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PPS in the Press

Below is a sampling of media coverage highlighting the great students, staff, schools and programs of the Portland Public Schools:

In sugaring season, Maine students of all ages study the art of making syrup
The maple sugar house at PATHS

The student-built Sugar House at the Portland Arts & Technology High School (PATHS) is featured in this March 9, 2026, Portland Press Herald story. The PATHS Sugar House, which opened in 2022, is used by PATHS students in the Horticulture program to learn about trees and the environment as they collect sap and boil it down to create maple syrup to use in the school’s culinary program.

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Portland boys basketball completes journey to Class A title
Photo of PHS Bulldogs celebrating winning Class A boys basketball title Feb. 28, 2026

The Portland High School Bulldogs beat Camden Hills 76-60 on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Cross Insurance Arena to win the Class A boys basketball state championship! This Feb. 28, 2026 Press Herald story tells about the amazing run for the Bulldogs, who went from being the sixth seed in the South regional to state champions. The win also gives coach Joe Russo his sixth state title in a 36-year career with the program. Congratulations, Bulldogs! 

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UNE dental, medical students honor MLK Jr.’s service legacy by reading to local youth
Photo of UNE students reading to Longfellow School students

Great story in the news section of the University of New England's website on Jan. 22, 2026, is about dental and medical students honoring MLK Jr.’s service legacy to benefit local students. On Jan. 21, students in UNEs Colleges of Dental Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine — Maine’s only dental and medical schools — embodied the civil rights leader’s spirit of service and community by reading to youth at three locations in Portland, including LongFellow Elementary School, to answer their questions about health care. 

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Portland schools chair focuses on equity, academic achievements in city address
Photo of Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz

Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz presented the annual State of the Schools address to the City Council on Jan. 5, 2026. This Portland Press Herald story on that date gives details of the speech and notes that Lentz emphasized the district’s commitments to its values during uncertain times in public education.

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Portland art students raise hundreds for local charity
Collage of student art that was recently auctioned off for charity

This WMTW-TV Channel 8 story from December 22, 2025, focuses on a Portland High School art teacher and his class using art to help the community. Teacher José Gouveia recently led his students in a unique project: holding an online auction of the students’ artwork to help Maine Needs, a nonprofit working to make sure that no one in the community goes without the basics. Gouveia said the project leveraged art making with teaching students care, empathy and civic duty — and empowered young artists to see themselves as changemakers. The project aligns with the Whole Student and Achievement goals of the district's Strategic Plan — and led Channel 8 to declare the students "Community Champions." 

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