Dr. Waldo T. Skillin Elementary School

Registration is now open for students who will be at least five years old on October 15, 2025 (birthdays between October 16, 2019 and October 15, 2020 are eligible). Children wh...

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9, 2025 Educators and school staff do exceptional work with students each and every day in South Portland to help them thrive. For this ...

Feeding the future generation, Maine Coast Fishermen's Association has taken to lunch lines, serving up sustainably harvested local seafood. On Feb. 11, the group crafted a fish t...

Dear South Portland families, As you know this is a contentious time in our nation with regard to many issues in public education. As a former high school government teacher myse...

Published February 4, 2025 by News Center Maine. The annual challenge encourages adults to read to kids for 15 minutes during the month of February to promote childhood l...

On December 6, student-musicians, parents, and community volunteers came together to make the annual tree lighting at Mill Creek Park sparkle. ✨ Students in the SPM...

Published on October 16, 2024 by Ananya Kumar, Communications Intern, National Farm to School Network. As part of our ongoing series for National Farm to School Month, we ha...

Please find resources and ways to help this holiday season below. Click the images below for PDFs with links. Holiday Gift Application: Due November 1, 2024 Click here for ...

"When you never, ever lose faith in the ability of a child to learn, that’s an act of hope and love." –Superintendent Matheney The 2024-25 school year starts next week,...

The following text is from the Maine Department of Education's media release. The Maine Department of Education has awarded $2,788,372 in Summer Learning and Enrichment Grant fu...

The South Portland School Nutrition Program is offering FREE summer meals to participants 18 years of age and younger. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve...

Whether you are enjoying the sunshine or exploring new places, bring a book to enjoy on your adventures! What will you be reading this summer? Where to get books: Sora (ebook and...

On Monday January 22nd Superintendent Matheney shared the annual State of the Schools presentation at a Board of Eduction workshop. The slide deck of the presentation can be fo...

Join us at the South Portland Middle School for a community open house on Saturday October 21 from 1:00-4:00pm. There will be informational sessions, student performances, and tou...

The Skillin Library is thrilled to add so many titles to our collection thanks to a donation by the 16 Lyrics organization. Our readers are already checking out these books that...

During the first week of back-to-school in South Portland, the district accepted over 200 individual books, a $3,000 investment in students’ learning from philanthropic organizati...

Mahoney Raiders! Past & Present "Final Assembly" Tours Music June 1, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Farewell to Mahoney 6:00 pm Field Festivities 6:15 pm Welcom...

Time Lapse Video: South Portland Middle School Apr 12 2022 8 :01 AM We encourage you to hit “pause” on your favorite streaming service to watch this month’s updated time l...

As work on the consolidated school enters its final phase, events are scheduled to usher out the two old schools. Work is on schedule for the fall opening of South Portland’s $69....

What is the best way to learn about computer hardware? Look inside! That is exactly what Julie York’s students did in their Intro to Computer Science course while also contributi...