Category: School News

Sanford School Committee Meeting 10/2/2023

By: Kendra Williams Members Present: Paula Cote, Amy Sevigny and Jennifer Davie Absent: Kelly Termath and Melissa Simpson Student Representatives: Aiden Gendron and Emma Adawadkar. Junior Elsie Gendron was appointed as a new student representative. Athletic Director Zach Lemelin presented and explained the details of a proposal to establish a SHS Hall of Fame/Honor as a standing committee at Sanford High School that will have a constitution and bylaws. A motion to approve the proposal was unanimously approved. School Counseling…

School Notes: October 1, 2023

Volunteers for the Walking School Bus Program at Sanford Pride Elementary School help neighborhood students reach the morning bus on time. Photo Credit: Sanford School Department By: Carolyn Cadigan Connecting with students one step at a time: For the second year at Sanford Pride Elementary School, volunteers for the Walking School Bus Program make their daily walk in a specific Sanford neighborhood, rain or shine, to ensure kids in the area arrive at the bus on time. Carol Lantagne, the…

School Notes: September 24, 2023

The Carl J. Lamb Elementary School received updates over the summer, including a new maple countertop in the main office. Photo Credit: Carl J. Lamb Elementary School Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Upgrades to Carl J. Lamb School for the new school year: Over the summer, the custodial, technology and maintenance crews were hard at work making improvements to the facility, including re-keying doors; building a new vestibule in the lobby; adding a new lobby ceiling and lights; painting the lobby…

Leveling the Playing Field

Carl J Lamb School Principal Sherri Baron, center, is flanked by PTA Co-President Amy Boyce Sevigny, left, and Lydia Lehoux in front of the original 1990 playground equipment that will be replaced by a new structure in primary colors, which will match the newer equipment behind the elementary school. Press Release Students at Carl J Lamb should soon have a new playground structure and other playground enhancements, thanks to multiple school fundraisers and a charitable contribution. The new set is…

School Committee Meeting: September 11, 2023 

By Kendra Williams  Members present were Paula Cote, Amy Sevigny, Jennifer Davie, Melissa Simpson and Kelly Termath. Also in attendance were student representatives Emma Adawadkar and Aidan Gendron.  The meeting was called to order and began with a moment of silence to honor Chace Fromwiller, a 13-year-old Sanford Middle School student, who died that morning after an almost two-year battle with DIPG, a childhood cancer. Information has been sent out to students and families and a team has been made available…