Two Casco Bay High students attempt to stay inside their quickly collapsing cardboard boat during the annual boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Students pull back up a failed boat during Casco Bay High’s annual cardboard boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Ajax Borland, center, and his racing partner head down to the water with their boat for Casco Bay High’s annual cardboard boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Derek Pierce hugs his wife Anja Hanson after competing in the Casco Bay High annual cardboard boat races at Willard Beach on Friday. The event marked Pierce’s last event as principal for the past 19 years.
Casco Bay High students carry their boats down for the annual cardboard boat races that mark the end of the school year at Willard Beach on Friday.
Casco Bay High principal Derek Pierce hugs one of his students Max Neuner after the annual boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Casco Bay High students run to shore with their collapsing cardboard boats in the annual boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Students and teachers cheer on teachers and students in Casco Bay High’s annual boat races at Willard Beach on Friday.
Casco Bay High principal Derek Pierce hugged by co-workers after coming in first place in the annual cardboard boat races at Willard Beach on Friday. Pierce announced his retirement after 19 years as principal over the winter and the end of the school tradition was his last event as principal.
Casco Bay High long-time principal Derek Pierce paddles back to shore in a cardboard kayak with his daughter, Siri Pierce, coming in first place in the school’s annual boat races at Willard Beach on Friday, June 14, 2024. The event marked Pierce’s last with the school as he is retiring after 19 years as the principal.
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