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School Notes: December 17, 2023

Sanford High School’s JMG students and staff held its fourth annual Special Olympics Bowling event at Bowl-A-Rama, drawing 75 athletes between 14 and 68 years old. Photo: Sanford School Department By Carolyn Cadigan JMG hosts bowling event for 75 athletes: Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG) hosted its fourth annual Special Olympics Bowling event at Bowl-A-Rama on Nov. 17. This year’s turnout included 75 athletes between 14 and 68 years old. JMG had 20 students help put on the event by…

Sanford School Committee Meeting Highlights 12/04/23

Former school committee member, Emily Sheffield, returns to fill a vacancy. Photo Credit: Autumn Bliss Photography By Kendra Williams Members Present: Paula Cote, Amy Sevigny, Jennifer Davie and Melissa Simpson Student Representatives: Aiden Gendron, Emma Adawadkar and Elise Gendron Committee Updates The Special Education Advisory Committee will be meeting again on Dec. 13. The focus will be on the responsibilities of the director and the IEP coordinator. Curriculum and the Bridge Program will be the focus going forward. The Stipend…

School Notes: December 10, 2023

A Sanford Regional Technical Center student prepares a festive holiday wreath to sell at the Holiday Botanical Bonanza. Photo: Sanford School Department By Carolyn Cadigan Deck the halls: Plants Plus is holding its Holiday Botanical Bonanza sale through Friday, Dec. 22, at the Sanford Regional Technical Center. The greenhouse is open while students are there from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. In addition to wreaths, poinsettias, succulents, and kissing balls, houseplants are available for sale. FMI, email pdurack@sanford.org. If you’d…

Many Hands Stuff Food Boxes

SHS Peer Helpers and members of Maine Army National Guard 1136th Sanford Unit. Courtesy Photo By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor  A three-way partnership got 77 turkeys into Thanksgiving food boxes given away this past week.  Members of the Sanford Springvale Chamber of Commerce raised the funds and arranged the purchase through Hannaford Supermarkets. Members of the Maine Army National Guard 1136th Sanford Unit delivered the turkeys to Sanford High School. Then members of the SHS Peer Helpers group stuffed the…

FALL SPORTS AWARDS

SHS athletes are being recognized by Athletic Director Zach Lemelinin the Sanford Performing Arts Center   Photo Sam Bonsey  By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator  Sanford High School held its Fall Sports Award Presentations in the Sanford Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 13th, to recognize student-athletes and their teams' accomplishments and hard work.  Athletic Director Zach Lemelin recognized several student-athletes before handing it off to each coach to talk about their respective teams' seasons.   The football team finished with…

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