STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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JOINT RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING THE MAINE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS IN THE TOWN OF LIMESTONE
WHEREAS, the Maine School of Science and Mathematics was founded by the Maine
Legislature in 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Maine Legislature intended for the school to be located in Limestone and
to provide high-achieving high school students with an intensive curriculum emphasizing
science and mathematics; and
WHEREAS, the school has thrived at its current location and earned distinction as the
first-ranked public high school in Maine and the 2nd-ranked public high school in the United
States according to U.S. News and World Report in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the school also earned distinction as the 2nd-ranked magnet school in the
United States in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Limestone, located in Aroostook County, provides the school's
students access to a unique and beautiful natural landscape, kind and hard-working neighbors
and a community with a rich history that includes diverse cultural influences; and
WHEREAS, the school offers the best of educational opportunities for students from
across the United States and around the world and provides enormous economic and cultural
advantages to the people of Aroostook County; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Thirtieth Legislature now
assembled in the First Special Session, on behalf of the people we represent, reaffirm the
importance of maintaining the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in the Town of
Limestone.
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