Out In The Woods

Vernal pool at the McKeon Reserve Photo: K. McKeon The Big Night By Kevin McKeon, Director, Mousam Way Land Trust About 370 million years ago, the first animals crawled out of the oceans to live on land. Known as amphibians (two lives), they still require water for part of their life cycle, and later develop lungs and legs for their life on land. They are also cold-blooded and assume a body temperature equal to their surrounding environment - warming themselves by…
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School Notes

The House Plant Sale at Sanford Regional Technical Center runs through the end of the school year. Photo: Sanford School Department Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Add a little green at home: The horticulture students at the Sanford Regional Technical Center (SRTC) are running a House Plant Sale until the end of the school year. They are open most days, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm, and offer a large variety of house plants, including succulents, shade plants and even air plants.…
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School Committee Highlights March 11, 2024

By Kendra Williams Public Comment General education social workers and principals from Sanford’s three elementary schools gave overviews of their roles, examples of their work and the difference it makes to students during the board’s March 11 meeting. They described student needs that would be unmet if those positions are cut from the budget. Sanford Schools’ Director of School Counseling Beth Letourneau spoke especially of the importance of the Sanford Middle School social worker. Parent Stephanie Jopling addressed the need…
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SHS Athletes Named to All-Conference, All-Academic Teams

Several SHS student-athletes were named to all-conference and all-academic teams Photo Credit: SHS Athletics By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communication Coordinator Several Sanford High School athletes were recently named to the Southern Maine Athletic Association (SMAA) All-Conference and All-Academic teams for winter sports. Julissa McBarron was named to the first all-conference and all-defensive teams for girls' basketball. Paige Sevigny and Sadie Sevigny were SMAA Honorable Mention selections. Natalie Lam, Taylor Coffey, Alissa Long, and Arianna Martel were all-conference selections in…
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Spring Sing at the Sanford Performing Arts Center

Spring Sing featured chorus singers from Sanford High, Middle, and Elementary schools Photo Credit: Sanford School Department By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator The Sanford school community shined brightly at the school department’s annual Spring Sing Choral Showcase at the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, March 6. The showcase, which featured chorus singers from Sanford High, Middle, and Elementary schools, brought together students grade 4-12 as families and friends filled the seats to witness a special performance. Sanford Middle…
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