graduation Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Freeport graduates celebrate return to Merrill Auditorium

by John Terhune June 12, 2022

Freeport High School once again held its graduation ceremony at Merrill Auditorium in Portland Sunday morning after the pandemic forced the event outdoors the past two years.

Times Record

‘Voice of the Shipbuilders’: Morse grad embarks on next phase

by John Terhune June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Football PA announcer Jonah Smith helped the school broadcast sports live while the pandemic kept fans out of arenas.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at Colby College commencement

by Amy Calder March 31, 2022April 1, 2022

The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.

Nation & World, Schools and Education

Graduation rates dip across U.S., including in Maine, as pandemic stalls progress

by MATT BARNUM, KALYN BELSHA and THOMAS WILBURN of Chalkbeat Chalkbeat and Associated Press January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

Some fear that cumulative effects of the pandemic stand to hit future graduating classes the hardest.

Maine, Schools and Education

Poet Richard Blanco to speak at Colby College’s 200th commencement

by Amy Calder May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

The graduation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 23, but the event is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine, Schools and Education

Maine colleges go hybrid with mix of in-person and virtual graduation ceremonies this year

by Rachel Ohm May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.

The Forecaster

Portland Schools plan August drive-in graduations at Ocean Gateway

June 8, 2020

PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools will hold drive-in graduation ceremonies Aug. 5-6 at Ocean Gateway. Portland High School seniors will graduate at 6 p.m. Aug. 5. On Aug. 6, ceremonies will be held for Deering High School at 10 a.m. and Casco Bay High School at 6 p.m. Graduates, required to wear masks, may bring […]