🗓️ 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.
Thursday, April 17th: Today is an early release day. 7th & 8th grades are dismissed at 11:40 AM and 5th & 6th grades are dismissed at 12:30 PM. There are no athletics, clubs, or after school activities. School resumes on Monday, April 28th.
Wednesday, April 16th: Track and 7th grade baseball practices are cancelled today
Tuesday, April 15th Athletics Update: Boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, baseball & softball are cancelled today due to field conditions at Wainwright. Today is the first day of rain day rotations; track will practice in the gym.
Friday, April 11th: All sports will practice at Wainwright today. As a reminder, there is no track practice on Fridays.
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.
Thursday, April 10th: Girls lacrosse and 7th grade baseball practices are cancelled today
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!
Wednesday, April 9th: Clubs Update - 7th & 8th Student Council is cancelled today; Athletics Update 7th & 8th lax will practice at Wainwright today, 6th-8th track & field will practice at SPMS today, 7/8 softball begins tomorrow (4/10), girls lacrosse and 7th and 8th baseball will begin soon
Fun and creative opportunity for South Portland High School and Middle School students: Enter the "Our Future South Portland" Poetry Contest! Two poets will be published in the City's new Comprehensive Plan and win a $25 gift card to a local business. Enter by April 30, 2025.✨✍🏼 Learn more and enter: southportland.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=291
Tuesday, April 8th: Club Update - 5th & 6th grade GSA is cancelled today; Athletics Update -
All sports except track & field are canceled today due to weather
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.
Monday, April 7th Athletics Update: All practices are canceled today except track. 7/8 track practice is 2:10-3:00 and 5/6 track practice is 3:00-3:50
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.
