PPS in the Press

Check out these Sept. 5, 2024 Portland Press Herald photos of Reiche Elementary School kindergarteners participating in a practice bus run to get ready for the first day of school:

Sept. 5 was the first day of school for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. To quell any first-day nervousness, Reiche Elementary School held an open house and practice bus ride for kindergartners on Sept. 4.

Transitioning from middle school to high school is a big step. At Deering High School on Sept. 3, the morning of that first day of school was for ninth-graders only to help aid freshmen in the transition.

Computers were still pretty new in 1980, but Portland High School was making sure even then that students knew how to use this new technology.

Maine Audubon, with help from the Maine Association for New Americans, recruited 12 teens to help us learn about and plant species from the K-5 Wabanaki Studies curriculum at PPS elementary schools.

Portland High School girls distinguished themselves in the Class A South quarterfinals in June, making it to the semifinals for the first time in years. Read this June 6 Portland Press Herald story on their win: Softball: Portland defeats South Portland for first Class A South semifinal trip since 2017

The 34th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic all-star football game took place at Lewiston High School on Aug. 20 and this July 19 Portland Press Herald article featured some PPS players: Lobster Bowl: Portland teammates eager to make most of opportunities

On July 15, the Portland Press Herald had a feature on Portland High School’s new co-curricular director. Check out:  Portland High hires Spencer Allen as athletic director

Portland Adult Education is one of the recipients sharing in $2 million in clean energy workforce training program grants from the state.

Our district was in the spotlight this month in the Maine Department of Education’s news feature “Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories” regarding the Portland Public Schools being recognized in June as a Common Sense District for its work teaching students to be good digital citizens.