James and the Giant Peach is ON for tonight- Friday November 16th
Forming bonds to make molecules in Biology. #yhslearns
Yarmouth High School students successfully lobby for 'minority holiday' policy https://goo.gl/cCEyKP
Students participated in the ACDA Fall Choir Festival on Thursday. #yhslearns
After more than a decade of Yarmouth's absence, five Clippers blazed the trail back into the wonderful world of debate at Deering High on Saturday, From L to R: Kate Siegel, Oscar O'Donnell, Max Kempler, Sam O'Donnell, Ben Cox-Faxon #yhslearns
YHS Students in Mrs. Noack's Graphic Design class went for a visit to VIA in Portland. #yhslearns
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 new recycle/compost bins arrived today in the cafeteria. Built by Mr. Pitman's Product Design class, these unique structures were accompanied by student volunteers to help introduce them to the student body #yhslearns
Huge thanks to YEF for sponsoring the Freshman Seminar's outdoor trip! Some great pictures of students working together and navigating through the obstacle courses.
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
Heading out for Creative Writing Day! #yhslearns
Dominic Moran '19 and Allie Dettmann '19 prepping and planting for the yellow tulip project 💐for Mental Health Awareness
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
Mrs. Noack’s graphic design class printing vinyl stickers #yhslearns
YHS Interact Club with the pumpkins they carved for the Camp Sunshine/LL Bean pumpkin festival.
With models now completed, YHS students begin sculpting and adding components to their electric guitar projects.
Congratulations to Ella Doxsee and Elena Schlax who will be representing YHS in the 2019 All-State Jazz Choir! They will be performing on Saturday January 5 at the MMEA Jazz All-State concert at South Portland High School.
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
9th Grade Fort Williams Field Trip
Anushka Canfield '21, Conor Wolff '21, Eleanor Donahue '21, Davis Young '21, Patrick Bergen '21 and Celina Bellville '22 helped with the United Way Day of Student Caring on 10/5/18.
Parent Ads for the 2019 Yearbook are due on Tuesday, Oct. 9! https://goo.gl/ofqBtc
Randy Miller, 19, Michael St. Laurent, 19, Josh Harlow, 19, and Tom Gentilini, 19 helping out with the Yarmouth Fire Department luncheon at YES today #yhslearns
Freshman elections today!
'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/
3D printing molecules in AP Biology #yhslearns
Pep band prepping for the homecoming pep rally #yhslearns
Club Fair 2018 #yhslearns
National Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced. Congratulations to Wyatt Bates, Michael Guertler and Abigail VanLonkhuyzen #yhslearns
Grade 9 students received their laptops this morning. #YHSLearns
Welcome Back Assembly. Hannah Grant '19 co-president of Student Senate recognizing Mairen O'Neill '19 for her work on the new mural at YHS.
Meet the new staff! L to R: John Russell, Stephanie Dembowski, Caleb Collins, Amy Bushway, Sarah Harrington, and Dylan Thombs.
Looking for Summer assignments? They're posted on the Guidance webpage: bit.ly/guidanceyhs
Student Senate welcomes new students #yhslearns
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
Day 2 of Summer Technology class for teachers. Thanks to our student helpers manning #googlevr and 3D printers #yhslearns
Saying goodbye to Mike Weiss, Emily Jones, Chris Nolan, Amy Sanders, Kristina O'Brien, and Fiona Hendry. Thank you for all you have done at YHS!
Grade 10 Final Assessment for Honors History was a Model UN Session. #yhslearns
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.
The 2018 School Group winner for the Ocean Stewardship Award went to the Yarmouth Shellfish Nursery. Along with Morgan Cuthbert of HMS, the following students were also recognized for their work. Connor Senger '19, Ben Cox-Faxon '19, Grady Welsh '19, Clementine Blashke '19, and Duncan Birkbeck '19
Congratulations to the Class of 2018
Orvis News - Spring Landlocked Salmon & Trout in Maine featuring Liam Ireland '20 fly fishing and filmed by Sam Marjerison '19 https://goo.gl/rMG12C
Yarmouth kindergarten, first, second and third graders attended "The Cat in the Hat" in the YPAC today! The play was performed by the YHS Acting II class with set and props designed and created by our Technical Theatre classes. #yhslearns
The Cat in the Hat in the house for Rowe School students #yhslearns
Outstanding presentations by students participating in Extended Learning Opportunities program. #yhslearns
Congrats to Michael Guertler who won the Maine App Challenge at Tyler Technology creating an app called the crank meter which measures the speed of a lacrosse shot and reaction time for the keeper.
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
On Thursday, May 31st, Mrs. Davison's AP French V and Mrs. Navarro's French III students visited the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston, ME for a walking tour of "le Petit Canada" a scavenger hunt through the Heritage Museum and an authentic Franco-American lunch! #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
Congratulations to the Student Services Team honored with the 2018 Yearbook Dedication - Words Matter. Brenda Michaelsen, Beth Doane, Jill Frame, Stacey Hang, and Shenaugh Tripp #yhslearns
Congratulations to the PATHS graduates honored at Friday’s yearbook assembly #yhslearns
Seniors decorated the parking lot this morning with chalk.
Congratulations to our PATHS graduates Emily Silveria, Taylor Geiger, Justin Nadeau, and Stephen Rich #yhslearns
Seniors decorating the parking lot
Last day for Seniors - they took old school methods to get to school today!
Edith Pagelson, Holocaust survivor, spoke to sophomores today about her experiences. #yhslearns
AP Calculus class end of the year activity testing their skills on a Breakout written by a different section of the class. #yhslearns
Today”s job fair connecting local businesses with students looking for summer jobs. #yhslearns
Today’s Battling the Epidemic Press Conferences on infectious disease in @catiewooten biology class #yhslearns
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
YAWP - the Yarmouth High School Art and Writing Publication is now available online goo.gl/bERxzv #yhslearns
Mrs. Davison's AP French Class went to YES to teach Mrs. Gautreau's 2nd graders. #yhslearns
Congratulations to Anna Parker - The 2018 recipient of the Robert W. Boyd award.
Patrick Dempsey surprise visit to YHS, speaks to Playmakers about his career and offers tips on acting.
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.
Students from Tom Pitman's class used YEF money to build electric cars. They had the opportunity to race other high schools from across the country on Friday in Connecticut. What an experience!
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
Good Luck to our 2 teams going to Connecticut to race the Electric Cars they built. This project is thanks to @YEF_Maine #yhslearns
Prom Pics! https://goo.gl/wzM1kq
Yarmouth class of 2021 held a carwash at Hancock Lumber today to raise money for their class.
Yarmouth art teacher sets 'platinum standard' Congratulations to Holly Houston, Maine Art Educator of the Year https://goo.gl/CjQoip
Playmakers performed their one act play, The Diviners, at the 2018 New England Drama Festival in Gilford, New Hampshire on April 27th. #yhslearns
Playmakers performed their one act play, The Diviners, at the 2018 New England Drama Festival in Gilford, New Hampshire on April 27th. #yhslearns
Congratulations to Jackson Rollins ‘19 and Sean Whynot ‘19 who came in first place at the #hackme2018 competition today #yhslearns
Jackson and Sean tackling the challenge #hackme #yhslearns
Students in Graphic Design class presented their ideas for a campaign on which VIA is currently working. The group of creative directors were quite impressed! #yhslearns
Congratulations to Clementine Blaschke '19 who won the Maine Civil Rights Team Project Visual Arts Contest. She will be honored at the State Conference on May 18 in Augusta.
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
Cool shorts for Mrs. Bongard’s Advisor Group fun run tomorrow for Power of One made by Eli Rufner ‘18 #yhslearns
Last night, the Senior English Class presented Henry. Shakespeare would have been proud! Thanks to @yef_maine for their support of this project. #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
#googleexpeditions in the house. Learning about augmented reality
Last night, Students presented their Power of One projects to parents and community members #yhslearns http://powerof1.yarmouthschools.org/
Last night was the culmination of the Career Exploration Program with Students presenting their work to advisors and parents #yhslearns
Yarmouth Students Isabelle Dow, Emilie Hardel, Anna Ruprecht, Lauren Orser, Izabel Cox-Faxon, and Zoe Siegel perform National Anthem for Maine Legislature.
YHS PLAYMAKERS take 2nd place at Class A State Drama Festival and advance to the New England Drama Festival in April!
Grade 9 is getting ready for Power of One Presentations. They had tech time and work time #yhslearns
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
YHS students at Model UN Conference, attend keynote address by Maureen McLaughlin, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education and director of International Affairs.
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.
Grade 9 enjoyed the performance of Julius Caesar from Portland Stage Company thanks to @YEF_Maine This exciting project will help students work on their reading, thinking, and public speaking skills.
YHS Fire Explorers Josh Harlow, Youssef Ayad, Zach Hamilton, Colby Mills, and Kyle Bennett kickoff training this March.
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
The YHS cafeteria is being transformed tonight in preparation for the last day of Spirit Week -- can't wait to see the results!
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
Welcome Back! It's Spirit Week #clipperpride
Enjoy your Winter Break! See you on the 26th.
Teenagers and Stress: Where to Turn When Life Gets Tough by Isabelle King '19 in the Clippings https://goo.gl/uVFvTR
Great trip yesterday to Portland Arts and Technology High School and Westbrook Regional Vocational Center!
"Working Hands" by Laura Hamilton '19 will be one of the Creative works from YHS students on display during the month of March at the PMA.
Rachel Walton's '19 work "In My Head" will be one of the Creative works from YHS students on display during the month of March at the PMA.
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.
Congrats to Rachel Walton ’19 for receiving the award for 2nd runner up in the 1st Congressional district for the Scholastic Art awards. Her art will hang in the State House in Augusta this Spring.
Amazing Robotics Competion today. Teams A, B, and C having a great day! #yhslearns
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
In Ms Carrigan's class students practiced procedure writing-creating Lego sculptures, writing a procedure, and seeing if another group could recreate the same sculpture. Clarity is key! #yhslearns
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
Great way to end the week at YHS with a terrific Unified Basketball game this afternoon.
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
Two representatives from the National Guard band came and talked to the Wind Ensemble, and Concert Band today. #yhslearns
Actor David Mills rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King this morning for Grades 8, 9, + 10. Thanks to @yef_maine for this amazing opportunity
Second Quarter and First Semester Grades can be accessed on PowerSchool on Tuesday January 30th.
Actor and writer David Mills performing Langston Hughes for grades 11 and 12 as part of a @yef_maine grant.
Getting ready for Student Assembly
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
YEF Grants Parade!
