{"id":98057,"date":"2026-01-02T09:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98057"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:34:46","slug":"waldoboro-teacher-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=98057","title":{"rendered":"Waldoboro Teacher Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Maia Zewert, Editor Lincoln County News<\/em><\/strong>
Submitted by Laurie McBurnie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not often a teacher walks out of a student of the month assembly with an award, but such was the case at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Monday, Dec. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kali Martin (right), a special education resource room teacher at Medomak Valley High School, accepts the Maine State Grange Educator of the Year Award from Maine State Grange Secretary and Willow Grange Master Sharon Morton on Monday, Dec. 22. Members of Willow Grange 366 in Jefferson nominated Martin for the award, which she was presented during the student of the month assembly. (Paula Roberts photo)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In front of a gymnasium full of MVHS students, faculty, and staff, members of Willow Grange 366 in Jefferson surprised special education resource room teacher Kali Martin with the Maine State Grange Educator of the Year Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just completely blown away,\u201d Martin said after the presentation. \u201cI had no idea this was coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willow Grange member Paula Roberts introduced the award during the assembly, describing the recipient without initially naming them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis teacher saw a need in the Medomak community and acted on it to make a difference here at Medomak and beyond,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cAnd she has involved her students and the student body to show them, although community service can be hard work, it is extremely rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberts also quoted MVHS Principal Linda Dolloff Pease, who said Martin \u201cis appreciated and well-loved and plays a big role in the positive culture of the school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of Willow Grange No. 366 in Jefferson flank Maine State Grange Educator of the Year Kali Martin after a presentation at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Monday, Dec. 22. The Willow Grange members nominated Martin for the award, which they surprised her with during a student of the month assembly. From left: Mary Jane McLoon, Deborah Willette, Sharon Morton, Kali Martin, Henry Morton, Knox Zaccadelli, Laurie McBurnie, and Paula Roberts. (Maia Zewert photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When she was revealed as the recipient of the Maine State Grange Educator of the Year Award, Martin immediately received a standing ovation from all in attendance. As Martin joined the presenters, Roberts listed Martin\u2019s many accomplishments during her time working at the high school, including initiating a weekend backpack program to provide students in need with food, preparing food for the annual Empty Bowl Supper, and helping to start a free clothing program for students in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin also started the Medomak Valley Soul Food Pantry, which serves over 300 families, Roberts said. She applied for and received a grant to purchase an industrial-sized freezer for the pantry and also collects food from Hannaford and arranges deliveries from Good Shepherd Food Pantry to keep it stocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe has gone above and beyond her teaching duties,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cKali has given unselfishly of her time and resources to support Medomak students and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Martin is involved with the school\u2019s student council, participates in Treat Tuesdays, and \u201cis known for her root beer floats for the entire staff,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKali Martin has the biggest heart ever and it shows here in the many ways that Paula Roberts outlined in her presentation,\u201d Pease said.   \u201cShe is an advocate for young people in addition to being aware of staff needs and having a little fun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maine State Grange Secretary and Willow Grange President Sharon Morton presented Martin with the award. In addition, Martin was presented a $100 donation from Maine State Grange Treasurer and Willow Grange Secretary Laurie McBurnie to support the food pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving such a supportive administration and having the support of the community to keep the pantry going has just been such a huge blessing,\u201d Martin said. \u201cIt\u2019s just grown \u2026 and it helps our families get what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to make a donation to the Medomak Valley Soul Food Pantry, email Martin at\u00a0kali_martin@rsu40.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Maia Zewert, Editor Lincoln County NewsSubmitted by Laurie McBurnie It\u2019s not often a teacher walks out of a student of the month assembly with an award, but such was the case at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Monday, Dec. 22. In front of a gymnasium full of MVHS students, faculty, and staff, … Continue reading “Waldoboro Teacher Honored”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,30,35],"tags":[34,202,258,698,697,699],"post_folder":[696],"class_list":["post-98057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service","category-events","category-grange-news","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-events","tag-grange-news","tag-medomak-valley-high-school","tag-teacher-of-the-year","tag-waldoboro-maine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"by Maia Zewert, Editor Lincoln County NewsSubmitted by Laurie McBurnie It\u2019s not often a teacher walks out of a student of the month assembly with an award, but such was the case at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Monday, Dec. 22. In front of a gymnasium full of MVHS students, faculty, and staff,…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1arC1-pvz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98057"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98064,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98057\/revisions\/98064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98057"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=98057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}