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News Archive - October 2011 
October 28, 2011
One of the country’s oldest and most intense cross-town football rivalries will celebrate its centennial on Thanksgiving, November 24 in Portland. Two of the city’s public high schools, Deering and Portland High, will face off at 10:30 a.m. at Fitzpatrick Stadium in the 100th Turkey Day Game.
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October 28, 2011
Lincoln Middle School will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 4 at 10 a.m. for the school’s indoor walking trail. Teachers and students created the mile-long trail through Lincoln’s corridors as a way to promote physical activity during the school day. Lincoln received a $1,500 grant to help pay for the trail from 5210 Let’s Go!, a program in 12 greater Portland communities that...
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October 28, 2011
Reiche Community School will host a garden party on November 4 from 3 to 4 p.m. to honor the people and local businesses that helped design, build and maintain the school’s garden. The community is invited to attend. Those involved in the garden project will be recognized with bouquets of herbs grown at Reiche and thank-you letters from students. Refreshments will include carrots, radishes and...
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October 28, 2011
First graders at Riverton Elementary School will demonstrate their reading skills to parents, other family members and their favorite stuffed animals at a “Books and Bears” celebration on November 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the school.
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October 28, 2011
Students at Lyman Moore Middle School will host an hour-long forum for Portland mayoral candidates on November 3 at 8:45 a.m. in the school's café. The public is invited to attend. Seventh graders will introduce the candidates and conduct the forum. The format will include a segment at the beginning where candidates quickly answer questions by writing on whiteboards. Students then will ask...
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October 26, 2011
The Creole Choir of Cuba recently joined the choruses of Lincoln Middle School and Portland High School for an in-school workshop. The Creole Choir shared some of their history as descendants of Haitian and Dominican immigrants, and they taught the students songs in Creole and Spanish. The Lincoln and Portland High choruses performed some of their repertoire. Portland Ovations presented a school...
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October 26, 2011
The Deering High School Mayoral Forum 2011 now may be seen online on the TV3 part of the Portland Public Schools website. Students in Kirsten Platt’s U.S. history classes at Deering moderated the recent forum and asked questions of the 13 candidates who participated. They also created a blog with information about the race.
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October 26, 2011
Children at Ocean Avenue Elementary School are participating in the unveiling of the city’s first permanent storywalk - a story told in signs - at Payson Park. The city of Portland’s Public Health and Recreation Divisions created the storywalk, featuring “The Bugliest Bug” written by Carol Diggory Shields and illustrated by local artist Scott Nash. The storywalk includes 14 signs with the book’s...
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October 25, 2011
More than 70 pieces of hand-painted furniture with whimsical designs will be sold at the Painting for a Purpose auction on November 12 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library’s main branch on Congress Street. The live and silent auction will raise money for community service projects planned by students in the Portland Public Schools. Admission is $10 per...
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October 25, 2011
Deering High School presents the play, “Steel Magnolias,” on October 28 at 7 p.m., October 29 at 2 and 7 p.m. and October 30 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets may be purchased in the Deering main office during school hours for $8 (adults) and $5 (students). Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $7 for students. For more information, please call Kathleen Harris at 874-8260...
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October 25, 2011
Peaks Island Elementary School recently celebrated the start of the school year with an open house and potluck dinner featuring freshly made pizzas. An anonymous donor contributed the services of Pizza by Fire, a mobile artisan pizzeria. After the fire was roaring in the portable brick oven, teacher Charles Marenghi helped create and bake the pizzas. Parents brought salads, casseroles and...
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October 19, 2011
Representatives from eight of Portland’s public elementary schools were honored at a White House reception on October 17 hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama for earning the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s HealthierUS School Challenge Bronze Award. The award recognizes schools that provide nutritious meals, teach children about healthy eating and encourage students to exercise. The Portland...
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October 19, 2011
Lyseth Elementary School recently acquired new Apple computers for use in the classroom. The school has a laptop cart outfitted with 30 MacBooks and another cart with 30 iPads. Sixteen Lyseth staff members attended an iPad/MacBook workshop on October 15 presented by Chris Toy, an Apple consultant. The workshop explored basic navigation, applications and accessibility features of the iPad. ...
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October 19, 2011
Deering is kicking off an improved recycling initiative this semester. It will lead to a more involved recycling/composting initiative that will be launched at the school in January through the Waste Reduction Group, a parent-led advocacy group. Last month, the Alliance for Climate Education gave an informational presentation to more than 400 Deering students about how individuals can make a big...
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October 14, 2011
Lyman Moore Middle School will hold a dedication ceremony for a new outdoor classroom and other schoolyard improvements on October 28 from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at the school. Students involved in planning and carrying out the project will participate in the ceremony. Moore’s band and chorus will perform. Commander Curtis Ballantine of the American Legion will raise the flags on the school’s new...
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