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School Notebook: June 23

Portland school custodian honored as finalist for custodian of year Ocean Avenue Elementary School held a surprise ceremony June 11 to honor lead custodian Donna Colello for being a finalist in the Cintas Corp.’s 2021 Custodian of the Year contest and for her dedication and hard work. Cintas representatives, students, school and district staff, and […]

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Northern Forecaster School Notebook: May 27

Yarmouth students pitch in for civic pride Yarmouth High School students teamed up this spring with Yarmouth Recycling Committee member Gina Tansey and her family to retrieve more than 200 pounds of trash from local roads. The event was planned as a pilot program with room for expansion and a way for Yarmouth residents to […]

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School Notebook: May 19

Waynflete tops at Science Olympiad Waynflete Upper School teams took both first and second place at this year’s Maine State Science Olympiad tournament, which was held virtually over two weeks in April. The events include tests of content knowledge, the scientific process and engineering build events. Although the school normally places among the top three […]

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School Notebook: May 12

Raising awareness Local seniors named Presidential Scholar semifinalists The U.S. Department of Education has named seven Maine students as semifinalists in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, including the following local students: Harshini K. Chaganti, Scarborough High School; Swetha Palaniappan, Cape Elizabeth High School; and Wade F. Wahlig, Falmouth High School. The national program recognizes […]

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School Notebook: June 17

National Merit Scholarship winner Portland middle schooler is Maine State Spelling Bee champ Competing from her bedroom in the virtual Maine State Spelling Bee on June 4, Lincoln Middle School seventh grader Rose Bolduc fought through 32 rounds to win the contest and become Maine’s 2020 Spelling Bee champion. Bolduc was among 12 of the […]