The School Board is holding a meeting next week, Monday, April 14 at 6 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at South Portland High School. This meeting can be attended in-person, viewed live on Channel 2 on public access television, and streamed online through SPC-TV at tinyurl.com/4y2eehbw. To see the Board agenda, visit spsdme.org/schoolboard.
Last week, SPHS business students got to compete in the Junior Achievement Titan Challenge! Students were invited to compete in a simulation-based program where groups competed as business CEOs in the phone industry, experiencing firsthand how an organization evaluates alternatives, makes decisions, analyzes the outcomes of those decisions, and then strategizes what to do next.
South Portland Earth Day Resource Fair: Saturday, April 26, 10 am–2 pm at Mill Creek Park. Celebrate our planet and find the resources you need to care for it throughout the year! Connect with Eco-focused community groups with activities and demos for adults and kids. See the attached flier or visit the Facebook event listing for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1179131960460330/?rdid=Uk8CSAHjwuBT28OC&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1BTM7Pfyah%2F#
National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025, celebrates the valuable role of libraries and librarians. 📚 Libraries are a place of discovery, imagination, and endless learning. Thank you to our school librarians for helping curiosity thrive and knowledge grow!
Fun and creative opportunity for South Portland High School and Middle School students: Enter the "Our Future South Portland" Poetry Contest! Two poets will be published in the City's new Comprehensive Plan and win a $25 gift card to a local business. Enter by April 30, 2025.✨✍🏼 Learn more and enter: southportland.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291
It's National Assistant Principals Week! Assistant Principals have a very important role in supporting our schools, principals, and students. Please join us in celebrating these incredible school leaders! Nikki Remsen, Skillin Elementary AP; Nat Ridder, 5-6 Grade SPMS AP; Mitch Ouellet, 7-8 Grade SPMS AP; Aleah Starr, Teaching and Learning AP; David Brenner, SPHS AP; Ben Donaldson, SPHS AP.
The School Board is holding a meeting next week on Monday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at South Portland High School focused on the FY26 budget. This meeting can be attended in-person, viewed live on Channel 2 on public access television, and streamed online through SPC-TV at tinyurl.com/4y2eehbw. To see the Board agenda, visit spsdme.org/schoolboard. For more information about the FY26 budget, visit spsdme.org/budget26.
Happy Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day! 🎉 We celebrate the incredible work of ed techs in South Portland Schools who make a difference every day in the classroom and beyond. Your actions support the success of our students throughout the school year–thank you for all that you do!
SoPo Unite Tip of the Month: Check out these upcoming community opportunities.
First and second graders at Kaler Elementary had a special visitor last week! Deqa Dhalac, Maine State House Representative for the 120th District and former Mayor of South Portland, answered students' questions about her experiences in politics and why it's important to be involved in your community.
Join our upcoming parent night on Tuesday, April 8 from 6-7 pm in the Learning Commons to talk about youth substance use prevention and intervention. The conversation will be facilitated by Kara Tierney and Althea Turner, SPHS social workers and Lee Anne Dodge, SoPo Unite Director.
A Passion for Life: Learn Outdoor Passions from People Who Love the Outdoors: FREE Event, on Saturday, April 5, 11 am-5 pm at Wiscasset Middle High School. 20+ Outdoor Passions on Display! Come meet passionate outdoors enthusiasts from our community who are excited to introduce you to their outdoor passion, including hiking, rockhounding, metal detecting, fishing, and more.
The U.S. Air Force Academy Band is hosting a FREE community concert on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. in the South Portland High School Auditorium. 🎺 🎶 This concert is free and open to the public to attend. Tickets are available online: https://gofan.co/event/3297998?schoolId=ME22131_1
Please note Board Budget Workshop III and Special Meeting is now happening on Monday, March 31 at 6 pm in the SPHS Lecture Hall. A Special Meeting will happen on Thursday, March 27 at 5 pm in the SPHS Learning Commons. Please visit spsdme.org/schoolboard for the updated schedule and agendas.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a global awareness day that advocates for the rights, inclusion, and well-being of people with Down syndrome. It is celebrated on 3/21 to represent having 3 of the 21st chromosome. Mismatched socks are commonly worn on this day as a way to celebrate our differences, which is what this SPMS class did today. 🧦 By embracing our differences, we come together and create a brighter community, and inclusion for all! Thank you to the organization, All Is Welles (and Willa, too!), for sponsoring this class!
March is Youth Art Month! 🎨🖌️ South Portland High School student Alexus Lamour's drawing, "Art Class Window," is on view now at the Portland Museum of Art through March 30 in an exhibition showcasing the work of K-12 students in our communities. Visit the gallery in-person or see the artworks online at portlandmuseum.org/yam to see the incredible talent in Maine's art education programs.
After an outage of approximately 10 minutes, power has been restored to all schools.
Currently there is no power at Kaler, Dyer, Skillin and South Portland Middle School due to a large scale outage. More information will be shared soon.
What a great day at the SPHS Hiring Fair! Last week, students had the opportunity to meet with local employers and learn about available part-time and summer jobs. Thank you to the businesses in our community who joined us!
Registration is open for summer camps through SoPo Parks and Rec! ☀️ Sessions are open for ages 3-15, and scholarships are available for all youth programs. Find more information available online: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/forms/6353_2025_summer_camps_1.pdf
