Today is our new staff orientation!! We are spending the morning training teachers in everything from Technology, Alice, as well as meeting with our Central office staff, and mentor staff. School starts next week!
1 day ago, RSU56 Updates
Alice training

Fall Sports are almost here! 🐾

We’re excited to kick off the Fall Sports season at T.W.K. Dirigo Middle School!
Soccer and Field Hockey begin Monday, August 31, with Cross Country starting Tuesday, September 1.

A reminder that all student-athletes need a current physical on file and must be registered by a parent/guardian at schools.snap.app/dirigo by clicking “Register.”

5th graders may register at this time! Once we see registration numbers, we’ll determine if there is enough space to safely include them.

Have a sport-specific question or need to reach a coach?

⚽ Soccer — Lucas Johnston: lucasjohnston@rsu56.org
(we are still in search of a second soccer coach... interested? please contact Athletic Director, Sara Thurston sthurston@rsu56.org or Coach Johnston for more details)

🏑 Field Hockey — Amy Chiasson: achiasson@rsu56.org or Jessica Robbins: jrobbins@rsu56.org

🏃 Cross Country — Megan Morrison: mmorrison@rsu56.org

3 days ago, Sara Thurston
Sports Season
Take a chance to win and help support our Student Council!
10 days ago, Lisa Sanborn
Student Council Back to School Raffle
Go Cougars! The summer mailing with start-of-year information will be sent out in about a week. If you are interested in chaperoning or volunteering at any time this year, you must complete the volunteer paperwork in advance (call us for more info). BIG reminder: Student-athletes MUST submit evidence of a clear sports physical within the past two years BEFORE participating. If your student needs one, I recommend getting that arranged before the September rush. Here it comes!
15 days ago, Jason Long

We are one month away from the start of the 2026-2027 school year! The annual mailing will be sent out in a couple of weeks with lots of information. In the meantime, we thought we would post our recommended supply list and ask parents/guardians to "save the date" for Thursday, September 3rd, 5:30-7:00, for the TWKDMS Open House and mandatory technology safety meeting. The first day of school just for 6th graders will be Wednesday, August 26th (NOT a late arrival day), and the whole school starts up on Thursday, August 27th. Go Cougars!

25 days ago, Jason Long
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Tennis Camp for Dirigo 5th-12th grade.
All skill levels welcome.
20 dollars per person for all 4 days.
Learn a sport you can play for the rest of your life.
Contact Coach Ludwig
dludwig@rsu56.org

about 1 month ago, Daniel Ludwig
Tennis Camp for Dirigo. July 20th- 23rd. 20 dollars per person for fundraising. Discover a new Sport. All skill levels welcome. Contact Coach Ludwig dludwig@rsu56.org

📣 We're so excited to announce our DHS Cheer Camp! 💙📣

Join the Dirigo High School Cheerleaders and coaching staff for three fun-filled days of learning cheers, jumps, stunts, dances, building confidence, and making new friends!

This camp is open to all students going into grades K–8.
🗓 July 29–31
⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Dirigo Middle School, Dixfield

Registration is now open! Register online here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmNjoGpO6jWumsMoqu9q1EXc8rcUMK6Wf-6eGnsfkX1qFczA/viewform
We can't wait to cheer with everyone this summer! 💙🤍🐾

If you have any questions, please send an email to Coach Larsen at klarsen@rsu56.org

about 2 months ago, Sara Thurston
Cheer Clinic
RSU 56 - Home of the Dirigo Cougars!
2 months ago, RSU56 Updates
District demographics poster

Here is the link for tonight's DHS Graduation:

https://youtube.com/live/NKRpoGvwI8o?feature=share

2 months ago, RSU56 Updates

Here is the link for today's DMS Final Assembly 6/12/26 at 9:30AM.

https://youtube.com/live/KVE5c-g-KQs?feature=share

2 months ago, Daniel Ludwig

Here is the link to tonight's DHS Candlelight Ceremony which starts at 7:30PM.


https://youtube.com/live/3fzIYBXpPrs?feature=share

2 months ago, RSU56 Updates
What an absolutely gorgeous day we had for our school-wide Mt. Blue Field Trip! Today is also the school budget vote - if you have not yet voted, please do so. Your voice matters. Go Cougars!
2 months ago, Jason Long
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The Class of 2030 is in its final week before high school. We had a blast at Funtown (and got some ice cream on the way back). Tonight was the Semi-Formal. It was great seeing all the students dressed to the nines, but even more fun to see them cheer on Tucker's debut guitar performance, and then take breaks from the dance floor to play a little chess. They are a dynamic, fun, creative bunch - watch out, Dirigo High School, here they come. Go Cougars!

3 months ago, Jason Long
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We have a 7th and 8th-grade dance scheduled for June 6th. All students planning to attend must purchase tickets in advance, be academically eligible, and present on Friday, June 5th, unless they have an excused absence.

3 months ago, Lisa Sanborn
Under the Stars
Please help our Student Council raise some funds with this fun assortment of prizes!
3 months ago, Lisa Sanborn
StuCo Fundraiser
The incoming weather has created a change in today's plans for athletics!
4 months ago, Sara Thurston
Athletic Changes
Artist Dave Williams will be at TWKDMS on Monday, 5/11/26. He is offering two opportunities for our students. Space is limited, so students will be invited to apply/sign up next week. See the poster attached for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Dority at 562-7552. Go Cougars!
4 months ago, Jason Long
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Here is our May lunch menu.
4 months ago, Lisa Sanborn
May Lunch Menu
Today's DMS varsity softball and baseball games have been postponed. We are working on finding a make up date that works for us, Spruce, and officials. We will let you know as soon as a date has been confirmed.

Today's indoor practice times are listed here!
4 months ago, Sara Thurston
4/30 practice
This year's theme for Dirigo Diversity Day at DMS was "Keep It Local." The day focused on learning about what makes us, us. We had historical society representatives from all four of our towns, ND Paper, interesting neighbors, regional historians, and local experts. In the afternoon, students also learned about the different backgrounds of several staff members, and they got to try some foods from around the world. Thank you to the MANY people who volunteered their time to make today happen. Go Cougars!
4 months ago, Jason Long
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