HODGDON, Maine — Aimee London, the new director of the Region Two School of Applied Technology, attended the Sept. 14 Hodgdon School Board meeting to discuss some of the classes and programs that her school offers to prospective students.
London takes over the position from Dave Keaton, who had held the title of director for the previous nine years. London has been with Region Two for 22 years, beginning with the school’s auto collision program before moving up to facilities manager. She then went to student services coordinator before helming the director position.
She was joined at the meeting by Rachel Upton, the school’s program coordinator, and Alison Britton, the current student services coordinator.
In speaking to the Hodgdon school board, London recalled how one of her instructors ran into one of her students while looking to do small engine repair, and how that student told him how Region Two helped him get to where he is now in life.
“I love to hear that throughout the community. And the more I get to talk to people, the more I hear that,” London said. “So please help our students and our community to come and be with us.”
The school currently offers 12 different programs, including automotive technology, culinary arts and early childhood education. But the school also wants to add new programs in the coming year, including a restart of the school’s emergency medical technician program, which trains students to become EMTs, set to begin in January.
The school is also looking to establish an outdoor leadership program beginning next summer, helping interested students pursue careers related to the outdoors, such as a game warden or fighting wildfires.
“We’re in our next steps of the planning phase, which includes getting equipment, and the goal is for next summer to choose an instructor for that program,” Upton said regarding the outdoor leadership course. “We’re very excited, and there’s a huge positive input from students in our surveys, that was something they wanted to see.”
