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Students in grades 2–3 create signal flags as part of their martitime study

Our 2–3 art students recently created signal flags using color theory! Each classroom made a full alphabet without use of rulers or measuring devices. Every color includes all primary hues. Once the alphabets were completed, students brainstormed ideas to describe...

The Flyers take first place at the Maine Junior Classical League

Congratulations, Flyers! Waynflete took fifth place at the Maine Junior Classical League (MEJCL) this year. MEJCL is a friendly academic competition between schools in Maine that teach Latin. On December 2, Waynflete students competed Hampden Academy to participate for the...

Ben Pochurek ’24 continues to impress with his artwork

Congratulations to Ben Pochurek '24! Ben was honored by the Portland Museum of Art back in April and was recently featured in the Portland Press Herald for his unique artwork. Ben uses his welding talent and materials he finds around his...

Eighth annual 24-Hour Playwriting Festival

30 students from Waynflete and other local high schools gathered in Franklin Theater last weekend for the eighth annual 24-Hour Playwriting Festival. Students created twelve unique plays from the same initial prompt and came together as a theater community for...

The new boathouse is almost finished

Exciting changes are in progress at our crew's Fore River launch. The construction of Waynflete's boathouse is almost complete! Besides the great interior storage, the boathouse will also have a fresh water supply. The Crew seniors were lucky enough to...

The Outliers demo a robot for Lower School students

The Outliers, a community robotics team that is open to Waynflete students, recently hosted a fun demo in Sills gym. Each year The Outliers design, build, and program a 150-pound robot to compete against other teams. The robots are designed...

Rachel Talbot Ross ’78 becomes Maine’s first Black House Speaker

Congratulations to Rachel Talbot Ross '78, who yesterday was nominated by her Democratic colleagues to become Maine's first Black House speaker. The nomination comes 50 years after Talbot Ross's father, Gerald Talbot, became Maine's first Black legislator. Rachel Talbot Ross...

The Perspective Project hosts Portland City Councilor Pious Ali

The Perspective Project, an Upper School student-led organization committed to starting discussions and bringing new perspectives to Waynflete, recently welcomed newly reelected Portland City Councilor Pious Ali as its first guest speaker of the year. Mr. Ali was first elected...

Waynflete Students meet artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak

Students in the senior history elective "The Great 20th Century Crisis: World War II" were recently joined by members of Waynflete's Jewish Education and Culture Club for a lively discussion with artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak. Mr. Bak shared...

Waynflete students attend Maine Youth Leadership Day

On November 3, nine Waynflete students joined nearly 1,000 of their peers from across the state for the annual Maine Youth Leadership Day hosted by Hyde School in Bath. Grounded in “the importance of what it takes to be a...

Boys varsity soccer team wins state championship for fourth year in a row

Four years in a row, you say?! Boys varsity soccer takes the state championship, defeating Fort Kent 6–1! Way to go, Flyers! Congratulations to Myles Culley ’23, who scored an amazing five goals yesterday to help bring home the boys...

New asteroids!

As a result of their collaboration with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (with NASA as a partner), Waynflete students have provisionally identified five new asteroids over the years! The latest to shift from preliminary to provisional status had been identified...

Upper schoolers compete at Independent School Public Speaking Championships

Congratulations to Jasmijn Janse '24, Miles Sims-Kastelein-Henry '24, and Aelia Russell '24 for representing Waynflete beautifully at the recent International Independent School Public Speaking Championships at Deerfield Academy! After participating in debates in six rounds of competition, Aelia placed 4th...

Seventh-graders collect data on intertidal crabs

Seventh-grade students recently visited the East End Beach to collect data on intertidal crabs. Their findings will be added to a collection of data from other citizen scientists and used to better understand crab population trends along the Maine coast.

Sixth-grade archaeology trip to Broad Cove Reserve

Sixth-grade students recently visited with archaeologist Thomas Bennett at the Prince Memorial Library and Broad Cove Reserve in Cumberland to learn about shell middens. Students contributed to the archaeological record by conducting a count of the clam shell "hinges" found...

Myles Culley’s impressive journey back to the soccer field

A force on the field, Myles Culley '23 has racked up 35 goals to break the Waynflete record for goals scored in a season, and he's well on his way to top the unofficial southern Maine record, too. Even more...

Broad Cove archaeology field trip

As part of their study of archaeology in history class, sixth-graders recently visited with archaeologist Thomas Bennett at the Prince Memorial Library and Broad Cove Reserve in Cumberland to learn about shell middens. At the library, students helped contribute to...

Ayla Michaud Stutzman ’26 becomes the first girl from Maine to qualify for the USA Surfing Championships in shortboard surfing

Join us in celebrating Ayla Michaud Stutzman '26 for becoming the first girl from Maine to qualify for the USA Surfing Championships in shortboard surfing. Ayla has been surfing since she was eight years old and has plans to continue...

Students in grades 2–3 are the first to visit our new Lower Playground!

A foggy Maine morning couldn't dampen the spirits of our 2–3 students—the first group to explore our new Lower Playground! We are so grateful to the many generous members of the Waynflete community who helped to make this day possible....

Calla Ruff ’23 is participating in The Telling Room’s Young Emerging Authors program

Join us in celebrating Calla Ruff ’23! Calla is participating in The Telling Room's Young Emerging Authors program this year. Every fall, four student authors are selected for a yearlong fellowship where they will write, edit, and publish their own...

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