James F. Doughty School -

Good morning this is James Tager, Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. Due to current road conditions, the Bangor School Department will have a two-hour delay for all schools March 21, 2024. This delay will help to ensure the safety of our students and staff during the morning commute. I received this poem from one of our international students: Snow! Snow! Snow! As it floats down And fills the ground. I turn happy It’s pretty And all white! How beautiful is the earth covered in a white blanket? It mesmerizes me! Snow! Snow! Snow! I love snow!

IMPACT testing will take place after school on Wed. 3/27 at 2:30 in the JFDS Cafeteria. Any student wishing to try out for Spring sports who has NOT completed IMPACT Testing during the 2023-2024 must complete testing before try-outs on 4/1/24.

Friday, March 15, 2024, is a Teacher in-Service Day. All students, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln School, will have a day off from school. Abraham Lincoln School students will have a remote learning day. Abraham Lincoln School was canceled on February 13 due to a water main break. This was an unexpected cancellation. The school is required by the State of Maine Department of Education to make up for the canceled day.

Due to a fire off Ohio St. many buses will have to reroute due to the road being closed. Buses all over the city may be running behind getting students home today due to the bus garage being impacted.

Please join us this Thursday, March 14th at 6PM for JFDS Showcase Night! Students and staff will share activities and experiences from the 2023-24 school year.

Happy Ramadan! Ramadan Kareem! March 11 through April 9, 2024, marks this year’s observance of Ramadan for the Muslim community worldwide. This is one of the holiest times of the Muslim faith and is a month of celebration, prayer, and reflection for Muslim families.

Superintendent Search Input Requested With the announced retirement of Superintendent James Tager, the Bangor School Committee has initiated a search process to hire a new superintendent. The school committee has the responsibility and authority to make this hire. It has identified additional diverse representatives of the community to serve on the search / interview committee. The school committee is asking for input from you as to skills, knowledge, personal qualities, and characteristics that you think would be helpful as superintendent of schools in Bangor. Please reply using this link:https://www.bangorschools.net/forms/superintendent-search-input

A reminder of the Middle School Parent Night at Bangor High School tonight, 6:00-8:00 PM. Bring your students! Counselors, staff, and students will be available to give tours, assist with the registration process, and help select 9th grade classes. http://tinyurl.com/whyBHS

JFDS students took part in a Kindness Challenge to mark the 100th day of school. Over the course of the day, students earned tickets for performing 130 acts of kindness!

Congratulations to the JFDS A Cheerleaders for their victory at the Tardiff Invitational Cheering competition last night! Click here to view their winning performance! https://youtu.be/lPVODWOG8cM

Middle School Parent Night Bangor High School Thursday, February 29 6:00-8:00 PM Counselors, staff, and students will be available to give tours, assist with the registration process, and help select 9th grade classes. http://tinyurl.com/whyBHS

Thank you to WABI TV 5 for serving lunch at JFDS today!

UMA-BANGOR “GIVE KIDS a SMILE Day” FREE DENTAL Cleanings FOR KIDS ONE DAY ONLY! 8AM-5PM Friday, February 23, 2024 LIMITED APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL IMMEDIATELY! 207-262-7872

The JFDS Cheerleaders took home the second-place trophy at the Golden Bucks Invitational on Friday night. Join us for the JFDS Cheering Invitational at BHS this Friday night beginning at 5:30PM!

Bangor High School Senior Boys Basketball Game Tonight 5 PM - JV Game 6:30 PM - Varsity Senior Game $5 Admission 8th graders and their families get in FREE!

Good morning this is James Tager, Superintendent of the Bangor School Department. Due to icy road conditions, the Bangor School Department will have a two-hour delay for all schools on January 25, 2024. This delay will help to ensure the safety of our students and staff during the morning commute. A limerick to brighten your day There once was a school day so gray, With icy roads causing delay. For two hours we'd wait, As ice sealed our fate, In class, we’ll eventually find our way.

Due to the winter weather forecast for this afternoon, January 16, 2024, there will be no after-school activities after regular school dismissal. Buses will depart from BHS at 2 pm. Middle Schools at 2:30 pm and PreK-5 School at 3 pm.

Happy MLK Jr. Day. Every year, MLK Jr. Day reminds us of our commitment to public service, finding remedies to injustice, and commitment to all members of our community.

The Bangor School Committee Meeting scheduled for January 10, 2024, has been cancelled due to the impending winter storm.

Hello, this is James Tager, Superintendent of the Bangor School Department, with a winter weather haiku and an important message for families. Schools hushed, doors closed, Snow's decree, a day of rest, Kids play, laughter flows. Due to the most recent National Weather Service forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 of a mixed precipitation winter storm with strong winds that may cause power outages throughout the Greater Bangor Region, I have decided to call a snow day. All BSD student activities as well as the School Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday are cancelled. For the safety of everyone in the BSD community and to give families time to make plans for tomorrow, I feel that making a decision tonight is best. Be safe.