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Good News From Sanford Schools: June 7, 2021

This report is adapted from the presentation at the School Committee's June 7 meeting. Sanford High School Congratulations to Adam McLeod, a senior at SHS/SRTC  who was featured in the Maine Sunday Telegram’s “10 Graduates to Watch 2021.”  You can access his story at this link: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/06/graduates-to-watch-2021-intro/ The sign from the old High School, donated by the Class of 2002, has been moved to its new place at the entrance to Alumni Stadium. Sanford Regional Technical Center Digital Design Instructor Anita…
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SHS AP Capstone Symposium

Sanford High School offers many Advanced Placement or “AP” courses across several disciplines. In addition to those subject-specific courses, SHS also participates in what is called the AP Capstone program. In this program, students who choose to participate develop skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presentation.  The culmination of each student’s original research project is a 20-minute recorded presentation, a 4000-5000 word essay, and a symposium. The symposium, which took place June 1, required students to condense…
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School Committee Meeting Summary

The Sanford School Committee met Monday, May 24. All members were present. During public comments, Sanford High School sophomore John-Paul Alexandre thanked the School Committee for beginning the process of reexamining the school schedule and putting a focus on it. Superintendent of Schools Matt Nelson gave an update on construction issues. At Sanford High School, it appears the contractor has figured out the issue with the malfunctioning rooftop HVAC units. There will be a meeting to get everyone together to…
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Good News from Sanford Schools

This report was adapted from the presentation at the May 24 School Committee meeting. Aislynn Worden (pictured above), a senior at Sanford High School, has been named one of 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Students are selected based on their academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. Aislynn is one of only two students selected…
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SRTC Robotics Team Takes 5th Place in International Competition

by Kathy Sargent Congratulations to Sanford Regional Technical Center's Team 3451 (a/k/a our Engineering Applications with Robotics classes) for their 5th place finish in the Infinite Recharge at Home Competition sponsored by FIRST Robotics.  In the words of Brent Sirois, SRTC Engineering Applications with Robotics Instructor, “The First Robotics game of ‘Infinite Recharge at Home’ was a great success that gave us a feeling of normalcy in a year that has been anything but.  We had the option of using last…
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