Whittier Wire
June 17, 2025
Coming Events
- July 8th-July 31st: Summer School Program
- August 25: Whittier Open House & Ice Cream Social
- August 27: First Day - Grade 7 only
- August 28: Grade 8 returns
Have a Great Summer!
Thank you for your support this year. We enjoyed working with you and your children. We wish our 8th graders a very positive and smooth transition to high school and look forward to seeing our 7th graders in August.
Check out the photos below by clicking on the buttons. Big thanks to Sean Galipeau-Eldridge for the thousands of photos he takes, edits, organizes and shares to celebrate our kids.
Staying Sharp Over the Summer
Website: https://www.ixl.com/signin/brucemwhittier
Username: student ID number
Password: Send me an email if your student forgot their password, and I will be happy to send it to you.
Our Summer Reading Challenge is underway. Students are asked to track the titles and authors of any books they complete over the summer. The first 25 students to complete ten books and submit their lists to svincent@rsu16.org will win a sweet Whittier trucker hat. Other incentives are listed below.
Trimester 3 Honor Roll
Grade 7 Academic High Honors
Emily Audet, Ambrie Cotnoir, Nolan Davis, Elyse Haslip, Kristyn Purdy, Marley Simpson, Avaya Smith, Emma Starbird, Owen Tapley, Mallory White, Brycen Woodbury
Grade 7 Academic Honor Roll
Camryn Allen, Ellie Arsenault, Colby Bettencourt, Ava Carrier, Jeffrey Churchill, Andrew Herrick, Mackenzie Johndro, Annabelle Judd, Madison Lancaster, Oliver Lane, Isabel Lopez, Calliegh Mastera, Paisley Rhodes, Jack Stowell, Junia Trussoni
Grade 7 Habits of Work High Honors
Orman (Ricky) Cummings, Nolan Davis, Madison Lancaster, Avaya Smith, Emma Starbird, Owen Tapley, Mallory White
Grade 7 Habits of Work Honor Roll
Norman Albert, Camryn Allen, Joseph Aponte, Emily Audet, Colby Bettencourt, Linkin Bouchard-Diaz, Colton Boulay, Lucien Camire, Owen Chadbourne, Jeffrey Churchill, Cecile Cobb, Lilyana Cohenour, Rylan Corey, Ambrie Cotnoir, Caydence Fitzgerald, Kaleb Gallant, Elyse Haslip, Andrew Herrick, Mackenzie Johndro, Annabelle Judd, Oliver Lane, Calliegh Mastera, Kristyn Purdy, Elinor Rausch, Paisley Rhodes, Brynn Royall, Marley Simpson, Chloe Stevens, Junia Trussoni, Tripp Wheeler, Brycen Woodbury
Grade 8 Academic High Honors
Reese Allen, Matthew Atencia Guzman, Abigail Benson, Braydan Benton, Grace Bussiere, Elliot Colon, Isabella Comeau, Allura Dumont, Ezra Edwards, Megan Gagnon, Jason Letourneau, Gianna Libby, Wyatt Mitchell, Julia Paradis, Lilah Rose Pittman, Ian Rioux, Josephine Rocha, Sidney Russell, Ethan Sewell, Samantha Smith, Nina Spence, Juliette Szantyr, Owen Wallingford, Annabelle Whitten, Logan Whittier, Anna Yerxa
Grade 8 Academic Honor Roll
Lucy Bissonnette, Alyvia Bryant, Grace Cummings, Annabella D’Auteuil, Brody Dailey, Lauren Fuller, Brady Guay, Liam Haslip, Lauren Heath, Courtney Karpowitz, Wesley Laneau, Luke Lombardi, Jasper Nason, Ellis Noyes, Lyric Orlando, Aiden Perrino, Olivia Pinkham, Simon Rice, Bosten Severy, Sophia Souza, Joshua Varney
Grade 8 Habits of Work High Honors
Reese Allen, Abigail Benson, Braydan Benton, Isabella Comeau, Allura Dumont, Megan Gagnon, Lilah Rose Pittman, Ian Rioux, Josephine Rocha, Ethan Sewell, Nina Spence, Juliette Szantyr, Annabelle Whitten, Anna Yerxa
Grade 8 Habits of Work Honor Roll
Catalina Andrades, Matthew Atencia Guzman, Lucy Bissonnette, Eli Carmody, Baylee Coon, Annabella D’Auteuil, Anna Claire Desjardins, Ranger Dubay, Ezra Edwards, Benjamin Gagnon, Jason Letourneau, Wyatt Mitchell, Eleanor Nye, Julia Paradis, Simon Rice, Bosten Severy, Sophia Souza, Logan Whittier, Madisyn York
Summer School Program
- The program will run from July 8th-July 31st.
- Summer sessions meet Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
- Bus is provided. The Transportation Department is working on bus routes and will be in touch regarding pick up and drop off times.
- Breakfast and lunch are provided.
- Whittier Middle School teachers serve as instructors. This summer, we are excited to have Mrs. Gilbert, Ms. Adler, Mrs. Lachapelle, and Mrs. Serrene Gagnon on staff.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please call Shawn Vincent at 998-3462.
Bruce M. Whittier Middle School
Email: svincent@rsu16.org
Website: https://www.rsu16.org/bwms
Location: 1457 Maine Street, Poland, ME, USA
Phone: (207) 998-3462