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Tracy Gibson, Sanford High School principal Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back: Tracy Gibson returned to Sanford, this time as the new principal at Sanford High School (SHS), effective July 22. Gibson started her educational career as a classroom teacher in Sanford. For the last seven years, however, she was at Biddeford High School, where she held the positions of director of the Alternate Pathway Center, truancy/student services coordinator, and curriculum team administrator. While there, Gibson…

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Summer Camp 2024 at SRTC Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan SRTC campers explored new interests, made new friends: Summer Camp 2024 at the Sanford Regional Technical Center welcomed middle school campers from Kennebunk, Kittery, Marshwood, Massabesic, Noble, Sanford, Wells and York the last week of June to learn about the center’s Career and Technical Education programs. Campers chose from seven different options: plumbing, carpentry, aviation, digital design, early childhood education, law enforcement and firefighting. Throughout the week,…

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Dr. Amanda Doyle Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Amanda Doyle resigns from SHS: Dr. Amanda Doyle, principal at Sanford High School (SHS) during the 2023-2024 school year, has resigned. Doyle accepted a position as assistant superintendent of schools in RSU 57, which includes Alfred, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, Shapleigh and Waterboro. Prior to holding the position of principal, Doyle served as SHS assistant principal, and was assistant head for faculty and academic affairs as well as director of…

Sanford Community Adult Education Holds Graduation Ceremony

2024 SCAE Graduates Photo: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator "Go do good things." Advice from a father to his graduating daughter decades ago became a message for adult learners as they celebrated their own educational milestone on Wednesday, June 12, at Sanford Community Adult Education's graduation ceremony in the school’s library. SCAE Director Jayne Perkins passed on her father's words of wisdom urging the Class of 2024 to carry this simple yet powerful message into…

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SHS Administrative Assistants Marguerite Smith, Donna Cormier and Joanne Bourassa (left to right) retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Photo: Madison Nadeau, The Spartan Times Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Three SHS administrative assistants bid us adieu: The end of the 2023-2024 school year at Sanford High School (SHS) celebrated great student achievements and a new milestone for the senior class; however, it also marked the departure of three of the school’s administrative assistants. Marguerite Smith, who started…

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