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MIT Bound

Waynflete in lights at the 2014 National Science Olympiad On January 24, a team from Waynflete will be heading to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to compete against 64 high schools from the northeast in a Science Olympiad hosted by MIT.  Waynflete's team...

Senior Mike Rodway’s Film on Human Trafficking Debuts

When South Portland Detective. Sgt. Steve Webster wanted to make the public aware of human trafficking, he turned to Waynflete Senior Mike Rodway for help.  USNOW staff member Austin Fanburg sat down with Mike to ask about the film Mike...

Leavitt Classic Ski Race Movie

   

School Uniform?

Science Olympiad is gearing up for a regional competition at MIT this month. Jacob Hagler ’15 and Ali Ghorashi ’15 are building a Rube Goldberg type device for the competition.

Off to Harvard

Eight Waynflete students, representing every class in the Upper School, are rigorously preparing to attend the Harvard International Model UN conference to be held in Boston the end of January, our fifth appearance there.  Representing the Republic of Georgia in...

Riley Mayes Poetry Out Loud Winner

Riley Mayes has won first place in Waynflete’s Poetry Out Loud Contest. Her moving recitations of “In a London Drawing Room” by George Eliot won Riley top honors in the school-wide competition held during the Upper School assembly on January...

Boys Basketball Team Upsets Yarmouth in Battle of Unbeatens

 

Matthew Jarrell ’14 Writes Home from the Collegiate Mock Trial Circuit

I read somewhere once that the biggest fear most people have, even eclipsing fear of death, is that of public speaking. There’s something about having to stand up in front of a large group of people and deliver a statement...

The Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Award

Waynflete’s Diversity Advisory Group (DAG), a committee of faculty and staff, is thrilled to announce the first annual Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. Recipients will be selected based on writings submitted by Upper and Middle School students on...

After the Show

[audio m4a="http://waynfleteusnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/if-fefpc1.m4a"][/audio] If you have ever been a part of a play, then you have probably had Postpartum Show Depression. Maybe you haven’t called it that, but you’ve probably had it. In fact, if you’ve ever devoted yourself to a...

The Spare Time Show with Dyer Rhoads // Holiday Special/Episode 2 – Julianna Harwood + Stephen Epstein

Eternal Glory Redux!!

Waynflete’s MEST Up duo of Julianna Harwood ’15 and Stephen Epstein ’15 defeated Kennebunk High School in the MEST Up competition, capturing the tournament crown.  In case you missed it, here is a link to the championship match.  In addition...

Six Students Selected for the All-State Music Festival

Genevieve Welch and five other Waynflete students, auditioned for, and were accepted to participate in the All-State Music Festival on May 14-16/2015 at the University of Southern Maine. Helen Gray-Bauer will perform viola in the orchestra James Bigbee will perform...

#OEturns40

Members of the class of 2005 enjoying fine weather on the Presidential traverse as sophomores According to Ron Hall - former Upper School Director, Development Director, Acting Head of School, and Outdoor Experience pioneer - Outdoor Experience ran for the...

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST AND CREW OF HENRY V!

During the first week of rehearsals for Henry V, we had an amazing "on your feet" first read followed by an intense drumming workshop led by local musician, Marc Chilemmi, who also teaches drum circle for MS PAW.  Additionally, we had a stage...

Now when did Kathy Wells take up the steel drums?

Twelve Members of the Ethical Leadership Group Serve Breakfast at Preble Street Soup Kitchen on Saturday

Exam support

Learn to Care – Waynflete’s Student Assistance Program

Nothing like a pre-exam waffle party to de-stress the week. "It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious...

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