Update: March 2, 2020

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Greely Middle School's National Spelling Bee
  
In English classes, in grades 5-8, students have been participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.  This national competition is the nation’s longest running and largest education program with a stated purpose “...to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.” These classroom champions  competed in the Greely Middle School Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, for the opportunity to represent our community at the Cumberland County Spelling Bee.   

Classroom Champions: Sydney Klimaytis, Claire Larson, Michelle Amoussou-Guenou, Ally Needham, Claire Klimavicz, Logan Emerson, Audrey Seddon, Jack Cyr, Lily Pierce, Brady Moon, Kaia Perkins, Kyra Vanni, Jazmine Werner, Reid Hartford, Caroline Hester, Novena Tan, Dom Malette, Cora Mohr, Cam Stanley, Brody Gifford, Wesley Crossman, Rosie Saylor, Evan Pariseau, Jack Munz, Anabel Stein, Maddie Fitzpatrick, Ben Campos, Willie Young, Lauren Hester, Dominic Holmes, Eliana Newton, Maeve Russell

Greely Middle School Runner-Up: Ben Campos
Greely Middle School Runner-Up: Sydney Klimaytis
Greely Middle School Champion: Jack Cyr

Jack, Sydney, and Ben represented Greely Middle School on February 10th at the Cumberland County Spelling Bee at Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth. Jack placed 4th in the competition, and Sydney and Ben made it through a number of rounds. We congratulate them on their accomplishments. 


Youth Art Month
Youth Art Month (YAM) is a national celebration of the visual arts and provides recognition for the important skills that are developed through visual art experiences such as problem solving, observation, communication, and creativity. 

The Portland Museum of Art and the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) have collaborated to bring National Youth Art Month to Maine. A month-long exhibition of artwork by K-12 students throughout the state runs from February 26 through March 29 on the Lower Ground Floor of the PMA. Admission to the exhibition is free for the public.

Congratulations to Solon Perry whose work will be included in the exhibit this year! 

Please consider visiting the show some time in March to see his piece along with the rest of our state's wonderful young artists. 

"The arts, it has been said, cannot change the world, but they may change human beings who might change the world." -Maxine Greene
Board Goes to School
Over the last month, the "Board went to School" at GHS, GMS 4-5 and GMS 6-8. At GMS 6-8 they visited Jane Crowley's literacy group, Emily-Bogner-Williams' Spanish class, Peter Gillingham's US history class & Anna Visco's math class. On Friday, several members of the MSAD #51 Board visited 8 classrooms throughout GHS with Principal Christopher Hoffman & Assistant Principal Don Gray. It was a great experience to view a broad range of classes from English 9 to CP Geometry to IB Art.
Thank you to the Teachers for allowing Board Members to visit your classes and to Administrators for organizing this opportunity.


Congratulations Goes To....
Leif Harvey won the Class A Nordic Freestyle State Championship at Titcomb Mt. in Farmington. He earned 3 medals at the State Championships. Gold in skate. Bronze in classic. Silver in Pursuit. Congrats Leif!

Congrats Leah Walker, nominee for 2020 Becky Schaffer Award for girls hockey

Congrats teachers Val Dominiski, Denise Allen, Amy Jacobson & Carol Robinson for being nominated for Cumberland County Teacher of the Year