Augusta school board OKs first reading of drug policy
AUGUSTA — The school board on Wednesday approved the first reading of a new policy on drug and alcohol use by students. The policy says that principals may suspend and/or recommend expulsion for...
View ArticleCatherine McAuley High School reveals new name
Students will take their final, final exams at Catherine McAuley High School on Friday. When they return to the same school in the fall, they’ll be attending The Maine Girls’ Academy. The state’s only...
View ArticleCollege of art in Portland losing president who led period of growth
Don Tuski is leaving the Maine College of Art after overseeing an expansion that resulted in a boost in enrollment and stronger finances, departing the Portland school to become president at the...
View ArticleDeering High graduates urged to ‘ask questions and take risks’
Deering High School held its 142nd graduation Thursday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, awarding diplomas to 206 students. The ceremony included remarks by interim Superintendent Jeanne...
View ArticlePortland’s Casco Bay High School graduates a class of 82
Portland’s newest high school held its eighth graduation ceremony Thursday evening at the Merrill Auditorium, handing out degrees to 82 graduates. Founded in 2005, Casco Bay High School is part of the...
View ArticleMount Ararat senior to boycott graduation over military sash
A Mount Ararat High School senior who has enlisted in the military is boycotting his graduation ceremony because school officials told him he couldn’t wear an Army sash over his gown. Instead, Greg...
View ArticleMolly Merrifield, Gorham High School
While some high school graduates struggle to choose a career, Molly Merrifield already has a few, and she’s been working at them for a while. The Gorham High School graduate grew up on Merrifield Farm,...
View ArticleGage Anderson, Berwick Academy
Cancer terrifies most people. For Gage Anderson, it has been the driving focus of his independent studies since he was a freshman at Berwick Academy in South Berwick. “It’s a scourge on the Western...
View ArticleStanzin Angmo, North Yarmouth Academy
Stanzin Angmo comes from a place that claims the distinction of having several of the highest motorable roads in the world. An international student at North Yarmouth Academy in Yarmouth, Angmo grew up...
View ArticleHeritier ‘Fred’ Itangishaka and Everine Nzaninka, Westbrook High School
Heritier “Fred” Itangishaka and Everine Nzaninka don’t know exactly what happened to their parents. Brother and sister by adoption, each was about 8 years old when their birth parents were killed in...
View ArticleHenry Jones, Casco Bay High School
Henry Jones relishes his weirdness. His upbringing in a large, loving, diverse family is a major reason he enjoys solving problems for others, especially when it involves computers. And it explains why...
View ArticleMaryam Abdullah, Portland High School
As a little girl growing up in Baghdad, Maryam Abdullah marveled at the sight of airplanes soaring across the sky. She never imagined that she would one day fly to a new home in the United States or...
View ArticleFred Pierce, Greely High School
Fred Pierce wasn’t getting much out of Greely High School before his junior year. Halfway through 10th grade, the Cumberland student was failing a few classes and wondering whether he’d graduate on...
View ArticleDarren Thiboutot, Cheverus High School
Darren “Lil’ Bluesman” Thiboutot got a taste of the music business beyond Maine in January, when he performed at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Sponsored by the Maine Blues...
View ArticleMeredith Hawkins, Yarmouth High School
Meredith Hawkins was young when she realized that some words can hurt. As a seventh-grader at Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth, she launched a campaign, “Spread the Word to End the Word,” to stop the...
View ArticleMichael Lombardi, Traip Academy
When Michael Lombardi graduates from Traip Academy in Kittery on Friday, it won’t be the end of his high school education. Lombardi has been accepted to Bates College, but he’s delaying the start of...
View ArticleGraduates to watch in the class of 2016
These students are 11 reasons why the future looks bright.
View ArticleMaine schools’ rate of protection against measles improving
While Maine’s voluntary opt-out rate for school-required vaccines remains among the highest in the nation, state records show that up to 400 more Maine grade school children received the measles...
View ArticleCourt: Maine educator who won $1 million must prove she is donating money
A shoplifting charge against Nancie Atwell – the Maine educator awarded $1 million last year when she won a prestigious international teaching prize – will be dropped if she stays out of trouble for...
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