Category: School News

Survey Says: Don’t Ban Cell Phones Now

Photo: Pixabay By Andrew Morin, Sanford High School Student Sanford schools will keep their current cell phone policy for now following a review of survey responses on the subject by the School Committee at an Oct. 21 workshop. Students, parents and staff members see cell phones differently according to the survey, but there is consensus that a complete ban is not necessary. The policy now requires cell phones to be on silent and in a designated area to avoid disruptions…

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St. Thomas School students operate drones in the classroom airspace under the watchful eye of the FAA’s Ed Cormier, a space education program analyst. Photo: St. Thomas School Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Drone pilots in the making: Students at St. Thomas School learned all about drones on Oct. 8 when Ed Cormier, an analyst with the Aviation and Space Education Program at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), visited the school. Students in grades 3 through 8 learned about the anatomy…

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Matthew Hebert, a student at Sanford High School, earns his Direct Support Professional certificate. Photo: Great Bay Services Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan SHS student earns his DSP certification: Just days after turning 17, Sanford High School (SHS) student Matthew Hebert received his Direct Support Professional (DSP) certificate from Great Bay Services. Hebert completed the DSP certificate as part of an Extended Learning Opportunity in which he also played an instrumental role in developing the Unified Basketball Program between Great Bay…

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CJL students channel their inner Paul Bunyan, enjoying flapjacks in flannel. Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Celebrating classic American tales over flapjacks: Second graders at Carl J. Lamb Elementary School dined over flapjacks, and some even wore flannel, to mark their recently completed unit on fairy tales and tall tales. They explored classic stories such as “The Fisherman and His Wife” and “Beauty and the Beast,” learning about story elements and important life lessons. The unit also…