Graduation exercises for Catherine McAuley High School were held at 2 p.m. on May 31 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Most Reverend Robert P. Deeley, J.C.D., Bishop of Portland Diocese, conferred diplomas, assisted by Kathryn Woodson Barr, Head of School. The class of 45 students boasts a 100 percent college acceptance rate for the 10th year in a […]
Schools and Education
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Incidence of chicken pox soars in Maine schools
Outbreaks set a record and total cases double amid a recent rise in unvaccinated or under-immunized children.
Cheverus High School, Portland
Cheverus High School held its graduation on June 1 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. A total of 119 diplomas were awarded to seniors. The following students rose to the top 10 percent for the class of 2015. Kaitlyn Dostie, valedictorian, is the daughter of Thomas Dostie of Raymond and Lynne Dostie of Yarmouth. She has been a member of […]
Real School director picked as Brunswick assistant superintendent
Pender Makin has directed the alternative school, now on Mackworth Island, since 2003.
Nearly 500 graduate from Bates College
The Lewiston school also awards three honorary degrees Sunday.
With Maine’s growing number of new farms, do we need more vet techs?
And do we have the schools to train them? Maine veterinarians debate the issues.
New in art school curriculum: Business acumen
Maine College of Art responds to students’ need to eventually turn their talents into a living.
Vet tech program at University of Maine-Augusta struggles to redefine itself
Not all agree on what the best program is.
Four years in the making, student-built house gets a new home
The four-bedroom Cape Cod-style house built by Portland Arts and Technology High School students is moved in pieces to be assembled on a foundation in Durham.
LePage’s veto upheld on school attendance bill
Sen. Nate Libby wanted to expand truancy laws.
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