A group of students staged a sit-in in the lower breezeway of South Portland High School last Friday, refusing to attend class in protest of the school’s suspension policy. South Portland Superintendent Wendy Houlihan said the students were protesting what they considered unfair discipline of a particular student. Students say they were protesting because suspensions […]
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Students get glimpse at parenthood
Scarborough Middle School’s “Baby Think it Over” program may be an optional class, but with about 60 students enrolled this semester, it seems that many parents and students like it. The program allows eighth-grade students to live with a life-like computerized baby for 17 hours, during which time they will have to feed, change and […]
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Riots slay Tigers, but Lions await
Christina Aceto is not a natural scorer. The South Portland junior is a skilled playmaker and tough defender, but much of the time she seems content to let her teammates finish on offense. In the crunch, though, she will do whatever it takes to lead the Lady Riots to victory and Tuesday that meant taking […]
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Riots slay Tigers, but Lions await
Christina Aceto is not a natural scorer. The South Portland junior is a skilled playmaker and tough defender, but much of the time she seems content to let her teammates finish on offense. In the crunch, though, she will do whatever it takes to lead the Lady Riots to victory and Tuesday that meant taking […]
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Congrats to jazz bands
On behalf of the Band Boosters, I would like to congratulate the Scarborough High School jazz bands on fine performances at the 38th Berklee College of Music’s annual High School Jazz Festival! We are very proud of both the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Norm Richardson, and the Scarborough Jazz Combo, under the direction […]
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Help plan Family Fun Day
The Cape Elizabeth Family Fun Day Committee is having an organizational meeting on Thursday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in the basement of the Cape Elizabeth Town Hall. New volunteers are needed in order to hold a Family Fun Day event this year. For additional details, please call Mike Mowles at 741-2552.
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Red Storm's lightning rod: Barden notches shut out as postseason looms
Jason Barden was feeling good before Saturday’s game against Falmouth. The day had started with a team breakfast consisting of chocolate chip pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon and French toast. Then there was some Olympic hockey watching with his teammates. Finally, at around 6:30, the Scarborough goalie checked off the last item on his to-do list […]
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Red Storm's lightning rod: Barden notches shut out as postseason looms
Jason Barden was feeling good before Saturday’s game against Falmouth. The day had started with a team breakfast consisting of chocolate chip pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon and French toast. Then there was some Olympic hockey watching with his teammates. Finally, at around 6:30, the Scarborough goalie checked off the last item on his to-do list […]
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Storm, Capers excel in state swim meets
Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth both had tremendous showings at the Class A swim meets in Orono this week. Each school, along with South Portland, had at least one individual state champion crowned. The Red Storm boys (246) finished second Monday, just four points ahead of Cape (242), while Morse (303) won the state title. The […]
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Cape super looking for cuts
Although Cape Elizabeth schools will likely receive an additional $450,000 from the state this year, the school superintendent was looking for places to trim the budget this week. Cape Superintendent Alan Hawkins was make the final adjustments to his budget this week as he prepared to present it to School Board. Hawkins will make his […]