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SRTC Names Student of the Year 2021

by Kathy Sargent Each year, Sanford Regional Technical Center selects a student as our Student of the Year.  In most years, this student is recognized with 27 additional Students of the Year at a banquet for all Career and Technical Centers throughout Maine.  This year, be watching for stories about each Student of the Year in local media.   SRTC’s process to choose a Student of the Year involves a nomination period, applications from the students, and an interview before the…

SHS/SRTC National Honor Society Inductees

Congratulations to the Sanford High School/SRTC students who were inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on April 28. A video of the entire ceremony can be viewed on WSSR-TVs YouTube channel at youtube.com/c/wssrtv. Laila Adawadkar Camille Alipalo Andrew Auger Lindsay Brown Sophia Corliss Conner Curcio Grace Davie Isabella Farrington Mackayla Giles Elaina Hanselmann Ella Hoenig Amaya Ireland  Charity Junkins William Kiley Dawson Knapp Emma LeConte Madison Littlefield Alison Machinski Olivia Martin Makayla O’Brien…

School Committee 4/26 Meeting Summary

Vice Chair Paula Cote led the meeting in the absence of Chair Don Jamison. During public comments, Sanford High School sophomore John-Paul Alexandre spoke about scheduling at the school. He has been working with School Committee Student Representatives Isabella Farrington and Grace Davie on the issue. They gathered 250 signatures from students in support of a possible return to a five-block schedule, and have put together a survey to gather more feedback on the issue, but are still waiting for…

SHS/SRTC Prom and Graduation in the Age of Covid

During the School Committee’s April 26 meeting, Sanford High School Principal Matt Petermann went over the plans for this year’s Senior Prom and Graduation. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, things will be run a bit differently this year in comparison to past years. Prom will be held Saturday, May 15, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the SHS campus. Attendees will be announced as they walk down a red carpet for photo ops. There may be ice cream or other…

News from Sanford Schools

Carl J. Lamb School Mrs. Gillis' second grade students wrote letters and mailed Flat Stanley, plus carted him all around town so that they could read and write about his many adventures.  Flat Stanley was even spotted at the Dollar Tree with second grader Cash Letourneau.  Margaret Chase Smith School Fourth grade students recently had the opportunity to zoom with an engineer from Pratt and Whitney. The engineer had the students participate in an experiment with magnets to learn about…

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