Currents in Education

Students honor Mr. Hoyt with surprise yearbook dedication

Although he was too ill to make it to the ceremony, longtime York High School teacher Jack Hoyt was able to watch and hear the moment when senior Anna Lifvergren announced that the 2007 yearbook would be dedicated to "Jack Hoyt, a great teacher and a great man."

The power of art and of the written word

With just two weeks left in the school year, it is a time of endings and beginnings for students and teachers at Coastal Ridge Elementary School.

York High School students to host "Carnival for a Cause"

Imagine growing up in Croatia, where simply playing outside on a sunny day puts children in perilous danger due to abandoned minefields that linger long after a war's end.

YMS Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

For 25 years sixth-graders have been immersed into the world and works of Shakespeare at York Middle School’s annual Shakespeare Festival.

Academic Notes

Ongoing

Maine senators accepting applications for service academies

Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins have announced they are currently accepting applications from Maine high school students for nominations to be considered for an appointment by the four United States service academies.