June 2016 - Portland Public Schools

June 2016


	City Council To Get Elementary School Bond Proposal July 6 Posted on 06/30/2016 On Wednesday, July 6, the Portland Board of Public Education will refer to the City Council the board’s recommendation that the council send a $70.6 million bond proposal to city voters to pay for renovations at Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth, and Reiche elementary schools. The council is then expected to vote on the creation of a School Facilities Ad Hoc Committee to study the board’s recommendation. more about City Council To Get Elementary School Bond Proposal July 6
	Lyseth Students Embrace Annual Greening Day Posted on 06/29/2016 Greening Day has become a beloved school tradition at Lyseth Elementary School for the past five years. More than 500 Lyseth students participate in stewardship projects on their school grounds each Greening Day. more about Lyseth Students Embrace Annual Greening Day
	Thanks, PPS Retirees, for Your Service! Posted on 06/28/2016 On June 7, the Portland Board of Public Education held a reception at Portland City Hall for the district’s retirees and also honored the retirees at the board meeting following the reception. more about Thanks, PPS Retirees, for Your Service!
	PHS Engineering Program Receives National Certification Posted on 06/27/2016 Portland High School recently received national certification for its Project Lead The Way (PLTW) engineering program, which it has been offering since 2013. more about PHS Engineering Program Receives National Certification
	District Accepting Comments on ESEA Application Posted on 06/21/2016 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 ESEA consolidated application and consider such comment prior to submission of the application, which details how PPS plans to use the funding more about District Accepting Comments on ESEA Application
	PPS Proud To Be In Portland’s 2016 Pride Parade! Posted on 06/18/2016 On Saturday, June 18, one of the Portland Public Schools’ signature yellow school buses and more than 100 students, staff and other supporters participated in Portland’s annual gay pride parade. The group marching or riding in the bus as the parade wound its way from Monument Square on Congress Street to Deering Oaks Park met with cheers and applause from the spectators lining the streets. more about PPS Proud To Be In Portland’s 2016 Pride Parade!
	Portland Adult Education Graduates “Embark on New Life” Posted on 06/17/2016 At the graduation ceremony this week for the Portland Adult Education (PAE) Class of 2016, Diane Nizigiyimana, a class speaker, said, “I am so thankful to Portland Adult Education for offering so many adults the opportunity to renew our knowledge and embark on our new life.” more about Portland Adult Education Graduates “Embark on New Life”
	5K on June 19 To Benefit Peaks Island School’s After School Academy Posted on 06/17/2016 A 5K race on Peaks Island on Sunday, June 19, will benefit the Peaks Island Elementary School (PIES) After School Academy. more about 5K on June 19 To Benefit Peaks Island School’s After School Academy
	Summer Meals Program for Children Starts in June! Posted on 06/16/2016 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 27 and continue through mid-August. more about Summer Meals Program for Children Starts in June!
	Portland Public Schools Students Contestants in Therapeutic Pageant Posted on 06/16/2016 Four Portland Public Schools students will be contestants in the first annual Miss Sensational Pageant. The event is a therapeutic pageant for Maine girls and women of all ages with disabilities. more about Portland Public Schools Students Contestants in Therapeutic Pageant
	Portland Public Schools’ June Community e-Newsletter Now Available Posted on 06/15/2016 The June edition of the Portland Public Schools’ Community e-Newsletter is now available! more about Portland Public Schools’ June Community e-Newsletter Now Available
	CBHS Students To Hold Encore Screening of Detroit Documentaries Posted on 06/15/2016 The junior class of Casco Bay High School is offering the public another chance to see student-made documentaries titled, “Detroit: Stories from Inside the City.” The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 16 in the Great Space of the high school, located at 196 Allen Avenue. more about CBHS Students To Hold Encore Screening of Detroit Documentaries
	Portland Adult Education Graduation Ceremony on June 16 Posted on 06/14/2016 Portland Adult Education (PAE) will host its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 16, at 6 p.m. in Merrill Auditorium. Graduating will be 42 students who have attained high school diplomas and 103 students who have passed the HiSET test (formerly GED). more about Portland Adult Education Graduation Ceremony on June 16
	Portland Public Schools To Join In Portland’s 2016 Pride Parade Posted on 06/13/2016 For the second year in a row, the Portland Public Schools will be an official participant in Portland’s annual gay pride parade. District and school staff, including incoming new Portland Superintendent Xavier Botana, and students, members of the Portland Board of Public Education and other supporters are expected to participate in the 2016 Pride Parade down Congress Street this Saturday, June 18. They’ll ride in one of the district’s signature yellow school buses or march alongside it. more about Portland Public Schools To Join In Portland’s 2016 Pride Parade
	Lincoln Students’ Fundraising Will Help Raise Families from Poverty Posted on 06/13/2016 Lincoln Middle School eighth-graders have raised a total of $2,315 for Heifer International. The funds are being matched by three organizations and businesses, including IDEXX Laboratories, and will be used to purchase gifts such as honeybees, goats and clean water for families living in poverty around the world. more about Lincoln Students’ Fundraising Will Help Raise Families from Poverty
	Casco Bay High School Holds Commencement Exercises Posted on 06/10/2016 Casco Bay High School (CBHS) held its 8th graduation exercises on Thursday, June 9, at Merrill Auditorium. There were 82 members of the graduating Class of 2016 more about Casco Bay High School Holds Commencement Exercises
	June 12 Open House Will Showcase OAES Students’ Murals Posted on 06/10/2016 Ocean Avenue Elementary School students and art teachers – as well as teachers and students from Hall, Longfellow, Lyseth and Riverton elementary schools and Deering High School and the Portland Arts and Technology High School – have been partnering with Rosemont Market & Bakery on a mural project for Rosemont’s Brighton Avenue store – and now it’s time to celebrate! more about June 12 Open House Will Showcase OAES Students’ Murals
	OAES Students To Help Create Payson Park Pollinator Garden Posted on 06/10/2016 Students from Ocean Avenue and Presumpscot elementary schools are assisting the Friends of Payson Park, a new organization formed to act as stewards to protect, preserve and enhance the park while assuring it blends harmoniously with its adjoining communities. more about OAES Students To Help Create Payson Park Pollinator Garden
	Deering High School Holds 142nd Commencement Exercises Posted on 06/09/2016 Deering High School (DHS), which describes itself as the most diverse high school north of Boston, held its 142nd graduation exercises on Thursday, June 9, at the Cross Insurance Arena. There were 206 members of the graduating Class of 2016. more about Deering High School Holds 142nd Commencement Exercises
	Portland High School Holds 195th Commencement Ceremony Posted on 06/08/2016 Portland High School (PHS), the second oldest operating public high school in the United States, held its 195th graduation exercises on Wednesday, June 8, at Merrill Auditorium. There were 191 graduates in the Class of 2016. more about Portland High School Holds 195th Commencement Ceremony
	Presumpscot Fourth-Graders Battle Coastal Erosion Posted on 06/08/2016 Presumpscot Elementary School fourth-graders have created brochures that summer visitors to Maine can use to learn how to lessen coastal erosion. Students will be sharing their brochures and presenting their research about erosion to parents and invited guests at The Ecology School in Saco on Thursday, June 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. more about Presumpscot Fourth-Graders Battle Coastal Erosion
	Three Generations of One Family Educate Lyseth Students Posted on 06/07/2016 It’s all in the family in fifth-grade teacher Carrie Mooney’s classroom at Lyseth Elementary School. The teacher’s mother, Stacey Mooney, assists as an educational technician and the teacher’s grandmother, Carrie Benner, works as a volunteer in the classroom. more about Three Generations of One Family Educate Lyseth Students
	Presumpscot Students to Participate in Atlantic Cup Kids Day Posted on 06/07/2016 more about Presumpscot Students to Participate in Atlantic Cup Kids Day
	New Public Affairs Committee To Hold Second Public Forum Posted on 06/06/2016 The Public Affairs Committee, established earlier this year by the Portland Board of Public Education to enhance engagement between the community and the school board, will hold its second quarterly community gathering with the public on Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The gathering will take place at the Cummings Community Center, located at 134 Congress St., in the community room on the second floor. more about New Public Affairs Committee To Hold Second Public Forum
	CBHS Students To Unveil ‘Powerful Stories’ at Documentary Premiere Posted on 06/03/2016 The junior class of Casco Bay High School (CBHS) invites the public to a premiere of student-made documentaries: “Detroit: Stories from Inside the City.” The free event will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 6, at the Nickelodeon Cinemas, located at 1 Temple St. more about CBHS Students To Unveil ‘Powerful Stories’ at Documentary Premiere
	EnviroLogix Grant Fosters STEM Learning for Bayside Students Posted on 06/03/2016 Thanks to a grant from EnviroLogix, students at the Bayside Learning Community this spring got a hands-on lesson in biology with some live chicks. Students studied the process of egg fertilization, incubation and hatching as well as the beginning life stages of chickens. more about EnviroLogix Grant Fosters STEM Learning for Bayside Students
	Portland Public Schools’ Class of 2016 to Graduate Next Week Posted on 06/02/2016 Graduation ceremonies will be held the second week of June for Portland High School, Deering High School and Casco Bay High School. A total of more than 500 students are expected to be in the graduating class of 2016. more about Portland Public Schools’ Class of 2016 to Graduate Next Week
	Presumpscot Second-Graders to Plant Pollinator Garden Posted on 06/01/2016 Presumpscot Elementary School second-graders have been studying pollinators – insects like bees and butterflies – as part of a Pollinators Expedition learning project, and now will be planting a pollinator garden on Thursday, June 2. more about Presumpscot Second-Graders to Plant Pollinator Garden
	Board To Vote on Recommending Elementary School Bond to Council Posted on 05/25/2016 The Portland Board of Public Education will hold a first reading and public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, on whether to recommend to the City Council that it send a $70 million bond proposal to city voters in November to pay for improvements at Presumpscot, Longfellow, Lyseth, and Reiche elementary schools. more about Board To Vote on Recommending Elementary School Bond to Council