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News Archive - August 2012 
August 30, 2012
Portland Adult Education's fall term classes start the week of September 10. New offerings include a Legal Office certificate, a Leadership and Management certificate and courses in Google applications, Apple iBasics and more. Read about the classes and enroll. For more information, please call 775-0432.
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August 29, 2012
Portland’s new superintendent, Emmanuel Caulk, will hold seven “Listening & Learning” sessions throughout the city in September and October to solicit ideas and feedback about how the Portland Public Schools are succeeding and how the district can improve. The public is invited to attend whichever session is most convenient. The schedule is:
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August 29, 2012
Students in the Portland Public Schools are eligible for discounted fares on Greater Portland Transit District METRO during the 2012/2013 school year. Students can ride METRO buses for $1 (regular fare is $1.50) throughout the school year using a current student photo ID. This is the sixth year that METRO has provided discounted bus rides.
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August 29, 2012
Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) has been awarded a four-year grant from the MELMAC Education Foundation that will acquaint eighth graders with the school’s programs, help PATHS students learn about postsecondary opportunities and involve parents in planning for their children’s futures. The grant will provide $13,500 per year, or a total of $54,000.
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August 28, 2012
The Portland Public Schools and Portland Recreation are sponsoring a “Soccer Highlight Night” on September 6 at multiple locations around the city. All six of the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams at Deering and Portland High will hold head-to-head competitions. During half time of the varsity games, the Portland Youth Soccer Association will play small sided games. Admission is $4 for adults and $2...
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August 28, 2012
Thanks to funding from the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council’s Dairy Optimization program, Riverton Elementary School dramatically increased the number of students participating in school breakfast during the 2011-12 school year. The district is working to boost that number even higher at Riverton and to help other Portland public schools have similar success.
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August 28, 2012
Classes will begin on September 6 for students in first through 12th grades in the Portland Public Schools. Kindergartners and children enrolled in the district’s pre-kindergarten classes will start school on September 10. The normal daily schedule is:
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August 27, 2012
Every year, Portland High School opens its doors for incoming freshmen and their parents the evening before school starts. The Freshmen Barbeque provides a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which vital information about the freshmen year is shared. Parents are encouraged to ask questions and meet staff, while freshmen have an opportunity to tour the school, learn from upper-class student...
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August 21, 2012
The Portland Public Schools will no longer use Styrofoam trays in its cafeterias beginning this fall, as part of the district’s ongoing efforts to reduce cafeteria trash. The district will replace Styrofoam trays with paper board trays at an additional cost of $30,000 annually. This increase is offset by the savings anticipated from the Waste Reduction Group’s recycling and composting programs...
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August 16, 2012
More healthy foods will be sold at Portland Public Schools’ sports games and in school vending machines, under new policies that take effect in September. The policies also call for all food served at school celebrations, staff parties and other district events to meet federal nutrition standards. Soda is no longer to be sold, even in the staff lounge.
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August 15, 2012
Lyseth Elementary School invites new and returning students and their families to take a school tour on August 29 from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. to see work done over the summer to spruce up the building. Families are invited to participate in an evening of gardening with the school’s Greening Committee beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, please call 874-8215.
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August 15, 2012
Cynthia Remick, who served as assistant principal of Hall Elementary School in Portland for the past year, has been appointed principal. Her appointment was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Portland Board of Public Education. The board also unanimously approved hiring Glenda Klein as the Portland Public Schools’ human resources director and Sharon Pray as the district’s special education...
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August 14, 2012
Five of Portland’s public schools will offer free breakfasts to all of their students for the first time, beginning in September. Four elementary schools - Reiche, East End, Riverton and Presumpscot - and Lincoln Middle School will provide the free breakfasts. Students arrive at school at the regular time to receive breakfast. It is served during the first 10 minutes of the school day. This...
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August 13, 2012
The Portland Public Schools, a state leader in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle technology, will take delivery of its 10th CNG school bus this month. CNG buses now make up more than 40 percent of the Portland district’s fleet. All of the vehicles have been funded fully or in part by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection through grants from the Federal Clean School Bus Program.
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August 8, 2012
Bob’s Discount Furniture has awarded Longfellow Elementary School a $1,000 donation. The money will be used for technology. Longfellow is one of seven schools in Maine that received $1,000 awards from Bob’s in a ceremony on August 1 at the South Portland store. Money comes from donations made by the public to jars located in the stores’ cafes. Each month, checks are given to seven schools in a...
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