Bus & School Hours Info 2008—2009


School starts for students  at 7:25 a.m. with an all-school morning meeting. Students are welcome to arrive as early as 7:00 to play on the playground; the school bus arrives promptly at 7:15; the bell for morning meeting rings at 7:25 a.m. The playground is supervised by teachers.
Dismissal of students in grades one through eight is at 2:10 p.m. The school bus leaves promptly at 2:10.
Kindergarten students are dismissed after lunch, at approximately 11:45.

Administration

Todd R. Nelson, Principal, 326-8608, toddnelson@hughes.net
Arthur Wittine, Superintendent, 374-9927
Barbara Thomas, Administrative Assistant, 326-8608, bthomas@adams.u93.k12.me.us
Web site: www.adamsschool.com

Lunch prices
Student lunches are $2.25 per day. Recess or cold lunch milk is 30¢ per carton. Adult lunches $4.00. Parents may apply for free or reduced price lunches (40¢) the first week of school. Students are asked to bring all lunch/milk money for the week on Monday mornings (or the first day of the week).

Menus are posted weekly in our on-line and e-mail newsletter. 

Bus Routes

Morning run: The bus will leave Adams School at approximately 6:30 a.m. and proceed to State St. and Rte. 166 picking up both high school and elementary students along the way. The bus will then proceed back into town on Rte. 166A and go to Backshore Rd. The bus will then proceed up Wadsworth Cove Rd. to Battle Avenue. It will then go down Modockowando Rd., up LaTour St. and back to Battle Ave. turning down Tarratine St. to Court St. to Hatch Cove Road, then return to Adams School at approx. 7:15 a.m. Leaving Adams School at 7:20 a.m., the bus will then transport high school students to the Penobscot Community School for transport to George Stevens Academy (Penobscot bus) or Bucksport High School (Castine bus).

Kindergarten Run: At 11:40, our kindergartners are picked up and delivered home!

Afternoon run: Adams School students will be picked up at school at 2:10 p.m. The bus will turn onto Court St., proceed to Perkins St., then to Battle Ave. It will then proceed to Water St., go up State St., and proceed on Battle Ave. to Wadsworth Cove Rd. and Backshore Rd. The bus will then proceed to Routes 166 and 166A. After all elementary students are dropped at their homes, the bus will proceed to the Penobscot Community School to pick up all high school students. (Both GSA and BHS students are transported to the Penobscot school from their respective high schools in the afternoon).