🗓️ Save the date for SoPo World Fest: 10am - 4pm Saturday, May 3 at SPHS
This global festival celebrates the diversity in our community with crafts, food, and local businesses! Free to the public and student organized.
Administrative Professionals Day recognizes and celebrates the work of our school clerks and office managers–thank you for all that you do!
Thank you to our South Portland School bus drivers who go the extra mile to ensure students get to and from school safely every day. 🚌
Please note District Office open hours during Spring Break 🌸 4/22-4/24: 7:30 am - 12 pm. 4/21 and 4/25: Closed.
It's officially the start of Spring Break 🌼 🌱 We look forward to seeing you back in class when school resumes on Monday, April 28!
Unless there is a need for another school cancellation, the last day of school is scheduled to be June 13.
Girl Scouts new member sign-up event for Pre-K-3rd graders: 5:30 pm, Wednesday, May 14 at 138 Gannett Drive, South Portland. Visit girlscoutsofmaine.org or see the attached flier for more details!
The School Board is holding a meeting next week, Monday, April 14 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.
South Portland Earth Day Resource Fair: Saturday, April 26, 10 am–2 pm at Mill Creek Park. Celebrate our planet and find the resources you need to care for it throughout the year! Connect with Eco-focused community groups with activities and demos for adults and kids. See the attached flier or visit the Facebook event listing for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1179131960460330/?rdid=Uk8CSAHjwuBT28OC&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1BTM7Pfyah%2F#
National Library Week, April 6-12, 2025, celebrates the valuable role of libraries and librarians. 📚 Libraries are a place of discovery, imagination, and endless learning. Thank you to our school librarians for helping curiosity thrive and knowledge grow!
It's National Assistant Principals Week! Assistant Principals have a very important role in supporting our schools, principals, and students. Please join us in celebrating these incredible school leaders! Nikki Remsen: Skillin Elementary AP; Nat Ridder, 5-6 Grade SPMS AP; Mitch Ouellet, 7-8 Grade SPMS AP; Aleah Starr, Teaching and Learning AP; David Brenner, SPHS AP; Ben Donaldson, SPHS AP.
The School Board is holding a meeting next week, Monday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at South Portland High School focused on the FY26 budget. 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. For more information about the FY26 budget, visit spsdme.org/budget26.
Happy Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day! 🎉 We celebrate the incredible work of ed techs in South Portland Schools who make a difference every day in the classroom and beyond. Your actions support the success of our students throughout the school year–thank you for all that you do!
A Passion for Life: Learn Outdoor Passions from People Who Love the Outdoors: FREE Event, on Saturday, April 5, 11 am-5 pm at Wiscasset Middle High School. 20+ Outdoor Passions on Display! Come meet passionate outdoors enthusiasts from our community who are excited to introduce you to their outdoor passion, including hiking, rockhounding, metal detecting, fishing, and more.
Please note Board Budget Workshop III and Special Meeting is now happening on Monday, March 31 at 6 pm in the SPHS Lecture Hall. A Special Meeting will happen on Thursday, March 27 at 5 pm in the SPHS Learning Commons. Please visit spsdme.org/schoolboard for the updated schedule and agendas.
After an outage of approximately 10 minutes, power has been restored to all schools.
Currently there is no power at Kaler, Dyer, Skillin and South Portland Middle School due to a large scale outage. More information will be shared soon.
Registration is open for summer camps through SoPo Parks and Rec! ☀️ Sessions are open for ages 3-15, and scholarships are available for all youth programs. Find more information available online: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/forms/6353_2025_summer_camps_1.pdf
The South Portland School Board invites you to our upcoming Budget Workshops related to the development of the 2025-26 school year budget. All meetings start at 6:00 pm in the SPHS Lecture Hall. There will be opportunities for public comment at each meeting. These meetings can be attended in-person, viewed live on Channel 2 on public access television, and streamed online through SPC-TV at tinyurl.com/4y2eehbw. For more information, please visit spsdme.org/budget26.
March is Music In Our Schools Month! 🎶 🎵We're celebrating the incredible talent in our music programs at South Portland Schools, including chorus, band, and orchestra. Learn more and check out upcoming performances at www.spsdme.org/performingarts.
