Summer 2021

Letter from the Principal

News Shorts

Data Highlights from the Spring & (Draft) Priorities for Fall 2021

Class of 2021

Grades 9-12 Awards & Honors

CBHS Summer Reading 2021

Year in Photos

Upcoming Dates

Summer Meals

Letter from the Principal

Summer 2021

Dear Casco Bay Students, Families and Friends:

Happy summer! It’s hard to reflect on the last school year without talking about you know what - or the last several years without talking about you know who. During their glorious Final Words, the Class of 2021 gathered for the first time all together in 14 months. Yes, they reflected on how they were challenged and strengthened by the crucible of this particular historical juncture, but they were also able to transcend the current moment and coalesce the bigger, deeper lessons and life hacks they’ve forged from their high school years. Since as Matthew Oryem said during his Final Word, “Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.” I encourage all of us to listen to the Final Words of the Class of 2021. You can view all of them here. Some especially choice excerpts are below:

“I think life is like a painting.... In a painting you begin as a shell of who you are going to be, like the outlining sketch of a piece. Then you take a wash of color and you fill out the surrounding area. You keep coming back to the piece, adding layer after layer of paint to add more details, and when you are tired of painting you rest, but then you go back to face what you’ve started.”

~ Wren Auld-Brokish

“I’m studying for my future so that I'll be proud of myself…. Finally, after 19 years on this earth, I like the woman I'm becoming.”

~ Jennifer Ishimwe

“I remember the first time I attended School Meeting…. I was sitting in my chair [thinking]... ‘What the hell is this? Y’all don’t make fun of each other? Y’all support each other even though you’re not close? AND YOU DO THIS EVERY WEDNESDAY???’ I was freaking out [thinking], ‘Get this positivity away from me; I’m not built for this.' Quite a hypocrite move on my part because two weeks later I was living for it.”

~ Diana Tsiganis

“My proudest accomplishment is being able to change from the kid that didn't care, just wanted the easiest way out, and no one liked to the student that earned good grades, got into his dream college.. and that others like to be around.”

~ Myles Finlay

“ I know my emotions were, are, and will be mine, and that their fluctuations do not define who I am. I do that myself. So… I am still that girl crying in the bathroom or the sleep closet, but I’m also a loyal friend, a communicative partner, a kind stranger, a helpful peer, a lover of art, a rebellious older cousin, a brown-thumbed plant mother, a club leader, a bookworm, a nervous public speaker, and just a person on a journey for self love and acceptance.”

~ Olivia Weeks

“Out of the million things that I’m insecure about, those that truly should be changed can be changed, and those that truly cannot be changed should not be changed.”

~ Charlotte Bowder

“I am ready, and I’ve never felt more prepared for the future than I do at this moment because I finally feel like I know myself.”

~ Leo Oster

“Everything about Casco was just so good it felt like a movie. I had never wanted to come to school and stay so bad[ly] in my life.”

~ Celow Augustino

“...[A]fter four long years of hardships, heartbreaks, tears, blood, sweat, and pouring my all into the work I do, I can proudly say that I have grown. I have grown as a person, a student, a son, and as a friend. I have learned how to take the time to sit down and complete each assignment with full commitment. I’ve gone from being afraid to fail to understanding that it’s necessary to grow. Finally, I’ve accepted that there will always be struggles, but I now know that I can face them. Thank you, Casco Bay, for helping me find my happiness.”

~ Bryson Carter

“I know I want to be successful and give back to the community…. This is the beginning of many beginnings.”

~ Brillant Mercy

“You have to go with you.”

~ Michael Tucker

“[O]nce I apply myself and dive in, what I create from my passions and my mind is something greater than what I thought could be possible.”

~ Dylan Kraekel

“When I pack for college I’ll make sure to fill up my luggage with the relationships I’ve had during high school that I know will last a lifetime. I’ll stuff in the heart-warming memories of Movin’ On Ups and sharing stories with my crew over a campfire. And I’ll fold up and tuck into a front pocket the wonderful skill that Casco has taught me above all else, the skill that reminds me I will be okay no matter how far away from my family I might be - how to make a home.”

~ Maya Denkmire

Thank you to Class of 2021 - and to all the students, staff and families in the CBHS community - for both preserving and re-inventing the CBHS “home” when we’ve needed it most this past fifteen months. It’s been an honor learning and forging community, somehow, persistently, honorably. Together.

Sincerely,

Derek Pierce

Derek Pierce

News Shorts

In accordance with the latest advisories and guidelines from the Maine Department of Education and the Maine CDC, Portland Public Schools plans to be open this fall for all students for five days a week. In other words, we will be resuming a “normal” school schedule. Distancing requirements have been lifted. We are not yet sure if students will be required to wear masks inside in September. Watch for more details before September. For both individual and collective safety, we do encourage all CBHS students to get fully vaccinated before the start of school. If you need help scheduling an appointment, or want to know if a site near you is offering vaccinations without an appointment, call the Maine COVID-19 Community Vaccination Line at 1-888-445-4111.
The School Board has approved a later start time and end time for PPS high schools for the 2021- 22 school year. The day will now begin at 8:20 and end at 2:50. The School Board will be exploring the possibility of a still later start (about 9am) for the 2022-23 school year.
In addition to the typical college offerings at USM and SMCC, CBHS students may take two new college courses on our campus next fall.

SMCC’s popular Introduction to Psychology course will again be offered on Wednesdays after-school, starting September 1st. The course is open to rising 10th-12th graders and offers the possibility of earning both college credit and CBHS credit (in social studies). Contact Ms. Doyle (doyles@portlandschools.org) or Mr. Hale (halem@portlandschools.org) FMI or to sign up.
Grit Lab: Rising juniors and seniors are eligible to take a course led by world-renowned researcher, Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania on how to succeed. This course will meet in person during Acads and will also have a Zoom class on Thursday evenings with the professor. Cohorts of EL Education high school students from around the country will also be taking the course and collaborating with CBHS students. The aims of Grit Lab are two-fold: (1) to equip students with generalizable knowledge about the science of passion and perseverance, and (2) to help students apply these insights to their own lives. A syllabus with a recent version of the course is here. This course also offers the possibility of earning both college credit and CBHS credit (in social studies). Contact Mr. Pierce (piercd@portlandschools.org) Ms. Doyle (doyles@portlandschools.org) or Mr. Hale (halem@portlandschools.org) FMI or to sign up.

Data Highlights from the Spring & (Draft) Priorities for Fall 2021

Feedback is an essential part of the learning process. And we use feedback from student, parent and staff feedback to help identify strengths and areas in need of improvement - as well to inform our next steps. Thanks to everyone who’s shared their ideas and input this spring. Here are some highlights of the results.

Student Survey

About 200 CBHS students completed a brief climate survey this May that has been used nationally for several years. CBHS students responded more positively than national averages on 8 of the 9 questions. Although slightly fewer CBHS students reported feeling “successful at school,” CBHS students more frequently liked school and reported the school having high standards for achievement. When compared to national averages, CBHS students responded most favorably to the question, “I know an adult I can go to if I need help.” When the survey responses are disaggregated, CBHS female students, gay/lesbian students and seniors tended to respond most favorably. On 8 of the 9 questions, there was not a significant difference in how CBHS Black and White students responded. White students did respond more favorably than Black students to the question, “Teachers treat me with respect.”

Parent Survey

117 parents responded to the annual district survey. Thanks! Once again, we had the highest percentage of parents in the district who would recommend us to a friend or neighbor. 67% of parents rated us at the very top, 9 out of 9 (vs. 45% district average). 97% percent of parent respondents said “I feel welcome at this school” (vs 92% nationally) and 93% percent of parents report “at this school, my child feels s/he belongs” (vs. 85% nationally).

Teacher Survey

On the annual faculty survey (“TNTP”), our overall “instructional index score” put us among the very top schools nationally (100%) which, according to the survey correlates with “strong student outcomes” and high retention rates for quality teachers.

After reviewing a raft of student, parent and teacher data and feedback in June, our faculty Leadership Team drafted two priorities for next fall. We will further refine and develop our priorities and related action steps over the summer and share a full school success plan at the outset of school.

Draft CBHS Priorities for 2021-2

1) Return to, and Deepen, EL Education Core Practices:

(Re)learn and practice high leverage instructional moves that lead to mastery of vital skills and knowledge as well as equitable outcomes, particularly in literacy and math.
Preserve and deepen opportunities for all students to do high quality, meaningful work through learning expeditions.

2) Re-Build Community

We will use both what we know about what works in building community and our new learning during the pandemic about the lives and needs of our students to, as President Biden says “build back better.” This initiative will include our efforts to revitalize staff and student relationships as well as supporting student and staff wellness, particularly BIPOC students and staff.

Class of 2021

Missed the Class of 2021’s phenomenal graduation? You can check it out here. Want Class of 2021 Graduation Photos? Head to this link >> then click on the CBHS Class of 2021 photo >> then "Open Gallery" > then enter your e-mail and the password: CBHSdiploma2021

Students and families can download ANY of the files for free, including the candids and the class photos. Details about the costs for printing any photo is on the website. Contact graduation photographer Rhonda Farnham (207) 773-3549 FMI.

Class of 2021 Graduation Sentences
Click above to learn about seniors' future plans, and, according to their crewmates,
how they will each be remembered.

Class of 2021, By the Numbers

In what was the most challenging year in CBHS history to apply to college, the Class of 2021 had perhaps our best year ever with acceptances to 85 colleges and universities and scores of students earning admission to their top choice schools. Over 50% in the Class of 2021 have already earned college credit. 19 have earned the STEM Endorsement. Next fall 65% are heading to 4 year college (including a record 17 heading to USM), 12% will be starting 2 year college, 10% will be taking a gap year before college and 4% plan to head directly into the world of work.

20% - the percentage of Class of 2021 grads who earned the Seal of Biliteracy for demonstrating proficiency in 2 languages, the highest in the district.
9 – that’s the number of senior artists who created the glorious new mural that is the Class of 2021’s gift and legacy.
70.82 that the astounding number of UPs earned by Liliana Frantz, 15.83 in math alone,
99% - that’s the percentage of Class of 2021 graduates who’ve both applied and been accepted to college.
22 - that’s the number of websites created by seniors as part of senior expeditions. It’s also, coincidentally, the number of locals the class interviewed for the People of Portland Project.
47 – that’s the number of seniors who received a vote from peers to be the Class Speaker, a testament to the Class’s deep and diverse leadership
$933,278 that’s the amount of money that the Class of 2021 has earned in grants and scholarships for college next year.

Grades 9-12 Awards & Honors

Senior Scholarship/Award

Myles Finlay and Ella Couture
PATHS National Technical Honor Society

Joseph Inabanza and Alain Igiraneza

USM Promise Scholarship

Yusur Jasim

Maine Principal’s Award

Margarida Celestino

Questbridge Scholar

Liv Weeks

Rotary Service Award Scholarship

Jennifer Ishimwe

Friends International Inc. Scholarship

Myles Finlay & Sam Coursey

The Altrusa Connie Rickett Award and PAA Scholarship for the Most Improved Students

Charlotte Bowder, Tasha Hipple & Audrey Leavitt

The Reny's Scholarships for Leadership and Creative Entrepreneurial Spirit

Maya Denkmire

The College Club of Portland Award

Sierra Aponte Clarke

John Stevens Memorial Scholarship - Outstanding Scholar Athlete

Basma Zabn

The MELMAC Scholarship

Basma Zabn

Chance to Advance Refugee Scholarship

Naomi Zarin

Gorham Savings Bank Scholarship for STEM Excellence

Sifa Ngoboka

Mitchell Scholarship

Chandler Look

The Golden Microphone

Quincy Kern Johnson, Peter Ashley, Chris James, Gridley Abercrombie, Thao Le,

Ella Couture, Mus’ab Shueib, Baneen Maadi, Sabelle Guido & Bryson Carter

Get Smart to Do Good

Wren Auld-Brokish and Sidonia Summer

Character Pathway: Think Creatively and Critically

Oscar McNally

Character Pathway: Pursue Personal Best (from the Portland Education Association)

Eleanor Johnson & Ayden Grimm

Character Pathway: Better the World

Dan Ninziza, Isabella Muldoon & Anya Criden-Clark

Jewell Island Award: Be Compassionate

(sponsored by alumni parents who wish to remain anonymous)

Michael Tucker & Ashlynn Wescott

Character Pathway: Persevere

Joseph Inabanza, Liliana Frantz & Oliver Ramsey

Hope Island Award: Build Community

(sponsored by alumni parents who wish to remain anonymous)

Logan Andrick & Kieran Elliot

Character Pathway: Craft Excellence and Beauty (sponsored by Key Bank)

Irene Murerwa

Character Pathway: Work Ethically

Oscar McNally

Character Pathway: Attain Knowledge (sponsored by Key Bank)

Margarida Celestino, Alain Igiraneza & Cisco Andre

The Parent Advisory Group Radix Awards

Alice Thompson

HOWL Student of the Year

Yusur Jasim

The Senior Navigator

Senior Learning Area Awards

Math- Bryson Carter (Outstanding Achievement), Josaphat Kalombo (Exceptional HOWL)

Computer Science- Lilliana Frantz (Outstanding Achievement), Ryan Leque (Exceptional HOWL)

Science- Sidonia Summers (Outstanding Achievement), Declan McMahon (Exceptional HOWL)

Visual Arts- Wren Auld-Brokish (Outstanding Achievement), Tasha Hipple (Exceptional HOWL)

Musical Theater- Dylan Kraekel (Outstanding Achievement)

Theater- Isabela Muldoon & Audrey Leavitt (Outstanding Achievement)

Dance- Francisco Andre (Outstanding Achievement)

Filmmaking- Quincy Kern-Johnson (Outstanding Achievement)

Music- Charlotte Bowder (Outstanding Achievement)

French- Logan Andrick (Outstanding Achievement), Eliza Crowley (Most Improved)

Spanish- Declan McMahan (Outstanding Achievement), Sierra Aponte-Clark (Most Improved)

ELL- Basma Zabn (Outstanding Achievement), Irene Murerwa (Most Improved)

Orator- Margarida Celestino (Outstanding Achievement)

Active Citizen- Brillant Mercy (Outstanding Achievement)

Historian- Maya Denkmire (Outstanding Achievement)

Writer- Olivia Weeks (Outstanding Achievement)

Wellness- Sierra Aponte-Clark (Outstanding Achievement), Myles Finley (Most Improved)

Grade 11 Awards

French- Mario Pulido-Ladero (Outstanding Achievement), Finn Reidman (Greatest Improvement)

Spanish 4/5- Haley Allen (Outstanding Achievement), Gregg O'Rourke (Most Improved)

Spanish 3- Elsa Gordon (Outstanding Achievement)

Math- Deven Abrams & Sumaya Shueib (Outstanding Achievement), Jeremy Meuser

Computer Science- Ella Duncan (Outstanding Achievement), Patrick Vance

Science- Isabella Bloom (Outstanding Achievement), Rayane Hoch (Exceptional HOWL and Greatest Improvement)

Visual Art- Aviva Feinberg (Outstanding Achievement), Atticus Wasklewicz

Performing Arts- Finn Reidman (Outstanding Achievement)

ELL- Ornella Ninziza (Outstanding Achievement), Shahad Al Naderi (Greatest Improvement)

Active Citizen- Maizie Hummel-Logee (Outstanding Achievement)

Orator- Andy Mugisha (Outstanding Achievement)

Historian- Zeke Appel (Outstanding Achievement)

Writer- Elsie Howland (Outstanding Achievement), Owen Parr (Greatest Improvement)

Character Pathway Awards

Be Accountable (Appelbaum)- Fatimah Lamloom

Burke - Work Collaboratively- Hibo Abdi

Kutvirt - Build Community- Dima Mohamad

Hale - Take Action to Better the World- Rayane Hoch

Haar - Persevere- Haley Allen

Pierce - Be Well- Alexey Seredin

Regan - Pursue Personal Best- Michaela Ishimwe

Smith College Book Award- Sasha Saeden

Saint Michael's College Book Award- Megan Koran

Dartmouth College Book Award- Deven Abrams

Phi Beta Kappa- Devyn Shaughnessy

College of the Atlantic Book Award- Maizee Hummel-Logee

Spring Navigator- Devyn Shaughnessy

Most Improved Student of the Year- Joe Murphy

HOWL Student of the Year- Silvio Morales

Grade 10 Awards

Precalculus- Greta Holmes & Caelistis Paulus (Outstanding Achievement), Lucas Richards & Brenna Fenton (Exceptional HOWL)

Physics- Declan Mercer & Simone Daranyi (Outstanding Achievement), Chloe Devlin (Exceptional HOWL)

Algebra- Baqer Jalil (Outstanding Achievement), Molly Neuner & Alex Savage (Exceptional HOWL)

French 3- Meredith Tierney-Fife (Outstanding Achievement), Delainey Black (Most Improved)

Wellness- Chloe Brydon (Outstanding Achievement), Titan Moore (Most Improved)

Academic Language 2- Halima Ali (Outstanding Achievement), Phat La (Most Improved)

Humanities SS Mali Jones & Walter Niehoff (Outstanding Achievement), James Chau (Exceptional HOWL)

Humanities ENG Kalid Mohammed & Liam Sommer (Outstanding Achievement), Mohammed Mohammed & Lilian Rutledge (Exceptional HOWL) Charlie Ashley and Halima Ali (Most Improved)

Spanish 3- Eowyn Michaels (Outstanding Achievement), Farhiya Abukar ( Exceptional HOWL)

Spanish 4/5- Mali Jones (Outstanding Achievement), Jacqueline Rodas (exceptional HOWL)

Character Pathways

Be Accountable (Croft) Chloe Devlin

Work Collaboratively (Manyiel) Baqer Jalil

Build Community (Natarajan) Farhiya Abukar

Take Action to Better the World (Aponte Clarke) Zeinab Hassan

Be Well (Hampton) Anh Thach

Pursue Personal Best (Murray) Maggie Ellis

Most Improved Student of the Year Titan Moore

HOWL Student of the Year Chloe Brydon and Kalid Mohammed

Spring Navigator Delainey Black

Grade 9 Awards

Math- Amelie Davis Rousseau (Outstanding Achievement), Stella Halstead (Exceptional HOWL)

Science- Calla Stark (Outstanding Achievement), Abdiwali Mohamed (Greatest Improvement)

Visual Arts- Ava Isgro (Outstanding Achievement), Hubert Lew (Exceptional HOWL)

French- Fiona Johnson (Outstanding Achievement), Saya Breiting Brown (Exceptional HOWL)

Academic Language I- Adelina Salianga, Success Muhire (Exceptional HOWL)

Humanities SS- Iman Alaari (Outstanding Achievement), Calvin Hale (Exceptional HOWL)

Humanities ENG- Olivia Chong (Outstanding Achievement), Asha Osman (Exceptional HOWL)

Spanish W/ Lynch Nichols- Liz Martinez (Greatest improvement with HOWL)

Spanish 2 with Orth- Willa Morales (Outstanding Achievement), Ben Parr (Exceptional HOWL)

Spanish 1 with Orth- Noemia Nzolameso (Outstanding Achievement), Henry Cossaboom (Exceptional HOWL)

Character Pathway Awards

Be Accountable (Crowley) Sumaya Abdulle

Work Collaboratively (Dodson) David Rodriguez

Build Community (Leque) Ben Medd

Take Action to Better the World (Morales) Blaise Vilakazi

Persevere (Bernsteni) Mathandzima Mngqibisa

Be Well (Zickler) Inas Alaari

Pursue Personal Best (Dorvee) Quinn Bolster

Most Improved Student of the Year Shamus Colson

HOWL Students of the Year Sophia Chouinard

Spring Navigator Ava Isgro

Casco Bay High School

2020–2021 Trimester 3

Academic and HOWL (Habits of Work & Learning) Honor Rolls

GRADE 9

HIGH HONORS

Iman Alaari, Natalie Chan, Olivia Chong, Sophia Chouinard, Amelie Davis-Rousseau, Calvin Hale, Stella Halstead, Ava Isgro, Fiona Johnson, Benjamin Medd, Willa Morales, Benjamin Parr, Calla Stark, Kieran Sullivan.

HONOR ROLL

Sumaya Abdulle, Inas Alaari, Anwer Ali, Daniel Amisi, Avery Bassi-Lawrence, Quinn Bolster, Saya Breiting-Brown, Alexus Chapman, Shamus Colson, Henry Cossaboom, Morgan Deveau, Rzan Elfadil-Elfodol, Charlotte Ferris, Samantha Flynn, Luke Fogg, Ryan Frank, Vanessa Gaitan-Quintanilla, Morgan Geis, Liam Goldman, Violet Guido, Olmert Hirwa, Faisal Ibrahim, Nathan Keefer, Jules Lallo, Ida Leavitt, Sofie Lent, Jinqi Li, Mathandzima Mngqibisa, Abdiwali Mohamed, Success Muhire, Gabriel Ndaye, Paul Nelson, Noemia Nzolameso, Sabine O'Malley, Junisia Oromo, Asha Osman, Alvaro Pulido-Ladero, David Rodriguez, Adelina Salianga, Issiac Shepard, Abdulraheem Shueib, Tatsuo Suguimoto, Blaise Vilakazi, Lucinda Viola, Asa Winter.

HOWL High Honors

Iman Alaari, Quinn Bolster, Saya Breiting-Brown, Natalie Chan, Olivia Chong, Sophia Chouinard, Shamus Colson, Amelie Davis-Rousseau, Saphire Ensworth, Charlotte Ferris, Samantha Flynn, Violet Guido, Calvin Hale, Stella Halstead, Ava Isgro, Fiona Johnson, Jinqi Li, Mathandzima Mngqibisa, Willa Morales, Benjamin Parr, Adelina Salianga, Calla Stark

HOWL Honor Roll

Sumaya Abdulle, Inas Alaari, Askar Azeez, Avery Bassi-Lawrence, Alexus Chapman, Henry Cossaboom, Morgan Deveau, Luke Fogg, Ryan Frank, Liam Goldman, Faisal Ibrahim, Nathan Keefer, Leavitt, Douglas Majano-Galvez, Benjamin Medd, Success Muhire, Sabine O'Malley, Junisia Oromo, Asha Osman, Alvaro Pulido-Ladero, David Rodriguez, Kieran Sullivan, Blaise Vilakazi, Lucinda Viola, Asa Winter, Faith Fuller, Sydney Grimm, Lilian Rutledge

GRADE 10

HIGH HONORS

Charley Ashley, Fadoun Barkat, Delainey Black, Chloe Brydon, Bryce Butterfield, James-Carlo Chau, Jasper Ellis, Margaret Ellis, Brenna Fenton, Baqer Jalil, Mali Jones, Owen-Thompson Lynch, Declan Mercer, Eowyn Michaels, Nicholas Paterniti, Caelistis Paulus, Lucas Richards, Jacqueline Rodas, Liam Sommer, Sara Sullivan.

HONOR ROLL

Farhiya Abukar, Halima Ali, Coleman Ballweg, Isis Bouley, Easton Coe , Russell Dalton,

Chloe Devlin, Elliot Eldridge, Faith Fuller, Sydney Grimm, Ahmednoor Hassan, Zeinab Hassan, Afnan Hoch, Sorcha Jade, Jack Janas, Iona Kampemana, Emma King, Kiley MacVane, Mohamed, Mohamedamin Mohamed, Kalid Mohammed, Titan Moore, Molly Neuner,

Walter Niehoff, Jobe Odulio, Hope Paquette, Norah Peavey, Lilian Rutledge, Lola Rutledge, Alexander Savage, Jacob Shunk, Alyssa Sigfridson, Kaitlyn Strout, Armandine Tangi, Jack Taylor, Anh Thach

HOWL High Honors

Delainey Black, Chloe Brydon, James-Carlo Chau, Chloe Devlin, Brenna Fenton, Sorcha Jade, Baqer Jalil, Mali Jones, Owen-Thompson Lynch, Kiley MacVane, Declan Mercer, Eowyn Michaels, Kalid Mohammed, Walter Niehoff, Caelistis Paulus, Lucas Richards, Jacqueline Rodas, Alexander Savage, Sara Sullivan, Jack Taylor, Meredith Tierney-Fife

HOWL Honor Roll

Faith Fuller, Sydney Grimm, Lilian Rutledge

GRADE 11

HIGH HONORS

Deven Abrams, Ezekiel Appel, Isabella Bloom, Aviva Feinberg, Elsa Gordon, Elspeth Howland, Maizie Hummel-Logee, Megan Koren, Owen Parr, Madeline Richards, Devyn Shaughnessy

HONOR ROLL

Mohamed Abdalla, Hibo Abdi, Freya Bampton, Brighid Deveau, Fox Fernald, Isabel Gomez, Rayane Hoch, India Jenkins, Jeremy Meuser, Silvio Morales, Andy Mugisha, Charles O'Rourke, Jessica Phu, Isabella Puleo, Finn Reidman, Sumaya Shueib, Warren Thaxter, Zannah Walsh, Atticus Wasklewicz, Kaethe-Marie Wilson

HOWL High Honors

Hibo Abdi, Deven Abrams, Ezekiel Appel, Brighid Deveau, Elsa Gordon, Elspeth Howland,

Maizie Hummel-Logee, Megan Koren, Silvio Morales, Joe Murphy, Madeline Richards,

Devyn Shaughnessy, Dominic Viola, Zannah Walsh

HOWL Honor Roll

Mohamed Abdalla, Haley Allen, Freya Bampton, Aviva Feinberg, Rayane Hoch, Stella Houran, India Jenkins, Franklin Katunda, Jeremy Meuser, Dima Mohamad, Andy Mugisha, Sarah Musaniwabo, Owen Parr, Finn Reidman, Sumaya Shueib, Sumaya Shueib, Atticus Wasklewicz, Lillian Waterman, Kaethe-Marie Wilson

CBHS Summer Reading 2021

All CBHS students are expected to complete summer reading. Grade level expectations are detailed in the documents below. Please contact us with any questions. Happy reading!

2021 Grade 9 and Grade 10 Summer Reading

2021 Grade 11 Summer Reading

Senior Summer Reading 2021

2021 AP English Reading - go here.

(The AP English summer text, Under the Feet of Jesus, can also be picked up in our Main Office.)

2021 AP Environmental Science Summer Learning - Any sophomore or junior who has requested AP Environmental Science as a course for the 2021-22 school year are asked to join Ms Loughlin's summer reading Google Classroom at the following link- https://classroom.google.com/c/MzUyODI1OTUzMDQ0?cjc=gj2q223. In the Google Classroom you will find links to the 3 summer reading assignments for this course. Summer reading assignments will be due on Friday September 3, 2021.Ms Loughlin has copies of "The Cry of the Kalahari" that students can sign out from her in room 315 (India).

2021 AP US History: Optional Summer Reading: A People's History of the United States (first 3 chapters) by Howard Zinn and Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick

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Year in Photos

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Staffing Update

Low staff turnover and quality hires have been at the core of CBHS success over our first 16 years. After the 2020-21 year in which we had zero turnover (aside from Ms. Woidt’s maternity leave), we do have a more normal year of turnover for the 2021-22 school year, including our first ever retirements (4!) We are so grateful for the remarkable talents, service and caring of our departing staff, including two of our founding faculty, Deb Kierstead (lead secretary) and Peg Richard (art). In keeping with tradition, our faculty appreciation circle included two copies of books for departing staff, one for the staff member and one that will remain in the library, with a name plate in their honor. This year’s appreciation circle was followed by a retirement bash to celebrate our fabulous retirees, Ms. Richard, Ms. Kierstead, Ms. Davis and Ms. Leberman.

Lead Administrative Assistant

Deb Kierstead - Retirement

Liz Meahl - Ms. Meahl (BA from Trinity College) has been the lead administrative assistant at King where she's worked since 2017. Prior to King, Liz worked at Longfellow for 17 years in a slew of roles, including classroom teacher, ed tech, technology coordinator and community coordinator. We welcome Liz's prodigious interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational gifts in our community.

Receptionist (.5)

Gloria Leberman - Retirement

Hermance Kouame - Ms. Kouame earned a BA in Marketing and Management in her home country of Cote D'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast). She was the administrative assistant to a CEO and worked in HR for several years before emigrating to the US in 2017. Hermance will be joining us after a stint with Cheverus Food Services where her supervisor described her as "my absolute best" employee. Hermance is fluent in French as well as English.

Data Specialist (.5)

Sandra Davis - Retirement

Hermance Kouame - Note: We are combining 2 half-time office positions to create Ms Kouame’s one full-time position.

Make it Happen Coordinator (.75)

Sahra Hassan - Ms. Hassan will be attending UMaine Law in the fall.

Sahra Abdirahman - Ms. Abdirahman is a recent graduate of Macalester College where she majored in Education as well as Media & Cultural Studies. Ms. Abdirahman is an alumnus of Deering's Make it Happen program and fluent in Somali.

Math Teacher

Priya Natarajan - Ms. Natarajan has accepted a position to be Portland Public Schools’ first high school math coach (a coach of teachers).

We are scheduled to do interviews for this position on Thursday, July 8th. We are looking for 2 students and 1 parent to join our panel. Contact Mr. Pierce (207-653-6792) FMI.

Art

Peg Richard - Retirement

Alexandra Taraschi - Ms Taraschi (MAT from U. of the Arts) has been teaching in a Philadelphia high school of 4000 students for the last seven years, leading courses from Introductory Art to AP Art. She co-organized the school Art Festival and is a member of her school's Equity team. As an undergrad, she studied art at Pratt and in Milan. She will be re-locating to Maine with her husband and 18 month old daughter, Ophelia.

Special Education

Silas Lunetta - Mr. Lunetta is relocating with his wife to Colorado.

Amanda Vickerson - Ms. Vickerson (BA from Colby and MS from USM) joins us from South Portland High School. She has previously taught special education at both Baxter and Greely Middle School (where she was a mentor for Ms. Regan). Amanda has been lauded by former colleagues and supervisors as a terrific and effective student advocate. One colleague notes, "She is the kind of educator we want to work with every day, not just because she challenges us to be better, but because she makes doing the hard work more fun.”

.5 Social Worker

This is a new position approved in the 2021-22 budget.

We conducted interviews last week and have offered the position to a great candidate.

Chinese

Shufang Liao - Ms. Liao will be returning to China as her visiting teacher visa requires.

We plan to do interviews for this position (shared with Deering) in the coming weeks. Contact Mr. Pierce if you would like to be on this panel.

In other staffing news…

Mr. Leque will be looping up with his crew and joining Team 10 next fall, teaching Sophomore Algebra and Sophomore Pre-Calculus.
Ms. Woidt will be returning to Team 10 to teach physics after a year with her young children. (Thanks to Mr Aponte Clarke for his terrific work filling in during Ms. Woidt’s leave.)
Mr. Ford will get to share his expertise and passion as a professional artist through teaching our Advanced Art course, in addition to teaching Junior Humanities with Ms. McCray.
Ms. Haar (ELL) will be on maternity leave for the first trimester of the 2021-22 school year. Her baby girl Leoni was born on June 29th!