Pandemic-related restrictions may have been relaxed in the past week, but area schools are still erring on the side of caution at this year’s graduation ceremonies. Brunswick High School will hold commencement in the Watson Arena at Bowdoin College on Friday, June 11. Graduation will start at 7 p.m. and the doors to the arena […]
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School Notebook: March 24
Portland student art showcased during virtual Youth Art Month Artwork from students at Portland Public Schools is being displayed in the virtual exhibit of Maine student art at the Portland Museum of Art in celebration of Youth Art Month. PPS students participating this year, the titles of their artwork and their art teachers are: Grades […]
Freeport High School Semester 1 Honor Roll 2020-2021
The following Freeport High School students demonstrated academic excellence and earned a place on the first semester honor roll: HIGH HONORS Grade 9 Academic: Luciana Bourgeois, Maya Carignan, Lilia Collard, Mason Galway, Robert Kolb, Andrew Oshetski, Rosie Panenka, Zoe Perilla, Audrey Piltch, Elliott Spaulding, Lucinda St Cyr, Teo Steverlynck-Horne, Natalie Unfricht, YiLin Wang, Kiley Webber, […]
Freeport High School moves to online learning as COVID-19 outbreak continues
Becky Foley, RSU 5 superintendent, said Freeport High School tentatively plans to reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Freeport freshmen reflect on their beliefs in a rapidly changing world
Dozens of English students at Freeport High School wrote essays that explore the values that guide their lives in a year of uncertainty.
Freeport Mock Trial team makes their case, named state champions
Freeport High School’s Mock Trial team won the first state competition in the school’s history.
Freeport High School graduates talk of loss, love and hope for class of 2020
About 130 graduates and their families gathered at the Saco Drive-In Movie Theater on Monday to watch a graduation “movie” of pre-recorded speeches and ceremonies before receiving their diplomas.
Freeport High School to host graduation at Saco Drive-In
Other options, such as a smaller ceremony or a drive-through commencement, just didn’t feel like the ‘Freeport way,” the principal said.
Superintendent’s Notebook: Learning together from a distance
Three weeks ago, I made the excruciating decision to switch to remote learning for what we hoped would only be two weeks to help “flatten the curve” or “Falcon the curve” as we say at Freeport High School. Now the time has stretched to seven weeks, with no guarantee our students will return to our […]
Superintendent’s Notebook: Building resilient minds
“You want children to be able to handle setbacks, and hardship, and failure. So that someday, when they move out of the house, they can handle a problem at work, issues with a roommate at college, failing a test,” says social worker Amy Morin, author of the book “13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do.” According […]