As co-leaders of the Ethical Leadership and Service Group, an Upper School activity group, Julia Hansen and I wanted to start helping our community right from the start of the school year. One of our main goals is to focus on helping...
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Here are the start dates for the Winter seasons: Mon. 11/2 - Capeflete girls ice hockey began Mon. 11/16 - High school basketball, swimming and boys ice hockey begin Tue. 11/17 - Winter PE classes begin Mon. 11/23 - Varsity...
The final step in closing an Upper School show is a ritual wherein participating seniors install a show poster in the catwalk of Franklin theater. Pictured in the act in front of their LBTM poster - which was signed by the entire cast and...
First of all, a huge thank you to the amazing cast and crew of LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical! And now…..for something completely different! Students are invited to join the cast and crew of THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH, the winter play. What’s it...
The following was read to students in each Upper School homeroom this morning: As most of you now know, one of our tenth-grade students, Payton Sullivan, took her own life on Friday. The entire Waynflete community joins with Payton’s family...
As the fall season ends for sports teams, PE classes, and PA classes we are entering mud season. PE classes ended on October 27 and Performing Arts classes ends on Thursday, November 5. JV teams and the Field Hockey team are finished...
Legally Blonde is more than just a musical; it is a hero's journey with a persistent theme of positive transformation. We could forgive Elle Woods if, swimming in a powdery puff of pink pixie-dust, she never imagined she could offer more...
Both the boys and girls soccer teams fell in the state championship games. The girls lost to Orono 3-2 in double overtime and the boys lost to Washington Academy 1-0 in overtime. The kids played their hearts out and left...
This year the Business and Finance classes and the Finance Club are currently playing a game called The Stock Market Game (SMG). There are a total of 12 teams participating, split up between different classes. We play this game in...
Our last field hockey game at NYA wasn't successful score-wise - a 5-1 loss - but the score is not what mattered to me. Success isn't always determined by a team’s win-loss record at the end of a season. It...
After a year hiatus, the Upper School is resuming our Veteran's Day tradition of inviting a veteran of the armed services to speak at assembly. The assembly will take place on November 3. This year's speaker is Sergeant Helaina Lake. Sergeant...
Several times a year, the Upper School invites alums to speak at assembly about what they are doing currently and how their Waynflete experience relates. The purpose of this speaker series is not only to inform our students of some of...
Lorry Stillman, who was Jonny's Upper School advisor, Sarah Plimpton, and Jenny Alfrey listen in.
Yearbooks are $50 ($65 if ordered after December 4). To order your book for delivery in the spring, choose one of the following options: Complete a paper order form and write a check to Waynflete. Return both to the Upper School office....
Each year the entire school community of students, faculty, and staff gather together in the Sanctuary for the Convocation Ceremony, which is the official opening of school. Here is an edited video of the event.