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Sanford Winter Marching Groups Win Gold

Press Release The Sanford Winter Color Guard and Sanford’s “Impact” Indoor Percussion both scored Gold Medals at the Maine Band Directors Association Finals competition, held Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Sanford High School. The staff, parents and fellow students are all immensely proud of the hard work, dedication and spirit shown by all the students involved in these groups. Both performances were distinct crowd pleasers and brought huge cheers from the audience. The Winter Guard show was a dramatic evocation…

2022 Principal’s Award Winner

Press Release Isabella Farrington, a senior at Sanford High School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award, Principal Matthew Petermann announced this week. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship. “Isabella is an amazingly talented student who is involved in many different ways here at Sanford High School. She has been an active student member of the Sanford School Committee, involved in our theater…

School Committee 3/21 Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met March 21, 2022. All members were present. Public Participation: Sanford High School senior Grace Davie spoke about some issues with the sales of tickets for prom. Due to the venue’s restrictions, only 250 tickets were being offered. She said when tickets went on sale, some students were cutting in line or having to skip lunch or be late to class, for fear they would miss out on getting a ticket. She thanked everyone for their…

Good News From Sanford Schools: March 23, 2022

Sanford High School Ms. Foley’s Senior English classes are working on skills that should benefit them as they move towards graduation:  Interview skills!  Students practice and conduct interviews with each other.  The students seemed to be enjoying their interviewing time together and hopefully this skill will help them land their next job!  Two SHS winter athletes have received statewide accolades. James Blood, who placed third at the New England Wrestling Championship, has been named to the Portland Press Herald's All…

11th Grade Students to Get Civics Class

High School juniors in Sanford will be getting a dedicated civics class beginning in September under a revamping of the Social Studies curriculum for grades 5-11. Erin Barry and Shane O’Connell, social studies Department Chairs at Sanford Middle School and Sanford High School respectively, made a presentation on the new curriculum to the School Committee on March 21, 2022. Ms. Barry explained that the revision was badly needed because the existing curriculum only covers history through the early 1900s. She…

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