Many speakers at a school board workshop Tuesday night support the proposal, but others, including many students, express concern about its implementation and equity.
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Intellectually disabled students call on Legislature to create more inclusive college opportunities
A bill proposed by Rep. Kelly Murphy, D-Scarborough, would create 5 higher education programs for students with developmental disabilities.
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Fights disrupt Portland-Deering basketball game at Expo
Police say no one was injured or arrested during the high school game at the Portland Expo on Thursday night.
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A translation software invented in Portland schools expands its reach
The ReachMyTeach website was created by a Deering High teacher and student in 2021 and is now available in 40 Maine school districts and nine states.
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Francophone diplomats address Portland students about multilingual education
Ambassadors from France, Gabon and the Central African Republic visited Deering High School Friday to talk about French-speaking students in Portland, and how to support French language education in the state.
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Maine Supreme Court hears appeals at Deering High School
On Oct. 9, over 100 Portland high school students saw the highest court in the state operate on the stage of their auditorium and got a look at the mechanics of the judicial branch.
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Freshman year at Deering High off to a fun start for new students
The more than 200 ninth grade students had a few hours to themselves at the school Tuesday morning, playing games and exploring the campus before the upperclassmen arrived.
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School Notebook: Aug. 21
Two seniors chosen as Student Leaders interns Two Deering High School seniors were selected for Bank of America’s Student Leaders summer internship, an eight-week paid program to help students connect with employment and develop their skills. Jael Mowa is working at Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine. She is the state policy director for […]
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School Notebook: July 31
Falmouth student selected for national mock Senate Dahlia Verrill, a rising senior at Falmouth High School, was one of 100 high school seniors across the country selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation last week in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, includes mock Senate sessions, caucuses and bill debates, a visit […]
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School Notebook: July 10
Mainely Character scholarships awarded Hawa Muana, a recent graduate of Deering High School, and Anna Seigel, a recent graduate of Waynflete School, have each been awarded a $5,000 Mainely Character scholarship, which is awarded annually to high school seniors who demonstrate exemplary concern for others, responsibility, integrity and courage, according to a release. Muana attended […]