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 | CBHS Students Seek Additional Donations for Detroit “Junior Journey” Posted on 03/31/2016 It’s less than two weeks before Casco Bay High School 11th-graders leave for their annual learning expedition. The mission of the “Junior Journey” is to involve CBHS juniors in a one-week, cross-cultural learning experience that will expand students’ sense of their world and who they are through service and adventure learning.
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 | PHS Students Explore Career Opportunities Posted on 03/31/2016 Portland High School students will be participating in a series of events this spring to expose them to a wide variety of career opportunities available in Maine and help prepare them for postsecondary education and the workforce.
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 | My Big Fat Hall Fundraiser Posted on 03/31/2016 The Hall Elementary School PTO is holding a fundraising event on Saturday, April 2. “My Big Fat Hall Fundraiser,” will be at Empire Dine & Dance, located above the Empire restaurant at 575 Congress St. The event features The Carmine Band.
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 | School Board Presents School Budget Proposal to Council April 4 Posted on 03/31/2016 |
 | PPS Musicians To Participate in MAMM SLAM Posted on 03/31/2016 |
.jpg) | CBHS Principal Derek Pierce Named 2016 Maine Principal of Year Posted on 03/28/2016 |
 | King Middle School Musicians Perform for New Citizens Posted on 03/24/2016 |
 | DHS ‘Best of Both Worlds” Show Set for March 31 Posted on 03/24/2016 Deering High School’s "Best of Both Worlds" show will take place on Thursday, March 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Deering High School Auditorium. This annual show is full of cultural celebration, dancing, singing and the ever-popular Fashion Show.
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 | Math Really Counts for Lyman Moore Math Team Posted on 03/24/2016 Following the MATHCOUNTS State Competition, held at the Kennebec Valley Community College in early March, Lyman Moore Middle School eighth-grader James Hawkes is going to the national MATHCOUNTS competition in Washington, D.C. in May, after placing first in the state competition for the second year in a row.
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 | Portland Public Schools Wins Partner for Equality Award Posted on 03/23/2016 The Portland Public Schools is being recognized by EqualityMaine for providing safe and inclusive school learning environments for youth. The district is slated to receive EqualityMaine’s Partner for Equality Award at the organization’s Annual Awards Gala on Saturday, April 9.
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 | Riverton Holds Third Annual Civil Rights Week Celebration Posted on 03/23/2016 The third annual Riverton Elementary School Civil Rights Celebration week kicked off earlier this month. There were many kid-friendly presentations put on by student Civil Rights Team members throughout the week, all of which got students thinking and talking about issues of race, skin color, national origin, ancestry, religion, disabilities, gender, and orientation.
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 | Longfellow Students’ Penny Drive Benefits the Hungry Posted on 03/23/2016 The Longfellow Elementary School Green Team recently promoted a penny drive to support the Preble Street Food Pantry. Members of the Green Team presented a check in the amount of $1,027 to Ray Hepler, the resource development assistant, at school-wide community meeting.
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 | Deering Thespians Put on a ‘Dream’ Performance Posted on 03/23/2016 Deering High School Drama, under the direction of English/Drama teacher Kathleen Harris, was one of eight schools to participate in the Maine Drama Festival Regional Competition held at Thornton Academy March 4 and 5. Deering High School placed fourth at the festival with the students’ rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
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 | School Finance Committee’s Budget Goes to School Board Posted on 03/22/2016 On March 17, the Portland Board of Public Education’s Finance Committee held a public hearing and vote to recommend its $103.6 million FY 2017 budget to the Portland Board of Public Education (school board). The board will hold a first reading and public hearing on the proposed budget on Tuesday, March 22.
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 | Global Leader Fighting To End Hunger/Food Insecurity To Visit Deering Posted on 03/17/2016 |
 | METRO Seeks Comments on Service Standards at March 24 Meeting Posted on 03/17/2016 Greater Portland METRO is updating its service standards and would like the public’s input on standards and policies at its March Ridership Committee Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 24. The meeting will start at 3 p.m. and take place at the METRO office, located at 114 Valley St. in Portland. The office is accessible by METRO Route #1.
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 | Latest edition of PPS Community e-Newsletter Now Available Posted on 03/16/2016 |
 | Peaks Island Students Launch Trash RRR-Evolution Posted on 03/16/2016 When you live on a small island in Casco Bay, what happens to all the trash island residents generate? Peaks Island Elementary School students and staff are really digging into that question by carrying around all their own trash this week to get a sense of how much waste they produce.
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| School Board Public Hearing on Budget Set for March 22 Posted on 03/15/2016 The Portland Board of Public Education will hold a first reading and public hearing on the proposed FY 2017 school budget on Tuesday, March 22. Also, on Thursday, March 17, the school board’s Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the budget and vote on recommending the FY17 school budget to the school board.
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 | Hall School Referendum Set for April 5 Posted on 03/14/2016 Portland voters will be asked to approve the construction costs for a new Hall School on Tuesday, April 5, in a special citywide municipal election. The referendum seeks the authorization for the construction of a new Hall Elementary School on the existing site at a total cost of $29.7 million. All but $1.4 million of the bonded amount would be reimbursed by the state.
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 | OAES Teacher Among Those Sworn in as New U.S. Citizens Posted on 03/11/2016 |
 | Get Ready to Rock – Around the World – on March 18! Posted on 03/10/2016 The community is invited to Rock Around-the-World on March 18 – a night of live music, international dance, delicious multicultural food, a raffle and entertainment! All proceeds from this unique FUNdraiser, put on annually by the Portland Public Schools’ Multilingual & Multicultural Center, will go to support the education of PPS language learner students.
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 | PPS Teacher among Those Becoming New U.S. Citizens Posted on 03/10/2016 |
 | Tour of Lincoln Middle School to Precede School Board Meeting Posted on 03/10/2016 |
 | Lincoln Students Embrace Statewide School Breakfast Challenge Posted on 03/08/2016 |
 | Superintendent’s FY17 Budget Proposal Keeps District on Course Posted on 03/08/2016 Portland Interim Superintendent Jeanne Crocker has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2017 that keeps the Portland Public Schools on a positive course while making strategic reductions to address a $2.7 million reduction in state aid to the district. The budget proposal puts student learning first, invests in staff and respects the support of city residents.
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 | Harlem Globettrotters Player to Visit Hall To Speak Against Bullying Posted on 03/07/2016 |
 | Deering Partners with Million Meals Maine To Help Hungry Children Posted on 03/03/2016 |
 | Students Honored by School Board for Writing Achievements Posted on 03/02/2016 |
 | Reiche Third-Graders Win Grant for Project to Help Preschoolers Posted on 03/02/2016 |
 | Portland’s Schools To Participate in Read Across America Posted on 03/01/2016 |
 | Casco Bay High School 2016 Math Cup = Math Competition + Fun Posted on 01/29/2016 |
 | School Board Recognizes Painting for a Purpose Grant Winners The Portland Board of Public Education and Interim Superintendent Jeanne Crocker recently honored students from Deering High School and King Middle School for winning $500 Painting for a Purpose grants. The students won the grants for coming up with creative ways to improve the quality of life for their schools.
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 | East End School, Nonprofit Partner in Innovative Music Initiative |