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News Archive - November 2011 
November 30, 2011
The Portland School Board will hold an inauguration ceremony on December 5 at 4 p.m. in the Portland City Council chambers at Portland City Hall. The School Board will inaugurate three members who won reelection: Elizabeth Holton, an At Large representative, Justin Costa, who represents District 4, and Marnie Morrione, who represents District 5.
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November 29, 2011
Portland’s Public Health Division along with the Portland Public Schools, the Portland Pirates and Maine Red Claws is launching three new physical activity videos at Lincoln Middle School on November 29.
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November 22, 2011
The Portland Public Schools has created a multi-year budget for fiscal years (FY) 2012-2016 that highlights projected changes in revenues, the cost of implementing the district’s strategic objectives and other major budgetary issues. The multi-year budget was presented to the Portland School Board’s Finance Committee on November 17. The full School Board is expected to consider the multi-year...
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November 22, 2011
Two fourth grade classes at Longfellow Elementary School recently met dogs trained to assist blind and visually impaired adults. Kathy Hanley, Longfellow’s librarian, arranged the visit because one of this year’s Maine Student Book Award nominees, “How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a dog)” by Art Corriveau, tells the story of a relationship between a boy and a guide dog.
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November 18, 2011
Students from King Middle School and Portland High School contributed to the exhibit “Many Hands: Wabanaki Paths of Learning” that will be displayed in the Area Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Woodbury Campus Center through December 16. The King and Portland High students worked with Mihku Paul, a Native American poet and teaching artist, and USM art education students on an...
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November 18, 2011
Colorful, new posters and banners in Portland’s public elementary school cafeterias are teaching students about how to choose foods that make a healthy, balanced diet. The signs, purchased with funds from a federal obesity prevention grant, contain nutrition advice from the newly released USDA MyPlate guidelines that remind children to eat healthfully. Messages include:
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November 18, 2011
Students at Hall Elementary School and Portland High School teamed up this month to collect food for the Wayside Food Programs. Hall students brought boxes, bags and cans of non-perishable items to school, and Portland High students also donated food. Seven students from the Portland High Student Council helped pack the donated food and deliver it to Wayside. Hall’s business partner, Bangor...
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November 18, 2011
The Portland School Board on November 15 approved a Comprehensive Plan Framework for the Portland Public Schools that sets three overarching goals:
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November 15, 2011
Presumpscot Elementary School teachers Rebecca Maiorano, Suzanne Keller and Elizabeth Stover approached FoodCorps volunteer Nora Saks at the beginning of the school year with the idea of starting an after-school garden club. Due to overwhelming interest from students, a lottery system was used to select 12 garden club members, including two representatives from each grade level.
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November 9, 2011
The Portland Music Boosters Fall Celebration will be held on November 14 at 6 p.m. at Ocean Avenue Elementary School. The event includes a potluck dinner and performances by about 80 performers from the Portland Public Schools. Some of the groups that will perform include Barque from Portland High, the Bach Performers from Lyseth Elementary School and Sweet Caroline from Lyman Moore Moore...
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November 9, 2011
Elizabeth Holton was reelected to an At Large seat on the Portland School Board in the November 8 election. Holton defeated Josephine Okot by a vote of 8,738 to 5,747. Justin Costa and Marnie Morrione were reelected to the School Board in uncontested races. Costa represents District 4 and Morrione represents District 5.
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November 8, 2011
Students at Portland High School elected Charles “Chip” Weber as their student representative to the Portland School Board. He won a five-way race. Portland High held two assemblies where the candidates introduced themselves. The votes were tallied on Election Day, November 8. Zev Bliss is the new student representative from Casco Bay High School. He ran unopposed. Deering High School will...
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November 4, 2011
A delegation of 12 high school students, their principal and an English teacher from Arkhangelsk, Russia are spending November 4-16 attending classes at Portland High School, staying with local families and learning about environmental issues. The exchange is part of a multi-year collaboration between Portland High and an English-speaking high school in Portland’s sister city. Students at the...
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November 4, 2011
Jocelyn Kahn, a Portland jeweler and photographer, recently visited the metalsmithing class at Deering High School. She shared her craft of recycling dominoes into jewelry by using stamps, makers and acrylic coatings.Kahn brought examples of her own work and provided a hands-on workshop for students. Students made pendants, earrings, key chains and charms during her visit.
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November 2, 2011
Isaac Jaegerman, a Portland High School senior, won first place in an essay contest sponsored by From the Bow Seat, a group promoting environmental education about the Gulf of Maine. He won $2,500, and the Portland High science department will receive a check for the same amount. Isaac wrote an essay about overfishing. “He demonstrated a sophisticated, real world understanding of the topic and...
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