Hermon School Department

Keep Calm and Carry On! The Hermon School Department is very fortunate to have an amazing, dedicated staff! They will be working hard today to put in place learning experiences for all students. Thank you for your patience as we build this ship as we sail! More later.

Leadership meetings are complete! On Tuesday and Wednesday, all staff will be in school to prepare for the continuity of instruction. On Thursday, the schools will be open from 6 am to 7 pm for students and/or their parents to access items students may need during the school closure.

Important information from the Maine DOE at this address: https://mailchi.mp/maine/cu5lemq6y0-1320839?e=e57fddda5b

Good morning! I will be joining area Superintendents at a meeting at UTC to zoom with Commissioner Pender at 11:00 and then discuss how to deal with specific challenges COVID-19 is presenting to educators around the state. I will also be coordinating our efforts with RSU 87 Superintendent Mark Turner and UTC Director Greg Miller. Tomorrow we will have a joint administrative planning meeting to discuss transportation, facilities, food service, and instruction.

We are very concerned about the health and safety of our students and our communities. After participating in a discussion on a conference call with the Maine Commissioner of Education, and conversations with regional superintendents, the Hermon School District and RSU 87 will be closing schools for two weeks from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 27. We will reassess and update as information comes in throughout the break. More information will be provided in the upcoming days, we just wanted to get the message out as soon as possible.

Update on COVID-19 The Commissioner of Education will be zooming with Superintendents across the State at 3:30 to discuss the challenges that COVID-19 has presented. I will be joining that call to learn more about what other districts are doing and what the DOE and CDC recommend.

Saturday March 14 COVID-19 Update You may be aware that a district on the coast of Maine has closed it's schools for 2 weeks starting Monday. There are other schools across the state (particularly in southern Maine) who are also closing for short times. Some are taking Monday to plan, others are out for a week, and a couple are taking 2-3 days. Many are waiting for guidance from the DOE and CDC. In our region, we are going to try to stay coordinated. Area Superintendents are in constant communication with each other and plan to meet on Sunday to review and plan. We have followed the CDC and DOE recommendations to date, and they have not advised us to close. In Hermon, we are going to stay the course and continue to follow the recommendations of the CDC and DOE. We have made the necessary adjustments to date, and nothing has changed since 4 pm Friday afternoon. So as of right now, we are on for Monday as usual. If things change, I will send you another message and likely make an All Call on Sunday to update everyone.

Step up day at HHS!

02.27.20 Good morning. This is Hermon Superintendent of Schools Gary Gonyar with an important message. Due to the National Weather Service forecast predicting hazardous weather conditions of snow, sleet, and mixed precipitation throughout the day, there will be No School today, Thursday February 27th, in the Hermon School Department. No School in Hermon.

HHS Show Choir preparing for the big competition!

JROTC cadets working out their robots!

HMS Show Choir!

Northern Maine Champs cut down the nets!!!

Hermon vs. Bangor in the PVC Championship Game!!!

All students and staff are safe! Bus 2, Bus 4, and the Van may be late finishing their runs due to an accident on Route 2 near the Morgan Hill Event Center.

The Hermon School Department Offices will be closing at 12:30 today due to poor weather conditions.

02.07.20 Good morning. This is Hermon Superintendent of Schools Gary Gonyar with an important message. Due to the National Weather Service forecast predicting hazardous weather conditions, there will be No School today, Friday February 7th, in the Hermon School Department. No School in Hermon.

Due to the National Weather forecast of continuing poor weather conditions in our area, there will be No After School Activities in Hermon today, Thursday February 6th.

Afternoon PreK has been canceled today due to the snow storm. No PM PK.

January 31, 2020 Good Afternoon    Below is a priority notice we received from the Department of Education: We have been contacted by the Penobscot County Dispatch Center, on behalf of Orono Police Department, that a Maine business has received an email threat, with specific schools identified as targets. These schools have been contacted directly, and all local police departments have been notified. The situation is being investigated. As a precaution, we have been asked to advise all Maine schools to increase situational awareness, and report any suspicious activity or persons to local law enforcement.  Please advise bus drivers to also increase their awareness and report immediately any suspicious or aggressive behavior of other vehicles. We will share information as it becomes available.  Please utilize your School Safety Plans and coordinate your communications and efforts with local law enforcement.   Districts across Maine have received this notification.  Hermon schools were not identified as a target so we will continue with our regular school day but will be carefully monitoring the situation.  We greatly appreciate the support provided by the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department.