The Bangor School Department will hold an Information Session about the Proficiency-Based Diploma for Grade 8 and 9 parents and community members on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Peakes Auditorium at Bangor High School. Parents and families are invited to learn more about Read More
Parent Teacher Conferences
Faculty and staff at each of our ten schools recognize the vital role of parents in their child's school experience. Principals and teachers appreciate the importance of home school communication and look forward to conferencing with parents during the annual Parent Teacher Conferences scheduled Read More
2015 AP Exam Results Exceptional at BHS
Bangor High School sophomores, juniors, and seniors sat for AP Exams over two weeks in May, the results of which show another year of exceptional achievement on this nationally-standardized set of exams: 181 students took a total of 472 AP Exams 90% of BHS students enrolled in an AP course sat Read More
Bangor Students Outperform Peers in Science
Bangor students outperformed their peers on the annual Maine Educational Assessment of Science administered to students in grades 5, 8 and 11, according to 2014-2015 results released by the Maine Department of Education recently. At each grade tested, Bangor students surpassed the State in the Read More
8th Graders Inspired by Aviation Hero
James F. Doughty School and William S. Cohen School eighth graders heard an inspiring message from aviation hero Barrington Irving on Wednesday, September 23. In 2007, Irving became the first African American (and at that time the youngest person) to ever fly solo around the world. Captain Irving Read More
Bangor PreSchoolers Eat Well and Play Hard
Preschoolers in the Bangor public schools are learning about nutrition in a fun way this year as they take part in the Eat Well Play Hard Program offered by the Bangor Department of Health and Community Services. The Nutrition Educator for the City of Bangor will visit preschool classrooms four Read More
Husson University Partners with BSD to Create BHS Business Academy
Husson University’s College of Business and the Bangor School Department have signed an agreement creating the Bangor High School Business Academy. This initiative will allow high school students to earn college academic credits as they work toward their high school diploma. To qualify, high school Read More
BHS Junior Named National Debate Champ
Nick Danby, BHS Class of 2016, is the National Champion in Congressional Debate after winning at the 2015 National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament in Dallas, Texas. Danby is captain of the BHS Congressional Debate Team that won the 2015 Maine State Championship. Read more about Read More
Rams Baseball Wins Class A State Championship
Bangor Rams Baseball, under the direction of Coach Jeff Fahey, finished their 18-2 season with a 5-4 win over South Portland, making them Class A State Champions for the second year in a row. Read Ernie Clark's in-depth article in the Bangor Daily News. Read More
BHS Student Wins Maine Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Paige Brown, a student at Bangor High School, is the winner of Maine’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize with her project entitled, “Identifying and Remediating the Sources of Pollution in Impaired Bangor Streams.” The Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) is the world's most prestigious youth award for a Read More