mike Tracy and our own Assistant Principal Brian York.
Attention Middle School!
All senior parents are welcome!
Our Cony Summit program built and donated two benches for outside CATC for us by the staff and students and another one for the Elks organization. We are so proud of our students in this program. Thank you to Teacher Carly Wiggin and Interventionist Jen Conrad. Go Rams!
The Augusta School Department was awarded over 1.2 million dollar grant over 5 years from the MELMAC Foundation. The grant is called the Aspire grant and the Augusta School Department is one of five Maine school districts to get this grant! The goal of the grant is to raise the aspirations of our Pre-K through Grade 12 students! We are so grateful for this grant! It pays for two staff members to focus on this work and some money to pay for programming. We are excited to see where this grant takes us! Thank you to the MELMAC Foundation!
