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Waynflete's team of Sophie Benson and Al Ghorashi had some close matches along the way, but in the end they were dominant, winning the final round of the MEST-Up TV game show competition in a convincing manner by a score...
This June, eight Waynflete students and three faculty members will trade in their books for shovels and tools as they head off to do service as part of the new Waynflete/ Students Shoulder to Shoulder partnership. Last summer, Meredith Nelligan...
It all ended with a squirrel. Here is how it started. I am Avalena Linsky, I am a senior, and I am an actor. I came to Waynflete in the sixth grade, and did not find my place until I...
As loyal USNOW readers know, our MEST-Up duo of Sophie Benson '14 and Al Ghorashi '15 defeated the Cape Elizabeth High School team in the quarter finals and Camden High School in the semi-finals to advance to the final round of this...
All of my life I have been praised for my capacity to write articulate stories and poems; in fact, I was voted most likely to become an author as my middle school superlative. This title has never bothered me; actually,...
Each spring, with the end of the school year in sight and celebrations in the air, the Upper School administration and parent association leaders seek to engage the parent body in conversation about preventing risky behavior. After the evening with...
Online applications are available through the following links and due by May 23. Please contact Rachael Thrash, Director of Enrichment, at with any questions. Lower School Afterschool Mentor Application https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=8107568&RF=11410297 Middle School Hive Mentor Application https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=8107568&RF=11410298 Workshop Mentor Application https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=8107568&RF=11410299
A year ago Waynflete entered the LifeSmarts competition for the first time and surprised itself by winning the State tournament and moving on to the national competition in Atlanta, finishing 20th. According to its website, LifeSmarts "prepares students to enter the...
The Language of Social Class is a new English elective offered to juniors and seniors first introduced in an USNOW article that appeared in the fall. The course mission is twofold: to explore through critical analysis of literature and contemporary...
Now in April, 2014, we are confident that we are living in a modern, innovative, and enterprising age. However, the term “Modernism” was first coined in France in the 1840s. Baudelaire’s “Heroism of Modern Life” was essentially a rallying cry...
Monday, May 5, is Community Service Day for all Upper School grades. Regular classes are suspended so that advising groups spend from 8:00 until 2:00 together doing service and bonding. Performing Arts classes happen at the usual time at 2:00...
Waynflete's MEST-Up Team of Sophie Benson '14 and Al Ghorashi '15 defeated the Cape Elizabeth High School team in the quarter finals and Camden High School in the semi-finals to advance to the final round of the Math, Engineering, Science, and...
[caption id="attachment_1601" align="alignleft" width="300"] The miniscule size of plastic particles[/caption] This past Tuesday evening a wonderful Ocean Conservationist came to Waynflete, by the name of Dr. Kara Lavender Law, to discuss ocean plastics. The main point of her argument was...
The following review first appeared several weeks ago in The Flyer, the Upper School student newspaper. Here is the link to the story on Incognito that was previously posted on USNOW. The one man show by Michael Fosberg titled, Incognito,...
Waynflete's Mest-Up science game show team of Ali Ghorashi '15 and Sophie Benson '14 will be back in action this Thursday, April 17. The show airs at 7 PM on WXPT (channel 12). Here is a link to the past...
A Spirit Week Log Through the Eyes of a Ninth Grader Two Weeks Before: I don't really know what spirit week is going to be all about, but I heard it's going to be really fun! They are going to...
On Tuesday, April 8th, the ten “mathletes” of the Waynflete Math Team made an early morning trek to Bangor to check out the new Cross Insurance Center as well as to participate in the 2014 State Math Meet . Despite...
