Co-chaired by student representatives from the Maine State Board of Education – This year's co-chairs were Phat Thai, a senior this year at Deering High School, and Ryan Hafener, a recent Hampden Academy graduate – the Student Cabinet provides a forum for Maine students’ voices to be heard. This is the fourth year the Maine DOE has appointed students to a Student Cabinet to integrate student voices into decision-making on education issues that impact their journey through Maine’s education system. Learn more.