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 | PPS Teachers' Artwork in Painting for a Purpose Annual Auction Posted on 10/19/2017 Portland Public Schools’ art teachers are among the more than 30 local artists whose whimsical artwork will be auctioned off at the Painting for a Purpose annual fall auction on Nov. 2. Some of the artists’ work – in the form of colorful hand-painted wooden trays – can be seen on display at Arabica Coffee’s Free Street Café in Portland this month.
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 | Election November 2017: School Board Seats, School Bonds Posted on 10/12/2017 |
 | Paint Pumpkins & Help Riverton Students! Posted on 10/10/2017 |
 | District Launches its Portland Schools Promise Posted on 10/06/2017 |
 | King Students Restore Wildlife Habitat On School Grounds Posted on 10/05/2017 Seventh graders at King Middle School partnered with Maine Audubon and the city of Portland’s horticulture staff this week to plant more than 60 native wildflowers, shrubs and trees along the Park Street entrance to the school – making the school grounds more environmentally friendly for a variety of birds.
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 | Portland Promise Launch Set for Thursday, Oct. 5 Posted on 10/03/2017 |
 | Hall Students Go ‘Ponding,’ Helped by Maine Audubon, PEF Posted on 09/27/2017 On Thursday, Sept. 28, nearly 40 Hall Elementary School first- and second-graders will go “ponding” at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm in Falmouth. Teacher Kristen Wyatt said students will learn all about pond life and will work to answer the question: “How do living things thrive and survive in and around the pond, and what is the human impact on this ecosystem?”
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 | Deering Deemed State’s Most Beautiful Public School Posted on 09/19/2017 |
 | PHS To Host 5th Annual ‘Ask an Engineer Day’ Posted on 09/14/2017 On Friday, Sept. 15, engineering classes at Portland High School will have the opportunity to speak to professionals in the fields of civil, structural, nuclear, mechanical, environmental and computer engineering in the fifth annual “Ask an Engineer Day” at PHS. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the library of the school, located at 284 Cumberland Avenue.
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 | Three PPS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists Posted on 09/13/2017 Three high school seniors in the Portland Public Schools have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students will have the opportunity to compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth over $32 million offered next spring.
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 | Back-to-School Multilingual Fair Set For Sept. 16 Posted on 09/06/2017 Multilingual families are invited to a Back-to-School Fair on Saturday, Sept. 16. The fair will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the East End Community Center, located at 195 North St. Families can get help with filling out school-related paperwork and learn about community services.
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 | OAES, Portland Water District Promote Tap Water for Health Posted on 08/30/2017 |
 | Open Houses, Other Events Welcome Students Back to School Posted on 08/29/2017 The first day of school for Portland Public Schools’ students in grades 1-12 is Wednesday, Aug. 30, this year. Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children start on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the day after Labor Day. But even before the first day of classes, and also into the fall, district schools will be holding events that include open houses, ice cream socials, barbecues and other welcoming events for students and families.
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 | Hall Custodian Recognized as “Heart and Soul” of the School Posted on 08/29/2017 Avalinda Lindsay, head custodian at Hall Elementary School, was recently honored by the Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana for her dedication and service – which has been outstanding despite challenges because a new Hall School is under construction.
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 | New Multilingual Center Grant of $7,500 Will Aid Parents Posted on 07/25/2017 The Portland Public Schools' Multilingual & Multicultural Center has received a $7,500 grant from the People of Color Fund grant program of the Maine Community Foundation. The grant money will go to support Parent University, a new program focusing on connecting parents and caregivers with their child's school, school system, and community organizations through learning opportunities.
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 | New Principal Selected for Deering High School Posted on 07/21/2017 Gregg Palmer, principal of Falmouth High School, has been selected to become the new principal of Deering High School, Portland Superintendent Xavier Botana announced July 21. The Portland Board of Public Education is slated to vote on Palmer's nomination on Aug. 1.
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 | Summer Success Picnic Rescheduled to Friday, July 14 Posted on 07/12/2017 The Summer Success Picnic, an event in Deering Oaks Park being held to celebrate Portland’s free summer meals program for kids and summer learning, has been rescheduled to Friday, July 14, because of rain in the forecast for the original date of July 13. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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 | Students Invited to Join Middle School Preparatory Orchestra Posted on 07/12/2017 Julianne Eberl, orchestra director for King, Lincoln and Lyman Moore middle schools, is introducing the Portland Public Schools’ Middle School Preparatory Orchestra, with rehearsals starting in August. “This program is free and open to all Portland Public Schools’ current fourth- and fifth-grade string students who are going into fifth- and sixth-grade this September,” Eberl said.
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 | District 4 School Board Member Stepping Down in September Posted on 07/05/2017 |
 | Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Hall School Held June 22 Posted on 06/22/2017 |
 | Portland Public Schools Accepting ESEA Application Comments Posted on 06/21/2017 The Portland Public Schools (PPS) accepts funding through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. As part of ESEA, PPS is required to provide reasonable opportunity for public comment on the consolidated application and consider such comment prior to submission of the application.
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 | Hall Elementary School Gets New Assistant Principal Posted on 06/21/2017 |
 | Lincoln Middle School Art Teacher Wins Fast Track Grant Posted on 06/21/2017 Lincoln Middle School (LMS) seventh-grade art teacher Louis-Pierre Lachapelle was recently awarded a $3,000 Fast Track grant through the Perloff Family Foundation. The award was given to fund the purchase of an etching press to be used in an after-school art program.
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 | Portland Summer Meals for Children Start June 26 Posted on 06/20/2017 The Portland Public Schools and Opportunity Alliance will be operating summer meal sites across the city of Portland this summer. Meals and times will be posted at sites and will be distributed prior to the end of school. Most sites will begin operations on June 26 and continue thru mid- August.
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 | PPS To Hold First Summer Band Camp in August Posted on 06/20/2017 A free Summer Band Camp for rising sixth- and seventh-grade students in the Portland Public Schools will be held Monday, Aug. 14, through Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Lyman Moore Middle School. This will be the Portland Public Schools’ first official band camp.
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 | New Administrators at Riverton and Lincoln Middle School Posted on 06/15/2017 |
 | PAE Hosts Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2017 Posted on 06/15/2017 |
 | Portland Adult Education Graduation Ceremony is June 15 Posted on 06/14/2017 Adult Education (PAE) will host its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 15, at 6 p.m. in Merrill Auditorium for the 41 students who have attained high school diplomas and the 64 students who passed the HiSET test (formerly GED). Fifteen of these graduates worked with PAE’s Street Academy for Homeless Youth to earn their credentials.
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 | PPS To Participate in Pride Parade June 17 Posted on 06/14/2017 For the third year in a row, the Portland Public Schools will have a big yellow school bus as an entry in the Pride Portland! parade. The public is invited to cheer on members of the Portland Public Schools family as they proceed down Congress and High streets in the parade, set for Saturday, June 17.
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 | DHS Principal Ira Waltz To Retire; District Seeking Successor Posted on 06/13/2017 The Portland Public Schools is launching a search for a new principal for Deering High School to succeed longtime Principal Ira Waltz, who plans to retire at the end of the school year. The district is seeking a new school leader to continue the success Deering has experienced under Waltz’s leadership.
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 | Portland Voters Approve 2017-2018 School Budget Posted on 06/13/2017 |
 | King Middle Students To Share Energy Solutions June 13 Posted on 06/12/2017 King Middle School eighth-graders will culminate their Energy Solution Project expedition on Tuesday, June 13, at the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine at 10:30 am. Students will share their wind turbine designs and show stop-motion videos about sustainable energy sources.
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 | Casco Bay High School Holds Commencement Exercises Posted on 06/09/2017 |
 | Portland High Holds 196th Commencement Ceremony June 8 Posted on 06/08/2017 |
 | Deering Drama Yard Sale June 10 Posted on 06/08/2017 |
 | Deering High School Holds 143rd Commencement on June 7 Posted on 06/07/2017 |
.jpg) | Hall School Alumni Open House, Groundbreaking Planned Posted on 06/07/2017 |
 | CIEE Global Navigator Scholarships Help Students Study Abroad Posted on 06/06/2017 |
 | June 6 Ribbon-Cutting for “Story Walk” Created by Hall Students Posted on 06/05/2017 First- and second-grade students in the Many Rivers program at Hall Elementary School have been learning about the water cycle in collaboration with Kat Munson at the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) and local artist Sarah Boyden. Students now have created an illustrated “story walk” that will officially open this month along the Capisic Brook trail behind the school.
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 | Lincoln Sixth-Graders To Compete in LaunchPad Event June 6 Posted on 06/05/2017 |
 | June 5 Benefit at Easy Day to Benefit PATHS SkillsUSA Chapter Posted on 06/03/2017 |
| PATHS Students in Young Artist Exhibit at MECA June 2 Posted on 06/01/2017 |
 | Casco Bay High School Wins MEA Human and Civil Rights Award Posted on 05/26/2017 On May 20, students in Casco Bay High School's Civil Rights Team and Student Cabinet – as well as their faculty advisors – were honored with a Maine Education Association Human and Civil Rights Award for their leadership of the Walk of Solidarity in January, which was a response to a hate crime at a bus stop near the school.
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 | Governor Visits EECS' Innovative Before-School Program Posted on 05/25/2017 Every day, students at East End Community School in Portland get their minds working and their bodies moving before school even starts, as they participate in the school’s Rise and Shine program. On Thursday, May 24, Gov. Paul LePage visited the school to get a firsthand look at the program, which is designed to combat absenteeism by getting students excited about coming to school.
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 | Library To Hold Community Conversation on ‘13 Reasons Why’ Posted on 05/25/2017 |
 | DHS to Hold Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition Game May 24 Posted on 05/23/2017 Deering High School senior Patrick Uwamahoro’s wheelchair doesn’t stop him from playing the game he loves: basketball. What does hold him back are lack of opportunities to play wheelchair basketball – a game in which wheelchair athletes do everything traditional basketball players do, such as dribble, pass, shoot the ball and even do lay-ups. There isn’t a local league in which Patrick can play.
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 | Lyman Moore To Host Public Policy Showcase Posted on 05/23/2017 |
 | First Annual Presumpscot School Fun Run/Walk June 10! Posted on 05/23/2017 The First Annual Presumpscot Elementary School 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Family Fun Run is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, at Back Cove (across from the Hannaford supermarket parking lot). The 1-Mile Family Fun Run begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m.
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 | Lincoln Middle School’s “School’s Out! 5k” on June 10 Posted on 05/18/2017 |
| Portland School Budget Vote Set for June 13 Posted on 05/17/2017 |
 | Class of 2017 Set to Graduate! Posted on 05/17/2017 |
 | School Board Recognizes Moore Teacher Lauren Cormier Posted on 05/17/2017 Lauren Cormier, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Lyman Moore Middle School, was honored by the Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana for her outstanding teaching. The recognition took place at the board’s May 16 meeting.
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 | Ceremony Celebrates Multilingual Seniors Who ‘Made It Happen!’ Posted on 05/15/2017 A celebration of achievement will be held Wednesday, May 17, for more than 90 graduating seniors from the Portland Public Schools’ Make It Happen! program. The students didn’t grow up speaking English as their native language. Now, they not only have learned English but also are graduating from the city’s public high schools, and most of them are headed to college.
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 | CBHS Educator is Cumberland County’s 2017 Teacher of the Year! Posted on 05/11/2017 Brooke Teller, chemistry teacher at Casco Bay High School (CBHS), is Cumberland County’s 2017 Teacher of the Year. Teller was among the teachers – one from each of Maine’s 16 counties – honored May 11 at an annual event at the State Capitol announcing the 2017 Maine County Teachers of the Year.
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 | School Board Honors Peaks and Cliff island schools’ ‘Miss Pam’ Posted on 05/03/2017 |
 | Spring for Teachers is Monday, May 8! Posted on 05/03/2017 |
 | Riverton May 12 Art Gala/Silent Auction Fundraiser for Playscape Posted on 05/01/2017 |
 | Annual PPS Student Art Show at City Hall Opens Friday, May 5 Posted on 04/27/2017 |
 | Ocean Avenue School IB Coordinator Embodies ‘Essence of PPS’ Posted on 04/27/2017 |
 | School Board Honors Bulldogs' Championship Basketball Team Posted on 04/27/2017 |
 | School Board Recognizes Girls Rock! Award winner Posted on 04/27/2017 |
 | PATHS Students Selling Gift Cards to Support Trip to Nationals Posted on 04/27/2017 |
 | School Board Honors Outstanding OAES Volunteers Posted on 04/26/2017 |
 | Community Invited to King’s Celebration of Learning on May 4 Posted on 04/26/2017 |
 | Instruments Awarded to EECS Will Enable Students to Rock! Posted on 04/26/2017 |
 | Deering Drama Presents ‘Almost Maine’ on May 5 & 6 Posted on 04/25/2017 |
 | PATHS Students To Hold Art Show & Sale Posted on 04/25/2017 Students in the Commercial Art program at the Portland Arts & Technology High School (PATHS) will hold an Art Show & Sale on Thursday, May 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the high school, located at 196 Allen Avenue.
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 | PIES Schoolyard to Become Place to Play, Learn, Nibble and Grow Posted on 04/25/2017 Peaks Island Elementary School (PIES) plans to use a School Ground Greening Grant to transform its schoolyard into a natural play space/outdoor classroom that can be used for fun, growing edible plants and community engagement. PIES is inviting community stakeholders to a design charrette on Wednesday, May 3, to help create a master design plan for its schoolyard.
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 | LearningWorks/PPS Volunteers to be Recognized by Sea Dogs! Posted on 04/24/2017 |
 | 8th-Grade Families Invited to Proficiency-Based-Learning Sessions Posted on 04/21/2017 |
 | Lincoln Student’s ‘Doodles’ a Winner in Screensaver Challenge Posted on 04/13/2017 |
| Vaccine Against Pertussis Required for Seventh-Graders this Fall Posted on 04/13/2017 |
 | Outstanding High School Seniors Win 2017 Principal’s Awards Posted on 04/11/2017 The 2017 MPA Principal’s Award winners from the Portland Public Schools’ three high schools are: Ludiya Abdalla, Portland High School, nominated by Principal Sheila Jepson; Spencer Todd, Deering High School, nominated by Principal Ira Waltz; and Matthew Suslovic, Casco Bay High School, nominated by Principal Derek Pierce.
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 | OAES Fifth-Grader Rocks When It Comes to Helping Others! Posted on 04/05/2017 |
 | U.S. Ambassador to Somalia to Visit DHS on April 5 Posted on 04/04/2017 |
| April 4 Public Hearing on FY18 School Budget Proposal Posted on 04/03/2017 The Portland Board of Public Education will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, on a fiscal year 2018 school budget proposal recommended by the board’s Finance Committee. The $104.8 million budget proposal is about $2.2 million less than Portland Superintendent Xavier Botana’s $107 million initial budget proposal, which has been reduced over the past few weeks to address fiscal constraints.
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 | Parents: Enroll Your Children in Kindergarten; Apply for Pre-K Posted on 03/30/2017 |
 | PHS and PATHS Students' Artwork Featured at Local Gallery Posted on 03/30/2017 |
 | Grant from Bank Will Support Staff Cultural Competency Training Posted on 03/28/2017 |
 | Moore Teacher Honored by VFW for Teaching of Civics, History Posted on 03/28/2017 Lauren Cormier, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Lyman Moore Middle School, has been awarded the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. She was selected for that “Teacher of the Year” honor by both the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Deering Memorial Post and District 10.
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 | NMRC Helps Immigrants Find Jobs and Boosts Maine’s Economy Posted on 03/27/2017 The New Mainers Resource Center (NMRC) is a program within Portland Adult Education that helps immigrants and refugees overcome barriers to find employment in their professional careers. The mission of NMRC is to support Maine’s economic development by meeting employers’ demands for a skilled and culturally diverse workforce. NMRC’s recently released 2016 Annual Report shows that it’s successfully doing both.
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 | T-shirt Designed by PATHS Students More than Fashion Statement Posted on 03/27/2017 |
 | CBHS Students Fundraising for Transformative “Junior Journey” Posted on 03/23/2017 |
 | Students’ Tally at Math Meet Adds up to Winning Performances Posted on 03/23/2017 |
 | Public Invited To View PAE Students’ Career Fair Reports Posted on 03/23/2017 |
 | PHS 2014 Graduate Reaches for the Stars – Literally Posted on 03/22/2017 The Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana recently recognized Evan Peaco, a 2014 Portland High School graduate who was the keynote speaker at a National Space Club dinner in Washington, D.C. on March 10. Peaco is studying aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park.
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 | PATHS DECA Winners Holding Benefit Dinner To Get to Nationals Posted on 03/20/2017 On March 2 and 3, Portland Arts & Technology High School (PATHS) students in the Fashion Marketing program won big at the Maine State DECA Conference. Now, the students are holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Monday, March 20, at Hella Good Tacos, to raise money for them to attend the DECA nationals in California.
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 | DHS To Host Advocate for Women's Rights in Islam Posted on 03/20/2017 Zainah Anwar of Malaysia, a founding member of Sisters in Islam and the Director of Musawah, the global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family, will speak with Deering High School students about those issues on Tuesday, March 21.
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 | State Board Gives Final Approval to Hall School Project Posted on 03/17/2017 The Maine State Board of Education voted unanimously this week to give final design and funding approval for the construction of a new state-funded project to replace Hall Elementary School. This milestone in the state approval process, which took place at the board’s March 15 meeting, gives the green light for the $29.7 million project to go out to bid and for construction work to begin.
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 | King Middle School presents “The Lion King Jr.” March 20 & 21 Posted on 03/17/2017 |
 | Lyseth Teacher Grecia Caraballo Is FLAME Teacher of the Year Posted on 03/15/2017 Each year at its annual conference, the Foreign Language Association of Maine (FLAME) recognizes a teacher who has achieved outstanding results in teaching modern or classical languages. This year, FLAME presented its Teacher of the Year award to Grecia Caraballo, a Spanish immersion teacher at Lyseth Elementary School
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 | School Board Honors JMG Specialists at Deering High School Posted on 03/15/2017 The Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana recently recognized two outstanding Deering High School staff members – Pamela Bessey, the school’s Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Expanded Learning Opportunities Coordinator; and Gretchen Scales, a Jobs for Maine’s Graduates specialist
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 | PPS Educators Thomas & Catherine Bucci Honored Posthumously Posted on 03/15/2017 |
 | Yum! Riverton School Hosts Edible Book Festival April 6 Posted on 03/13/2017 |
 | Camden National Bank Helps Students Cheer Bulldogs’ Win Posted on 03/09/2017 |
 | Resolutions on Free Speech, Hate Speech, Save Haven Approved Posted on 03/08/2017 The Portland Board of Public Education on March 7 unanimously approved three board resolutions: one affirming district employees’ free speech rights; one condemning hate speech and expressing support for the district’s Muslim students and staff; and one affirming the district’s commitment to making the Portland Public Schools a safe haven for students and families.
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| Proposed Budget Keeps District on Positive Course despite $2M Shortfall Posted on 03/07/2017 |
| Public Hearing on Free Speech, Hate Speech, Safe Haven Resolutions Posted on 03/06/2017 The Board of Public Education will start its Tuesday, March 7, meeting with a public hearing on three proposed board resolutions: one affirming district employees’ free speech rights; one condemning hate speech and expressing support for the district’s Muslim students; and one affirming the district’s commitment to making the Portland Public Schools a safe haven for students and families.
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 | DHS Junior To Compete in Poetry Out Loud State Finals March 13 Posted on 03/02/2017 |
 | Lincoln Middle School Students To Perform Pop-Up MacBeth! Posted on 03/02/2017 |
 | PPS Students’ Artwork on Display at PMA during Youth Art Month Posted on 03/01/2017 The artwork of Portland Public Schools students is among the creative work of Maine students now being showcased at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) during annual Youth Art Month. The exhibition, featuring more than 90 works of art from K-12 students throughout the state, is on view starting today, March 1, through April 2, 2017.
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 | CBHS Senior Recognized for Accomplishments Posted on 03/01/2017 The Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana recently honored Casco Bay High School senior Franci Bliss for being a student who goes above and beyond the usual high standards that the Portland Public Schools expects of its students.
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 | School Board Honors PHS Bulldogs’ First Deaf Mascot Posted on 03/01/2017 Kamron King, a Portland High School freshman, was recently recognized by the Portland Board of Public Education and Superintendent Xavier Botana. Botana said that Kamron, in his role as the PHS Bulldogs’ first Deaf mascot, Kamron exceeds the usual high standards that the Portland Public Schools sets for its students.
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 | Students Honor Longfellow’s Love of Language in Their Languages Posted on 03/01/2017 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow clearly loved the English language – the Portland native’s enduring poetry is testament to that. But Longfellow also was a linguist who appreciated other languages. So, in honor of his 210th birthday this week, some Portland High School students originally from Iraq, Iran and Rwanda translated his poetry into their native languages: Farsi, Arabic and French.
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| Peaks Branch Library to Make Temporary Move to Island's School Posted on 02/28/2017 |
 | PAE Students, Staff Show Some Valentine’s Day Love Posted on 02/16/2017 |
 | ‘Extraordinary’ CBHS Teacher Guest on Ellen DeGeneres Show Posted on 02/16/2017 |
 | Parents, Guardians Invited To Make Voices Heard in Survey Posted on 02/15/2017 |
 | It's Time for Lyman Moore’s Annual “Read Your Heart Out” Posted on 02/06/2017 |
 | PPS High School Students Unite against Hate, Fear Posted on 02/03/2017 |
 | King Students Present “Portland-ability” Plans for City Posted on 02/02/2017 King Middle School Windsor 8 students have been doing some future planning for the city of Portland in a learning expedition called “Portland-ability.” On Jan. 24, they presented the results of their work to Mayor Ethan Strimling, neighborhood association members, members of the planning and urban development boards and community members.
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| Multilingual Center to Participate in Nonprofit Day at State House Posted on 02/01/2017 |
 | Board Endorses $61m Elementary School Renovation Bond Posted on 02/01/2017 At a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Portland Board of Public Education voted unanimously to accept a $61 million bond proposal to renovate four Portland elementary schools –Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche – and refer the proposal to the City Council's Finance Committee. The final decision on sending a bond proposal to voters rests with the City Council.
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 | Families Encouraged To Take the Read to ME Challenge! Posted on 01/31/2017 |
 | CBHS Students Stand Up to Hate, Fear with Solidarity Walk Posted on 01/30/2017 |
| Special Public Meeting Jan. 31 on Elementary School Bond Posted on 01/26/2017 Community members are encouraged to attend a special meeting of the Portland Board of Public Education on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at which the board will consider a $61 million bond proposal to renovate four Portland elementary schools (Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche) and vote on whether to accept the proposal and refer it to the City Council's Finance Committee.
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 | Lyseth Students Win Grant to Spruce Up ‘Buddy Bench’ Posted on 01/25/2017 |
 | Unum volunteers teach JA Lessons to entire Presumpscot School Posted on 01/25/2017 |
.jpg) | Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration Feb. 27 – March 10 Posted on 01/23/2017 |
| Make It Happen! Talent Show Set for Jan. 25 at CBHS Posted on 01/19/2017 |
 | ‘Amazing’ Lyseth Teacher Is Winner of ‘Essence of PPS’ Award Posted on 01/18/2017 |
 | Moore Teachers To Hold ‘Teacher Travel Show & Tell’ Jan. 19 Posted on 01/17/2017 A number of Lyman Moore Middle School teachers have traveled to various countries around the world and are using their experience to inform their teaching. Now, on Thursday, Jan. 19, they’ll share their travel experiences with the community at a Teacher Travel Show & Tell night.
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| All Encouraged To Attend Jan. 19 School Facilities Public Hearing Posted on 01/17/2017 Portland Public Schools families, staff and other community members are encouraged to make their voices heard at a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 19, regarding a plan to pay for proposed renovations at Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth, and Reiche elementary schools. The City Council’s School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee is hosting the public hearing, which will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. Free childcare will be available.
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 | PPS Title 1 Coordinator Named John T. Gorman Fellow Posted on 01/15/2017 |
| Public Invited to Jan. 17 Workshop on Family Partnership Policy Posted on 01/15/2017 Portland Public Schools families and other community members are encouraged to attend a Portland Board of Public Education workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 17, to discuss a proposed new School and Family Partnership Policy. The workshop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Lyseth Elementary School, located at 175 Auburn St.
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 | Birthwork Is CBHS Senior’s Extracurricular Passion Posted on 01/14/2017 Casco Bay High School senior Franci Bliss recently became a certified doula – a person who assists a woman before, during, or after childbirth – and the 17-year-old is the subject of a recent Bangor Daily News story focusing on her unique extracurricular activity.
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| New $8,000 Grant to Multilingual Center Will Benefit Students Posted on 01/13/2017 |
| Public Hearing on Elementary School Facilities Set for Jan. 19 Posted on 01/12/2017 The City Council’s School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee will host a public hearing on Thursday, Jan. 19, regarding a plan to pay for proposed renovations at Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth, and Reiche elementary schools. The public hearing will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall and free childcare will be available.
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 | Tour of Lyseth to Precede School Board Meeting Posted on 01/12/2017 |
 | DHS Thespians Present One-Act Student Plays Jan. 13, 14 Posted on 01/05/2017 |