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 | Deering Drama Club Costume and Yard Sale is Oct. 10 Posted on 09/30/2015 |
 | Portland Stage Program a Hit with Lincoln Eighth-Graders Posted on 09/29/2015 |
 | CBHS Senior’s Blog Makes It To Education Week Posted on 09/28/2015 Henry Jones, a senior at Casco Bay High School, recently had his Expeditionary Learning experiences on the topic of climate change published as a blog in Education Week, a prestigious national publication covering K-12 education.
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 | ‘Ask an Engineer Day’ Educates, Inspires PHS students Posted on 09/28/2015 Engineering classes at Portland High School on Sept. 24 hosted a group of professionals from the engineering and manufacturing fields. The engineers inspired the students by talking about their work on vital projects ranging from bridges to computers. To view a video on the engineers’ presentations and work with students, click here.
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 | Harvard Pilgrim, Red Claws Hold Day of Service at Riverton Posted on 09/25/2015 More than 40 volunteers from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England and the Maine Red Claws joined together on Sept. 24 for a day of service at Riverton Elementary School. Volunteers worked on building an outdoor soda-bottle greenhouse, painting murals in the gymnasium and on the playground, and hosted Living Healthy Clinics for Riverton students.
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 | Community Invited to Support Neighborhood School at Public Meeting Posted on 09/23/2015 |
 | Culinary Students Need Votes To Win Kitchen Equipment Posted on 09/23/2015 |
 | PPS Student Orchestra Serenades New U.S. Citizens Posted on 09/22/2015 The Portland Public Schools’ "Gig" Orchestra, a group of student musicians that performs as a community outreach group, gave an "outstanding" performance for some new U.S. citizens at a Citizenship Ceremony at the University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Center's Hannaford Hall on Sept. 17.
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 | Peaks Island Teachers Start School Year with a Splash Posted on 09/21/2015 On warm days, Peaks Island youngsters engage in a rite of passage they call the “dock jump,” in which they leap from the ferry pier into the cold waters of Casco Bay. On Sept. 19, teachers from Peaks Island Elementary School took a dock jump to herald the start of the new school year – as their students watched.
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 | $100K Award Would Help Create Technology-Based Maine Workforce Posted on 09/18/2015 If Pious Ali, a youth and community engagement specialist with Portland Empowered and a Portland school board member, wins the Larry O’Toole Award, he’d use the money to create a summer camp to help kids learn vital computer-coding skills. The winner of the award is chosen by online voters (the deadline is noon on Wednesday, Sept. 30) and Ali is hoping to generate support – not for himself but for underserved youth in Portland.
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 | King Students Explore Using Robots to Combat Invasive Aquatic Plants Posted on 09/17/2015 |
 | Rock the Block at Longfellow’s First Annual Walk-A-Thon! Posted on 09/16/2015 |
 | School Board Gets Overview of ‘Smarter Balanced’ Test Results Posted on 09/16/2015 |
 | Hall School Students ‘Stars’ of New Video on Immigration Posted on 09/15/2015 What is it like being a kid and a new immigrant to Maine? This past summer, 35 Hall Elementary School students shared their feelings on being new Mainers and welcoming newcomers in a video that will premiere on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Portland Public Library. The event also features the release of Maine author/illustrator Anne Sibley O’Brien’s new children’s book, “I’m New Here.
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 | Portland vs. Deering Game Nets $2,000+ for Cancer Research Posted on 09/15/2015 On Sept. 14, the Deering and Portland high school field hockey teams supported the family of a Deering player whose mother has been battling breast cancer with a fundraising Play4theCure match at Deering High School. Portland won the game and the teams raised more than $2,000 for cancer research.
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 | Lincoln Middle School Math Teachers Chosen for Poincaré Institute Posted on 09/15/2015 |
 | Help Pious Ali Win $100,000 for a Computer-Coding Camp for Kids! Posted on 09/14/2015 Pious Ali, a youth and community engagement specialist with Portland Empowered, is this year’s Maine nominee for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s 4th Annual Lawrence O’Toole Award. Ali, a school board member, is eligible to win a $100,000 grant, which he would use to start a summer camp program in Portland to teach computer-coding skills to underserved students.
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 | Peaks Parents/Community Members Invited to Meet Superintendent Posted on 09/14/2015 New Interim Portland Public Schools Superintendent Jeanne Crocker will make her first school-year visit to the Peaks Island School on Wednesday, Sept. 16. She is inviting parents and other island community members to meet and talk to her about the school, school concerns and its promising present and future.
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| Pious Ali Nominated for $100,000 Lawrence O’Toole Award Posted on 09/11/2015 Pious Ali, a youth and community engagement specialist with Portland Empowered, is this year’s Maine nominee the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s 4th Annual Lawrence O’Toole Award. Ali, a school board member, is eligible to win a $100,000 grant, which he would use to start a summer camp program in Portland to teach computer-coding skills to underserved students.
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| Tour of Riverton to Precede School Board Meeting Posted on 09/11/2015 |
 | Multilingual Back-to-School Fair Set for Saturday, Sept. 12 Posted on 09/10/2015 |
 | Hall School PTO To Host 5K Fundraiser on Sept. 27 Posted on 09/10/2015 The Hall Elementary School PTO will host its inaugural Planet Hall 5K race on Sept. 27. The event features a tree-lined course through one of Portland’s most attractive neighborhoods and nearly a mile of trail running on Portland Trails. Runners of all abilities, walkers and strollers are welcome. The race starts at 9 a.m. but there is a free one-mile fun run for kids at 8:30 a.m.
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 | Longfellow Teacher Wins Award for ‘Green’ Teaching Posted on 09/08/2015 Richard Johnson, a fifth-grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary School, has been named as the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) 2015 Outstanding Educator for his work helping students learn about ecofriendly ways to do yardscaping and protect a local watershed.
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| Sept. 14 Forum to Focus on Preparing Students for College Posted on 09/08/2015 |
 | King Middle School To Present Expeditionary Learning Portfolio Posted on 09/03/2015 |
 | Book Drive Nets More Than 1,000 Books for School Libraries Posted on 09/02/2015 |
 | DHS, PHS Field Hockey Teams to Hold a Play4theCure Game Sept. 14 Posted on 09/01/2015 This month, the Deering and Portland high school field hockey teams have decided to dedicate their regular season rivalry to supporting the family of a Deering player whose mother is battling breast cancer. As a fundraising activity, the teams will hold a Play4theCure game on Monday, Sept. 14, starting at 5 p.m. at Deering High School.
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