Maine Vocational Region Ten, 68 Church Road, Brunswick, sponsored their annual Eighth Grade Exploratory, inviting all eighth graders from the sending communities: Brunswick Junior High, RSU 5 (Durham, Freeport, Pownal), and MSAD 75 (Bowdoinham, Bowdoin, Harpswell, Topsham). During Martin Luther King week eighth grade students spent a day at Region Ten, each visiting four programs. Students took vital signs in Health Occupations, baked in Food Trades, built stools in Carpentry, welded plant hooks in Metal Fabrication, and dismantled automobiles in Auto Technology. In firefighting, students raced to put on full gear, required for firefighters in emergencies. All twelve programs offered in introduction to technical fields of study. “We take pleasure in offering a hands-on introduction to what students learn at MVR 10,” said Director Barry Lohnes. “The experience tends to restore faith in American education,” Lohnes added. “Seeing students of all abilities so enthused and working in harmony is a scenario that needs to be witnessed by all citizens.”
Maine Vocational Region Ten enrolls three hundred students in twelve technical programs at an expansive campus on Church Road. “Students from diverse communities attend our school, and we seldom observe any type of school rivalry—they tend to leave it at the door,” mentions Assistant Director, John Fossum. “And, when students fulfill our requirements, stable, high paying jobs frequently await.” Residents are encouraged to visit Maine Vocational Region Ten and observe students learning technical skills. For further information please visit the MVR 10 web site(www.mvr10.org or http://region10.mainecte.org), or call Kellie Gardner at 729-6622.
Maine Vocational Region Ten Skills USA Chapter has chosen the Brunswick Area Food Bank as their Community Service Project this year. Each month a different program is in charge of collecting non perishable and personal items to donate to the food bank. This month Chef Ellen Turcotte and her Food Trades students collected 70 items/71 lb. Auto Technology will provide goods for the month of December. 
A new firefighting program is offered at MVR 10 for the 2009 school year, afternoon session only. Veteran firefighter and Bowdoinham resident David Lewis will instruct the program. Currently the program is operating with a waiting list, owing to high student demand. Upon completion of the course, students at age eighteen can become certified firefighters, employable with all public fire departments. Instructor David Lewis has served as Assistant Chief at Naval Air Station Brunswick; he holds certification in all aspects of firefighting. For further information call MVR 10 or e-mail David Lewis at 
