May 20 School Committee Highlights

By Kendra Williams School Committee members on May 20 learned more about a new program that will expand access to high-quality pre-kindergarten education for 4-year-olds in town. Assistant Superintendent Steve Bussiere explained that the P-K Partnership grant from the Maine Department of Education will fund programming for 16 students at the YMCA, where many youngsters already go for daycare. The pre-K component will be offered at no cost to parents or the School Department, Bussiere said. The YMCA will oversee…

School Notes

Sanford High School’s Class of 2024 top 10 students (left to right): Zachary Parison (valedictorian), Aidan Gendron (salutatorian), Lamar Amoakohene, Jack Cullen, Ava Gendron, Hailey Tarbox, Korrinne Greer, Emma Adawadkar, Ailey Mann and Kamryn Sanborn Photo: The Spartan Times Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan Get to know SHS’s Class of 2024 top 10 students: As reported in the Sanford Springvale News (May 24), the annual Youth Banquet was held at the Sanford Elks Lodge on May 8. Part of the ceremony…

High School Students Preparing for Solar Job Opportunities

SRTC Students install solar panels at Alumni Stadium. Credit: WSSR TV By Kendra Williams Students in the Electrical Wiring Program at Sanford Regional Technical Center are gaining real-life experience at its Clean Energy Learning Lab. Through a collaboration with Northeast Electric and Gowen Power Systems, students have installed solar panels on the field house building at Alumni Stadium. This learning opportunity – described to School Committee members at the May 20 meeting – was developed by Jay Desmond from Northeast…