St. George Municipal School Unit among semifinalists for prestigious Yass Prize

TENANTS HARBOR, Maine (WABI) – A tiny school on Maine’s MidCoast is making a name for themselves while inspiring their students to get involved in the trades.

“The vision is to sort of bring together the traditional trades with new technologies and skills,” explained Mike Felton, superintendent for St. George MSU.

St. George School is partnering with Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland to develop a Career Technical Education program and build a CTE/Makerspace building.

It’s bringing the trades, technology, and innovation back to public education.

“They’re really trailblazing and showing people what could happen in education and not just what it should look like, in my opinion.” said Robert Deetjen of Mid-Coast School of Technology. “I think it’s just going to take off from here. You’re going to see more…

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