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.
The U.S. Air Force Academy Band is hosting a FREE community concert on Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. in the South Portland High School Auditorium. 🎺 🎶 This concert is free and open to the public to attend. Tickets are available online: https://gofan.co/event/3297998?schoolId=ME22131_1
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.
SoPo World Fest is Saturday, May 3rd from 10am-4pm at SPHS! We’re looking for Maine-based organizations, stores, makers, creators, artists, or authors that are global and celebrate people’s cultures to exhibit at this fair. If you'd like more information or to sign up to have a table at this event, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JBpztd1wQabUcjd7bvoWAAqOKDOkkzXCECPDBcTIbJk/viewform?edit_requested=true ($10 donation for tables). This event is free for the public to attend and is student organized. We hope to see you there!
March is Youth Art Month! 🎨🖌️ South Portland High School student Alexus Lamour's drawing, "Art Class Window," is on view now at the Portland Museum of Art through March 30 in an exhibition showcasing the work of K-12 students in our communities. Visit the gallery in-person or see the artworks online at portlandmuseum.org/yam to see the incredible talent in Maine's art education programs.
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.
What a great day at the SPHS Hiring Fair! Last week, students had the opportunity to meet with local employers and learn about available part-time and summer jobs. Thank you to the businesses in our community who joined us!
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
Drivers Ed is starting up March 31 for ages 15+! Register for classes through SoPo Parks and Rec: https://southportlandme.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=31479&AdminPreview=1
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.
Celebrate the 2025 Girls Basketball AA State Championship with your own state championship swag! 🏀 🏆 Shop online through March 19: https://pws.atlanticsportswear.com/product-cat/south-portland-girls-basketball-grey-black-black-white-2025/
SoPo Unite Tip of the Month: Talking About Vaping
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.
The School Board is holding a meeting next week, Monday, March 10 at 6 p.m. in the Lecture Hall at South Portland High School. Superintendent Matheney will introduce the Proposed 2025-26 Budget at this meeting. 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.
The South Portland Drama Club presents "Almost Maine," a one act performance by John Cariani. Performances are happening Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at South Portland High School (suggested $5 donation) and Saturday, March 8 at 12 p.m. for the 2025 Maine regional One Act Festival at Scarborough High School!
This week, we're celebrating National School Social Work Week (March 2-8, 2025)! We recognize and appreciate the profound impact our school social workers have on our school community to provide emotional support, guidance, and resources that enhance our students’ academic and personal growth. Thank you for all the incredible work you do every day!
2025 Class AA State Champions! 🏆 🏀 Congratulations to the girls basketball team for winning the state championship game this past Saturday, and for the boys basketball team for being the State Runners-Up! Go Red Riots!
🏀✨ Congratulations to our SPHS boys and girls basketball teams, who are the 2025 Class AA South Regional Champions! They will be competing in the state championship game at Portland's Cross Insurance Arena this Saturday, March 1: 6:05 pm South Portland Girls vs Cheverus / 7:45 p.m. South Portland Boys vs Windham. Get ticket information here: https://www.southportlandathletics.org/
SPHS Student Eliot Wertheimer has been volunteering to help students prepare for the SATs. He hosts two SAT prep sessions per week where he delivers lessons on the topic of the exam and guides juniors on a study schedule. These sessions are held on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 p.m. and Fridays before school from 7:30-8:05 a.m. Sessions are open to all SPHS students in their junior year and are held in the Learning Commons conference room. Any student looking for more information can email Eliot at eliotwertheimer@spsdme.org.
