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On January 31st the Waynflete Basketball program welcomed 2013 graduate Martha Veroneau back to campus to unveil the Miss Maine Basketball banner. Martha was chosen by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches as the recipient of the prestigious Miss Maine...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee began as a non-musical play called C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, performed by the improvisational group "The Farm." The show was later developed into a fully staged musical but retains several sections that rely on the actors...
Congratulations to Waynflete Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Rich Henry who has recently exceeded 100 wins while at the helm of the Waynflete program. Rich reached the milestone with a 75-35 win over North Yarmouth Academy on January 11th. The Waynflete...
[quote text_size="small" author="Eric Hoffer"] Fear of becoming a has-been keeps some people from becoming anything [/quote] From my 3rd base coaching spot I watch the batter take strike one, looking. Then strike two, looking. Come on, come on, here comes another...
Those pesky midterm exams have come and gone, and your child may be wondering if there was anything else s/he could’ve done differently to ensure better grades. Or maybe s/he spent hours on an English paper, only to receive a...
On January 9, eleven 9th graders presented their interpretations of memorized poems at Waynflete’s fourth annual Poetry Out Loud assembly, joining more than 365,000 other high school students in over 2,000 schools across the country in this national recitation contest. Thalia...
For many student athletes, winning a state championship would be the apex of a high school career. Waynflete senior Leigh Fernandez is on number five. In the past three years, Leigh has been part of five state championship teams in three different...
When Colby Harvey signed her letter of intent to attend Florida State University, she joined the ranks of the few Waynflete student athletes who have gone on to Division I colleges. For Colby, it’s a dream come true. “When I...
Pious, elected last November as possibly the first African-born Muslim to the Portland School Board, discussed King’s concept of “beloved community” with the Upper School. The concept focuses on the idea of a nonviolent future with people living together and...
Thalia Muyderman ’17 was selected to represent Waynflete School at the Southern Maine Regional Poetry Out Loud competition in February. She was selected in the school competition held in January with her recitation of the poem “Happiness” by Paisley Rekdal....
The New England Lacrosse Journal has named Cathie Connors one of the top 10 greatest coaches in New England. Click here to read the Journal's story. Cathie has coached the Waynflete Girls' Lacrosse team since 1993 and has a career 253-43-1 record....
Last Spring, when I was deciding what classes to take my Senior year, I came up with the idea to do an independent study with Jona Rice, an Art teacher at Waynflete. I wanted to do something that would allow...
As students and faculty are consumed by exams at the semester’s end, production of stories for USNOW has dropped precipitously to this reflection on the first four months of its existence. Here are some highlights: The idea for the...
"Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort.... The best way to make decisions is go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows."...
Click here to read the Forcaster article about Senior, Sophie Raffel.
