Greetings and welcome to Cony Middle and High School's December Newsletter
As we turn the calendar to December, I want to thank our students, staff, and families for the strong start to the school year. This month provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on our progress, celebrate our accomplishments, and finish 2025 with pride and purpose.
Our students continue to impress us—not only with their academic effort, but with the kindness and leadership they show every day in our hallways, classrooms, and activities. From supporting peers to stepping up in extracurriculars, our middle and high school learners remind us what a caring and motivated community we have. Our Sources of Strength group hosted a gratitude wall where students posted the things that they were grateful for. The wall is inspirational. There are lots of references to their families, friends, and staff members.
December is also a time when routines can feel more challenging. Shorter days, busy schedules, and holiday excitement can make it harder to stay focused. We encourage families to help students maintain good habits: consistent attendance, structured homework routines, and plenty of rest. These small supports make a big difference in students’ well-being and academic success.
As we look ahead to the new year, we remain committed to creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment where every student can thrive. We appreciate your partnership and wish all families a peaceful, healthy, and joy-filled holiday season.
Here are some important upcoming events and activities to make you aware of:
Attendance Matters
As we move into December, it’s more important than ever for students to be in school consistently. Every day of learning matters. Even a few absences can add up, making it harder to keep up with new material, participate in class activities, and stay connected with teachers and friends. Strong attendance builds strong habits—and those habits lead to better grades, more confidence, and greater success in and out of the classroom.
We know December can be a busy month, but showing up each day makes a real difference. Thank you for helping us finish 2025 strong by making attendance a priority!
Communication Strategies with families
Don't forget we contact families in a number of ways. We post on our augustaschools.org website and we also have Facebook and Instagram accounts. In addition, we send out emails to our families. If you are not receiving our emails, please contact us to add your email. We hope our newsletters also provide information to our students and families.
Spirit Week
The Student Council is hosting Spirit Week before vacation. Here is the schedule: M-F 12/15-19 Monday- Holiday Hat and Sock Day; Tuesday- Candy Cane Day (wear red and white); Wednesday- Ugly Sweater Day; Thursday- Feeling Frosty Day (wear all white); Friday- Comfy Pajama Day
Holidays and Students and Staff
Sometimes the holidays can be a challenging time for our students. If you have any concerns, remember that our Guidance Dept/School Clinicians are able to help.
Remote School Days
As winter approaches, we want to let you know that we are still using remote school days as an option as we did last year. We made some slight changes with the feedback we received from staff and families. We will use up to 5 days for remote school days. One major difference is that our Supt Tracy may called a potential snow day and we will give our lunches, but if the storm goes away, then he may have us go to regularly scheduled school. Another change is that students will have remote assignments that must be turned on the next day of school (not three days later). For the secondary level, teachers will have office hours from 8-11.
Students of the Month
Congratulations to the students who were selected for the Students of the Month. Students are nominated by our staff and selected for their positive contributions to Cony. We congratulate them on being selected.
October Students of the Month
9th Grade Gabby Assaf
10th Grade Owen Sullivan
11th Grade Kolten Godin-Churchill
12th Grade Ashley Olson
7th Grade
Rangeley Kiley King
Acadia Guinevere Brown
8th Grade
Moosehead Aurora Flynn
Sebago Lillian Leonna
November Student of the Month
9th Grade – Hannah Presby
10th Grade - Reve Turner
11th Grade – Lydia White
12th Grade - Parker Morin
7th Grade
Rangeley Trent Smith
Acadia Joey Diket
8th Grade
Moosehead Zane Merry
Sebago Kayden Brown
Again, we hope that you have a wonderful holiday season.
Kim Liscomb, Principal
