NHS Hosts Annual Variety Show

One of 15 acts appears on the Sanford Performing Arts Center stage on Wednesday for the high school’s annual variety show. The event raised money for the National Honor Society's ongoing projects. From the Sanford School Department Sanford High School's National Honor Society showcased the talents of its students during the annual Variety Show held on Wednesday, April 10, in the Performing Arts Center. Each year, the Variety Show provides a platform for SHS students to shine and share their…

School Notes

Mrs. Harmon’s Grade 5 students at St. Thomas School learn about young chicks, hatched only weeks ago. Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan and Zendelle Bouchard Hands-on learning is a big hit with St. Thomas students: Mrs. Harmon and her Grade 5 students at St. Thomas School are tending to their recently hatched chicks as they wait for their quail eggs to hatch. The students, who have learned to identify the chicks by their feathers, happily shared them with the Grade 2…

Sanford School Department Helps CMP Workers During Storm Restoration

By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator The Sanford School Department and the York County Emergency Management Agency joined forces to help CMP workers during last week's storm. Central Maine Power (CMP) immediately took action in Sanford to help with restoration efforts, but with several hundred auxiliary crews arriving, they faced the challenge of finding suitable accommodations for the line workers. That's when York County Emergency Management Agency (YCEMA) and the School Department collaborated to provide a solution. On Friday,…
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Sports Notes

The Sanford High School baseball team finished 10-6 last spring to finish seventh in Class A South Photo Credit: SHS Athletics Compiled by Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator Sanford High School Baseball Team heading for a promising season: The Press Herald named Sanford High School’s baseball team one of the ten teams to watch in Southern Maine. The Spartans went 10-6 last spring to finish seventh in Class A South before losing to Kennebunk in the preliminary rounds. Sanford’s…

Passages

Passages Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Clara Belle Burgess died suddenly March 6, 2024. She was born in Dixfield on January 23, 1934, the youngest of eight children, to Osborne R. Burgess and Hazel Littlefield Burgess. Clara, aka “Claire”, attended school in Dixfield and at the age of 15 moved to Alfred to live with mother and stepfather. When she was sixteen, she married Roger Fillion and they lived in Sanford until relocating to Hartford, CT to work at Pratt…

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