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I’m thrilled to be writing home to Waynflete as a first-year medical student! I moved to Durham this past summer to start a joint MD-PhD program at Duke University School of Medicine. I know I never would have made it...
It was the start of a normal Monday morning for my Literature of Genocide class. Discussion in classes in the previous week were tinged with the uncertainty of the future. Students appeared fragile when expressing their concerns about freedoms and...
Good luck to our seven Upper School students who auditioned for the Maine All-State Music Festival the weekend before Thanksgiving at Biddeford High School. All students put forth a great effort, and we look forward to receiving their scores and...
In today’s world, it is easier than ever to find oneself in an echo chamber. Social media allows for selective exposure to news events, public schools are becoming more segregated, and even SNL skits poke fun at the neighborhood “bubbles"...
The Hundred Dresses Project Meets Social Commentary After reading the book The Hundred Dresses, seven juniors and seniors in Advanced Studio made a piece in response to a related assignment called “Fitting In.” These pieces are part of the gallery...
Please join us on Friday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. in Franklin Theater for the Portland premiere of The Guys Next Door, an intimate portrait of family, friendship, and gay rights. This is a special benefit screening to help raise...
Take a moment to visualize a dancer leaping into the air as a starling taking flight, or a crane conveying an urgent message that unfolds through choreography and creative dance. Inspired by natural movement, our dancers will liven up the...
After completing my freshman year at Carleton College, I was ready to take a break from the classroom and start doing. I wanted to test the tools and skills that I had learned and refined over the years, primarily at...
On the the States!!!! Go Flyers!!!!
Cooper Sherman '19 treated the Upper School assembly to his standup routine last week and got a lot of laughs. Check out the video below!
Please join us at a screening of “Just Eat It,” a documentary film about food waste and food rescue. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local farmers, grocers, and members of the social service and nonprofit...
Portland Ovations Offstage connected with us hoping to reach out into community educational and artistic programs and made a special dance connection. BalletX recently visited Portland, Maine and with an arrangement from Ovations they offered a Master Class on October...
Girl's Soccer: In the Class C Southern Maine Regional Championship, Girl's Varsity Soccer came out on top, knocking off #2 seed Madison! They moved on to the Class C State Championship, at Hampden Academy. This was their 5th Regional Title...
Congratulations to the following singers for their acceptance into the District II Vocal Festival this year, in the following ensembles: Eva Abbott - Treble Choir Dorrie Pinchbeck - Treble Choir Eidann Thompson-Brown - Mixed Choir Congratulations also goes to Matt...
The amazing set for the Upper School fall play: November 3-5; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; 7:00; Franklin Theater.
Josh Lodish as Lowell Libby and Yai Deng as Jimmy Manyuru
As the next step in the Waynflete Dialogue Project, the Portland Chief of Police Michael Sauschuck will speak at an Upper School assembly on Tuesday, November 15. Two students, Najma Abdullahi ‘18 and Josh Lodish ‘17, will interview him on...
Kiera MacWhinnie '17, USNOW Staffer On Thursday, October 6, Eric Axelman and Oliver "Sydsho" Arias came to Waynflete to present at an assembly about racial awareness. This wasn’t an ordinary presentation though; they educated the Upper School through rapping and break...
