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Many of you have already noted with great excitement that Colum McCann, the widely read and highly acclaimed Irish author of six novels and three collections of stories, is coming to speak at Waynflete during the evening of February 6,...
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“Real World Performing Arts” was piloted as a new class in Upper School this past semester. Mary Jane Pagenstecher and Tiki Fuhro co-taught this hands-on journey through performing arts for social change. Students explored dramatic literature through the ages, became...
The “Poetry Out Loud” national recitation contest was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The contest is administered in partnership with arts agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin...
The December 2018 issue of the Upper School Lit Mag is out! View/download here
Students from Waynflete, Kennebunk High School, Scarborough High School, Morse High School, Portland High School, and Deering High School spent Sunday in Franklin Theater writing and staging plays during the 24-Hour Theater Fest. Thirty participants and eleven playwrights!
Congratulations to Brandon Salway for being named Fall Coach of the Year by The Forecaster! Read the article
Waynflete has received a $4,990 STEM grant from the Toshiba America Foundation (TAF). These funds will support the initial costs to set up a molecular genetics laboratory at Waynflete, which will enable students to sequence DNA. (more…)
Many thanks to Mike Veroneau '21 for creating a season highlights video for the Fall 2018 Sports Recognition Night!
We were fortunate to have Dr. Karambu Ringera, who runs International Peace Initiatives based in Meru, Kenya, with us on Tuesday last week. At our Middle and Upper School assemblies, Dr. Karambu shared her thoughts on why curiosity, care, and...
A horde of pirates and mermaids invaded Franklin Theater this past weekend as the Upper School theater program brought a triumphant production of Rick Elice's Peter and the Starcatcher to the stage. Audiences were treated to an imaginative, funny, sweet, and...
Read the Portland Press Herald story Read the Forecaster Story View photos of the championship game (courtesy of Winky Lewis)
Erica Marcus, educator and wellness instructor from “Wise Minds, Big Hearts,” led parents last Monday in an evening of reflection that began with an inquiry into our own technology use as a window into understanding the impact of screens and...
Zoe Ruff ’21’s 2016 letter to President Obama has been included in a new book, “To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope” by Jeanne Marie Laskas, a collection of correspondence sent to the president over his two terms in...
Henry Spritz '19 defended his 2017 state title today as he won the Class C Maine State Championship cross country race at Troy Howard Middle school in Belfast. Henry took the lead right from the start and ran the course...
Students gathered in the Emery Student Center last night to share their stories of embarking on “Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder” global citizenship courses last summer with parents and peers. "It was inspiring to see the enthusiasm about the personal discovery each of...
The Waynflete Writers’ Guild has been around for a number of years as a place for students to meet, have fun, and share their writings. We hope that you both enjoy and are moved by what has been put to...
Henry Bukowski-Thall ’20 interviews Finja Buhl, a Grade 11 exchange student from Wolfsburg, Germany (shown second from right in photograph). Henry: How old are you? Finja: I will be 17 at the end of October. Henry: Tell us a bit...
Anna Louise Wildes '20 reflects on her Students Shoulder to Shoulder experience in Peru I believe a good dosage of stargazing is healthy for the soul; it can really put into perspective how small human beings are, and remind us...
The cast and crew of the fall play, Peter and the Starcatcher, were treated to a rare opportunity last Wednesday—the chance to hear from celebrated novelist Ridley Pearson, the co-author (with Dave Barry) of book series Peter and the Starcatchers....
