Parents and guardians who were not able to attend the at-home COVID-19 test distribution event at JFDS and WSCS on Wednesday evening can pick up test kits from the main office of their students' schools. Families who are in need of more tests, can order them at www.covidtests.gov and Read More

May 16, 2022 Due to the prominence of the BA.2 variant in Maine, the Maine Department of Education has ended the pooled testing program because it proved to be less effective in detecting and identifying positive individuals before they could spread the virus to others. The Maine DOE is instead Read More

May 13, 2022 Good afternoon this is James Tager Superintendent, Bangor School Department. The CDC has continued the Red (high risk) designation for Penobscot County.  The Bangor School Department will continue the universal masking policy and provide its next update on May 20, 2022.  I Read More

May 6, 2022 Due to the recent change in the CDC designation of Penobscot County to RED (high risk level), the Bangor School Department (BSD) will return to a universal masking policy on Monday, May 9, 2022. The BSD will also remain aligned with the City of Bangor COVID-19 protocols for indoor Read More

Congratulations to Senior BHS student, Hannah Wojdakowski, on being selected as the Congressional Art Contest Winner! Hannah's painting will be framed and put on display in the Cannon Tunnel, Washington DC. Read More

Bangor High School would like to congratulate Kosis Ifeji, Class of 2022, on her recent Brookie Award, presented by The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Kosis was recognized by NCRM with the 2022 Brookie Award for her environmental leadership. The Brookie awards honors Maine’s young Read More

March 4, 2022   Dear Bangor School Department Community, I want to start my letter to you thanking you for your resilience during the past two years. It has been a long journey through the pandemic with many changes affecting all aspects of our lives. Through it all we have worked together to Read More

February 7, 2022 We have received notification of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the following schools: Downeast School - 1 Fourteenth Street School - 1 Vine Street - 1 Fairmount School - 1 Mary Snow School - 1 James F. Doughty School  -  1 William S. Cohen School - 1 Please wear your mask, Read More

Due to the most recent National Weather Service forecast for tomorrow, Friday, February 4, 2022 that includes wet and heavy snow that may cause power outages throughout the Greater Bangor Region, I have decided to call a snow day. All BSD student activities scheduled for Friday are cancelled. For Read More

Bangor School DepartmentPrekindergarten and Kindergarten Registration Bangor School Department prekindergarten (PreK) and kindergarten registration will be held on the dates listed at the following locations: Monday, February 7, 2022, from 4p.m. – 6 p.m.Downeast School – 100 Moosehead Boulevard – Read More