It was the first fish mix cook-off ever - and it set the bar very high! Last week, the Culinary Arts students tackled a unique challenge. Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) has been partnering with the Brunswick School District to introduce more seafood into K-12 cafeterias. This ranges from fish donated through their Fishermen Feeding Mainers program to ready-to-serve products like Hurricane Soup’s Maine Coast Monkfish Stew and new Sweet Potato Pollock Soup. One of the most versatile of the options is a Maine Coast Flounder Fish Cake, developed by Rockport-based Graffam Brothers Seafood. BSD students have tried it as a tot and a cake, but they have yet to try the amazing creations developed by the Culinary Arts class using the unformed mix that goes into the cakes - a product that is now for sale for K-12 cafeterias. These students proved that this product is even more versatile than was hoped for by creating recipes like flounder apple tarts, onigiri, fish croquet alfredo, tostadas with fish crumble “bacon”, cakes with creamy tomato sauce, and coconut mango rice pudding with maple fish crumble topping. Three teams took on the challenge to develop a unique preparation and plate it for judging by tasters Chef Dean, MCFA’s Susan Olcott, and videographers from Lone Wolf Film Productions who documented the contest. The recipes will be shared with other districts including BSD in hopes that cafeteria staff will replicate some of them for other students. MCFA would like to extend a big thank you to the students and staff at Region 10 for supporting this contest - and will be replicating it with other Culinary Arts students in other regions who will have an added challenge - to meet the high bar set by Region 10!

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Auto Technology News

A Note from Mr. Gabe Gargiulo – Automotive Technology



Region 10 Automotive is revving up for SkillsUSA! As students compete in our in-house competition, we’ll determine who will represent us at SkillsUSA Maine. Eight hands-on tests are set up—one for each automotive certification level—with all students also competing for the opportunity to bring home another gold medal in Auto Tool Identification.

Day to day, our program has been energized by an impressive first-year class that completed start-of-year safety training in record time. Moments of growth and pride have come almost daily. As we wrap up the first half of the year, students have successfully completed training in routine maintenance, tire and wheel service, and brakes.

Our second-year students have accumulated an outstanding number of volunteer hours, supporting school events and preparing for 8th-grade exploratory visits. We are now fully immersed in engine performance and drivability, with diagnostics on engines and transmissions continuing through the second half of the year.

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It may seem early to think about the 26/27 school year, but it's not!

WE ARE NOW IN PHASE TWO (New Program Applicants) Jan 26 – Feb 28, 2026: New Applicant (Slots) admissions phase for any student applying to Region 10 who is not currently in a program, or any Region 10 student hoping to switch to or move onto a different program.

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A Note from Mr. Gary Carr – Auto Collision Repair

Earlier this year, one of our Auto Collision Repair students was involved in a vehicle collision and chose—naturally—to bring the truck into the program for repairs. After completing a professional damage assessment, students headed to a local auto salvage yard to source the necessary replacement parts.

This project became an outstanding real-world learning experience, not simply because it involved one of our own students, but because it required students to apply every major area of instruction covered throughout the year. From assessment and planning to disassembly, repair, and refinishing, students worked collaboratively through the full repair process.

Pictured here is the team of students who successfully removed the entire bedside of a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and replaced it with a freshly painted panel sourced from the salvage yard. The project highlighted technical skill, teamwork, and problem-solving—exactly the kind of authentic, hands-on learning that defines the Auto Collision Repair program.

Great work, everyone!

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Welding Excellence at Region Ten

A Note from Mr. Cory Higgins – Metal Fabrication & Welding

The students in the Metal Fabrication and Welding program at Region Ten Technical High School have been diligently working to advance their welding and fabrication skills. Several students recently competed against each other to determine who will represent our program at SkillsUSA this year. 

Students had to weld 7018 stick and flux core in the 3G and 4G positions along with aluminum TIG welding an assembly of various weld joints. The students also had to read a welding blueprint to layout a 7"x7" steel plate for Oxy Acetylene torch cutting. Not all students competed, those who did not were working on completing a welding test out packet of various assemblies. Students will work on this packet at their own pace throughout the year, hopefully finishing before the year is out. 

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