Good evening. This is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. I have been notified of an additional confirmed case at Fruit Street School, with multiple people being identified as close contacts. Due to their exposure, all identified people will be in Read More
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COVID-19 Case Confirmed at Bangor High School
Good afternoon. This is Kathy Harris-Smedberg, Interim Superintendent of the Bangor School Department, writing to inform you that we have recently received notification of at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 in a student or staff person at Bangor High School. We are working closely with Bangor Read More
Giving Thanks to Our School Staff: Maine Honors RISE Award Finalists
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) today announced the finalists for the recently enacted, national Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award. This new award, passed by the United States Congress in 2019 and overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, honors classified school Read More
Parent Teacher Conferences – No Classes for Students
Parent teacher conferences will take place Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24. To schedule a meeting time please look for details on the Bangor App or contact your school’s main office. Students will have no classes for the week of November 23 - 27, 2020. Read More
Fruit Street School Designated an Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for 2019
Fruit Street School was recognized by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos as one of 362 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Fruit Street School educates Read More
State Law Changes Regarding Chronic Absenteeism
May 9, 2018 Dear Parent/Guardian, This letter is to inform you of some changes that have been implemented in Maine State law regarding chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism occurs when your child misses 10% of the days they are enrolled in school. In Bangor, for a student attending the Read More
Bangor Students Win National Science Bowl Regional Championship
Bangor High School's Science Bowl team won their regional competition for the 2018 National Science Bowl® (NSB) this past weekend and will advance to compete in the NSB National Finals this spring in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), who sponsors the NSB, announced Monday, March Read More
PCHC to Open Dental Clinic for Students at Downeast School
Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that PCHC Dental Center and Downeast Elementary School have partnered to offer students in-school dental care during the school year. Starting this fall, a licensed dentist and registered dental hygienist from PCHC Dental Center will 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
Cohen Students Get Published
Twenty-one Grade 7 students at the William S. Cohen School have had their essays selected for publication in the Fall 2014 edition of A Celebration of Essays anthology. Creative Communication runs the contest to bring recognition to student writers, and since the contest is regionally based, Read More