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EC Anthill Video
https://youtu.be/YZba1gGRXuI EC teacher Bob Mills and senior Arianna Giguere Looking On
Parent Follow-Up Letter to the “Speak About It” Presentation
Dear parents, Thank you for attending the parent presentation at Waynflete yesterday evening! It was really wonderful getting to speak with all of you both during and after the program. Thank you for your attention, sincerity, and thoughtful, challenging questions....
Ben Millspaugh Advances to State Poetry Out Loud Competition
On February 10th, Ben Millspaugh was named one of five finalists at the Poetry Out Loud Southern Maine Regional Competition at City Theater in Biddeford. Twenty-one school winners participated in two rounds, reciting poems from poets as diverse as Jimmy...
Waynflete VRC Team Qualifies for Maine State VEX Championship!
After finishing 4th at the regional tournament, the Upper School Robotics Team learned that it had qualified for the Maine State VEX Championship, to be held at Hampden Academy on Saturday, February 13. The team is now busy refining how...
New England Youth Identity Summit
Waynflete and Maine Seeds of Peace are thrilled to announce the inaugural New England Youth Identity Summit, an event for students and educators from across New England designed to spark meaningful conversations about identity, diversity, and community. The Summit kicks off on Friday...
Congratulations to District II Honors Vocal Festival Participants
Congratulations to Max Soley, Emily Talpey, and Eidann Thompson-Brown, who participated in an exciting and inspiring District II Honors Vocal Festival at Windham High School on January 29-30! The festival draws singers at the middle and high school levels from...
Theater Department announces auditions for the The Little Prince
Waynflete Upper School Theater Department is pleased to announce auditions for the April 7-9 show The Little Prince. Auditions will be held after Break on February 23 and 24 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Franklin Theater. We are looking for a cohort of...
Program Notes from The Rimers of Eldritch
Some background on The Rimers of Eldritch, Upper School winter production The cast and crew of THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH have been hard at work since November creating a community, building relationships, and developing the characters that inhabit the fictional...
Upper School Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo Participate in the Berklee Jazz Festival
On February 6, the Upper School Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo participated in the 48th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston—the largest of it's kind in the world. One group came all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark! Both...
Margo Walsh ’82 to Speak at Upper School Assembly
Margo Walsh grew up in Cumberland, Maine, and graduated from Waynflete in 1982. After earning a BA in Psychology from Wheaton College, Margo moved to New York City and began a career in college and MBA recruiting. Recruiting for the...
Upper School Parent Evening About Consent, Boundaries, and Healthy Relationships
All Upper School parents are invited to Speak About It, A Performance-Based Presentation About Consent, Boundaries, and Healthy Relationships on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00–8:30 p.m. in Franklin Theater. Students in Grades 11 and 12 saw the Speak About It performance...
Waynflete Students Honored at the Harvard Model UN Competition
Over 3500 high school students from 36 different countries and 28 states, representing over 200 schools in all, attended the Harvard Model United Nations Conference for four days last week. Eight of them were from Waynflete. Hibo Abdi, Sarah Avery,...
The Rimers of Eldritch Opens This Week
The Upper School Play, The Rimers of Eldritch, by Lanford Wilson, opens this week for the following performances: Open dress rehearsal: Wednesday, February 3 at 3:00 p.m. Performances: February 4-6 at 7:00 p.m in Franklin Theater The audience will be seated...
Grade Advising Day in the Upper School-February 4
Every year, the Upper School suspends classes for one day to focus on topics relevant to the grade. This year, Grade Advising Day for Upper School will focus on building community and strengthening student health and well-being. In the morning,...
Come Enjoy an Island Dinner
Island Dinner: Come feast before the Upper School Musical Date: Friday, February 5 Time: 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Location: Emery Student Center and Atrium Benefit for Coral Reef Ecology Field Program (April 2016) Tickets: $10 Student, $15 for Adult Tickets available...
Science Olympiad Team Back in Action at MIT Tournament
Fifteen Upper School students competed in the MIT Invitational Science Olympiad Tournament in Cambridge on Saturday, January 23rd. Many nationally ranked and regional teams competed in 23 science, engineering, lab, and technology events throughout the day. Waynflete came in 29th...
Student Reflections on Hearing Mary Bonauto Speak
Acadia Weinberg '16 Last Thursday, the Waynflete Upper School had the honor of welcoming Mary Bonauto to speak at assembly. Mary has dedicated her life to fighting prejudicial discrimination against LGBTQ Americans through the legal system, arguing cases that set...
