Hall, the AD at Lisbon High for the past nine years, will replace veteran athletic director Craig Sickels, who retires on June 30.
Freeport High School
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.
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.’
FHS Theatre’s upcoming production of Xanadu anticipates a rockin’ good time
Disco balls, a pegasus and roller skates … Oh my!
Freeport High School prepares for spring play
“A Piece of My Heart,” by Shirley Lauro, focuses on American women who served in the Vietnam War, and will debut May 3.
Freeport High School Chamber Choir to perform at April La Rencontre
LEWISTON — The La Rencontre at the Gendron Franco Center will feature the 22-member Freeport High School Chamber Choir on Thursday, April 12. La Rencontre (“the gathering”) will start at 11:25 a.m. The cost of the meal and program is $12 a person. The doors and the bar will open at 10 a.m. Guests may […]
John W. Skillin Sr.
FREEPORT — John Warner Skillin Sr., 70, historian, teacher, husband, father and grandfather, a diabetic for over 62 years, died Sunday, Nov. 5. Born March 11, 1947, the son of Edmund and Laura Skillin, he graduated from Freeport High School and the University of Maine at Gorham, with a master’s in education. He dedicated his life […]
Malcolm A. Libby
DURHAM — Malcolm A. Libby, of Durham, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 3, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 28, 1964, in Lewiston, the youngest of 12 children, to Arlene Jennis Brown and James Bartlett Libby. He was a graduate of Freeport High School. Mac’s work consisted […]
RSU 5 voters OK $1.5 million bonds for Freeport High School
FREEPORT — Voters in Regional School Unit 5 on Tuesday approved borrowing more than $1.5 million to build an artificial turf field and a running track at Freeport High School. The project, which was presented to voters in two separate bond questions, was rejected in Pownal and Durham, but overwhelmingly approved in Freeport. Overall, the first bond […]
Durham and Pownal election results
Voters in RSU 5 approved a $14.7 million renovation of Freeport High School in a referendum Tuesday. The total vote from the towns of Freeport, Durham and Pownal was 2,324 to 2,252. But they rejected a $1.7 million project for track and field renovations. That vote total was 1,776 to 2,793. Results by town were: […]