April 11, 2024
Dirigo Elementary School would like to thank the Friends of the River Valley who sponsored the purchasing of books for every student in our school. This was coordinated through Te...
April 9, 2024
Arts Alive 2024 - It is that time of the year again when our school walls are decorated with fantastic art that our students have been working on all year. Our Arts Alive theme th...
April 3, 2024
Attention Parents & Guardians, Below are some reminders and information about events happening as we make our way to April Vacation. 1. We have a Cubtastic Assembly scheduled f...
April 3, 2024
If you have a child that will be 5 years old before October 15, 2024 and they live in Canton, Carthage, Dixfield or Peru, please call Dirigo Elementary School (207-562-4207) to re...
April 3, 2024
REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 56 – OPENINGS TWK Dirigo Middle School Baseball Junior Varsity Coach Softball Junior Varsity Coach Assistant Track Coach (1-2) Summer School Teachers (...
April 2, 2024
REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 56 – OPENINGS TWK Dirigo Middle School (2) Special Education Ed Tech III Dirigo Elementary School Special Education Ed Tech III School Secreta...
April 1, 2024
The Dirigo Middle School Wrestling won regionals this past weekend, scoring a record 253 team points. Fifth graders Cohen Robbins, Adrian Yamba, Grant Hutchinson, Clayton Swan, a...
March 22, 2024
Though it did not feel like spring last night (Thursday, March 21), we appreciate all of the families that came out to attend our Spring Fling Dance. It was great seeing everyone...
March 19, 2024
Check out Mr. Swan's March Principal's Message:
March 19, 2024
If you have a child interested in Girl Scouts, please see the attached flyer about a registration even happening here at DES next week.
March 15, 2024
We are having a Spring Dance Party at DES this Thursday (March 21) night from 5:30-6:30. These papers will be going home on Monday.
March 4, 2024
It’s not too late for your students with disabilities to sign up for summer camp!
Pine Tree Camp is Maine’s only American Camp Association-accredited camp exclusively serving ...
March 1, 2024
The RSU56 District Newsletter is back!! Check out the latest edition: https://rsu56.edurooms.com/engage/regional-school-unit-no-56/newsletters/rsu-56-february-newsletter-2024
February 27, 2024
The RSU 56 School board meeting will be held in person at Dirigo High School in the SCC, and on Zoom on February 27th. The meeting will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel, bu...
February 13, 2024
The RSU 56 School board meeting will be held in person at Dirigo High School in the SCC, and on Zoom on February 13th. The meeting will be streamed live on our YouTube Channel, bu...
February 9, 2024
Here is the Lunch menu for the month of March for DES.
February 7, 2024
In this video Mr. Swan talks about Pre-K Registration, Our PBIS Challenge, Notes from the Nurse, Information about February Break, and information about a summer camp scholarship ...
January 29, 2024
We had several students take advantage of meeting with their teacher online during our Remote Learning Day last Friday. We will continue this on our next remote learning day (if ...
January 26, 2024
Attention Parents/Guardians of children turning 4 before October 15, 2024 : The attached letter will be going home with students Monday. Please share this with anyone who might ...