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14 Middle and Upper School recently attended the Maine Junior Classical League Fall Convention at Hampden Academy. Latin students from around the state gather at this annual event for an evening of academic competition, camaraderie, and spirited celebration of their...
The Outliers robotics team closed out the 2025 season with an impressive finish at the Battle of the Bay in New Hampshire, going undefeated against some of the best teams from across New England. In the finals, they posted the...
The Perspective Project recently welcomed the first guest speaker of the 2025–26 academic year, Angela Stone of Maine Needs, to campus to speak with students about her experience starting and growing the organization. The conversation was led by the student...
Waynflete recently hosted teams of students from 37 schools and six countries at the four-day International Independent School Public Speaking Competition, which has run since 1982. Students competed in two rounds of three different speech or debate events, and members...
The future looks bright for the Class of 2025! Explore the list below to discover the diverse and distinguished colleges and universities our graduates will attend this fall. American University Bates College (2) Bennington College Bentley University (2) Boston College...
Thirty-four Upper School students recently participated in the Maine Model United Nations Conference at the University of Southern Maine. Over the course of three days, our student-delegates represented countries in various UN committees. They arrived prepared, having written position papers...
Yuji ’27 recently led an effort to have Asian American and Pacific Islander Day Against Bullying and Hate (May 18) officially recognized by both the state of Maine and the city of Portland. Her advocacy, which included writing proclamations to...
Talented cellists Conner B. ’27 and Lucinda H. ’25 recently performed in a side-by-side concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra (a side-by-side concert allows student musicians from the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra to play alongside professional musicians). Lucinda, who serves...
Congratulations to Upper School students Elefe, Len, and Ellie L. on receiving prestigious writing honors from The Telling Room! Both Len and Elefe will have their work featured in this year's anthology, showcasing their creative talents. Ellie has been awarded...
Upper School students recently hosted peers from Cape Elizabeth, Deering, Westbrook, and Yarmouth high schools for a "Civil Tea" discussion on homelessness. The Civil Tea format creates space for thoughtful dialogue across perspectives rather than debate, encouraging students to engage...
Congratulations to our Upper School students who recently participated in The Titan Challenge, a business simulation where students in small groups manage virtual companies, making critical decisions about pricing, production, and marketing. While all Waynflete teams performed admirably, Declan S.,...
Waynflete’s Science Olympiad team earned an impressive second place finish at the state tournament on Saturday! We are proud of our two teams of 15 students—each competed across 23 challenging events. Our more experienced "Green Team" secured second place, while...
The Outliers robotics team recently capped off the 2025 season with an outstanding performance at the New England District Championships! Competing among 96 top teams from across the region, The Outliers finished qualification rounds in 3rd place—ranking 2nd in New...
Hundreds of students and educators gathered for a remarkable day for connection and dialogue at Waynflete's ninth annual New England Youth Identity Summit on Saturday. The event featured powerful student-led workshops and presentations, moving musical performances, and beautiful poetry that...
Our grade 11 African American History students recently visited the Bowdoin College Library to examine primary source documents from a critical moment in our nation's history. Students reviewed and analyzed testimonies given before Congress in 1871-72 from formerly enslaved Black...
The 2024–25 Waynflete math team followed their regular season Class D Championship win up with another impressive victory—this time at the state level! The team traveled to Augusta yesterday and captured their second championship of the season, winning the state...
This past weekend, the Outliers robotics team dominated at Vermont's first-ever district event! After finishing as the top team in qualification rounds, the Outliers selected alliance partners from Billerica and Sutton, MA, to form an unstoppable team that swept through...
The Outliers Robotics team recently competed against 30 teams from across New England at the Pine Tree event at the Lewiston Colisée. The squad showed steady and consistent improvement with each match, finishing the qualification rounds in 3rd place. The...
Our campus was buzzing with excitement recently as Waynflete welcomed 170 students from schools across Maine to the Maine Junior Classical League (MEJCL) Certamen competition. Due to the efforts of dedicated students, MEJCL officers, members of the Society for Classical...
After studying the nervous system, Anatomy and Physiology students dissected sheep brains last week, allowing them to see the relationship between structure and function. Did you know that most of the structures in a sheep's brain are highly homologous to...
