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Congrats to the students who participated in this year's Science Olympiad. Upper School placed first and third out of 16 teams. Middle School placed second out of four teams. (more…)
Congratulations to Lydia Giguere and Diraige Dahia, named by The Forecaster as Waynflete's winter athletes of the year! Read the full story.
Students in Cathy Douglas’s and Lisa Kramer’s Calculus Accelerated classes are in the thick of a unit on the disk method and volumes by rotation. In today’s "opener" (an exercise used to get the math brain engaged), students were asked...
For most of us, customizing a car might mean upgraded wheels or a new stereo. Not for Ben Levite. For his Senior Project at Waynflete, the 17-year-old imported the front end of a Honda Civic from Japan, then used the...
Waynflete Science Department Chair Wendy Curtis is always on the hunt for ways to connect her students to research opportunities. Last year, she discovered ExMASS (The Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids by Secondary Students), a yearlong research program that...
Each "What Matters Most?" interview tries to capture an aspect of a student’s pursuits or interests that might not be visible in their everyday Waynflete experience. This week, I caught up with Will Armstrong who has dedicated countless hours backstage...
Waynflete is pleased to announce the hiring of Emily Birchby as our new Associate Director of College Counseling. Emily brings with her nine years of experience in selective college admissions having served as an Associate Dean of Admissions at her alma mater, Bowdoin College....
Congratulations to the Upper School Jazz Combo for traveling to Newport, Maine, and playing its way to the top of Combo Division 3 at the Maine Music Educators Association State Instrumental Jazz Festival! (more…)
The Waynflete Environmental Action Group (WEAG) is a student-led activity that raises awareness about environmental issues in our community. On Wednesday, March 21, WEAG will present a screening of Before the Flood. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio as he examines...
Congratulations to Riley Mayes '18 who was chosen to receive a 2018 Girls Rock! award. Hardy Girls Healthy Women, Moxie Maine Magazine, The Maine Girls’ Academy, and National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman joined together for a night of celebrating...
Astrophysics students welcomed Chris Magri, Astronomy and Physics professor at University of Maine Farmington, to class today. Dr. Magri discussed his research involving RADAR imaging of asteroids. Dr. Magri reviewed asteroid study missions that are currently underway, including OSIRIS-REx (launched...
UPDATE: The results are in, and as usual the Seniors had a huge showing and took home the win. Total points for the week are below (go freshmen!) and don't miss the full video of the Senior's dance-off routine. It's...
Contributing a ceiling tile to Wendy Curtis's lab...
Ten Waynflete science students competed in the State of Maine Science Bowl at the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, March 3. Two teams of five students each participated in a fast-paced trivia competition to solve technical problems and answer...
It was another exciting winter season for Flyers teams. Every Waynflete team qualified for post-season play. The Falmouth/Waynflete alpine ski team won the SMAA championship on February 9. Flyer Ben Adey '21 placed fifth in Giant Slalom and in Slalom....
Congratulations to the Waynflete Upper School Jazz Combo for achieving a I (One) Rating last night at the Maine Music Educators Association 2018 District II Jazz Festival! The high ranking qualifies them for the State Jazz Festival coming up on March 16th. Julian Abbott '18, Tafari Makinen-Hall '20 and Julian Ray...
Dear Waynflete, I am writing from Tel Aviv, Israel. This year I am on a gap year before I begin college at Davidson College in the fall. This year I have gone from the tips of the Himalayas to floating...
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder Guest Director: Robbie Harrison; Production support: Tiki Fuhro; Tech director: Chris Fitze; Costumes: Barbara Kelly Auditions and crew sign up days: Monday, Feb. 26 (the day we return from break!) and Tuesday,...
Waynflete's Upper School Jazz Ensemble and Upper School Jazz Combo recently performed at the 50th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston. The Combo received no fewer than four perfect scores and landed right in the middle of an extremely competitive Combo division! The Jazz Ensemble...
From McKinsey & Company: For an 18-year-old today, figuring out what kind of education and skills to acquire is an increasingly difficult undertaking. Machines are already conducting data mining for lawyers and writing basic press releases and news stories. In coming...
