Articles Categorized: Upper School

Opening of School Remarks from US Director Lowell Libby

Greetings, and welcome back from your soggy week. I heard from one trip leader after another, Waynflete teachers, AMC and Chewonki leaders, everyone with whom you came in contact how awesome you all were, despite the weather. By rising to...

Outdoor Experience Returns!

It was a bit wet, but another incredible year of Outdoor Experience is in the books! Reports were uniformly positive from students, faculty, and the guides that assist us in putting these trips together. Check out some pictures below, and...

Fall Play Auditions—As You Like It

AUDITIONS FOR the Upper School Fall Play AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare Thursday, Sept. 14 and Friday Sept. 15 3:30-5:30pm - Franklin Theater Performances: November 2 - 4 No preparation necessary! Scripts and audition packets are available in...

Fall Sports Underway

Soccer balls are flying all over the Fore River Fields, Cross Country runners are zooming by, and Field Hockey has taken up their annual residence at Maine Girl's Academy. It's been a great season so far, and we encourage you...

Important Messages for US Parents from Lowell

Dear Upper School Parents, It is easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of information coming at you at the start of school. To make things a little easier for you, I am writing now to highlight some information that...

Fall Sports Preview

Fall sports have arrived! First games are Friday, September 1st, and the Forecaster has a breakdown of who and what to watch for this coming season. Check out the full article, and get ready to cheer. Go Flyers!

What are Upper School Students Grateful For?

As the school year came to a close in June, US Advisors asked their advisees what they were grateful for. Below is a sampling of their responses; the prominent words in the word cloud above were the most noted in their...

Outdoor Experience Pick-Up/Drop-Off Schedule 2017

More information about Outdoor Experience 2017 can be found on the Waynflete website. Buses will be running on their regular schedule. Students who take the bus for school may do so for all OE drop-offs (arriving at Waynflete about 8:00am)...

Leeza Kopaeva ’18 Wins Lincoln Club Scholarship

This past spring Leeza Kopaeva was awarded a scholarship by the Lincoln Club after submitting her 500-word essay responding to a quote by President Lincoln. You can read the quote and her essay below; the above photo shows Leeza after...

Spring Athletes of the Year

Each season The Forecaster highlights athletes at each local high school that had an exemplary season. Check out the Waynflete athletes that made the cut in the article here!

The 2017 Girls Lacrosse Team Wins the Sportsmanship Award

Grace Stone Addresses Student Activism for Maine Public

Grace Stone '19 wrote a great piece for Maine Public this week, check out her words on student activism and its positive contributions to student life.

Baccalaureate and Commencement 2017

Now that the dust has settled, we can look back on an amazing final week of school. Underclassmen finished in a flurry last Wednesday, capped off with a wonderful closing assembly and end of year slideshow by Shuhao Liu '18. Seniors...

End of Year Slideshow!

A huge thanks to Shuhao Liu '18 for an amazing end of year slideshow. Check it out below!  

Leah Israel ’17 Senior Project Recital

Senior Leah Israel gave an amazing performance at Woodford's Church for part of her Senior Project. Check out the video below, and then read about Leah's 9th Grade OE Trip, "Opera Comes to the North Woods of Maine." She has...

Senior Slideshow

Check out the slideshow from the Senior Dinner below! Guess who...each senior has a baby, toddler, and current photo (though some are missing the toddler shot!).

Senior v. Faculty Softball Game — The Wild Recap

Portland, ME - On a day that any self-respecting Chamber of Commerce member would have spent would have been out snapping pictures to advertise the beauty that is the Fore River Fields in spring, Haffenreffer Field played home yesterday to...

Josh Lodish ’17 featured in the Portland Press Herald

Graduates to Watch in Maine's Class of 2017

Senior Projects Recap

It has been a very busy month for the seniors, all culminating on Friday, June 2 with their Senior Project Presentations. The schedule is embedded below: click on someone's name to link over to whatever content they featured in their...

Spring Sports Recap – Tennis Champions Twice Over!

Tennis Update #2: A huge congratulations to BOTH the Boy's and Girl's Varsity Tennis teams on capturing the Class C State Championship this past Saturday. Both teams defeated George Stevens Academy 5-0. This is the Boy's 10th straight championship (matching Falmouth...

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