Articles Categorized: Upper School

Upper School students compete in the Science Olympiad Tournament

Fifteen Upper School science students traveled to Brown University recently for an invitational Science Olympiad Tournament. Students competed with schools from across the country in 23 different science and engineering events, which ranged from building items like an electronic sensor...

Marpheen Chann is the keynote speaker for this year’s New England Youth Identity Summit

The keynote speaker for the New England Youth Identity Summit on April 1 is Marpheen Chann—an author, writer, thinker, advocate, and speaker on social justice, equity, and inclusion. As a gay, first-generation Asian American born in California to a Cambodian...

Speech and Debate team takes second place in Massachusetts debate competition

Congratulations to the Speech and Debate team on their impressive showing in Massachusetts this past weekend! Our four-person team competed against sixteen other schools in three rounds of Parliamentary Debate and ultimately finished in second place. Great job, Flyers!

Stellar performances from Waynflete musicians

Last week at Waynflete was a musical one! We had two lovely recitals on Wednesday that featured students in grades 2–11 who take private lessons with our outstanding Enrichment Music teachers. On Thursday, 70 musicians from five different ensembles (Acoustic...

Upper School students speak with representatives at the State House

Students from Maine independent schools gathered at the State House today to connect with representatives. Waynflete seniors are pictured standing with the Speaker of the House, Waynflete alumna Rachel Talbot Ross '78.

Early successes in first year of Waynflete’s debate program

“The skills students develop doing debate—organizing their thoughts, learning how to present, and arguing a perspective that might be different from their own—are essential building blocks to being a citizen of the world,” says Head of School Geoff Wagg. We...

Physics Intensive students compete in a fun design contest

As students in Physics Intensive learn about momentum and collisions, one of the primary goals is to understand how to minimize the forces experienced in a collision. To better understand the principles involved, students were given the task of designing...

The SpongeBob Musical had a spectacular opening night!

The SpongeBob Musical takes us on a journey to the colorful world of "Bikini Bottom" where we find SpongeBob Squarepants, Patrick Star, and Sandy Cheeks bravely trying to save their beloved underwater realm from certain destruction! Our Upper School students...

Max Polsky ’23 gave an impressive performance in the Jazz All-State ensemble

Congratulations to Max Polsky '23 who recently performed as a part of the Jazz All-State ensemble at Bangor High School. This nine-person ensemble spent three days rehearsing and learning about improvisation and jazz history.

Waynflete Writers’ Guild releases January 2023 issue of “The Wombat”

Read the latest issue of the The Wombat from the Waynflete Writers' Guild! Owl artwork: Anna Siegel '24

Waynflete teams up with Windham at recent Can We? Project retreat

We were thrilled to have our friends at Windham High School participate in our most recent Can We? Project retreat! The Can We? Project is an experiment in revitalizing democracy centered on developing the capacity of high school students to...

The Perspective Project hosts youth climate activists

Charlie Horner '23 and Liam Anderson '23 recently hosted climate justice activists Anna Siegel '24 and Madison Sheppard as part of The Perspective Project's first youth-based event of the year. This discussion encouraged students to think critically about climate change,...

The Perspective Project leads a panel of students at the Educate Maine Symposium

Members of Waynflete's student-driven Perspective Project recently led a panel at the sold-out annual Educate Maine Symposium, an event attended by nearly 400 leaders in education and business from across the state. The symposium examined the importance of empathy in...

The Flyers take first place at the Maine Junior Classical League

Congratulations, Flyers! Waynflete took fifth place at the Maine Junior Classical League (MEJCL) this year. MEJCL is a friendly academic competition between schools in Maine that teach Latin. On December 2, Waynflete students competed Hampden Academy to participate for the...

Ben Pochurek ’24 continues to impress with his artwork

Congratulations to Ben Pochurek '24! Ben was honored by the Portland Museum of Art back in April and was recently featured in the Portland Press Herald for his unique artwork. Ben uses his welding talent and materials he finds around his...

Eighth annual 24-Hour Playwriting Festival

30 students from Waynflete and other local high schools gathered in Franklin Theater last weekend for the eighth annual 24-Hour Playwriting Festival. Students created twelve unique plays from the same initial prompt and came together as a theater community for...

Congratulations to our fall Athletes and Coaches of the Year

Join us in congratulating Waynflete's fall Athletes of the Year: Myles Culley '23 and Lucy Hart '24! Both Myles and Lucy had impressive seasons, and we're looking forward to seeing where their talent and dedication takes them in the future....

The new boathouse is almost finished

Exciting changes are in progress at our crew's Fore River launch. The construction of Waynflete's boathouse is almost complete! Besides the great interior storage, the boathouse will also have a fresh water supply. The Crew seniors were lucky enough to...

The Outliers demo a robot for Lower School students

The Outliers, a community robotics team that is open to Waynflete students, recently hosted a fun demo in Sills gym. Each year The Outliers design, build, and program a 150-pound robot to compete against other teams. The robots are designed...

The Perspective Project hosts Portland City Councilor Pious Ali

The Perspective Project, an Upper School student-led organization committed to starting discussions and bringing new perspectives to Waynflete, recently welcomed newly reelected Portland City Councilor Pious Ali as its first guest speaker of the year. Mr. Ali was first elected...

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