Articles By: Waynflete Communications

BalletX Visits Waynflete

Portland Ovations Offstage connected with us hoping to reach out into community educational and artistic programs and made a special dance connection. BalletX recently visited Portland, Maine and with an arrangement from Ovations they offered a Master Class on October...

Fall Athletics Round-Up

Girl's Soccer: In the Class C Southern Maine Regional Championship, Girl's Varsity Soccer came out on top, knocking off #2 seed Madison! They moved on to the Class C State Championship, at Hampden Academy. This was their 5th Regional Title...

US Singers Accepted into District II Vocal Festival!

Congratulations to the following singers for their acceptance into the District II Vocal Festival this year, in the following ensembles: Eva Abbott - Treble Choir Dorrie Pinchbeck - Treble Choir Eidann Thompson-Brown - Mixed Choir Congratulations also goes to Matt...

You Can’t Take It with You

The amazing set for the Upper School fall play: November 3-5; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 7:00; Franklin Theater.

Spooky Halloween Costumes

Josh Lodish as Lowell Libby and Yai Deng as Jimmy Manyuru

Leaning into a Difficult Conversation with Portland’s Chief of Police

As the next step in the Waynflete Dialogue Project, the Portland Chief of Police Michael Sauschuck will speak  at an Upper School assembly on Tuesday, November 15. Two students, Najma Abdullahi ‘18 and Josh Lodish ‘17, will interview him on...

Hip Hop Assembly from the Perspective of a Student and a Teacher

Kiera MacWhinnie '17,  USNOW Staffer On Thursday, October 6, Eric Axelman and Oliver "Sydsho" Arias came to Waynflete to present at an assembly about racial awareness. This wasn’t an ordinary presentation though; they educated the Upper School through rapping and break...

Izzy Davis ’16 Writes Home: The Master of Photosynthesis

Following is the text of an email sent from Izzy Davis '16 to her Advanced Biology science teacher Carol Titterton. The email is included here with Izzy's permission. Carol... Just sat through a lecture about photosystems and NADPH and ATP...

The Waynflete Dialogue Project

The Waynflete Dialogue Project (WDP) is a focused initiative to make dialogue a keystone habit in the Upper School. It is not a single program but instead touches on many facets of the Upper School experience, in and outside of...

Grade 9 Seminar: Life Maps!

Life maps are a great way to connect with some of your classmates that you may not know as well. Seminar groups are a continuation of our Outdoor Experience groups, and each week we learn more about each other. OE...

The Waynflete Upper School is delighted to present “You Can’t Take It With You” by Kaufman & Hart.

This escapist comedy takes a peek inside a few nights in the lives of two rather different families. At first, the Sycamores seem absurd, but it is not long before we realize that if they are ridiculous, the rest of...

Conversation about Global Citizenship: Students Shoulder to Shoulder On Thursday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m in the Student Center

Join Director of Student Affairs Lydia Maier, Associate Director of Student Affairs Jimmy Manyuru, and a panel of students who participated in last summer's Students Shoulder to Shoulder global citizenship program. Students will talk about their direct experiences working with NGOs and follow-up advocacy...

Julian Abbott ’18 Named to All-State Jazz Combo!

Congratulations to Waynflete saxophonist Julian Abbott '18 for his outstanding performance at the Jazz All-State auditions. His extremely high score landed him in the 2016-2017 Maine Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Combo! He will rehearse and perform at the festival...

With Love from Debba (and Frannie)

Debba is holding the card of well wishes sent from Upper School students. She and Frannie send their love in return.

Rafting on the Kennebec River with the Class of 2017

I had been on many rafting trips before, but this trip was by far my favorite! The night before the trip was filled with an active scavenger hunt created by the teachers and sitting by the big campfire with lots...

Change in Schedule for Grade 9 Parent Evening/Potluck

Change in Schedule for Waynflete 9th Grade Parent Evening and Potluck on October 24th 5:30 p.m. Brief Overview and Q&A about 9th Grade Seminar and Student Support in Student Center 6:00 p.m. Parent Potluck at Boulos House Dear Parents of...

Brandon Salway Logs 250th Career Win

  

Navigating the Mashup with John Wordock ’87

John Wordock already had a half-decade of journalism experience under his belt when he entered Waynflete’s Upper School as a freshman in 1984. Graced with self-knowledge at a young age, he knew what he wanted to do (be a radio reporter)...

An Inspirational Story and Bollywood Dancing at Upper School Assembly

On Thursday, October 13, the Upper School had the unique opportunity to hear the stories of Mangesh Pol and Gaus Sayyad, who were raised together at the Maher Ashram in Pune, India. In addition to their extraordinary accomplishments, Mangesh and...

Writing to Learn While Learning to Write

A visitor to the Waynflete campus might well wonder what is going on upon entering the Emery Building in mid-March and passing a group of students huddled in an alcove whispering with conspiratorial urgency.  The mystery would deepen as the...

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