
Saturday, the debate team travelled to Poland, coming away with a solid 3rd place overall. Maddy Corson earned 1st in her House, and Kate Siegel impressively took her 2nd silver in a row in the Senate. The Poland tournament is an old debate tradition known as the Nutcracker Sweeps. As such, all awards are in the form of nutcrackers. #yhslearns

The Eighth Annual Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest was held today in the Performing Arts Center. Participants were Tyler Lucca, Elena Schlax, Isabelle Bragdon, Mary Psyhogeos, Tasha Powers, Michael Oakes, Hannelore Sanokklis, and Olivia Bailey. Olivia will move on to the Southern Maine Regional Finals on February 10. Masters of Ceremony were Tommy Ishmwe and Brie Kelley. Music was provided by Anna Walllace and Davis Young. #yhslearns

Yarmouth students celebrate ‘common values’ with the Day of Hope event, to share ideas and bring the community together. Saturday December 7. http://bit.ly/2OMQ8du

Due to weather conditions, tonight's choral concert has been rescheduled to Monday, December 16th at 7 pm in the YPAC

Yarmouth Schools will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 3 due to the forecast for heavy mid-day snow. With this closing, the final student day of school is moved to Thursday, June 11.

Please note that there will be no activities this afternoon Monday, Dec. 2. All extracurricular practices and events are cancelled, the cafe and library will be closed, and there will be no late bus. Students will need to leave the building by 3 pm due to the approaching weather.

Schools, businesses expand career connections - A new collective will help students gain access and real-world experience. Read about Ellie Ralph's '20 Extended Learning Opportunity http://bit.ly/2OpHj9D

Students attending the Inclusion Revolution Youth Summit. It is designed for students with and without disabilities to come together to learn how Unified Champion Schools can positively change their entire school climate. This event provides professional development opportunities to students and liaison in Unified Sport, Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole School Engagement as well as networking and sharing best practices with other schools across the state. #yhslearns

Another strong weekend for Yarmouth in Debate. At the Harvest Hoorah Tournament in Falmouth, Yarmouth placed 4th overall thanks to strong performances from Maddy Corson and Kate Siegel, who got 2nd place in the Senate (the debate equivalent of varsity), constituting the highest placement any Yarmouth debater has earned in a single tournament since the team was rebooted last fall! #yhslearns

Yarmouth High School named one of nation's top STEM schools. In commemoration of STEM Day, Newsweek announced a list of the best STEM schools in the United States. These schools are recognized for "skilled teachers who keep up with developments in these fields and who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students." https://www.newsweek.com/ #yhslearns

The following students have been accepted to the MMEA District 2 Honor Choirs. They will be attending the festival at Windham High School Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2020.
Mixed Choir. 11 students
Brown, Fiona Alto 10/12
Corson, Emily Soprano 10/12
Doxsee, Ella Soprano 10/12
Found, Maren Soprano 10/12
Inger, Lexi Soprano 10/12
Kostin, Andrew Bass
Lucca, Evan Bass
Lucca, Tyler Tenor
Maxwell, Ella Alto 10/12
Schlax, Elena Soprano 10/12
Walden, Charlotte Alto 10/12
Treble Choir 11 students
Bragdon, Isabelle AGC: Alto Female Chorus (9)
Cady, Hope SGC: Soprano Female Chorus (9)
Connor, Hillary SMC: Soprano Mixed Chorus (10)
Cox-Faxon, Izabel AGC: Alto Female Chorus (11)
DeCristoforo, Cloe SMC: Soprano Mixed Chorus (12)
Dustin, Lydia AGC: Alto Female Chorus (11)
King, Evie AGC: Alto Female Chorus (9)
May, Olivia AMC: Alto Mixed Chorus (10)
Powell, Liv AGC: Alto Female Chorus (9)
Sammon, Emma SGC: Soprano Female Chorus (9)
Zimmerman, Ellie SGC: Soprano Female Chorus (11)

Maya Panozzo '22, Bettina Bolese '21, Lerman Waiss '23, and Maddy Corson '22 (from back to front) swearing the Congressional Oath of Office at the Debate Tournament hosted here at YHS this past Saturday, November 2. Corson, Georgia Herr '22, Galen Skinner '22, Conor Wolff '21, and Joshua Leinwand '23 all scored in the Top 5 in their chambers, and Yarmouth took third overall.

Boys’ soccer: Sometimes it’s more than a game
Yarmouth wins a lopsided game against Fryeburg, but both teams come away with a good feeling because of goals from two unlikely scorers. #yhslearns
http://bit.ly/2l4bMxS

This morning's Club Fair had 20+ clubs represented. Complete list: http://bit.ly/2Vg2I6Z and scroll down. Photos http://bit.ly/2kXRaaD #yhslearns

Congratulations to YHS Senior Sarah Smith for qualifying as a National Merit Semi-Finalist!

Tomorrow on Wednesday, September 11th, Geskus Photography will be here for school pictures. For picture order forms, please check your email.

Have a great summer! The 2019 Summer Assignments are listed at http://bit.ly/2019assignments #yhslearns

Congratulations to Michael Guertler '19 - Maine App Challenge winners take home $10,000 in scholarships http://bit.ly/2MQWx8J

YHS Psychology Students have been reading articles about psychological studies to inform the way we live our lives. Please explore, and we hope you learn a bit about the psychology in your life! https://yarmouthpsychblog.weebly.com/

Psychology Class - Summary of Experiments #yhslearns http://bit.ly/2vGxqdi

Organized by the Civil Rights Team, Yarmouth High School welcomed new citizens on April 11th. http://bit.ly/2ICwEpA

Congratulations to Hannah Grant, Zoe Hardel, Abby VanLonkhuyzen, members of the NAfME All-Eastern Orchestra; Flan Sheahan member of the All-Eastern Band; and Vicky Williams, member of the All-Eastern Mixed Chorus. These students recently attended the festival in Pittsburgh, worked with phenomenal guest conductors and participated in concerts with students from 13 states in the Northeast.

April is 💸 FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH! 💸
In order to help you be in the know, Mrs. Harrington's period 4W Economics class created this website full of useful tips and tricks. #yhslearns
http://bit.ly/2UhMxIY

This evening, Grade 9 presented their Power of One Projects and Grades 10 and 11 presented their Career Exploration experiences to parents. #yhslearns

Registration Conferences are tonight and tomorrow night. If you haven't checked out all the new courses, you can access the Course of Studies bit.ly/YHSCOS

Yarmouth Playmakers take First Place in Regionals!
Acting Awards to: Loey Waterman, Sarah Smith, Ian MacGillivray and Jack Vigue
Special Judges' Commendations to:
Stage Manager, Excellently called show - Mike Belley
Outstanding Backstage support - Backstage Crew
Outstanding Props - Maddie Hayes, Anushka Canfield
Outstanding Set - Technical Theatre Classes

Congratulations to YHS senior Wyatt Bates, who has made it to the POL (Poetry Out Loud) State Finals! He will be performing on March 11th at the Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. Doors open to the public at 2:30 p.m. and the event begins at 3 p.m.

Yarmouth Schools CLOSED, Monday, March 4.

It's Spirit Week at YHS! Checkout recent photos https://goo.gl/HBY35A

Students competed at the Robotics state championships in South Portland this past weekend. https://goo.gl/abc3C8

New website connects students to charities - Congratulations to Zoe Siegel and Parker Harnett, sophomores at YHS https://goo.gl/cQWvmg

Congratulations to YHS senior Wyatt Bates, who is a regional finalist for this year's Poetry Out Loud competition. Wyatt will compete in the finals held in Waterville at the Opera House on March 11th.

No school Wednesday, February 13.

Pay Attention - a Student Art Exhibit at the Yarmouth Historical Society from Wed. Feb. 13 - Wed. Feb 27. Students worked on this project with visiting artist Tim Christensen - Art Prints, Poems, and Sculptures will be on view. Opening Celebration, with refreshments and a related poetry reading, this Friday, Feb. 15, from 4:45 - 5:45. Please join us to celebrate the incredible art students made to encourage others to Pay Attention to local animals.

Holly Houston will be recognized as the 2019 Art Educator of the Year for Maine at the upcoming National Art Education Association conference. Congratulations Ms. Houston!

Congratulations to Isabel Brennan '19 for being recognized by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for her role as a Lunch Crunch leader https://spirit.prudential.com/honoree/2019/me/isabel-brennan

Two-Hour delay, Wednesday, January 30, 2019: There will be a two-hour delay to the start of school in Yarmouth. Because today would normally be a one-hour late start for the High School, we will begin classes at YHS only one additional hour later than the typical Wednesday schedule (10:00 a.m.). Buses will run two hours later than normal for the morning pick-up. The school day will end at the normal time.

It's time for the YHS Career Exploration Program to kick off. If you, or someone you know, would like to host a student in March for 3 days, please check the information at http://bit.ly/yhscep and get in touch with the office. #yhslearns

Congratulations to the students who presented their Extended Learning Opportunity experiences. You amazed and moved us! Presentations will be available at https://goo.gl/UV8CyU #yhslearns.

Congratulations to this year’s Poetry Out Loud winner, Wyatt Bates, as well as runner-up Hannah Grant. For the second year in a row, Wyatt will be representing YHS at the POL Southern Maine Regional Finals on February 11 at the Westbrook Middle School Performing Arts Center.

AP Environmental Students constructed creative holiday sculptures out of all recycled materials. #yhslearns Slideshow: https://goo.gl/Bk7d9D

Monday December 17: Two hour delay t o the start of school. Buses will run 2 hours later than their normal start time.. school day will end at the normal time.

PPH Maine Observer: Hearing early on the call to teach
A mother's gift of four old school desks helped a girl discover her life's work by Deborah Johansen (YHS Staff) http://bit.ly/2G7goNu #yhslearns

The Hour of Code is a national campaign to introduce students to computer science during Computer Science Education Week. On Thursday, the 9th grade participated in activities designed to spark creativity. After a kick off from Julianna and Jake from Tyler Technologies, students had a choice of various coding activities, creating with soft circuits, solving puzzles on a Turing Tumble, experiencing Alternate Reality MergeCubes, and learning more about the STEM courses we offer. Students can continue working at home by going to the website bit.ly/yhscodes

Join YHS students for The Day of Hope this Saturday, December 8th at 11 am to hear six inspirational Maine leaders talk about where they find hope and how they use hope to make a positive impact on the community. The conference will be held at the Yarmouth High School Auditorium, and tickets can be bought online at www.dayofhopemaine.com. Come swing by this student organized event and start the holiday season of right with love and optimism!

Yarmouth students learn the art of animal protection http://bit.ly/2G2pUkZ #yhslearns

YHS Students honored for District Two Mixed Choir -
Wyatt Bates, Evan Lucca, Ethan Blake, Vicky Williams, Izabel, Cox-Faxon, Lydia Dustin, Gabby Colby-George, Isabella, Serrano, Olivia Feeley, Ellie Zimmerman, Tyler Lucca, Ian MacGillivray, and Will Moffatt.

YHS students honored for District Two Honors Band -
Evan Lucca, Tyler Lucca, and Parker Harnett; and District Two Honors Orchestra - Lydia Dustin. Congratulations!

YHS students recognized for District 2 Honors Choir! Congrats Olivia May, Charlotte Walden, Fiona Brown, Ella Maxwell, Delaney McDonough, Ella Doxsee, grade 9, Elena Schlax, Cloe DeCristoforo, Maren Found, Emily Corson, Hillary Connor, Lexi Inger, Tori Kendeigh, Corrine Rivera

Tuesday, November 27: There will be a Two-Hour Delay to the opening of school today. Buses will run two hours behind the normal schedule. The school day will end at the regular time.

Tuesday, November 20 2018: Due to inclement weather, there will be no school in the Yarmouth School Department today. With this cancellation, the last day of school for the 2018-2019 school year is now scheduled for Friday, June 14.

James and the Giant Peach is ON for tonight- Friday November 16th

Yarmouth High School students successfully lobby for 'minority holiday' policy https://goo.gl/cCEyKP

YHS students Pie and Lulu were recently selected for the Telling Room Young Emerging Authors Fellowship. They will be publishing their books in August of 2019.
Check out the link here -
https://www.tellingroom.org/programs/YEA

The Box Office is Open! James and The Giant Peach ticket information is now available https://goo.gl/bwXX5Q

The Government classes will be running a mock election this Wednesday, the 31st during extended advisory. Results will be published to the school and analyzed by several students for a class project. The election is being organized by Conor Wolf '21. . Lucy Shamel '19 created a voter guide. This guide is a great resource for voting next Tuesday in the official midterm elections. https://sites.google.com/yarmouthschools.org/yhsmockmiderm2018/home

Great feature on YHS teacher Emily Davison's work with the Red Sox. https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/sports/mainer-teaches-english-to-red-sox-prospects/97-607726716

No School - Tuesday October 16
Power outages continue throughout town, including all four schools, and power lines are down on West Elm Street. Therefore, school is cancelled in Yarmouth for Tuesday, October 16.

Creative Writing Day is October 26th. Sign up! https://goo.gl/VgfPtr

Parent Ads for the 2019 Yearbook are due on Tuesday, Oct. 9! https://goo.gl/ofqBtc

'College Essay' by Marita O'Neill in today's Portland Press Herald. https://www.pressherald.com/2018/09/30/deep-water-college-essay-by-marita-oneil/

National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced. Congratulations to Wyatt Bates, Michael Guertler and Abigail VanLonkhuyzen #yhslearns

Looking for Summer assignments? They're posted on the Guidance webpage: bit.ly/guidanceyhs

Sports Information Night - Monday August 13th at 6PM.

Yarmouth Clam Festival raises money for schools https://wgme.com/news/local/yarmouth-clam-festival-raises-money-for-schools

What does Mrs. Davison do in the summer? Watch this video to find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGDqaIxTBeM&t=7m30s #yhslearns

Summer Assignments are on the Guidance Page: https://sites.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/yhs/guidance

Roya Best '18 has been selected for "The Maine Student Photography" Exhibit - a juried show. shown at
Portland Public Library
5 Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
June 16 - Opening reception 2-4pm at the Rines Auditorium
The exhibition will run through July 7, and will be open to the public for the July 6 First Friday Art Walk.

Orvis News - Spring Landlocked Salmon & Trout in Maine featuring Liam Ireland '20 fly fishing and filmed by Sam Marjerison '19 https://goo.gl/rMG12C

Tonight's Extended Learning Opportunity Presentations will take place in the YPAC starting at 5:30 PM. Come see what student interest projects have been going on all spring #yhslearns

Yarmouth High student wins app challenge contest.
Congratulations to Michael Guertler '19 who will share $10,000 in college scholarships. https://goo.gl/bYhDro

On Monday, June 4th Students in the Extended Learning Opportunity Program will present their final projects in the YPAC at 5:30 PM. Join us for these fantastic passion based presentations. #yhslearns

Channel 6 Sports will interview some of the E-car team and watch one of the cars run tonight at 6PM. Aaron Densmore '18, Will Lenardson 19, Phil Bock '19, and Illiyan Pelletier '19 represented YHS.

Watch the Live Feed of the YHS Electrathon Car Race. Starts about 10 AM EST (Today - 5/18) https://goo.gl/DkQa3s #yhslearns @YEF_Maine

Prom Pics! https://goo.gl/wzM1kq

Yarmouth art teacher sets 'platinum standard' Congratulations to Holly Houston, Maine Art Educator of the Year https://goo.gl/CjQoip

Thank you to the Yarmouth Choral Singers for joining us at the Student Senate Assembly this morning. You can hear us sing! https://goo.gl/rM5SJm #yhslearns

Chamber Choir performing Requiem at Merrill Auditorium 4/9/2018 https://photos.app.goo.gl/BcoOAmQ5oBf9I9lA3 #yhslearns

Henry IV and Lady Bird! New Articles in the Clippings! https://sites.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org/clippings-2017-18/home #yhslearns

THE MAINE STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
First Annual Juried Gallery Show
Selected Photographs will be Exhibited at Maine College of Art
June 1 - June 16, 2018
Award Ceremony June 16, 2018
For more information go to:
http://www.mainestudentphotographyshow.com/

Henry! Tonight at 3:30 and 6:30 PM in the YPAC. $4 is the suggested donation. #yhslearns

Last night, Students presented their Power of One projects to parents and community members #yhslearns http://powerof1.yarmouthschools.org/

Seniors participated in workshops today - Financial Fitness, Basic car Maintenance, Cooking with Currier https://goo.gl/JVXyez #yhslearns

Over the next 3 days, all 10th and 11th graders are involved in the Career Exploration Program learn first-hand about possible careers. bit.ly/yhscep

Congratulations to Holly Houston - the 2018 Maine Art Educator of the Year awarded by the Maine Art Education Association

Congratulations to Pie and Lulu Rasor! Both were accepted to the BreadLoaf Young Writer’s Conference at Middlebury and also won awards at the Maine Scholastic Writing Awards this year.

Congratulations to our YHS Playmakers!
First Place, Class A Regionals
All festival Cast Acting Awards for:
Nick Prato
Nicky Howard-Rogers
Meghan Smith
Eva Yeo
Eliza Waterman
Judges Commendations to:
Tech Theatre Classes for the Set
Anna Ruprecht for Costume Design
Ethan Hunt for Sound Design
Ensemble Acting (for the entire cast)
Stage Managing Award for Isabelle Dow

Congratulations to Wyatt Bates '19 Finalist for the Southern Maine Regional Poetry Out Loud https://goo.gl/eyimvF

2018 Spirit Week Photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/cXDqYDprOygGLSRE2

It’s the Spirit Week Final Day - Color Day! Seniors-Red Juniors-Black Sophomores-Orange Freshman-Pink The day ends in a giant assembly. #clipperpride

It’s Spirit Week - Today is Fashion Disaster Day! What wacky combinations will we see? #clipperpride

Quarter 2 Honor Roll: https://goo.gl/KfJ7Xj

It’s Spirit Week - Today is all about the Elements. Seniors-Fire Juniors-Wind Sophomores-Earth and Freshman-Water #clipperpride

It’s Spirit Week - Today is Character Day. Who or what are you going to dress up as? #clipperpride

Spirit Week Overview! The Schedule https://goo.gl/nhBFyi #clipperpride

Teenagers and Stress: Where to Turn When Life Gets Tough by Isabelle King '19 in the Clippings https://goo.gl/uVFvTR

Congrats to Mairen O'Neill ’19, Taylor Hooper-White ’18, and Sam Marjerison ’19 who received recognition at the Scholastic Art awards ceremony held at MECA on Saturday.

6 members of the Yarmouth High School swim team have been singing the national anthem at their meets before diving into the pool. https://goo.gl/w7hige

Due to the forecast for a snowstorm starting tomorrow afternoon, we will be closing Yarmouth Schools early on Wednesday. February, 7, 2018. YHS will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m.

Congratulations to Olivia O’Halloran ’18 as a finalist for Maine's Top Youth Volunteers Of 2018 from The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. https://goo.gl/rd6tbi

New articles in the Clippings Magazine by Isabel King '19 and Anushka Canfield '21 https://goo.gl/G75tiq

Congrats to the recipients of the Scholastic Writing Awards of Maine Hannah Grant,’19, Rose Rasor ’19 Paige Reinfelder ’19 Brienne Hathcock ’20 and Isabelle King ’19 https://goo.gl/oP7mj1 #yhslearns

Second Quarter and First Semester Grades can be accessed on PowerSchool on Tuesday January 30th.

Semester 1 Software Creation and Game Design Final Projects: https://goo.gl/9kSfdb

No school on Monday 1/15

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, January 15, 2018