Articles Categorized: Upper School

Advising Day!

Lydia Maier's homeroom enjoyed its annual tradition of picking a fabric and sewing a personalized pillow to keep at school then take with them after graduating.

Mihaela Cebotari Presents Her Home Country—Moldova

Mihaela Cebotari '18 gave a wonderfully engaging talk about her home country of Moldova this week in assembly. She is the third ASSIST student Waynflete has learned to love; ASSIST's mission is "to create life-changing opportunities for outstanding international scholars...

AllState Music Festival

Morgan Peppe and Sara Wasdahl at the dress rehearsal for the AllState Music Festival Orchestra performance on Saturday, May 20th at University of Maine, Orono. Also performing at AllState: Eva Abbott (Treble Chorus), Justin Gross (Mixed Chorus), and Genevieve Welch...

Another Big Year for Waynflete at Maine Model UN!

Led by history teacher Model UN coach Ben Mini, Waynflete sent another outstanding team to the Maine Model United Nations Conference (MeMUNC). Following is an account of the conference from the perspective of Althea Sellers '17. This year Althea competed...

Ethical Leadership Plants a Tree!

Waynflete parent Heather McCargo (Lilu McNiff '20 and Liam McNiff '16)) helped Ethical Leadership plant this American Elm tree, a native species to our area. The tree will support over 200 species of moths and butterflies, attract birds, and of...

Public Art at Waynflete: A Gift to Giver & Receiver

Click through the gallery above! As a ten-year-old whippersnapper in 70’s London, I was given three gifts by my then master 5th-grade teacher, Mr. Henri LeConte. The first was a gift that inspired my life-long love of art and art...

End of School Details for Grades 9-11

The year is winding down, but there are lots of exciting days ahead! Click here to read a letter from Lowell detailing the final days of school. Happy Spring! And if you missed it, you can find the exam schedule...

Senior Project Presentations/Senior Week Schedule

The Senior Project Presentation schedule is linked here. Come out and support the seniors, and learn about all they have been doing over the past month! Once projects wrap up, the Seniors have an exciting week leading up to Commencement on...

End of Year Exam Schedule!

  Exams are right around the corner, you can check out the exam schedule by clicking here.

Violin Trio

Sara Wasdahl, Morgan Peppe, and Thys Geldenhuys

Debba Curtis: Waynflete Faculty member from 1984 to 2017

A sad but joyful memorial service for Debba was held in the sanctuary at St. Luke's Cathedral, which was packed with Waynflete students, alums, faculty, parents, and her many many friends and overflowing with tears and laughter. The reciprocal love...

Spontaneous Art!

Students Ellis Dougherty, Avis Akers and Eliza Goodwin (class of 2020) have fun during their free in Sarah Macdonald's homeroom!

US Chorus Concert – Farewell to Nick MacDonald

The US Chorus had a wonderful concert last week, and at the end of the scheduled program they surprised Chorus Director Nick MacDonald with a special song they had rehearsed in secret, "Thank You for the Music." Nick is leaving...

Day of Silence

Waynflete’s Day of Silence will be held on Friday, May 12. This peaceful demonstration is part of a larger event an known as the National Day of Silence. It was started in 1996. It is a day intended to use...

CommUNITY – Congrats on the Spring Show!

This past weekend featured the final theater show of the year: an original production titled "CommUNITY: Together We Speak. " Check out some shots of the dress rehearsal below, and congrats to the all the actors, crew, and everyone involved;...

This Week: May 1

Monday, May 1 Advising / Service day Please go to homeroom by 8:15. Your advisor will take attendance and then you will begin whatever plan you have with your advising group. 1:50 - PA Class is still on!   Tuesday,...

Interview with Playwright Jesse Brooks, ’17

After the huge success of The Great Bank Robbery (working title) in the State One-Act Festival, Document Stuff Club member Shuhao Liu, '18 sat down with writer/director extraordinaire Jesse Brooks, '17 to find what went into the incredible production. Check...

Senior Exam Schedule

Senior Projects are only two weeks away! That means it's time for Senior Exams. Click here to see the full schedule.

Cuba Trip Returns Home!

When I met with the students and chaperones before their departure for Cuba, I told the students that their primary job was to make the trip so much fun for their chaperones that the chaperones will want to go again...

Makany Parr and Nick Jenkins introduce a performance at the New England Youth Identity Summit

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