Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, is feted at the school after winning the Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

The three seniors want South Portland High School’s faculty leadership team to adopt a written policy to make it clear that participating in the daily Pledge of Allegiance is optional under the law.

Incoming school President Harvey Kesselman says he expects ‘some upticks’ in enrollment by the fall of 2016.

The Rev. George Collins will come from Fairfield University in Connecticut to succeed the Rev. William Campbell as of July 1.

Officials might look at combining the Hall and Longfellow elementary schools, rather than just replacing the Hall school.

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, reiterates her pledge to give every penny of the $1 million prize to the school.

Trustees rely on higher state aid and reserve funds to make the freeze possible. Maine is the only state to have no tuition increases, adjusted for inflation, in the past five years.