From November 18–22, students, staff, and community members are invited to donate nonperishable food items to South Portland Middle School's Annual Food Drive. Donations will support the SPMS Food Panty and The Locker Project. The grade that raises the most food will win the honor of being the 2024 Food Feud Chomp-ions!🦈 See the filer for more details.
Planting Hope Gardens to spread hope 🌷💛 South Portland High School students started a club called Advocates for Mental Health to encourage more conversations about mental health and normalize help seeking behaviors. Their first project is participating in the Yellow Tulip Project. By planting tulip bulbs in the courtyard at the high school, South Portland Middle School, and the South Portland Police Department, they are creating Hope Gardens that will bloom in the spring.
Scene in South Portland Photo Contest (For ages 18+) 📸 The City of South Portland invites you to submit photographs of scenes that capture the special character of the City and what you'd like to see thrive here in the future. One winning photo will appear on the cover of the City's new Comprehensive Plan—the guiding document for South Portland's future through 2040. Submit online here: www.southportland.gov/722/Scene-in-South-Portland-Photo-Contest
A spooky story contest at the South Portland Public Library inspired 3rd and 4th grade writers at Small Elementary! Students who wrote and submitted a story were invited to an author's celebration in the school library, where they shared their stories and were recognized for their spooky writings.
SoPo Unite's November Tip of the Month: Role of Law Enforcement in Prevention
The School Board is holding a meeting next week, Tuesday, November 12 at 6 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at South Portland High School. This meeting can be attended in-person, viewed live on Channel 2 on public access television, and streamed online through SPC-TV at tinyurl.com/4y2eehbw. To see the Board agenda, visit spsdme.org/schoolboard.
Catch a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" this weekend, a play about love, dreams, and magic! 🎭 The SPHS Drama Club is performing one hour of Shakespeare tonight at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 9 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Thank you, South Portland voters, for your support of our $3 million Security and $1 million Facility Improvement school bond referendums.
Registration for the SoPo Parks & Rec Pleasant Mountain Ski and Snowboard Program is open for students in grades 7-12. ⛷️ 🏂 See the flier for more details or visit: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=31472
There are many ways that students are involved with their community at South Portland High School. Student Voice is a group dedicated to amplifying the voices of SPHS students, bridging the gap between members of our community, advocating for important changes, and planning inclusive events that promote school spirit.
South Portland Middle School recently held its first Family Movie Night, which included a delicious dinner served by teachers and school admin, open gym, and a film festival hosted by Ms. Fletcher! 🎥 A special thank you to Wayside Food Programs for providing the meal and The Locker Project for giving out fresh produce that evening.
The 9th Annual Savage Family Turkey Trot 5k is happening on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024. Register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/SouthPortland/TheSavageFamilyTurkeyTrot5kRunWalk. All proceeds are donated to the Nathan Savage Memorial Fund and the Tri Like a Savage Youth Triathlon.
Happy Fall! 🍂🎃 In art class, 7th grade students staged pumpkins and candy corn, photographed their still life, sketched their drawings using the elements of art (form, space, and value), and colored them using oil pastels.
The Outdoor Club is ready to ride! 🚲 Led by advisors Mr. Lunt and Mr. Wetzel, this afterschool club at SPMS provides bikes and helmets to students to go on bike rides on the school campus and on trails around South Portland. In the winter, they will gear up to go cross-country skiing!
To our South Portland School principals and assistant principals, thank you for all that you do. Happy #NationalPrincipalsMonth! (📸 from left to right: Rebecca Stern, SPMS Principal; Sarah Glenn, SPHS Principal; David Brenner, SPHS AP; Aleah Starr, SPMS Teaching and Learning AP; Diane Lang, Small Principal; Myra Caron, Kaler Principal; Allison Hopkins, Dyer Principal; Nat Ridder, SPMS Grades 5-6 AP. Photo 2: Bethany Connolly, Skillin Principal; Nikki Remsen, Skillin AP. Missing from images: Beth Kellogg, Brown Principal; Mitch Ouellet, Grades 7-8 AP; Ben Donaldson, SPHS AP)
Kindergarten learned their ABC’s and celebrated with alphabet parades at Skillin and Small Elementary Schools!
Award-winning journalist and author Elisa Boxer visited Kaler Elementary! 📚 Elisa answered student questions about her writing process and talked to them about the stories behind her books, including “One Turtle's Last Straw,” the winner of last year's Chickadee Award.
Invest in the future of our students and support upgrades to security, infrastructure, and the South Portland High School stadium complex. Learn more at www.spsdme.org/referendums.
We felt the Red Riots Pride at the homecoming game! 🏈 🌟
SPMS Family Movie Night is this week! 🎟️ 🎥 Join us on Wednesday, October 23 for dinner and a short film festival. See the attached flier for more details.
