Leslie Marco RSU38 School Board

08/05/2026

A Phone-Free School Day, Starting 2026-2027 School Year

07/16/2026

I’m excited to share that our social media pages have a new name…Maranacook Black Bear Nation 💛🖤Along with our new name, I’ve launched a page, giving you another way to stay connected! I will continue to keep you informed with schedules, announcements, and highlights while celebrating all of the amazing things happening across our campus. I look forward to an incredible year ahead as we celebrate the pride, tradition, and spirit of our Black Bear community. Trudi Cormier- Director of Student Services

06/16/2026

Amazing group of kids that graduated this year, A-Z. All of them. So proud.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 Top Ten Scholars! MCMS Class of 2026 - Top Ten Bios

06/16/2026

Dear Maranacook Community, At tonight's Board meeting, June 10, 2026, Shawn Roderick announced...

02/26/2026

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She ate lunch alone for 730 days straight. What this 16-year-old built from that pain now protects millions of kids worldwide.

Seventh grade. Natalie Hampton carried her tray through a packed cafeteria and felt it — that specific, suffocating dread of not knowing where to go.

She'd already learned what happened when you approached the wrong table. The silence. The turned backs. The whispered laughter that followed you all the way to the empty table by the wall.

The one everyone could see.

The one that said: nobody wants her.

For two full years — 730 consecutive lunches — that table was hers. Alone.

The bullying went further than whispers. She was shoved into lockers. Four physical attacks in two weeks. She came home with scratches and bruises. When she finally reported it, school administrators sent her to counseling — to find out what she was doing wrong.

The isolation grew so heavy she was hospitalized for anxiety.

Then ninth grade came. A new school. And almost overnight — everything changed. Students welcomed her. She made friends within weeks. She finally knew what safe felt like.

But she couldn't stop thinking about the kids still sitting at the wall table. Right now. Today.

She remembered what she'd needed most during all those lunches. Not a teacher. Not a pamphlet. Just one person saying: "You can sit with us."

So at 16 — with zero coding experience and "a lot of enthusiasm," as she put it — Natalie built exactly that.

She called it Sit With Us.

The idea was simple and genius: students sign up as "ambassadors," keeping their table open. Other kids privately browse available tables on their phones before ever walking into the cafeteria — and show up knowing they're already welcome.

No public rejection. No moment of judgment. Just a guaranteed seat.

Within 7 days of launching: 10,000 downloads.

Then the world found her. NPR. The Washington Post. CBS News. Messages from Morocco, Australia, the Philippines, France — kids who'd been eating alone for years, finally finding a place to belong.

Sit With Us now operates in 30 countries.

"Even if it helps one person," Natalie said quietly, "it was worth building."

She turned 730 lunches of loneliness into a lifeline for millions.

That's not just survival. That's transformation.

01/06/2026

Due to the predicted weather conditions, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, will be a REMOTE LEARNING DAY!
For more information about Remote Learning Day expectations, go to https://www.maranacook.org/o/rsu-38/page/remote-learning-days.

12/16/2025

Please see the attached message from Superintendent Dr. Karen G. Smith.

12/16/2025

December 15, 2025 Dear RSU 38 Staff, Families, and Community Members, I am writing to share an i...

12/10/2025

Long Term Substitute Technology/Media Center Ed Tech Maranacook Community High School RSU #38 Employment Job Goal: To assist teachers and students in the effective use of the Technology/Media Center as a learning resource. Qualifications: Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle a varie...

12/10/2025

💰Budget Committee Meeting scheduled at the Central Office on December 10, 2025 at 5:15 P.M. VIEW A...