Sophomores will be touring UMaine, Husson University or EMCC on Thursday, April 25th. Permission slips are due by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 23rd. No late slips will be accepted. Please see Ms. Dow in the Career Center if you have questions.
Darlings Ford Drive 4 UR School event at OTES! Come support our Baseball and Softball Teams! Rain doesn't scare the fords at Darlings!
Track meet today at MDI is canceled due to weather and facility conditions. No makeup date has been announced yet.
Couple of great games for the JV programs v. Brewer today. Baseball won 13-11, Softball lost 8-4.... Great couple of opening day games!
OT Softball opened the season today on the turf at H.A. OT with the 8-0 win against Orono.... Next game is on the road to ELL!
Couple of good wins for the OT Baseball team today v. Orono - Varsity opening up with a 13-3 win, JV won a shortened game 6-3... Next game on the road to ELL.
Special day for two OT Football Players as they sign letters of intent and continue playing football at the next level... J. Spencer to play for MMA and D. Mitchell to play for Plymouth State next year!
Looking for a new car or truck? Ever wanted to try a Ford vehicle out? Well we have a deal for you! Come support our OT Baseball and Softball program by test driving a Ford Vehicle on April 20th at OTES - Also, text drive a car and get your current car washed!
Updated Athletics for the week of April 8th!
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 is a normal day of school for students in grades 9, 10, & 12. There is no change due to testing. Students in Grade 11 will take the SAT from 8:00 until approximately 1:00. Students will be dismissed after testing and lunch. Juniors need to be on time as no students will be admitted to testing rooms after testing has started. If there is a delay due to weather, please check back for more information.
Today, April 8th - No School is RSU34- Please be safe - All Games, school events, and practices are canceled.
Update - Softball and Baseball games have been canceled for this weekend due to field conditions.
Positive Post Friday - OT Baseball helping the OTES Dad Group with "donut Friday" - handing a little treat out to the kids before school! Continued community outreach by our OT Athletic teams, giving back to the community!
Seniors!!! We have 2 fundraisers this weekend. 1. Lottery Frame Raffle/Bake Sale Saturday 4/6 at Sam's in Bangor. 2. Bottle drive on Sunday 4/7. Meet at Mahan's at 10. Need trucks and seniors to count and collect! See Mrs A. Ketch in the guidance office to sign up for both. We are close to our goal to give you an amazing Project Grad!
All after school activities and practices are canceled for OTHS. Please drive safe.
April 2nd is going to be a different day for most students at OTHS. Grade 9 – Normal Day – No changes. Grade 10 – Sophomores will be touring United Technologies Center during blocks 1 and 2. Students will leave around 8:15 and return by approximately 10:30. Grade 11 – All juniors will take the Science Augmentation during blocks 1 and 2.This is part I of the state mandated testing for all juniors in the State of Maine. Please make sure that students are on time to school on Tuesday. Grade 12 – Will report to school at 10:45. Senior UTC students can attend AM as usual.
Picture of the Outstanding Soloist at UNH Clark Terry Jazz Festival. All of our soloist got Outstanding Soloist, this has never happened for us in 30 years! Left to right - Adam Regan, Annabelle Muscatell, Demetrius Porter, Mercedes Creighton-piano, and Levi Trefts.
These 3 students will represent Old Town High School at the MMEA All-State Music Festival held on May 16-18 at the University of Maine. They are all members of the All-State Band. Left to right-Annabelle Muscatell, Levi Trefts, and Emily Dunlap.
Attention senior parents!!!! Pictures for the senior video are due by April 12 to Mrs. Woodard. They can be turned in hard copy (w/name on the back) or email to megan.woodard@rsu34.org . Pictures submitted after this date may not be included in the video.
We don't get a chance to say it enough, but we truly are lucky to have this man serve our schools. By the way it happens to be his birthday, "26" years old! OTHS staff celebrated Officer King with his "favorite" food - Happy Birthday officer King and thank you!
A reminder for our spring student athletes. Spring sports and tryouts will begin tomorrow, March 26th, so that students can feel free to attend funeral services for Gabby. Spring sports and tryouts will start tomorrow, March 26th - thank you for your understanding.
CLASS OF 2019 PROJECT GRAD FUNDRAISER!!! Come join them on Saturday, March 23rd for some fun and great prizes!
OTHS concert band and OTHS symphonic band at festival of winds this morning at UMaine Collins Center for the Arts. Two great performances from our music department.
March 18th - Reminder that this week is pitchers & catchers only - Reminder that all athletes need a physical and required paperwork to participate in Spring Sports.
OTO hockey represented well at the state hockey banquet today. Congratulations gentlemen.
Congratulations to Nate Regan (drums) and Levi Trefts (trombone) for being named Outstanding Musicians at the State Jazz Festival. Great Job Guys!
OTHS Jazz Ensemble takes GOLD!
State Jazz Festival Outstanding Drummer - Nate Regan!
I had the honor and pleasure of hosting 4 OTHS Athletes tonight at the PVC Scholar Athlete Banquet. Congratulations Emma Hargreaves, Adam Regan, Abigail (or Abigal) Ketch, and Caleb Braley. Thank you for the great dinner conversations and for representing OTHS with pride and honor.
High School is not just about athletics, clubs, and activities, it is also about academics. Combining stellar academics and being an involved community based citizen is a challenge, being all those traits and a regionally and national recognized for it - that exceptional. Welcome all PVC Academic team and the NISCA All-American scholar athlete team members. Congratulations - Coyote Nation is Proud!
Congratulations to Chris Albert for earning the Knights of Columbus Foul Shooting State of Maine runner up! Chris lost in double overtime after having to make almost 40 straight foul shots! Job well done and way to represent Coyote Nation!
Congratulations to the OTHS Jazz Ensemble for earning the highest award at the UNH Jazz Festival and only Maine school to win an award! More band stuff: All of our soloists were recognized with Outstanding Soloist Awards. Levi Trefts on Trombone, Annabelle Muscatell on Alto Saxophon, Mercedes Creighton on piano, Dee Porter on Bass, Adam Reagan on Baritone Sax, and Nate Reagan on Drums! Making Coyote Nation Proud!
Reminder - If you signed up for the OTO fan bus - it leaves at 10:30 AM - if you leave on the bus, you go home on the bus - Officer King is your chaperone, represent OTO Nation with Pride! You will need money for entrance and food (optional) - have fun and see you in Lewiston!
OTHS learning community held an early commencement ceremony for a special OTHS Senior. Her presence, heart, determination, and witty personality will forever change the culture of OTHS. Gabrielle Hope Sherman - congratulations on earning your OTHS Diploma, we are proud of you!
OT Math team as a whole did not fare well this season due to low participation, freshman Ethyn Lolar did earn 144 points in 5 regular season math meets, making him the 2nd highest scoring freshman for E.M. Math League. Congratulations Ethyn Lolar on your accomplishments.
Hey, in case you missed it... OTO is heading back the State Hockey Championship! Amazing 1-0 win over Kenn. - Game will be 1 PM at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston! Fan Bus!
Reminder about the OTHS Key Club fundraiser and chance to eat yummy food at Governor's Restaurant! 4-8 PM on March 7th.
Today, March 4th - RSU34 has no school due to weather. Be safe.
Indoor Track Report From Coach White - Emma broke her own school record and placed 7th in the Shot Put in New England - the boys 4 x 200 finished 18th in New England, and Cymeria (from Penquis) was 13th in the 55 and finished 2nd in the long jump in New England!
Good Luck to the State Champion 4 x 200M Relay team of Tre Dorr, Elijah Veilleux, Nick Letourneau and Zach Fostun, State Champion shot put Emma Hargreaves, and Penquis athlete Cymeria Robshaw as they represent Coyote and Patriot Nation at New England's in Boston today!
JV OTO Hockey will play tomorrow, Friday 3-1 at 3:45 PM v. J.B.
OTO Hockey Update - The MPA has changed the game times for Saturday, March 2nd. OTO will be playing the second game against Camden Hills at 5:00pm. The Kennebec vs Presque Isle game will be at 1:00pm. The bus will leave OTHS at 2:00 and OHS at 2:15.
Congrats to Charles Cota - the winner of our Bell's IGA $500 shopping spree. Thanks to Bell's IGA and to all who bought tickets to benefit OTHS Project Graduation!
OT Girls Swim finishes the season today at the Girls State Swim meet - Girls finished 10th in the state lead by Teagan Blackie finished 2nd in the state in the diving competition! Great season ladies!
Girls basketball Quarter-Final game today - Girls lost 29-36 to the defending state champs Winslow - Girls and Coaching staff should be proud after the season they had and we hope for many more Cross Center appearances in the near future!
OT Boys Swim at UMaine - Boys places 10th in the state, Colin Rutherford finished 3rd 100 back stroke!
OTO Hockey in action for Senior Day v PI - Black Bears lost to a talented PI 6-3... thank you to all the Senior Players and Families for the years of dedication to the program! You will be missed!
Championship Weekend Update - Indoor Track at Bates - ton of great performances by the Coyotes - Girls Shot Put State Champ - E. Hargreaves - Boys 4x100 relay qualifies for New England's - 2 mile A. O'Meara podium - many more great performances!
Good luck to all the OTHS students participating in regular season, regional, and state championships today! You make Coyote nation proud!
A little school wide recognition of clubs, activities, sports, and music before vacation at the 2019 Pep Rally! Congratulations to all the OTHS students who take the time to showcase our Coyote Pride!
Unified Basketball at Mackenzie Gym v. ELL - still one of the greatest games to watch - Coyotes lost in the last seconds 72-74 as an unselfish act by C. Colson rebounding and giving the ball back to ELL unified player to score the go ahead points! Sometimes it not about the win!
Boys basketball - This afternoon's team meeting is postponed.Rm 114 Thursday February 14th at 3:00 pm. Please bring all your basketball uniforms.There will be a meeting, after uniform collection, for all returning (2019-2020) players. We will be finished by 4:00 pm.
OTO hockey Update - Varsity is canceled for Wednesday, rescheduled for Thursday, 2/14 8 PM - OTO JV is canceled, makeup date is TBA!
Final scores of the championship weekend are in - Congratulations to the OT Girls Swim team on the 6th place finish at PVC Swim/Dive Meet - state meet is up next for the state qualifiers!
PVC-EMITL Large School Championship Meet today at U. Maine, the boys team finished 3rd behind Hampden and Bangor and the girls team finished 6th in their meet. Audree O'Meara and Benjamin Francis where awarded the girls and boys large school Clerk's Sportsmanship Award.
You are looking at the 4th best Class B team in the state of Maine! Very proud of these girls for the hurtles they overcame and for the team they have become. Congratulations girls, well deserved!
JV Basketball with two solid wins at Brewer today, great way to finish the season! - Girls JV with a 40-34, Boys pulled a buzzer beating win 45-44 win... thank you to the coaches and players on a great year.
Good Luck to the 100's of OTHS Athletes competing in PVC/State Championships and regular season events this weekend!
Congratulations to the OT Boys Swim team on the 5th place finish at PVC Swim/Dive Meet - state meet is up next for the state qualifiers!
OT JROTC Range, Meghan H. and Kandice R. practicing for marksmanship competition and qualification! We have the great luxury of hosting a range and a program such as JROTC at OTHS!
Senior Week Continues with Boys Basketball tonight v. The Red Riots - Boys Varsity lost 61-42 - JV with a nail biter come back win 41-40 - thank you to all the seniors in our boys basketball, cheering, and pep band section, You make Coyote nation proud!
Senior Week Continued tonight with the OT Girls Basketball program hosting Orono... Girls won 49-34, placing them in 4th in the heals - Thank you to the Senior members for the time with the program and dedication to improving women's basketball at OT!
Robotics coach Justin Lewin (left) poses with team member Alex Wilson (right) with the three robots the team built for this year's VEX robotics competitions. Alex's robot, center, ranked 5th place at the John Bapst VRC Tournament on January 26th.
Unified Basketball playing at MA in Lincoln - MA squeezed out a victory 77-76 - the winning basket was made with 1 second left! Home opener for Coyote U on Thursday 4 PM v Orono - come out and support your Coyote U Basketball!
Teammates on the court, teammates in the classroom. 9th graders learning to solder so they can build sensors to deploy in the research forest behind OTHS.
There are three ways to get to the menus on our web site: If you haven't already done so, download the app. - Pick your school (a drop down list will appear when you choose the building in the top right corner). - Go to "Dining" and scroll down through the days. You can also get a printable menu when you choose the "RSU 34" site and click on "Food Service", or You can go to "Sites" - choose RSU #34, - click on "Menu" and - choose "Documents". - In the "Food Service Folder" you will find "Menus" and you can see all current lunch menus in there.
Make sure to stop in and thank your school councilors this week! Thank you to all the school councilor in RSU34, a special thank you to OTHS School Councilors Kim Ketch and Jami Martel! - thank you for what you do for our students!
The girls and boys OT Indoor Track teams finished off the regular season with strong 2nd place finishes today in their eight team meets at U. Maine - Onto to PVC and States for the Coyote Track Teams!
First of many Senior nights is tonight as OT Swim takes on Bangor HS - thank you to the years of dedication and service to our swim program Seniors... and good luck in the future!
Boys Basketball on the road with TWIN Wins - JV winning 52-51 and Varsity closing a 16pt gap to win 52-51 @ WA - great road win boys!
OTO Hockey with a solid win tonight v. HA Hockey tonight - Black Bears move to 11-1 with the 6-3 win tonight - Big game for the Black Bears on Saturday as they host Portland 4PM at the Alfond!
OTO Hockey still on for today - 7PM Varsity/ 9PM JV v. H.A. - OT Band Game tonight - See everyone at the Alfond!
Today, Jan. 30, 2019, no school for RSU34 due to weather. Stay Safe!
Schools are closed today Wednesday January 30, 2019 in RSU #34 Alton, Bradley and Old Town.
OT Girls BBall on the road at W.A. tonight... Varsity won 67-39, JV won 40-30. Varsity only on Thursday at 6 PM v. MV - Girls are sitting at 3 in heal points currently.
Positive Post - The embodiment of bravery, ambition, and strength! OT Strong is Gabby Strong!
After equipment delays & a short time to build robots, the robotics team competed in its 1st comp this weekend - The Francis/Wilson team placed 5th, Wickett/Pinto/Phillips team placed 14th, Bishop/Letourneau team placed 18th out of 27 robots! Great showing for a short prep time!
Congrats to the Class of 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees! Inductee Casey Costigan, Joe Cyr, Jarret Lukas, Debbie Godsoe-Rand & Jake Leithiser, welcome!
Because of anticipated icy conditions, OTO morning practices are canceled - sleep in a little boys and girls - you deserve it!
See our Sideline Stores for new design options!
Couple of losses tonight for the OT Basketball Varsity programs v. MDI.... Girls lost 54-49.... Boys lost 68-57... Next games are Girls on Friday v Hermon, Boys Saturday v Hermon (Athletic Hall of Fame Night) - these are also OT Basketballs Cancer Awareness Games!
Significant snow predicted for most of Maine!
OT Competition Cheer in action at Hermon for the PVC Cheer Comp. OT score went up by a lot and they performed a solid energetic routine!!!! OT finished 3rd and was definitely a crowd favorite!
2019 Prom Committee News! Looking for Senior Parents and Students to join the 2019 prom committee. First meeting will be Thursday, Jan 24th at 3PM in room 107. Please come with theme and other ideas for this year prom!
Due to weather over the weekend - We have currently changed the start times for Monday, Jan. 21st Basketball Games to the following - GJV 2PM, GV 3:30PM, BJV 5PM, BV 6:30 PM - more information to come!
Congratulations Hannah Richards - Big East Basketball player of the week!
OT Comp. Cheer team hosting a Cheer Showcase Jamboree at LMS today - they raised $291 dollars and decided to help out the street family with costs associated with his care! Way to be OT Cheer!
Positive Post Tuesday! The bond between coaches and student-athlete is a strong one, some could say it's as strong as family. This was proven today when Coach Goody, Thurlow, Thibodeau traveled to Boston to check up on OT student-athlete D. Street as he recovers from emergency surgury at Boston Children's Hospital.... OT and Orono communities are pulling for your fast recovery Dylan!
OT Cheer showcase on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at LMS will be open to the public and start at 5:30pm. 5 local teams will perform. $2 suggested donation to be donated to a local charity.
OT Cheer at the Big East Comp. in ELL - good finish for the girls finishing 4th out of 12 - Girls hit the mats on Saturday PVC Comp at Hermon!
Good Morning – Last night, OTHS received information about a statement made by a student threatening the well-being of our students and our school. The statement was reported to the OTPD and we worked in conjunction with them to determine the credibility of the threat. The OTPD put a lot of time and effort into their investigation and has determined that there is no credible threat. OTHS is open for the school day and all activities as normal. The safety of our students and our school is of the utmost important.
The next parent meeting for Project Graduation will be Saturday, January 12 at 10 AM at the Elks Club. We are looking for help selling tickets for the Bell's IGA shopping spree on Saturday from 11 AM to 5 PM. Please contact Mr. Gordon if you or your student are available.
Congratulations to Chris Albert on winning the Northern Region Free Throw Tournament at MA on Sunday, he will now move onto the State Comp at the All-Star game and represent OT Basketball!
PVC-EMITL Relay Meet today, boys team finished 3rd and the girls team finished 4th. Individually, Emma Hargreaves broke her own school record in the Shot Put with a throw of 38' 5.25"!
OT Cheer at H.A. Competition and on the comp mat for the first time this year! These ladies are the definition of adversity, keep working hard and you will go far! Congratulations ladies!
JV Girls in action at home against the Bangor Rams.... girls played a tough game and almost pulled a great win out... lost 27-33.... No make-up date yet for MV Varsity game.
OT swim at Brewer - boys and girls swam a great meet, boys won 102-38, girls meet came down to the last heat 96-86 win for the Coyotes - Swim next meet is Fri 11th at GSA!
Thank you Coyote Nation for a great 2018! Here's to a great 2019 - keep making OTHS great!
OT Track and Field Action - Boys team finished first today ahead of Hermon, Brewer and five other schools - Girls team finished 3rd behind Brewer and John Bapst in their eight team meet.
Happy Holidays OT Communities, from our Coyote Family to Yours!
Last Athletic event for the night was the very entertaining OTO - Orono v. Old Town Alumni Hockey game! Thank you for all the support from OT and O alumni tonight! OTO black bears appreciate it!
OT Indoor Track - Girls finished 3rd our of 8 and boys finished 2nd out of 7. Emma Hargreaves broke a 35 year old school record in the shot put and Liang-Kang Lin broke a 15 year old school record in the Long Jump - overall a stellar 1st meet for the Coyotes!
OT Swim in action last night v. Orono... teams had a great meet against the river rivals- OT Boys 89-27 Orono, OT Girls 100-64 Orono - Swim teams on the road Jan 4th at Brewer!
''Tis the season for giving, what better gift then that of a book. Mrs. Stone each year reaches into her own book collection to spread holiday cheer for students. The gift of a good book, the only request, pass it on when your done! OTHS Thanks You Mrs. Stone!
Coyotes across the river tonight at Orono, all 4 teams in action. Both JV programs came away with victories v. the Red Riots - Varsity Girls with a 35-21 win over Orono - Boys went to triple overtime but fell 65-61 - All 4 teams are in action again on Saturday, starting at noon!
Positive Post Thursday! Thank you OTHS Stu. Co. for spreading holiday cheer with Candy Canes and smiles for all OT students and staff!
Attention OT community, if you happen to be around Friday, stop in to support OT Swim home v. Orono 6 PM start. While you are at the pool, pick up a great snack for a great cause from the OTHS Stu. Co. as they will have concessions available! Goooo Coyotes!
Are you in need of some academic help, are you on a athletic team, in a club, or involved in a extra-curricular, NHS is here to help. Tutoring services will be offered for students who are struggling with academics at OTHS - sign up in guidance to be paired with your NHS member!
Today, Dec. 17th - No School in RSU34 due to weather - please be safe!
OT Swim hosting Carlisle Swim at the OT pool - Boys swim with a great win 102-30 and the lady swimmers with a 123-35 win over Carlisle.... OT swim home v. Orono next Friday before they go on the road for the next few weeks!
OT Girls and Boys basketball in action tonight v. MV - Girls Varsity pulled off a 32-22 win, JV followed up with a commanding 37-15 win - Boys basketball ran away with a good win 58-48, JV with a commanding win 51-33 - both teams are in action at the cross center next week!
Love them or dislike them.... they are passionate about OTHS! - Holiday Theme Game!
Positive Post Friday - Congratulations to all the JROTC members earning awards at the 2018 Fall Banquet - a job well done!
Just a reminder about the Project Grad fundraiser tomorrow! Please share and help us get the word out!
Please send in a non-perishable item and help out our key club!
Positive Post! Mrs. Culina's Spanish 1 class completed "Soy una Estrella" project... these paragraphs are about who they are designed in a holiday spirit!
If you get a chance, congratulate Emily Ketch on signing her National Letter of Intent to Swim for University of Maine! We are proud of you and your accomplishments!
Congratulations to our OTHS football Seniors as they where recognized at the big 11 Football Banquet over the weekend. Dom Mitchell and Jared Spencer on being awarded $1000 dollar scholarships from the Coach Ken Libbey Memorial Scholarship Account.
These special students had a great time representing OTHS at the 2018 Student Council Leadership Conference!
The Old Town High School Jazz Ensemble rocking Minsky Hall at UMaine with world famous composer & 1984 Old Town High School graduate Craig Skeffington!
FLASH SALE - just in time for the holidays - visit our Coyote Sideline Store!
Attention Seniors - Important Reminders: *Deadlines to sign up for the UMaine and Husson Application Reviews are this week. *Project Graduation Lottery Frame tickets due by Friday 11/30. Winner will be drawn on Saturday, December 1st. Tickets can be picked up and returned to the main office at the high school. *We need more recipes for the Friends of the Class of 2019 cook book. Please email them to karen.paradis@rsu34.org .
OTHS Yearbook is looking at a pretty serious decrease in pages if we do not have parent ads sold by next Monday. You can sponsor a senior student page by completing the form found at the main office or on our website! Thank you for our support.
Attention Seniors - Representatives from UMaine and Husson will be in the Guidance Office in December to do Application Reviews. This is a great opportunity to put a face to your application and possibly get a decision. Stop by the guidance office for more information.
Just a reminder, Winter Sports informational night tonight at 6 PM in MacKenzie Gym! Information for first year athletic participants and programs at OTHS.
Just a reminder - Parent/Teacher Conferences are Thursday 11/15 from 3 PM to 8 PM. If you haven't signed up yet, please go to www.ptcfast.com/schools/Old_Town_High_School Need help? Call the main office at 827-3019 and they will assist you.
Just a reminder - there is a Project Graduation meeting on Sunday at 4pm at the Old Town Elks Club. Please join the effort - all are welcome!
Please come out and support our talented students!!!
Positive Post - Mrs. Peterson's AP art class, drawing prospective still pieces... the creative spaces develop inspiring minds to create amazing art! Thanks Mrs. Peterson for your supportive and loving art classes!
Positive Post Tuesday - UTC student helping OTHS Softball on installing the new batting cage, while gaining on the job training... Learning communities helping each other!
OTHS Sideline store - November deals - great time to start holiday shopping! Visit https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/maine/oldtown/old-town-high-school for the latest gear!
Congratulations to the OTHS JMG hosting a very successful and interesting I & I Ceremony tonight - Congratulations on being a part of a national elite program of Career Leadership Services. Thank Mr. Dunlop on guest speaking tonight and your positive message.
The boys team finished the season with a 12th place finish today at the Class B State Meet, led by personal best times from Nick Letourneau and Philip Alyokhin. Freshman Izabelle Trefts with a solid performance as the lone representative for the girls.
Good luck to the OT Boys Team and Girls Individual runners at the XC State meet at Belfast today... Run Strong!
Congratulations to all the members of the OTHS National Honor Society and the newly inducted members of the class of 2018.
Boys Soccer teams season ended today in the County v. #2 PI 4-0.... great season for the boys, they should be proud. Thank you to all the parents, players, senior players and coaches for the time and dedication to the program... until next year!
History came alive today in the library with Mr. May's AP US History class. Well done!
Senior parents... There is a Project Grad meeting today at 4 PM at the Elks Club. We will talk about upcoming fundraisers. The goal is to raise $10,000 for our seniors. Please come and help!
Football wrapped up the season with a loss down in Waterville today... we thank all the seniors for the years of service, that parents for the countless team dinners and support, and the coaches for the time put in.... until next year!
XC Update - The boys team finished 6th today + qualified for the state meet next week. Individually for the girls, Izabelle Trefts finished 14th + qualified for the state meet as an individual. Good luck to all the runner next Saturday!
Huge win for the OT Boys Soccer team - 2-0 v. Winslow - Coyotes move onto#2 PI on Tuesday, 5 PM at PI Middle School - Coyote Nation invading the county!
The things unseen, JROTC Drill teams are here every morning in the fall practicing for competitions at 6 AM till the start of school. Thank you for the dedication by the cadets, first sergeant and the parents to get them to practice everyday!
Final games for the JV Soccer program tonight v. JB - the coyotes braved the cold with the girls pulling away with a 1-0 victory, while the boys fell 6-3... thank you to the coaches, fans, and players for an exciting year!
Positive Post Thursday! When the temperature drops outside, move the PE inside and continue with the positive learning! Indoor soccer with a twist, add a little energy-ball action - thanks Mrs. Libbey and Mr. Cowan for the creativity!
Hey Old Town High School & Alumni - it's Throwback Thursday - how many people do you recognize in this picture? Those were the days!
OT Field Hockey season ended today at FA - 3-0 loss - thank you to the coaches, players, and fans for a great season! Coyotes Pride!
Tuesday night under the lights for OT boys and girls soccer - Perfect night for a soccer game - thank you to all the Senior members of the soccer program, the dedication has been special!
Big shout out to our food service and the increase in yummy and unique food options being offered to our student body.... Thanks for your dedication and creativity!
XC PVC Results: Both teams finished 5th, and individually, top finishers for the boys were Nick Letourneau in 14th and Philip Alyokhin in 16th, and for the girls Audree O'Meara finished 10th and Izabelle Trefts finished 16th.
Good luck to all our athletes competing across Maine - XC in the county, FH at home, Golf individuals at Natanis... Make Coyote Nation Proud!
Friday Night Lights - OT Football v. Belfast - Senior Night - thank you Senior Football players and cheerleaders for your service to the program!
Just a reminder that permission slips for the Thomas College Field trip are due Friday 10/12 and permission slips for the UMFK field trip are due Friday 10/19. This is open to juniors and seniors.
Wednesday's Testing Schedule. All students in grades 9 - 11 need to be at school by 8 AM. Students will not be allowed in to a testing rooms after testing has started. There is no make up for the PSAT. Seniors have an optional college application session (see schedule).
Saturday OT XC Action - the boys finished 2nd at the Orono Invitational, the girls again did not have enough finishers to have a team score. Individually, Nick Letourneau finished 5th and Philip Alyokhin finished 7th, Audree O'Meara finished 5th and Izabelle Trefts finished 6th.
Calling all OTHS friends and family!!! We had our first project graduation meeting tonight and have our first fundraiser to accomplish!! We are putting together a cookbook of recipes from friends and family to be sold to help raise money for the class of 2019 project graduation. We need to have this put together by the beginning of November so please find an awesome recipe for a main dish, dessert, sides, soups, salads,etc. Please email- kparadis70@gmail.com THANK YOU!!!
Attention OTHS Senior Parents! There will be a Project Graduation planning meeting this afternoon at 4pm at the OT Elks Club. This is the opening meeting for this year. It takes many hands to create this amazing event for our seniors. We'd love to see you there!
Juniors & Seniors - We are visiting 2 Colleges in the Month of October. Thomas College on 10/17 and Univ. of Maine at Farmington on 10/23. See Ms. Dow in Rm 103 for permission slips and more information.
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Seniors - There are a couple of important dates this week... Monday 10/1 - FAFSA opens for 2019 - 20 school year Friday 10/5 - November SAT Registration Deadline Sunday 10/7 - Project Grad Parent Meeting Stop by the Guidance office with Questions!
OTHS School community would like to thank our OT community, athletic family, parents/guardians, and student body for a great Riverfest Weekend full of fun and entertaining events... 354 more days till next year!
Remember - we are mobile now - download the new RSU34 app and keep informed on district and building level information.... Remember to enable notifications!
Beginning on Monday morning, September 24th - all parent pick up and drop off traffic between the hours of 7am to 8am and 2pm to 3pm - will need to drive to the back of the building. Only bus traffic will be allowed in the front loop from 7am to 8am and 2pm to 3pm. Drop offs or pick ups that happen outside those two hours - may happen in the front of the building.
The College Fair at UMaine is Monday, 9/24 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM and Tuesday, 9/25 from 9AM - 11AM. Juniors and seniors who wish to attend the college fair on the 25th need to turn in permission slips by the end of the day Friday 9/21. Lunch is included.
Practice Update! B Var Soccer Only - 3:30-5 LMS, G Var Soccer Only - 3-5 LMS, Field Hockey no practice - team meeting at 2:45 PM rm 113, Golf no practice, - team picture, Football is as scheduled, XC practice after team pictures, Cheer no practice, team pictures.
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One of the areas, studied and least known of national art history, covers the development of engraving in medieval Moldavia. Although during the XXth century many publications devoted to the old book illustrating occurred most researchers focused on the text and less - on the engravings, which only decorated the texts. Lack of information, regarding developments in this specific gender of art, causes gaps in the contemporary didactic process when the art of engraving is seen as a phenomenon barely occurred without no lasting indigenous roots.
If the clip art has received particular interest, known due to the scientists' work N.Iorga (1), G. Popescu - Vâlcea (2), G. Çtrempel (3 ), M. Topmescu (4) etc, then contributions to knowledge of engraving, which has stimulated the emergence of printing, gets more refractory attention than priority. The same issues are reflected in the research monograph D. Simionescu §i Gh. Bulutä "Pagini din istoria cärtii româneçti" ( Bucure§ti,1981) and many others(5).
In particular this is a crucial work done by I. Bianu, N. Hodos, D. Simionescu (6), which includes also most representative images in addition to text books describing the miniature book or printed book. Thus, in part, cited sources are related to the priorities of history of literature, writing and printing developments, to the paleography, engraving that once graced the book and artistic value, what is being the last, somewhat at a lower plane.
The book by Gh Racoveanu "Wood engravings at the Neamt Monastery", the work of the XIXth century may be regarded as a rare discovery from the engravers of Neamt Monastery. The importance and rarity of this paper are mentioned in the title sheet, stating that the monograph was published by the Royal Foundation for Literature and Art in number of 26 copies, consists of 44 pages, 160 original prints of which only 14 were previously presented in the album of A. Maniu "La gravure sur bois en Roumanie", published in 1929 in Bucharest (7).Among the recent research publications can be nominated as available that of C. Tatai-Baltä(8), where authors remember the first wood engravings printed in "Cazania lui Varlaam" Iasi in 1643.
Same process went within the present Republic of Moldova, much later than in Romania. In the monographs ordered and printed in Moscow in the 70s of the XXth century, A. Zevin and K. Rodnin introduced a dedicated compartment for medieval engraving of book, inserting and some illustrations, which have been the only source to which we could refer until recently (9). A more comprehensive approach, with references to various studies on xylography appears in more recent publications of T. Stavila (10). Usually, however, as in Romania, the main attention of researchers from Moldova focused on literary or paleographical aspects of the manuscript -book or printed book in the XIVXIX century. Notorious name in this field is the work of V. Pelin (11) and V. Chiriac (12).
Summing up all above we can say that the emergence of xylography stimulated the appearance of printing, which in medieval Moldavia passed a specific way. It is known that the emergence of first printing press due to joint efforts made by ruler Vasile Lupu and Kievan Metropolitan Peter Movila, through which, besides the Three Hierarchs Monastery in Iasi is established first printing (1642). With the printing presses, the Metropolitan received some wood engravings, made by the Ukrainian monk Ilya and considered among the most successful editions of prints in Kiev and Lvov between 1639-1670 (13). The engravings of this master illustrated the first book printed in Iasi in 1643 - "Cazania"; or "Romanian book of teaching" written by Metropolitan Varlaam.


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The Bear's Lair: Smoot-Hawley and no EPA — it's a Deal!
Martin Hutchinson March 21, 2016
The Republican establishment, and National Review in particular, has been emitting a "Hymn of Hate" about Donald Trump, their likely nominee for President. One of their charges is that Trump is protectionist, making Hillary Clinton economically preferable. I too dislike protectionism, but that may be going too far, because protectionism is by no means the only factor destroying current economic performance. So, a thought experiment: if Trump offered us one of his trademark Deals, promising to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (which alas he hasn't promised), but also re-imposing the 1930 Smoot-Hawley protective tariff, should we take his YUUUUGE offer?
There is no question that Smoot-Hawley was a particularly foolish piece of legislation. Passed as a response to the Wall Street Crash by the activist President Herbert Hoover in response from protectionist legislators, it raised tariffs to the second highest level in U.S. history, a "dutiable rate" of 59%, beaten only by the Tariff of Abominations of 1828 (which was passed only a result of a political miscalculation by John C. Calhoun and reversed by the incoming Andrew Jackson Democrats in 1832).
The legend is that other countries then retaliated, causing world trade to spiral downwards. However, the main object of FDR-era scorn for retaliation was the British Empire's 1932 Imperial Preference scheme, which simply ended Britain's economically suicidal 1846-1932 policy of unilateral free trade, imposing a common imperial tariff of only 10%, far below the Smoot-Hawley level, and indeed below U.S. tariff protection at any time in its history to that date.
The other factor not considered when denouncing Smoot Hawley is that by 1932 two thirds of goods admitted to the U.S. were not dutiable, so that the true average tariff rate imposed by the measure was only19.8%, well below most of the "free and dutiable" tariff levels imposed throughout the nineteenth century. Thus when we consider a Trump re-imposition of Smoot-Hawley, we should consider the imposition of a free and dutiable average tariff rate of 19.8%, not 59%. That is admittedly a sharp increase from the current free and dutiable tariff rate of 1.3%, but well below the average 25% imposed by the sainted Abraham Lincoln through the infamous Morrill Tariff of 1862, which began the reversal of half a century of British-led progress towards global free trade.
Trump's desire to impose protectionism is thus squarely in the Republican party tradition. It would also not by itself reduce world trade by anything like the 60% by which global trade declined in the early 1930s. Smoot-Hawley raised the average U.S. free and dutiable tariff rate from 13.8% to 19.2%. Even with proportional retaliation from other countries, that is simply not enough for it alone to have reduced global trade so much.
Other factors were responsible. One was the collapse of U.S. money supply caused by the closure of one third of the banking system. A second was the 1932 increase by Hoover of the top income tax rate from 25% to 63% — income tax increases reduce economic activity just as surely as tariff increases, and the massive size of this increase, and its negative supply-side effects were particularly damaging. Finally, there was the January 1933 advent to power in the world's third largest economy of a genocidal nutcase, and the 1931 advent to power of militarist/protectionist forces in Japan. Smoot-Hawley was damaging, but only moderately so.
There is no question an increase of 18.5% in average U.S. tariff rates by a Trump administration, replicating Smoot-Hawley's overall level though doubtless different in its details, would be highly economically damaging. However, we must now consider the offsetting benefit from the other element in the postulated Trump Deal, abolition of the EPA.
The EPA is one of a number of regulatory agencies founded in the early 1970s, a period which coincided with a sharp downturn in productivity growth. Annual U.S. labor productivity growth declined from an average of 2.9% in 1947-73 to 1.9% in the period between 1973 and 2010, with a further shocking drop to 0.4% annually in the era of extra-aggressive regulation and funny money since 2010.
The precise division in responsibility between the EPA and other regulatory agencies such as the OSHA for the decline in productivity growth will never been known. In recent years, since 1995 or so, distortion of the economy by over-aggressive monetary policies undoubtedly also plays a part in the productivity growth slowdown. However, we can say as an absolute mathematical fact that if U.S. productivity growth had remained at its 1947-73 level, we would today be no less than 63% richer, in other words GDP per capita would be $86,600 instead of $53,300. You can get rid of a hell of a lot of existential blue-collar angst for an extra $33,300 on everybody's output and living standards.
That's why Trump's postulated Deal makes sense. Even if only a third of the productivity slowdown is due to the EPA directly, and the other two thirds is due to other agencies, foolish monetary policy and other factors, the EPA has over the past four decades cost us 21% in our living standards. A new Smoot-Hawley, on the other hand, increasing tariffs by 18%, could not possibly cost us as much as 18% in our living standards, even taking into account retaliation by other countries setting their policies at what was best for them in the light of the new U.S. protectionism. As an estimate we may suppose it would reduce our living standards by about 10%. Of course, the new Smoot-Hawley and the retaliatory measures taken would reduce living standards in the rest of the world by a similar amount, some more, some less.
The new Smoot-Hawley's effect on our living standards would be immediate, increasing the cost of imported goods by an average of 18%. On the other hand, the economic benefit to living standards of abolishing the EPA would be felt only over several decades, as productivity growth rebounded to its pre-1973 level, or even rather above it, as there would be some catch-up.
However, the beneficial effect on blue-collar life from the combined package of measures would be felt immediately. There would be a massive increase in domestic manufacturing, as companies sought to reorient or abolish global supply chains because of Smoot-Hawley II's effect on their cost structure, while taking advantage of the new freedom from environmental regulations to establish new, polluting but highly efficient factories in places such as Detroit and Appalachia where labor was especially cheap. Foreign countries, especially those which kept free trade, would also benefit from cheap U.S. manufactured goods produced in a system free from most environmental regulations.
This would have a gigantic effect on prospects for blue-collar workers, provided President Trump kept his promise of clamping down on illegal and worker-exploiting immigration – otherwise all the new jobs would go to $1 a day Vietnamese on dodgy H1B and H2B visas, spurious "guest-worker" permits or simply illegal entrants.
The environmental trade-offs from EPA abolition would be minor. Water quality in Flint, Michigan would be unaffected; the EPA hadn't been doing its job there anyway. Akron, Ohio would remain a "rust-belt pole of innovation" in Antoine van Agtmael's imaginative phrase, but its principal innovations would come in the tire sector, where manufacturing would be resumed, protected by the new Smoot-Hawley tariff and free from hyper-expensive EPA regulations.
Naturally, the city would once again be smelt from 10 miles away, as it was in 1971 when I first drove through there, but for most residents of the Eastern Ohio rust-belt without STEM PhDs, the trade-off would be worth it, for the high-paying stable manufacturing jobs such as their fathers had enjoyed. Likewise, the fires on Cleveland's Cuyahoga River would become a tourist attraction, to be enjoyed by the next Republican Convention in that city. With auto imports devastated by the tariff and the huge U.S. auto market opened up to domestic production, South Bend, Indiana would once again become the hub of activity in a revived Studebaker auto company, tail fins and all (in the years of President Trump, tail fins would surely return, maybe gold plated!)
EPA abolition would also lead to U.S. global leadership in energy production, with its unparalleled resources of newly-economic coal, as well as fracked oil and natural gas (all of which would avoid most pollution because of local ordinances and the threat of lawsuits.) There has already been some U.S. industrial revival on the back of cheap energy; the triple effect of cheap energy, international tariffs and relative lack of environmental regulations would bring a tsunami of further activity.
Of course, there would be winners and losers. California, with its taste for foreign automobiles and imported goods generally and its penchant for imposing state environmental regulations more stringent than elsewhere, would become almost deserted, with few inhabitants beyond billionaires in Teslas and bums seeking welfare. Even the young techies would seek opportunities elsewhere, in the burgeoning entrepreneurial economies of the Midwest, the Plains and the South.
Conversely, states with light regulations, natural resources and cheap labor, like Kentucky, would find themselves hubs of new prosperity. Coal mines in the eastern Kentucky hills would hum, fracking would take place all over the state, mining opportunities would multiply and new factories in its cities would resonate with new import-replacing activity. Kevin Williamson's dismal broken families and meth addicts would dry out, shape up and enjoy a new blue-collar prosperity, as new job opportunities in fracking, light manufacturing and mining gave them irresistible opportunities to improve their lives.
Ideally, we would keep free trade, while combining it with major cutbacks, not only in the EPA, but in other regulatory agencies including those in finance that have destroyed so much productivity in recent years, and, together with counterproductive monetary and fiscal policies, turned many solid blue-collar families into derelicts. Maybe we'll get lucky and elect Ted Cruz. But in this life we are not often permitted perfection, and if indeed he is nominated and elected, a President Trump who chose both protection and deep deregulation would at least be a lot better than the statist Hillary Clinton.
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Puzzling 4th down decisions doom Jayhawks in loss to Chanticleers
Posted by Shane Jackson
September 8, 2019 at 1:57 a.m.
Kansas head coach Les Miles talks to his team during a timeout against Coastal Carolina Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 7, 2019. by Mike Gunnoe
It was a game of chess early in the fourth quarter during Kansas' 12-7 loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Kansas needed 4 yards on fourth down on Coastal Carolina's 17-yard line. Just before the game's biggest play, KU head coach Les Miles called a timeout to mull things over. Then Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey Chadwell called a timeout. Miles then called one more timeout for good measure.
After back-to-back-to-back timeouts, the play finally happened. And the result was anticlimactic.
Redshirt senior Carter Stanley scrambled to his right, but the Chanticleers were all over him. Stanley lunged for the necessary yardage when he met defenders, though he was nowhere near close enough to net a first down.
Checkmate.
"I was trying to make a play for this team," Stanley said. "I scrambled, and I unfortunately came up short. It was too bad."
While the Jayhawks would get one more opportunity in the final period, that specific play highlighted what ultimately plagued them in their defeat. It illustrated why Coastal Carolina earned its first-ever victory over a Power Five program, despite KU having its most important player back in Week 2.
Kansas was trying to get the ball to Pooka Williams Jr., who had a touch on 42.8% of the team's plays in his first game back since serving a one-game suspension in the season opener. Williams accounted for 39.6% of KU's 280 yards on offense.
Following a 1-yard loss by Williams, KU faced a fourth-and-4 at the 14:22 mark. That's when Miles called the first timeout with the play clock winding down. The Jayhawks opted to not kick, as freshman kicker Jacob Borcila missed a 40-yard attempt to close the first half.
After the timeout, Kansas went to the I-formation with the lone receiver, Andrew Parchment, split out wide to the left. So that's when Coastal Carolina decided to call a timeout.
KU then came back out in the same formation, while Coastal Carolina shifted its linebackers and safeties more toward the middle of the field. One defensive back remained on Parchment, who was the lone receiver. Miles then chose to burn his third and final timeout of the second half.
"We kept the same play call," Stanley said. "We go out there and we have a bunch of guys to the side we were trying to run to and it wasn't a good look."
Left photo: KU's formation before a Coastal Carolina TO on 4th-and-4 early in 4Q.
Right photo: KU's formation after TO, which then resulted in a timeout called by #kufball pic.twitter.com/ykk6nhwxVR
— Shane Jackson (@SJacksonLJW) September 8, 2019
It took a third timeout for Kansas to switch up its look. Parchment was lined as the lone receiver on the right side. Stanley initially appeared to line up under center, but moved back to shotgun. When he moved back, Williams motioned to the right.
"They had an alignment that would not have benefitted us, so we immediately took a timeout," Miles said. "(We) felt like we had a good call, a better call, so we went with it, and it didn't turn out that way."
Williams remained the target, as Stanley rolled right. Parchment ran an inside route, while Williams ran a flat route toward the sideline. It is a similar play to what many teams use in the red zone, when they utilize some sort of rub action between two different receivers.
But the play didn't go as planned. Williams received a ton of contact off the line from redshirt freshman linebacker Cincir Evans, and his route never had a chance.
"It was a tricky situation for me," Stanley said. "If I throw that in the time he's being tackled, who knows if they call it. At the same time, I'm not trying to bank a fourth-and-3 play on the refs."
Stanley's only other option was to take off running, something he neglected to do on his previous two interceptions, when he was forced out of the pocket. Stanley couldn't convert, and the play essentially sealed KU's fate.
"There was a couple things we were trying to do and get to Pooka, and Pooka did everything he could," Miles said. "They didn't hook up at times, and obviously that changes the outcome."
The multiple timeouts could have been because Kansas didn't have a passing play it trusted with the game on the line. Stanley went 13-for-19 for 107 yards and two interceptions against a defense that allowed Eastern Michigan's quarterback to complete over 90% of his passes in Week 1.
However, that doesn't completely excuse the coaching staff. After all, Kansas went 0-for-3 on fourth down in its first loss under Miles.
One drive earlier, which took place midway through the third quarter, KU turned it over on downs on the Chants' 41-yard line. The previous seven plays, five of which were runs, all gained yardage. On fourth-and-1, though, Kansas got too cute by trying a double reverse. Parchment was stuffed for no gain.
KU's last drive also resulted in another turnover on downs. Needing 3 yards, Kansas handed the ball off to Williams. He ended up 2 yards shy of the first down.
"At that moment, I felt like I let everybody down," Williams said. "I felt like I let the team down."
Of course, not one single person is responsible for any of these three fourth-down failures. Multiple factors prevented Kansas from converting when it needed to against Coastal Carolina.
Still, for a program that has experienced its fair share of puzzling moments over the last decade, Saturday's showing proved that this thing won't be turned around overnight.
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Dane Pratt 4 months, 1 week ago
Should have never gotten to 4th and 4 to decide the outcome. This team has not been prepared to play D1 football.
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That's a 34 yard field goal attempt with lots of time left in the game. They are 1-3 on FG's having made a 36 yarder. Unless you have no faith in your kicker why would you go for it on 4th and 4?
Brian Skelly 4 months, 1 week ago
While it seems confusing -- TO, TO, TO -- it's really not.
Coach Miles does not have faith in his QB to make a play.    Problem is, will he have more faith in his back up?   Im not sure.
The reality is this team is talent deficient -- which we've been for years now -- and it's not going to change overnight.
Les Miles is going to be here until his contract is up, win or lose.    Let's just hope we get some winning in.
Robert Brown 4 months, 1 week ago
We are not talent deficient against Coastal Carolina.
Dale Rogers 4 months, 1 week ago
We obviously were QB deficient. Not having a passing game led to calling only run plays and that just doesn't work.
Brett McCabe 4 months, 1 week ago
The headline is weak, weak, weak. We scored 7 on the first drive and never scored again. That's the problem.
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KISS Rockers Celebrate Opening of Maui's Willow Stream Spa
January 30, 2014, 2:49 PM HST
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Paul Stanley, Charles Head (general manager of The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui) and Gene Simmons at Kō restaurant in Wailea. Courtesy photo.
[flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRXkpdiW8s4 /] By Maui Now Staff
On the same weekend that KISS rockers Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley celebrated the blessing of their Rock & Brews restaurant in Pāʻia, the pair were also honored guests at the grand opening of the Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea.
The rock & roll-themed VIP spa event was held on Sunday, Jan. 26, and featured autograph signing, KISS trading cards, hot 'rock' neck massages, a KISS-themed manicure station, and rockin' red lipstick bar, according to a hotel announcement.
Following the event, the Grammy-nominated artists, along with Rock & Brews owners and partners, dined at resort's Kō restaurant where fans were treated to a live performance of "Hard Luck Woman," the lead single from the 1976 album Rock and Roll Over.
"We're thrilled that Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons could add some rock & roll flair to the opening of our new Willow Stream Spa," said Charles Head, general manager of The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui in a company press release. "Over $50 million has been invested into the resort in the past three years, resulting in an unrivaled destination, ideal for our highest profile VIP guests."
The new 9,000 square-foot Willow Stream Spa is comprised of eight manicure and pedicure stations, a make-up station, and 13 interior treatment suites.
The new spa accommodates 22 guests per hour and offers an array of "locally-inspired services" and "spa technology."
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Sir Keir Starmer tells government 'this is no way to run a country'
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Gavin Williamson today insisted he intends to stay on as Education Secretary long into the future despite growing calls for him to quit over the A-level results fiasco.
Mr Williamson yesterday announced a screeching U-turn as the Government said grades will now be based on teachers' assessments rather than a controversial algorithm developed by regulator Ofqual.
The algorithm resulted in almost 40 per cent of grades issued being lower than teacher predictions, prompting widespread pupil and parent anger.
Mr Williamson apologised for the 'distress' caused by the debacle as tens of thousands of pupils face an uncertain future with universities now trying to find them places on courses which could already be at capacity.
The Education Secretary said this morning he was 'incredibly sorry' but repeatedly refused to say whether he had offered his resignation to Boris Johnson.
Signalling his intention to dig in amid mounting calls for him to resign, Mr Williamson said he is 'absolutely determined over the coming year that I am going to be delivering the world's best education system'.
Mr Williamson attempted to deflect some of the blame for the situation onto Ofqual as he said the Government had been assured that the algorithm 'would stand scrutiny'.
Despite the calls for Mr Williamson to be sacked, Government sources have said Mr Johnson values loyalty and that the Education Secretary has been 'with the Prime Minister from the start'.
Many Tory MPs believe that Mr Johnson will not be 'bounced' into getting rid of one of his Cabinet allies.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the A-Level results row 'sums up' the Government's 'incompetent' handling of the pandemic.
'At a time of national emergency, this is no way to run a country,' he wrote in The Mirror. 'The Tories' incompetence is holding Britain back from recovery.'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer wrote in the Daily Mirror the Conservatives' handling of the situation 'sums up their handling of this pandemic – incompetent'
Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson in his office at the Department of Education in Westminster, London, following the announcement that A-level and GCSE results in England will now be based on teachers' assessments
The under-pressure Education Secretary appeared so confident in his position that he posed for pictures in his office yesterday despite the ongoing chaos.
On Sky News today Mr Williamson said he first became aware of problems with the algorithm at the weekend, and once again appeared to try and blamer regulator Ofqual for the problems.
He said: 'Going back a number of weeks obviously we've constantly worked with Ofqual and we've put challenge, consistent challenge, within the system to have reassurance that this is a system that would work and be fair.
'Obviously when we saw the Scottish system and the challenges there, working with Ofqual we wanted to put a more robust and stronger appeal process into the system.
'That's why we brought forward the triple lock that we put in place before the launch of the exams systems.'
Asked when he first became aware of the problems with the algorithm, he said: 'Well, it became apparent that there were challenges within the algorithm when we were seeing the results directly coming out and then over the weekend.
'We'd got concerns before … when we saw what had happened in Scotland, we wanted to have a more robust system put in place.'
Appearing on Sky News today Mr Williamson said he first became aware of problems with the algorithm at the weekend, and said he had confidence the system they put in place was robust
Students hold placards as they protest outside of the constituency office of Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, as he faced pressure to resign
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the Government had every confidence in the exams system due to the 'extensive consultation' carried out.
He told Sky News: 'When we were in the position as a result of Covid of having to cancel exams, we consulted extensively and widely right across the sector with unions, with the school sector and right across the public.
Backlash as BTECs are left out
BTEC students were left in limbo last night after they were ruled out of the Government's exam results U-turn.
Ofqual chairman Roger Taylor confirmed that A-level and GCSE grades would now be calculated on teachers' assessments – but said the change did not apply to BTECs.
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has vowed to fight for BTEC students to be included in the new policy.
Mr Burnham has threatened to sue the Government over its handling of the exams crisis and he said he would pursue the legal action unless another U-turn was made.
At present, BTEC students across the country still face being left with grades calculated by a computer algorithm.
As each BTEC qualification is worth fewer UCAS points than an A-level, the impact of a downgrade is even more severe on BTEC students.
The intervention from Mr Burnham comes after many students complained they have still not found out their final results despite expecting to receive them last Thursday.
Exam board Pearson, the UK's largest awarding body for qualifications including BTECs, A-levels and GCSEs, admitted that there have been significant delays for hundreds of BTEC results.
It means those affected are unable to confirm their university places even though spaces are being rapidly filled up through the clearing process. The exam board said it was looking into the issue 'urgently'.
Of the Government's U-turn on exam results, a spokesman said: 'For the very small number of grades that were adjusted, we will be reviewing them on a case by case basis.'
'Ofqual ran one of the largest consultations it's ever run with over 12,000 responses and there was a broad political consensus about the need to have moderated grades, and that was the route we went down.
'This was not just in England, but also Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We all worked incredibly closely together to get a system that was fair and that was robust.
'We had every confidence because of the extensive consultation and broad consultation that we'd sort of done in terms of the development of the system that what had been developed by Ofqual would be something that would stand scrutiny and would have the robustness that wasn't the case in the Scottish system.'
He added: 'One of the key differences also that we saw between the system that was developed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the systems that were developed across those three nations, was you didn't have that same disparity between the marking down of grades between children from disadvantaged areas to those children from more advantaged areas.
'So there was a greater deal of confidence that this was a much more robust system that would deliver fair outcomes for students.'
Shadow education secretary Kate Green has written to Mr Williamson with 15 questions, including asking when students will receive their new grades and whether there will still be a free appeals process.
She welcomed the Government having 'finally reversed its position' after mounting calls from students, teachers and Conservative MPs.
'However, the confusion of the past few weeks, and delay in making these important decisions, mean there are now important outstanding issues on which students, parents and institutions need urgent clarity,' she added.
Whether students who have accepted an offer based on their moderated grades can switch institutions and how universities will be supported by the move to scrap the temporary limit on places were among her queries.
She also called for Mr Williamson to confirm no universities will be 'allowed to fail financially' as a result of the changes and for the Cabinet minister to set out the position for BTEC students' grades.
In a statement, the Labour MP added: 'This was a welcome and necessary change in policy, but we should never have been in this position as the government has had months to get this right.
'The delay and chaos accompanying means that students, families, and education providers have no answers to essential questions.'
Mr Williamson on Monday apologised for 'the distress' caused to students and their parents and said it became clear over the weekend that action was needed after Ofqual released additional data about its algorithm.
There were widespread concerns the move to base results partly on schools' past performances would have a greater negative impact on bright pupils and disadvantaged schools.
A timeline of exam failure
March 18: Schools are closed and exams cancelled as the UK grinds to a halt under the coronavirus lockdown
March 20: Ministers say Ofqual and exam boards will work out a system for judging grades amid fears from parents that their children could lose out.
July 11: MPs on the Education Committee warn that the calculated grades system could unfairly punish disadvantaged and minority students because of the way it is calculated.
August 4: Scottish Higher results are released, with around 100,000 grades – a quarter of the total – marked down under a plan put in place by Nicola Sturgeon's SNP administration
August 11: The Scottish Education Minister John Swinney U-turns under pressure from Tories and Labour and says predicted grades will be used instead of the algorithm.
August 11: Ministers in England decide that pupils will be able to appeal against their grades, in some cases using mock exam performance, just two days before the English results are released.
August 13: Almost 40 per cent of A-Level results in England are downgraded by Ofqual's algorithm, sparking widespread fury and demands for a U-turn.
August 15: Ministers say that it will fund appeals against the marks handed out, in a bid to quell to anger.
August 15: Ofqual withdrawals its appeal criteria just hours after publishing it, pending a review.
August 17: Mr Williamson announces that A-Levels and GCSEs due to be unveiled on Thursday will be calculated using predicted grades, amid calls for his resignation.
What grades can now be used and will I still get into my first choice university? Answers to your questions after A-level and GCSE U-turn chaos
by Mark Duell for MailOnline
Students in England have been told their A-level grades will now be based on teachers' assessments – if they were higher than the moderated grades they received.
GCSE students who are anxiously awaiting their results on Thursday can also opt for grades based on their teachers' estimates rather than the controversial algorithm devised by exams regulator Ofqual.
The Government's U-turn comes after Ofqual revealed that nearly two in five (39.1 per cent) A-level grades in England were reduced from teachers' predictions.
Here is a breakdown of what the decision means for students:
What was the original plan?
After exams were cancelled, Ofqual, the exam regulator, asked teachers to submit grades for students and list them in order of ability. However, it was apparent that many had been overly optimistic. It was decided that more reliance would need to be placed on statistical modelling – or 'standardisation'. This led to the algorithm which was used to calculate grades.
Why was this controversial?
A huge proportion of teachers' predictions were deemed useless. A school's performance in previous years played a greater role – reducing 40 per cent of A-levels, and an even higher proportion of GCSEs. The system penalised students at low-performing schools in poor areas. Its aim was only to preserve existing trends – including educational inequality.
A group of students at Norwich School react as they receive their A-Level results last Thursday
What has now changed?
Before yesterday's U-turn, Ofqual loosened its strict criteria on appeals, saying schools could challenge results.
But the onus on schools to submit evidence that their grades were wrong meant the row deepened. The Scottish government was first to U-turn, promising to restore the original teacher predictions.
Westminster came up with a 'triple lock' guarantee, meaning pupils could fall back on mock exam grades or take fresh papers in October. But after a weekend of confusion, it announced England would also allow teachers' grades.
How will they get new grades?
Guidance is yet to be issued by the Department for Education, but it is assumed that boards will send out new exam certificates in the coming days for A-level students. The Government has said GCSE results will not be delayed, so they should also reflect teachers' grades.
Which grades can now be used?
A-level and GCSE students in England will now be able to use their centre assessment grades (CAGs) – the grades submitted by schools and colleges to the exam boards – if they are higher than the moderated grade.
Teachers were told to submit the grades they thought each student would most likely have received if they had sat the papers, after this summer's exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Exam boards moderated these grades to ensure this year's results were not significantly higher than previous years using an algorithm created by England's exams regulator.
Students can keep their calculated grade from exam boards, but if their schools' original estimated grade was higher then they can also use that result.
Students receive their A-level results at City Academy Hackney in East London last Thursday
What were the issues with moderated grades?
Critics complained that Ofqual's algorithm – which was used by exam boards to make the adjustments – had penalised pupils in schools in more disadvantaged areas, while benefiting those in private schools.
Head teachers reported that schools and colleges with larger cohorts saw more of their students' grades downgraded, while those with smaller cohorts did not appear to be as affected.
Politicians and education unions called on ministers to scrap the unfair model and revert to teachers' estimated grades to ensure students could progress into higher education and employment.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has admitted that the algorithm produced more 'significant inconsistencies' than could be rectified through an appeals process.
Can appeals still be made on the basis of mock exams?
Last week, Mr Williamson gave a 'triple lock' pledge that students could use the highest result out of their calculated grade from exam boards, their mock exam or sitting the actual exam in the autumn.
But following the decision to allow teachers' grades to be used instead, the Education Secretary has said mock exam results will not be a key part of the appeals process for A-level and GCSE students in England.
Students who are unhappy with both their calculated grade and centre assessment grade will still be able to sit exams in the autumn.
Further details and guidance on how appeals can be processed have still not been published.
The Ucas deadline for applicants to meet their offer conditions is September 7, leaving exam boards only a matter of weeks to issue outcomes of appeals.
Students wearing face masks take part in a protest in London over A-level results on Saturday
Will universities be able to admit students who now have the grades?
The Government has said it will remove temporary student number controls – introduced this year to stop over-recruitment due to Covid-19 – to remove potential barriers to students being able to progress.
Ministers have called on universities to be as flexible as possible when looking at who to admit on to a degree course, adding that they expect institutions to honour all offers made and met.
But some institutions have already raised concerns about a lack of capacity, staffing, accommodation and facilities if numbers increase – especially at a time when universities are trying to be Covid-secure.
Students who have now secured their first choice following the Government's announcement may be asked to defer their place by a year if there is no space left on their preferred course.
The Government said students who have accepted an offer will be able to release themselves if they have another offer reinstated.
What will happen with BTEC students' grades?
Students have called for urgent clarity on how BTEC students will be affected by the announcement.
Mr Williamson said the Department for Education (DfE) is working with BTEC awarding body Pearson and he is hopeful that the change will be extended to the vocational qualifications.
What is happening in the other devolved nations?
Last week, the Scottish Government was forced into a U-turn after a backlash about the moderation system used there. Students complained after more than 124,000 test results were brought down.
It was announced that the lower results would revert to the grades estimated by pupils' teachers.
Less than a week later – just four days after A-level results were awarded in England, Northern Ireland and Wales – the devolved administrations also announced they were moving to teacher-assessed grades.
Most A-level and GCSE students will be given grades predicted by teachers in Northern Ireland following an outcry from teachers, parents and pupils.
Like elsewhere in the UK, Welsh pupils will now be awarded results on the basis of teacher assessments rather than an algorithm for grading A-levels and GCSEs.
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The listing will become effective on June 24, 2014. Production exported prior to that date is not covered.
Because the Russian Federation is the listing country, shipments of logs, sawn wood, and veneer sheets of these two species from the Russian Federation must be accompanied by CITES export permits. Further: - Exports of logs, sawn wood, and veneer sheets of these two species from all other countries, including where the species are not native but may be grown in plantations, must be accompanied by CITES Certificates of Origin. - All re-exports of logs, sawn wood, and veneer sheets of these two species, regardless of country of origin, must be accompanied by CITES re-export certificates.
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Three South African Exports: Place of the Year 2009
Michelle Rafferty, Publicity Assistant
Jake Kraft received a MSc in Anthropology at Oxford in 2004 and just finished up a JD/MBA at Stanford. Having recently visited South Africa, one of Jake's college buddies (and my dear friend) suggested Jake contribute to our "Place of the Year" campaign, to which he kindly agreed. In the following piece Jake sheds light on South Africa's exorbitant population loss since the mid 90s by consulting three natives who chose to leave. Be sure to check out more "Place of the Year" contributions here.
South Africa exports many goods which the world consumes and which enrich South Africa. Other countries buy South Africa's metals and minerals, agricultural products, machinery, and wine, sending their own goods and cash in return. But in the last fifteen years, South Africa's greatest export has traded at great profit to importing nations and at great expense to the exporter. Since the mid-1990s, more than one million South Africans, including more than a fifth of the white population, has emigrated abroad. Many of these are South Africa's most educated citizens; most have no plans to return.
Last winter I visited South Africa and enjoyed tremendous natural scenery, wildlife, bustling cities and towns, food, and cultural traditions. South Africa is wonderful for a tourist, but life as a resident is more complicated.
I made the trip to visit three South African friends whom I had met in the United States. This opportunity to see them and learn about their home was special not only because I would be guided by locals, but also because it would be my last chance: all three had decided to leave the country and settle elsewhere.
My first stop was in the Eastern Cape, to visit my friend the journalist. A wiry white English South African, he had been lucky to study at top boarding schools and attend an excellent private university where he had become a collegiate champion in kayaking. In addition to inimitable charm, he has a great deal of compassion, and as a journalist wrote stories highlighting the plight of AIDS victims and AIDS orphans. He unearthed local corruption, and developed an encyclopedic knowledge of South African history and culture, as well as a seemingly endless number of friends who would greet us wherever we went.
He now lives in London. South Africa has limited opportunities for an enthusiastic journalist to grow in his career, especially as traditional media models fall apart and journalism becomes intertwined with the internet. He would love to go back if he could, but he doesn't know how or when South Africa will have professional opportunities in which he can flourish.
From the Eastern Cape I traveled to Johannesburg, where I met my friend the entrepreneur. Chinese South African, he had grown up in a posh area on the North side of the city, attending excellent schools and University in the United States. His family lived in mansion straight out of Beverly Hills, including swimming pool and pool house, magnificent rooms for living and entertaining, and a garage full of sleek Mercedes. The local malls and restaurants were equivalent to anything I'd seen in the United States and we spent a very civilized afternoon eating scones and playing croquet with friends at the local club.
My friend now lives in China. Besides its luxury, his family home in South Africa is surrounded by 15 foot walls, which are topped with electrified barbed wire. The outer doors of the house are fortified with steel bars and must be unlocked with a key from the inside or outside in order to enter or leave. An enormous guard dog barks at any movement. Security guards with sub-machine guns patrol his neighborhood. Even so, not long ago, perpetrators managed to poison the dog and hop over the walls from a nearby telephone pole, catching his mother as she was exiting the pool house, and holding her and the rest of the family at gun point as they robbed the home. The family survived, but the incident was uncommon only in that sense. Every house in the neighborhood has this kind of security, and violent robbery is a daily risk. As he pursues his ventures, my friend would prefer that his success won him some other life.
My last trip was to the Free State town of Ladybrand, a small farming hamlet not far from the Drakensberg Mountains and the Lesotho border. Here I met my third friend, the broad shouldered and sandy-haired son of an Afrikaner farmer. He had grown up chasing cattle thieves on horseback, swimming in river dividing South Africa and Lesotho, and dreaming of playing rugby for the Springboks. He never spoke English until he traveled to Cape Town for his University degree, where he gave up rugby and excelled at actuarial studies. After finishing University, he landed himself a job with a prestigious international consultancy, where he was whisked around Africa, working at the great mining projects and factories of the continent. Once he had a taste of the outside world, he wanted more, and sponsored by his company, he came to the United States to finish his education. When he did, he decided to stay in San Francisco. There is opportunity in South Africa, he believes, but why take the risk with so much government corruption and physical violence. As a South African, he did not feel wanted in America, but as a businessman, he did not he feel wanted by South Africa.
I don't think I've ever seen more beautiful sunsets, eaten better steaks or had more outdoor fun than I did in South Africa. But I left the country feeling discouraged. If my three friends are in any way representative of the million plus who have left or are leaving, how can the South Africa expect to win its fight against AIDS, improve its government and civic life, or bring its education and economic opportunities not only to the lucky few born into them, but also to the millions born into extreme poverty? How can the country find a way to keep its educated and passionate young citizens, or a way to bring them back? What should be the priority? The rule of law? Economic opportunities? Security?
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nigel watson 14th November 2009
did you talk to any black south africans? They would have been able to fill in some of the gaps for you…..
Zandisile 15th November 2009
Surprise, surprise…all your friends are whites. Okay, and a Chinese fella.
Not a fair reflection of SA at all when you do not speak to the majority of the people in the country.
No opportunities for journalists? Really? Wow! So much career advancement for journos that I know…and these are whites I am talking about.
Really, you would've left SA feeling less discouraged had you spoken to a few black people!
Tristan Jones 16th November 2009
I was born in Britain and I choose to live in South Africa. I am at home in squatter camps and in mansions. We will build this country together – what does this junior assistant know about anything?
Simon G 16th November 2009
It is sad what you found, but only a few days ago I heard a successful SA-born singer/song-writer, who has lived in Memphis for several years, say he felt much better returning to live in SA. I am a Brit but the thought of going back to live in the UK, with the awful weather and so many people, puts me off completely.
Simon Barber 16th November 2009
You are right about the steaks, sunsets and SA's great outdoors, but your negative observations based on a three person sample are highly questionable. The flow goes both ways. A lot of talent is coming back. You also need to be careful about suggesting that SA's future depends on people who look like your friends.
Su Birch 16th November 2009
My thirty year old son currently lives in London where he has established a very successful building business. His fiancee, also a South African, has a thriving recruitment agency. They are returning to SA next year as they do not wish to raise children in the UK. This true of many of their London based South African friends. All of them plan to return bringing with them substantial capital and their international experience.
Jake's friends are unfortunate but not typical.
Rian 13th December 2009
Although I certainly understand the sentiment, and all the arguments for leaving SA, I am one of those who will be returning in 2010 after 6 years in the US. It was great to get out and explore, to get experience in Silicon Valley, and broaden my horizons. But South Africa is home, and I am moving back to Cape Town to take what I learned in the US, and try to contribute in some small way to alleviate some of the issues you bring up.