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SHS & SMS Students Report Substance Use in Biennial Study

At their regular meeting on December 7, members of the Sanford School Committee heard a report on some of the results of the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) for 2019. This biennial survey of middle and high school students across the state is conducted in odd-numbered years. The report was presented to the Committee by Beth Letourneau, Director of School Counseling; Brent Coleman, Sanford Middle School Outreach Worker; and Nichole Ivey, Director of Sanford Community Adult Education. While the…

School Notes: November 22

York County is once again designated "yellow" by the state for Covid-19 risk, which means that school sports and extracurricular activities are on hold until we return to green. The High Five Award is a staff nominated award given to Sanford High School students who they have seen lending a hand to others, doing a good deed, or working in the community. High five awards should be acts of kindness that are either out of the ordinary or to recognize…

New Student Representatives to School Committee

The Sanford School Committee is pleased to announce that Grace Davie and Isabella Farrington were named Sanford School Committee Student Representatives at a meeting held on November 16, 2020. Grace and Isabella will join Student Representative Juliana Levesque, Class of 2021 on the Committee at the next regular School Committee meeting scheduled for December 7, 2020. Grace is a member of the Class of 2022 at Sanford High School as well as a student in the Electrical Wiring Program at…

School Notes: November 15

The Box Tops for Education competition is on now at Carl J. Lamb School. See the PTA's Facebook post for all the details. While Sanford High School can't have all their traditional Homecoming Week activities this year, students and staff will still show their school spirit. Each day has a different theme: Monday - Flannel Day; Tuesday - Dress Like a Tourist Day; Wednesday - PJ Day; Thursday - Throwback Day (dress in styles from the '60s to the '90s);…

Covid-19 Case at Middle School

The Sanford School Department announced that an individual associated with Sanford Middle School tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, November 14.  There is a possibility that staff or students came in contact with this individual and were exposed to the virus. Out of an abundance of caution, all Sanford Middle School students will have a full remote day on Monday, November 16, while contact tracing is completed.  A Maine CDC or school representative will contact anyone identified as a close contact of the individual…

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