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PublishedMarch 3, 2025
Intellectually disabled students call on Legislature to create more inclusive college opportunities
A bill proposed by Rep. Kelly Murphy, D-Scarborough, would create 5 higher education programs for students with developmental disabilities.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2025
Fights disrupt Portland-Deering basketball game at Expo
Police say no one was injured or arrested during the high school game at the Portland Expo on Thursday night.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
Francophone diplomats address Portland students about multilingual education
Ambassadors from France, Gabon and the Central African Republic visited Deering High School Friday to talk about French-speaking students in Portland, and how to support French language education in the state.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Why are fewer Maine students playing high school sports?
Participation in athletics in Maine dropped by 12% over the past 10 years, far higher than the national rate of decline. Pandemic-era disruptions are only part of the answer.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Officials work to curb unruly behavior by students at high school games
Many schools are taking a proactive approach with students, while Portland Public Schools recently imposed a strict policy for students in reaction to 'verbal and physical altercations.'
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PublishedJuly 25, 2022
Deering student who died in Presumpscot River came from Angola, helped others adjust
Authorities began looking for Pedro Matala, 18, on Sunday afternoon after friends told them he went under while swimming but did not resurface. They found his body Sunday night.
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PublishedJune 2, 2021
High school graduations are back, and in-person, after a year of difficult lessons
Deering High School's outdoor ceremony at Memorial Field marks a return to some sense of normalcy.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2020
Superintendent backs Deering High principals over Breonna Taylor tweet
Their statement expressing outrage over a grand jury's decision not to indict police for the Louisville woman's death met backlash on social media.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Portland schools respond to allegations of harassment, racism involving faculty and staff
The district outlines complaint procedures and says it will investigate, after a former student gathered responses from students and alumni.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Deering High student dies in lawn-mowing accident on Peaks Island
Blain Alves, 16, got trapped between the mower he was operating and a parked boat.
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