It's National School Principals' Day! This day celebrates and recognizes the vital role of principals in our schools to support students, families, educators, and staff. Thank you, South Portland School principals, for all that you do to help schools thrive! ☀️ Myra Caron, Kaler Elementary Principal; Bethany Connolly, Skillin Elementary Principal; Sarah Glenn, SPHS Principal; Beth Kellogg, Brown Elementary Principal; Allison Hopkins, Dyer Elementary Principal; Diane Lang, Small Elementary Principal; Rebecca Stern, SPMS Principal
Thursday, May 1st: Rugby will take place on the upper fields at SPMS this afternoon
Wednesday, April 30th: 7th & 8th Student Council is cancelled today
Support the 3 Communities Food Drive this Saturday, May 3, between 10am-noon at the South Portland Police Department. They are collecting much-needed nonperishable food items and are raising money for the three pantries feeding neighbors in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, and Scarborough. See the attached flier for more details or visit fooddrivemaine.weebly.com.
National Poetry Month is wrapping up...and so is the City of South Portland's youth poetry contest! ✨✍🏼 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. Learn more and enter: southportland.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291
Tuesday, April 29th: 8th grade baseball practice is canceled today
Monday, April 28th: 7th & 8th grade STEAM Club is canceled today
Administrative Professionals Day recognizes and celebrates the work of our school clerks and office managers–thank you for all that you do!
Thank you to our South Portland School bus drivers who go the extra mile to ensure students get to and from school safely every day. 🚌
Please note District Office open hours during Spring Break 🌸 4/22-4/24: 7:30 am - 12 pm. 4/21 and 4/25: Closed.
It's officially the start of Spring Break 🌼 🌱 We look forward to seeing you back in class when school resumes on Monday, April 28!
Unless there is a need for another school cancellation, the last day of school is scheduled to be June 13.
Thursday, April 17th: Today is an early release day. 7th & 8th grades are dismissed at 11:40 AM and 5th & 6th grades are dismissed at 12:30 PM. There are no athletics, clubs, or after school activities. School resumes on Monday, April 28th.
Wednesday, April 16th: Track and 7th grade baseball practices are cancelled today
Tuesday, April 15th Athletics Update: Boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, baseball & softball are cancelled today due to field conditions at Wainwright. Today is the first day of rain day rotations; track will practice in the gym.
Friday, April 11th: All sports will practice at Wainwright today. As a reminder, there is no track practice on Fridays.
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.
Thursday, April 10th: Girls lacrosse and 7th grade baseball practices are cancelled today
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!
