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CBHS Mock Trial Superior Solicitor Donors logo

The Casco Bay High School Mock Trial Team wishes to express their gratitude to four more generous members of Maine’s legal community for helping to sponsor the team’s trip to the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, May 7-11. “Thank you to the law firms of Perkins Thompson, Berman & Simmons and Mann Law, and also to the Maine Trial Lawyers Association,” said Jake McNally, Casco Bay math teacher and Mock Trial coach. “The generous support of these superior solicitors sponsors will help send the Casco Bay High School Mock Trial Team and coaches to compete against state championship teams from around the country.”

  • Casco Bay High School
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about CBHS Mock Trial Team Grateful to Donors
2025-2026 district calendar

At its April 8 meeting, the Board of Public Education unanimously approved a 2025-2026 district calendar that includes Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr as new district holidays. Starting in the fall, students and staff at the Portland Public Schools, Maine’s most diverse school district, can observe those major religious holidays with their families without having to miss school. 

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Adult Education
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Religious Holidays Added to Calendar
"Funding our Priorities" FY26 school budget logo

The Portland Board of Public Education voted on April 8 to approve a $171.7 million school budget for the 2025-2026 school year to recommend to the City Council. The Board’s fiscal year 2026 budget focuses on strengthening student experiences and outcomes and is directly aligned to the new Strategic Plan. The Board’s recommended FY26 budget now goes to the City Council, which moves forward its bottom line. A final Council vote on the school budget is anticipated on May 19 and it will go to voters on June 10.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Adult Education
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Board Sends FY26 Budget to Council
Halal meals graphic of student enjoying a meal

As of April 1, the PPS Food Service team has been serving halal meals as a daily lunch option. Halal refers to foods that are permissible for Muslims to consume. Halal foods are free of ingredients like pork or alcohol, and comply with rules and standards around preparation and cleanliness. PPS halal meals are healthy, more inclusive menu items that all students can enjoy – not just students who follow a halal way of eating. 

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about PPS Offers Students Halal Lunch Options
Murray Plumb and Murray law firm logo

The Casco Bay High School Mock Trial Team is very grateful to a Portland law firm for its generous support as the team heads to a national competition in May. “Thank you to Murray Plumb & Murray for sponsoring the Casco Bay High School Mock Trial team at the superior solicitors level,” said Jake McNally, Casco Bay math teacher and Mock Trial coach. 

  • Casco Bay High School
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Law Firm Sponsors CBHS Mock Trial Team
Graphic of possible careers related to the outdoors

The Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) is inviting rising juniors and seniors from its 14 sending schools to sign up now for its new Outdoor Education & Leadership Program, which starts this fall. The program will provide hands-on learning experiences in wilderness survival, team-building, environmental stewardship, and outdoor guiding, preparing students for industry certifications and post-secondary opportunities in related fields. It also will help students learn leadership, problem-solving, and risk-management skills.

  • High Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about PATHS Launching Outdoor Ed Program
NolaDelcourteditorialcartoon (PDF)

Two students in the Commercial & Advertising Art program at the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) have been recognized on the national level for their artwork by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program. Nola Delcourt, a Casco Bay High School senior, won a National Gold Medal for exceptional work in the “Editorial Cartoon” category with her work titled, “The Fast Food Underbelly.” Zsa Zsa Dolley, whose sending school is Gorham High School, was awarded a National Silver Medal for exceptional work in the “Painting” category with her work titled “The Pains of the Artist."

  • High Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about PATHS Students Win Art Awards!
Sips, Sweets and Stories fundraiser graphic

Join us for Sips, Sweets, and Stories, the Portland Public Schools’ Make It Happen spring fundraiser! This unforgettable cultural tasting experience will take place on April 16 at Ocean Gateway Pier from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All funds will go to support of Make It Happen, a program that provides multilingual students with a pathway to academic success and college readiness.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Adult Education
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Sips, Sweets, & Stories Set For April 16!
graphic of dates and times of Board Conversations with the Community

You're invited to join the conversation on the proposed FY26 school budget! Portland families, staff, students, and community members—the Portland Board of Public Education's Conversations with the Community events are your chance to meet with Board members and Superintendent Ryan Scallon to ask questions, share your thoughts, and discuss the budget and the future of our schools. Attend one of the in-person events in March (check out the schedule in the graphic above) or join us virtually on April 2! Virtual link: tinyurl.com/PPS4225

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Join Board Community Conversations!
Logo for March 25 High School Student Summit

The Portland Public Schools will host a Student Summit for high school students on March 25 at the University of Southern Maine. This summit is an opportunity to empower students to share their voices—to express what they want their educational experience to be like and how we can improve. Their insights will directly inform school goals for the 2025-2026 school year. 

  • High School for the Future
  • High Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about PPS Hosting Student Summit March 25
Two Candidates Vying for Board Seat in June

Two candidates have qualified to be on the ballot June 10 to fill a vacant seat on the Portland Board of Public Education: retired PPS music teacher Jayne Sawtelle and building contractor and PPS parent Cassidy LaCroix. They are vying for an at-large seat vacated by Benjamin Grant, who was elected to the City Council this past November.

  • Elementary Schools
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  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Two Candidates Vying for Board Seat in June
Maine Construction Academy logo

Through a new partnership between Associated General Contractors of Maine (AGC Maine) and the Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS), PPS students aged 16-20 have the opportunity to attend the Maine Construction Academy this summer. This free, four-week program, running from July 8 to Aug. 4 and based at PATHS, is students’ gateway to a hands-on, high-energy training program designed to enable students to launch a rewarding career in the booming construction industry.

  • High Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Students: Apply to Maine Construction Academy!
"I Mörkret,” a portrait in colored pencil on paper by a Portland High School senior

It's Youth Art Month and in collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association, the PMA is hosting its yearly exhibit of artwork from students from around Maine in kindergarten through grade 12. This year, the Portland Public Schools has the largest showing of young artists of any district!

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Students' Artwork Displayed at PMA
"Funding our Priorities" FY26 school budget logo

Superintendent Ryan Scallon on March 4 presented the Portland Board of Public Education with a recommended $171.7 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The FY26 budget was developed after extensive engagement with the community, staff and school leadership, and proposes strengthening the music program at the high schools, increased rigor and support at the middle schools, adding reading support at the elementary schools, and additional staffing and programmatic support for special education district-wide. The proposed budget would raise the school portion of property taxes by 5.3%, resulting in an increase of $210 per year or $17.5 per month for the owner of a median-priced home.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Superintendent Presents FY26 Budget Proposal
Photo of the CBHS Mock Trial Team 2024-2025

The CBHS Mock Trial team made it to the championships of the Maine State Mock Trial competition in late 2024 and earned an invitation to represent Maine at the 2025 National High School Mock Trial Championship in Arizona in May. The team is fundraising to help defray expenses as they prepare to compete against state champion teams from other states

  • Casco Bay High School
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about CBHS Mock Trial Team Headed to Nationals
photo of sports gear

The Ed Feeney Athletics Fund was created last year to allow any interested PPS students to participate in school sports – even if their family is unable to purchase the necessary athletic equipment. So far, more than 180 high school and middle school students have benefited.

  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about Ed Feeney Fund Benefits Students
FAFSA Night 2025 graphic

All PPS high school seniors and their parents are invited to attend FAFSA Nights this month at Deering High School and Portland High School for assistance completing the online FAFSA form. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Representatives from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), high school guidance counselors, and Make It Happen! staff will be on hand to provide processing support. Interpretation will be available.

  • High Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about FAFSA Nights Set for Jan. 14 and 16!
High School for Future image of graduation cap

On Monday, December 9, 2024, high school leaders came together and drafted an organizational structure for the high school community that honors our district's Portrait of a Graduate and Portrait of a School Community. This structure also addresses key areas outlined in the Integrated Consolidated 9-16 Educational Facility application. Read on to view the drafted organizational structure of the school community. While we will make space for feedback and revisions, this framework provides the foundation to build out and refine the rest of the design.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about High School Design Update
State of Schools 2024 flyer image

Board of Public Education Chair Sarah Lentz presented the annual State of the Schools address to the City Council at its 5 p.m. meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The City Charter requires that the Board chair deliver an annual address to the Council on the state of Portland’s public education system.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about State of Schools Address Dec. 16
CBHS students on City Hall steps at College March 2023

The higher education goals of students at Casco Bay High School (CBHS) will be on public display on Friday, Dec. 13, when CBHS seniors hold the school’s annual “College March” down Congress Street to the downtown post office. The 2024 College March will mark the 12th year that students have held a parade to showcase students’ educational aspirations. The entire senior class of nearly 100 students will participate in the event, mailing college applications or letters to a significant adult in their life who has supported their educational journey. The community is encouraged to come and cheer the students on!

  • Casco Bay High School
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about CBHS’ 12th ‘College March’ Dec. 13
Hayley Didriksen. Senior Director of Data & Assessment. August 2024

One returning Board member, two new members and five student representatives were sworn in at the Portland Board of Public Education’s Dec. 3 Inauguration Ceremony. The Board also voted for Sarah Lentz to serve for the third consecutive time as Board chair for the coming year and for Abusana “Micky” Bondo to be vice chair for a third year.

  • Elementary Schools
  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • Portland Adult Education
  • Portland Public Schools
Read More about School Board Inauguration 2024

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“The thing that’s really amazing about Casco is that it really encourages you to break away from the mold and not feel pressured to run with the herd.”

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enrolled students grades 9-12

Founded in 2005, CBHS is a small and rigorous public high school that reflects the diversity of Portland, Maine.

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of graduates are accepted to college

As well as 57% of CBHS seniors earning college credit before they graduate. 

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student run clubs and activities

CBHS offers 30 to 40 student run clubs and activities each year. 

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