
Cape Elizabeth High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected as Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program:
Eli Bebe...

September 7, 2023
School Building Advisory Committee Community Forum Scheduled for September 20
CAPE ELIZABETH, ME - The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) will h...
Unlike prior CEHS Theatre productions, tickets are reserved seating and are currently on sale at the following web address or through the QR code on the attached poster. Here’s s...

Click here to read the article about Cape Elizabeth's Spring Athletes of the Year! Wonderful to read about our students' achievements!

Take a moment to read the article in the Portland Press Herald about HS Athlete Keegan Lathrop and his title of Varsity Maine Boy's Lacrosse Player of the Year. Above photo credi...

There were many celebrations at the School Board meeting on Tuesday June 13th! Among them were the retirees (if you want the watch the recognitions, here is the link to the CETV v...

Members of the Special Olympic team travelled to UMaine Orono on June 9-10 to participate in the Special Olympics State Summer Games. They all competed and earned medals in the sh...

Bartleby 2022-2023 : A Collection of Students' Works A note from the Bartleby advisor. I hope you enjoy the 2022-2023 edition of Bartleby. I am immensely proud of the students ...

A note from the Bartleby advisor. I hope you enjoy the 2022-2023 edition of Bartleby . I am immensely proud of the students who
are sharing their work and of the wo...

As a yearly tradition continues, congratulations to our 125 graduating seniors! They took the annual "Senior Walk" over to Pond Cove & the Middle School, where delighted students...

We will be conducting a Student Experience Survey over the coming days/weeks with students in fourth through twelfth grades. Here is some information about the survey for your c...

The School Building Advisory Committee has released this statement after the Town Council and School Board came together on May 30th and voted unanimously to approve the recomme...

While we are not providing summer meals, by clicking this link you are able to see where you can access free lunch for your children.

The Special Olympic team andC their entourage traveled to Bonny Eagle for the Cumberland County Track and Field Meet on Friday May 12. Henry Adams, Allison Brooking, Emily Whalen...

CEHS Sailing Team Qualifies For, Competes in New England Fleet Race Championship By Tess Straw On Saturday, May 13, qualifiers for the New England Fleet Racing Sailing Champions...

Mr. Anesko, from the high school, presented on incorporating computer programming into advanced Geometry classes, while Mrs. Plummer, also from the high school, and students prese...

est Buddies are getting ready to represent Cape Elizabeth High School at the Maine Best Buddies Friendship Walk at Chevrus High School, Sunday May 7. Please join us if interested! ...

Visiting poet Stephanie Burt, a published poet and a professor of English at Harvard, read from her work We Are Mermaids, and students read poems written in the workshop held ea...

Last Saturday the MPA held their esports championship at Central Maine Community College. Our Cape Elizabeth League of Legends Team (1) won against Noble High School (4) 2-0! Afte...

There were many things to celebrate at the School Board Meeting last night! First picture is Logan Schwartz, a CEHS student who won every race he entered this season (CE Alpine),...

On April 1, the Cape Elizabeth Special Olympic team traveled to USM in Gorham to attend the Maine State Special Olympic Basketball tournament. Led by Coaches Boeckel and Roberts t...

Our students did an outstanding job of representing CEHS at the Science Fair on Saturday! Their projects exhibited their passions and innovative scientific ideas. One of the Uni...

The Science Bowl Team won first place in the Regional Competition!! They won an all expenses paid trip to Washington DC to compete in the National Science Bowl at the end of April...

Cape Robotics sent ten of its eleven 6th-12th grade teams to compete at the state tournament February 25 in South Portland. Competing against 72 other teams, more than half of Cap...

Below are pictures from the Basketball Festival held at Greely last Thursday. The team played in 2 20 minutes games with Greely and Yarmouth. Cape Unified did a great job playing ...

Hello all!
If you see any of the 38 folks in these pictures, congratulate them, please, on their incredibly hard work at this weekend's Regional One Act Play Festival, at Yar...

CEHS Senior Josh Lench recently met with Representative Rebecca Millett and Dr. Record to discuss the process for creating a bill about civics education. Josh is pursuing this p...

If you see the following 7th and 8th grade students, please congratulate them on being accepted into the 2023 District I Middle School Honors Jazz Band.
Kelsie Law- Tenor Sax...
Congratulations to the Cape Elizabeth Middle and High School students recognized for their achievements with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for 2023!
Sagara Hart, Cosette Spie...

Almost 1,500 students participated, so getting their voices heard in committee could sometimes be a challenge! But they represented Cape well (as always), with three individual d...

I wanted to let you know that our literary magazine, Bartleby, received national recognition from the NCTE for our submission of last year's magazine. We were the only magazine i...

Charlotte DeGeorge and Ainsley Fremont, graduating seniors at Cape Elizabeth High School, have been named as two of more than 5,000 candidates in the 2023 U.S. Presidential Schola...

Congratulations! Cape Elizabeth School Resource Officer David Galvan was recognized as 2022 SRO of the Year by the Maine Association of Police on Saturday, January 28, 2023....

The state speech and debate tournament was held at Bangor High School, on Jan. 21. Seventeen Maine schools were in attendance, with 120 competitors.
Cape's Speech Team won the ...

Cape Elizabeth High School Speech and Debate sponsored a statewide tournament this past weekend with nineteen schools, 129 students and 59 judges, team coaches, and support staff ...

On Friday December 9 a group of Club Unify members attended the Unified Champion Schools Inclusion Summit. They participated in activities that focused on leadership, inclusion in...

On Monday, December 19, the MPA held its first in person state finals for Esports. Our Smash team and our League of Legends team are state runners up in their respective matches....

Cape Robotics hosted its annual qualifying tournament at CEMS on Saturday, December 10th. Teams from Cape, York, Yarmouth, Windham, NYA and Boothbay competed head-to-head in a cha...

The Super Smash Brother Ultimate and League of Legends teams have made it to the state finals! Both will compete at the first in person state finals for esports that the MPA h...

Cape Elizabeth Facilities Department is going GREEN with ecomaine and the Maine Celtics! On Wednesday, December 14, special guests Katrina from ecomaine and CRUSHER from the Cel...

Greetings from the CEHS Music Department!
We hope you will join us for the Winter Concert, tomorrow evening at 7pm in the CEHS auditorium.
Students from the Concert Choir, S...
The following students woke up early Sunday morning to volunteer at Maine Track Club's 54th Annual Turkey Trot 5K (where all race proceeds and food donations benefit Wayside Food ...

Fourteen CEHS students attended the 26th annual Brown University Simulation of the UN in Providence, RI this past weekend, November 11-13. Four students were first-time delegates...

The Cape Elizabeth League of Legends Esports Team won at Noble's first Esports Tournament this Saturday. The Tournament was held at Noble High School and held a League of Legends ...

At Tuesday's School Board Meeting, the Board approved the change of date for Graduation to June 4, 2023.

CEHS Theatre Presents URINETOWN The Musical! Thursday - Sunday, November 17 - 20 CEHS Auditorium
Join CEHS Theatre for this sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revo...

CESD just received the latest NESDEC Student Enrollment Forecast that is based upon our October student enrollment numbers that we reported to the MDOE. NESDEC is projecting our ...

Cape Elizabeth High School Theatre presents, Urinetown, The Musical. Shows will run Thursday to Sunday, November 17-20. See the CEHS Theatre Boosters upcoming productions site fo...

CEMS students and staff honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a “Pink Out” on 10/31

The 2022 Maine Girls Doublehanded Sailing Championship was held Saturday, October 22nd, at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, with 11th grader Tess Straw and 10th graders N...

CEMS Artists in Residence: Rachel and Ryan Adams Hosted by CEMS Art Teacher Marguerite Lawler-Rohner & her students
Gaining inspiration from students, Ryan created the wall of...

Five Cape Elizabeth High School seniors have been designated as National Merit Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. The program is conducted by the N...

Go to our page for Volunteer Services to find out how you can help in the district! Sarah Gagne , our Volunteer Coordinator is ready to help in the process!

Through our ELO program, led by Sarah Plummer, Maddie is learning about the local election process and the roles of various employees at Town Hall. Maddie is also thrilled to be h...

Cape Elizabeth High School is pleased to announce two seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists. Nora Lane and Amy Rasco have been recognized with this honor based on ...

At last night's School Board meeting, the Board approved their goals for 2022-2023, click the following link to review them: CESB Goals .

What a great morning at CEHS, CEMS, & Pond Cove! We were excited to welcome our students back for what we hope will be an incredible school year. Both students and staff alike had...

CEMS & CEHS staff were excited to welcome our 5th & 9th graders today for orientation. This day provides our students a chance to learn about their new school before the rest of t...

We are pleased to announce that the Town Council voted on August 22, 2022 to move the building project forward to a November citizen referendum. The Council voted 4-3 in favor of ...
Cape Elizabeth has a long history of students doing phenomenal things. Recently, Grace Taylor, a Cape Elizabeth rising senior, was inspired to share her story in hopes of helping ...
Nick Rue's 9th grade physics classes have spent the past week engaging in the engineering design process with the goal of maximizing the time a bottle rocket spends in the air. St...

Period 5 Percussion Ensemble playing Stormbreak by Jim Casella (audio , video )
Jackson, Baressi, Brendan Connolly, Otto Cook-Sharp, Dakota Fisher-LaPlante, Eva Morris, ...

The annual Gabriel Zimpritch Poetry Symposium was held on April 29. Fourteen students gathered via Zoom for a poetry-writing workshop led by Cornelius Eady, distinguished poet, co...

May 9, 2022
Dear Staff, Students, and Families:
I am writing to let you know that Pond Cove is approaching MCDC outbreak status with 43% of the 94 individuals out sick toda...

Dear CEHS Staff, Students, and Families, As you may know, Maine law now requires schools to test all drinking water faucets that could be used for drinking or cooking for the pre...

Cape Elizabeth is the first Super Smash Brother Ultimate State Champions in MPA history! The team won 2-0. This is Capes first esports title in its history. The Spring 2021 Lea...

Both League of Legends and Smash teams played on Wednesday to qualify for MPA State Finals next week. Our League of Legends team faced the #1 seed and undefeated Maine School of M...

The Maroon Medal Society was founded in 1968 and inducted its first members on Maroon Medal Day, May 23, 1969. The goals of the Society are to reward outstanding students of Cape ...

Spring season has come to an end and it's time to congratulate all our teams on a great season. First up is the Splatoon 2 team. Our first season was chaotic and a learning exper...
Congratulations to the members of the CEHS Jazz Band who were selected to participate in the Maine Music Educators Association District 1 Honors Festival this past weekend! From l...

The Westbrook Regional Vocational Center participated in the annual SkillsUSA Championships. This year's conference was held in person while the knowledge-based contests were comp...

Join us for the Cape Elizabeth School Project Community Forum. Thursday, April 7, 2022 starting at 6:30 pm . This is a great opportunity to learn more about: History of the pr...

At the Monday, April 4, 2022 Town Council Workshop, the School Department and Board will present details of the school building project as part of its request of the Town to autho...

This past weekend CEHS Theatre took Runner Up at the Regional One Act Play Festival, held at Yarmouth HS. A team of 32 students presented Arthur Kopit's CHAMBER MUSIC at the first...

Please congratulate the following students for their participation in the Maine State Science Fair this past Saturday:
Cayden Royall, Zoe Matzkin & Ainsley Fremont: The diff...
What a fantastic day we had on Friday! From the clinics and masterclasses to the show, it was an amazing experience for students and staff. Below are some highlights of the day's ...

Come join us at Friday's Jazz Cabaret. We are excited to bring back this Cape tradition after a two year hiatus. This is the big Cape jazz performance of year as well as a huge mu...

On Thursday, March 17th, Kateryna (Katya) Paliukh, presented the history of Ukraine and her personal experiences of the current crisis there to all high school advisories. Kate...

Both the CEHS boys and girls swim teams won their respective Class B State Championship titles last month. This is the first time both teams won in the same year since 1992! In a...

At its Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Regular Business Meeting, the Cape Elizabeth School Board approved the 2022-2023 School Year calendar. The calendar [link ] is available on the webs...

On Saturday March 5th, Cape Robotics teams brought their A-game to the Maine State VEX Robotics Championship in So. Portland. Three teams took away top awards: Tournament Champion...

The CEHS Concert Jazz Band won The Outstanding Ensemble Award in the Class "C" Big Bands division at the Clark Terry UNH Jazz Festival at the University of New Hampshire on Satu...

Congratulations to Caden McDuffie , named Maine's Football Player of the Year and the 1st player from Cape Elizabeth High School to win the Fitzpatrick Trophy awarded to Maine’...

Dear Staff, Students, and Families,
I hope this letter finds you and your family well. I am writing to let you know that the School Board unanimously voted last evening to mak...

The Cape Elizabeth boys alpine ski team won the Maine State Class B state championships at Saddleback Mountain, and the girls came in 2nd. Dana Schwartz and Tiernan Lathrop ca...

The Spring season brings a few, but exciting surprises! We have three teams this season and two of them will be competing in MPA State Leagues and State Titles! League of Legend...

Congratulations to Katherine Callahan, Tess Straw, Lydia Branson, Saga Hart and Claire McDonald for placing in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Thersa, Lydia, and Claire recei...

The Cape Elizabeth High School community participated in a 2-week food drive to benefit Judy's Pantry . The students collected 200 pounds of non-perishable items. The Food Drive w...

Debate Captain Clara Parker, '22, is the Maine State Champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate; and Speech Captain Sonia Wold, '23, is the Maine State Champion in Original Works. Twenty-...

Click this link to read about CE Alumni Clare Egan's induction into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame, and her illustrious career.

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has selected the Cape Elizabeth High School's Bartleby Literary Magazine to receive the rank of Excellent in the 2021 NC...

The Student Activities Council (SAC) at Cape Elizabeth HS held a fundraiser with local company Scent Maine and donated all proceeds to the Maine Immigrant Access Network (MAIN). ...

Evan Gebhart and Sarah Hagan, graduating seniors at Cape Elizabeth High School, have been named as two of more than 5,000 candidates in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program...

Cape Elizabeth High School concert choir students Abigail Scifres and Bella Carver, and band students Sage Evans, Sophia Toon, and Clara Parker represented CE last weekend at the ...

Cape Elizabeth High School senior, Kathryne Clay, represented Cape Elizabeth at the Maine Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Festival. Kathryne was selected by audition a...

There was a full docket at last night's School Board meeting, with many celebrations and recognitions! Among them were: Kimberly Carr becoming School Board Chair Football & Gir...

Kathleen Curry-Sparks, Elizabeth Scifres, and Heather Altenburg sworn in for their three year term on the School board in front of the town Council on Monday evening. We thank t...

The Cape Elizabeth High School Mock Trial Team won the State Championship for 2021. The Cape Defense side prevailed against Edward Little in the semi-final round and the Cape Pros...

Dr. Record enjoyed meeting with high school student this morning about snow day possibilities this winter. Each student represented their advisory and shared whether they support ...

Dr. Record and his daughter, Kyleigh, really enjoyed The Drowsy Chaperone musical Friday evening. The acting, singing, dancing, music, set, and tech/stage hand support were a...

We had a very successful COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for 5-11 year olds today! A big thank you to MaineHealth, our staff, our volunteers, and our students!

Dr. Record enjoyed his day of shadowing outstanding freshman, Anna Macisso, through many of her classes at CEHS. He particularly appreciated hearing from Anna and some of h...

The Speech & Debate Team's 2021-22 version is up and running with more than 20 students competing in Speech, Debate, and Congress. Assistant Speech Coach Dave Register and Head C...

Welcome back to CEHS Theatre!
Come join the Theatre Department of Cape Elizabeth High School as they present the joyous, fizzy frolic that is The Drowsy Chaperone . A parody...

I appreciate all seven School Board candidates for being willing to serve our students, schools, and community in this important role. Congratulations to Heather Altenburg, Elizab...

The Cape Girls XC won the Class B South race a few weeks ago and came in 2nd overall in the Class B state championship. This was the best finish from a Cape girls team in over a ...

The School Board and District Leadership Team engaged in an analysis of the recent parent Thought Exchange. Parents answered the question, "As your new superintendent, what a...

The Volunteer Club at CEHS has been busy making dog toys out of donated t-shirts for a local animal shelter. They are also working with CEMS teacher, Ms. Howard, to collect items ...

CEHS Homecoming events have wrapped up! Throughout the week of October 11-16, 2021, students participated in dress up days, lunchtime activities, and a powder puff match during ha...

It's National School Bus Safety Week! Just a reminder of safety laws! Where there are school buses, there are usually children. And children are likely to do something unexpected...

Dr. Record really enjoyed his morning at Pond Cove today! He found highly engaged and happy students. Pond Cove is lucky to have extremely talented and energetic teachers ...

Dr. Record enjoyed his day shadowing Phillip Coupe, an outstanding junior at CEHS, around his classes on Wednesday.
Superintendent Record appreciates how open Phil and his ...

The CEHS Outing Club under direction of teachers Scott Shea and Elaine Brassard ran a wildly successful rafting trip on the Kennebec River on the weekend of October 2-3, 2021. Twe...

Two Cape Elizabeth High School seniors have been designated as National Merit Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The program is conducted by the Na...

Dr. Record enjoyed popping into some classrooms at the high school this morning. Students and teachers were engaged in learning and appeared to really enjoy being together....

Cape Elizabeth High School is pleased to announce four seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists. Oscar Gustafson, Sarah Hagan, Claire McDonald and Clara Parker were r...

School Board Members recognize student achievements at the meeting on September 14, 2021. Student reps included Abigail Scifres, Dana Schwartz, Katheryne Clay, and Nicolas Boud...

Inspired by street artist, Kelsey Montague, CEHS art teacher Janna DeWan asked every student at the high school to consider what success means to them. Students decorated, drew, a...

We are very pleased with how the Pooled Testing went in all three schools today. This is a huge undertaking. Thank you to our nurses, staff, and students for being so collaborativ...

The Conservation Committee on Sunday took on its largest boardwalk project to date. A Maine Conservation Corps crew will spend the week rebuilding the boardwalk and welcomed the h...

A warm Cape welcome to our Kindergarten Class of 2034!!!! We are so excited for their educational journey to begin. Also, we sincerely welcome all new parents/guardians to our sch...

The Cape Elizabeth High School Upper Links, junior and senior volunteers, joined incoming 9th graders Wednesday morning to prepare them for their high school experience.
Se...

Dr. Record enjoyed supporting Cape's XC runners this afternoon. Nice to see so many spectators supporting every runner.
We're back!! Thrilled to have all of our students back with us for the 21-22 school year! Don't forget to review the Annual Notice of Student Education Records and Information Rig...
We're back! What a great morning! Thank you to the Nutrition Services staff for the great food, the administrators for the help serving, and to the many facilities staff who helpe...

Thank you parents and guardians for attending the parent forums at Pond Cove, CEMS, & CEHS. We appreciate your interest and engagement. Dr. Record and school administrators will c...

We took a moment to thank our employees who have been working tirelessly this summer to plan and expedite daily operations in order for our schools to open safely this fall. ...

The District Leadership Team enjoyed planning for the 2021-22 school year at the Historic Sprague Hall. Thank you Cape! Building Administrators discuss fall plans Small brea...

Our Superintendent took some time today to learn about CELT and their collaboration with Cape schools. Pictured here with Cindy and Phillip from CELT at Turkey Hill Farm on a gorg...

New staff took a bus tour of Cape Elizabeth led by School Board Chair Heather Altenburg. A special stop was made at Kettle Cove Ice Cream to sweeten the ride.

Central Office volunteered their lunch break to help beautify the Pond Cove Playground on a gorgeous sunny, breezy day! Lisa and Jen Our fearless leader, Chris Record! ...
Cape Elizabeth High School is happy to announce the recipients of the 2021 College Book
Awards , a time honored tradition that typically happens each spring. These awards are
s...

Cape fans packed the stands at Fitzpatrick Field to cheer on the Cape boys lacrosse team at the state championship game Friday night. The final score was a decisive 19 to...

The Capers complete an undefeated season with a five-inning win over Winslow. The final score was 19 to 4. Congratulations !
From the Portland Press Herald: "Softball...

Congratulations Capers softball on a spectacular, come-from-behind win! Read more from the Portland Press Herald . The Capers will play Winslow in the state championship game at ...
The Application Academy is in its 5th year and is funded through the generosity of The Sprague Foundation .
This is an opportunity for students to have individualized su...


A draft of the FY 22 ESEA Application is now available for public comment through Friday, June 18, 2021. Please email any feedback to Cathy Stankard , Director of Teaching and L...
Members of the CEHS Volunteer Club were back at Fort Williams this past weekend working with Andrea Southworth and the Friends of Fort Williams.
The group - Owen Patry, T...
The AP exams were administered from Monday, May 10th through Friday, June 11th. We had 175 individual students take 297 total exams and we administered exams in 18 different AP ...
This morning, over 60 high school students received their 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Many thanks to all the medical professionals, staff and commun...

The Class of 2021 is off to Pond Cove and the Middle School for the traditional
Celebration Walk !
Seniors arriving at C...

From the June 3, 2021 Portland Press Herald Emily Ecker Cape Elizabeth resident and CEHS Class of 2020 will compete in her first Olympic trials this weekend. Ecker, 18, of Cape ...

A pretty amazing group of young adults will be walking across the graduation stage this Sunday at Fort Williams. They are not surviving the Covid experience, but thriving . W...

Mr. Thayer took advantage of the great weather to bring his Freshman Physical Science class outdoors. Whiteboards are portable and WiFi is now available to support outdoor classe...
Cape Elizabeth High School announces the valedictorian and the top ten percent of the Class of 2021.
Zoe Evans, Valedictorian Ella Briman Kyla Christie Nicoletta Coupe Lila Gaud...

Today, the 6th grade band met for the first time in 437 days. It was crazy windy, music stands were going down left and right, but they did a nice job. I managed to get a video...

The Girls Doublehanded Maine State C420 Sailing Championship for the Becton Cup was held Saturday at the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, with the Cape Elizabeth High School Sai...
Congratulations to the Cape Elizabeth Best Buddies for participating in the first annual Maine Best Buddies Friendship Walk at Cheverus High School on Sunday 5/23/21.
...
On Wednesday May 19th, CEHS gave the state-mandated Maine Science Assessment the Junior class. Students took the exam on their school-issued iPads. Both the digital exam and ...
Juniors Sarah Hagan , Carmen Erickson , Carter Merriam and Evan Gebhart just finished three days of competition at the VEX Robotics World Championship. Team 56J (nickname...
Members of the volunteer club pitched in to dig up invasive knotweed and plant new perennials at Fort Williams. The club connected with Virginia Weiss’s (CEHS Junior) mom Andrea ...

Saleema Shir and three generations of the Shir family celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan.
Normally, the Shirs would have attende...
Mr. Wheeler and the CEHS Symphonic Band were thrilled to host composer/film-scorer, Sean Hagon! Mr. Hagon has many credits to his name including writing for the History Channel...

Seniors Jackson Harris and Helen Strout took part in a film shoot for a Public Service Announcement encouraging folks to get vaccinated. Jackson and Helen were among a large g...

This program connects high school students with students in CEMS and Pond Cove for academic support. Check it out !
https://wgme.com/news/local/ca...
Thanks to WGME f...

Coinciding with the end of National Poetry Month, the 24th annual Gabe Zimpritch Poetry Symposium was held on April 30 and included a poetry writing workshop for 14 CEHS student...
On Wednesday May 5th, CEHS gave the NWEA tests in Math and Reading to the Junior class. NWEA tests are a new State requirement for Juniors. The State of Maine no longer accepts...
U.S. Department of Education has named seven Maine students as semifinalists in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program . The national program recognizes seniors across the co...
One of this week’s featured artists at the Portland Museum of Art is artist and CEHS art educator Rosamond Gross . PMA is featuring two artists from the exhibit “Untitled, 20...

The Cape Elizabeth Girls Volleyball Team, along with Custom Fundraising Solutions, recently completed their “Rock Your Socks” fundraiser. The group of 24 girls donated 289 pair...

Published in the Portland Press Herald
Each year, in conjunction with the annual Source Maine Sustainability Awards, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association grants...
Rachel Steinberg , Marcella Hesser and Izabella Rodrigues have just been named to the Portland Arts and Technology High School National Technical Honor Society.
Congr...

On Wednesday April 14th, Mr. Anesko's AP Computer Science class welcomed NASA/JPL Systems Engineer Pranay Mishra via Zoom. Mr. Mishra works directly on the Mars Perseverance ...

April 15, 2021
For Immediate Release
It is with the greatest pleasure and excitement that the Cape Elizabeth School Board announces Dr. Christopher Record as the new Super...

Things have been busy in Instrumental Music at CEHS!! In the last 6 weeks, 4 of the 5 jazz groups have recorded songs and sent them to MMEA for adjudication. It's a tremendous ac...

Aurora Milton CEHS '24 is one of six finalists in ecomaine's Upcycle Challenge ! Checkout Aurora's Upcycled Bomber Jacket made from old shirts and an old bridesmaid dress.
V...

117 members of the Junior Class (81%) took the optional SAT exam today. The state and federally mandated assessment exam for Juniors - the NWEA - will be given in May.
All oth...
The following CEHS Seniors are PATHS Students of the Quarter!
Izabella Rodrigues ~ Music
Bella is a star performer and a passionate student of music theory. She has...

The week of April 5th was Spirit Week at CEHS . Like most things in this past year, Spirit Week looked different as well. However, the Class of 2023 tried to make the most of i...

For the sixth year in a row, the Cape Elizabeth School Department has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its o...

The Maine State Science Fair was held virtually this past Saturday April 3rd. The following students presented projects that involved problem solving, creativity and represented ...

That's exactly what the members of the CEMS Volunteer Club thought! And who would appreciate it more than a senior member of our community? So Mr. Carrol contacted Mr. Kohan an...

Please join us for the District Planning Committee Meeting April 8, 2021. Below details the flow of the meetings planned. Topic: District Planning Committee Breakout Sessions
...

Big shout out to the members of the CEHS Music Department for their achievements at the 2021 MMEA District I Solo Festival!!
Chorus
Emma Frothingham, Gold Medal
...

Coach Lisa Melanson, Assistant Coach David Register and members of the Speech and Debate Teams put on a special virtual performance for the community on March 23. It was an even...

Fifty seniors in Spanish and French levels 5 and 6 took a proficiency exam in an effort to earn the Seal of Biliteracy. The exam AAPPL (Assessment Performance towards ...

Here they are, in all their moodily-lit glory.
Saturday's festival was truly inspiring. So many schools making art any way they can.
We're really lucky, and I am so gratef...

Picking up trash on a sunny, warm Saturday is a perfect pandemic activity! Members of the V olunteer Club (Nora Lane, Monica Gali, Ellie Crockett, Virginia Weiss, Elise Branch,...

Congratulations to Senior Helen Strout ! She is the 2021 Poetry Out Loud Maine State Runner-up! To hear Helen, click her picture below:
To hear the Maine State Cha...

One year ago this week, Cape Elizabeth school district moved to 100% remote learning in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
CEHS students Tatum Strunk & Zoe Evans ...

CEHS Theatre is proud to present their entry to the 2021 Maine Virtual One Act Play Festival - Euripides extraordinary Greek tragedy, THE BACCHAE. Here is a preview. ...

News from Coach Lisa Melanson:
Congratulations to Joey Labrie , Congressional Team Captain. On Saturday 3/14, Joey qualified in the Senate for the National Speech Debate As...

If you missed the open house or would like to do some additional research about CEHS elective course offerings, here are some links and email addressed that you should find helpfu...

Architalx is inviting Cape staff and students to attend their series of virtual events during April for FREE.
Events begin at 6 p.m. and registration is required: regi...

The CEHS Symphony Band hosted 2-time Emmy-winner Toki Wright today to cap off their mini-term journey of The influence of Jazz on Hip-Hop !
Mr. Wright is the chair of ...

Clara Parker, Tyler Rodenberger, Swetha Palaniappan, Sarah Hagan, and Evan Gebhart put together a team to compete in the 2021 MathWorks Modeling Challenge.
Drew McNeel...

The Cape Elizabeth boys and girls win the 2021 WMC Alpine Title
The 2021 WMC Alpine Championships took place on Monday at Shawnee Peak with both the giant slalom and slalom c...

Cape's Debate team - reestablished in 2011 with the help of a CEEF grant - won its first state championship !
Speech Team placed third in its sweepstakes ranking, while C...

Alex Anesko invited Lisa Kaplan to visit his AP Java class to discuss her company’s (Alethea Group) work fighting the tsunami of disinformation that threatens everything from in...

Check out the CEHS Stand-Up Comedy Showcase video recorded Thursday Feb. 25th.
Brought to you by the 10 hilarious, intrepid members of Tim Ferrell's Stand-Up Comedy workshop...

Get to know the artists in Untitled, 2020: Art from Maine in a ________ Time . In this virtual program series, the twenty-five artists from the exhibition -- including our own...

What better way to enjoy the outdoors and shake off the pandemic? Get outside and go skating! Best Buddies & Team Unified headed out to go skating this week..... Enjoy picture...

Noelle Webster (CEHS Class of 2012) and now a designer for Brooks Running visited Ms. Nilsen’s Digital Design II to talk about art and design .
Noelle talk...

Listen to the first FULLY REMOTE recording by the CEHS Concert Jazz Ensemble: Shiny Stockings. This project started with the students receiving sheet music and recordings of...

From Coach Mel Oliver:
In a marathon weekend of committee sessions that wrapped up late Sunday evening, 18 Capers competed virtually in the BosMUN XX Invitational Model United ...

Maine pharmacist, Kyle Massey is a specialist in infectious disease/COVID vaccines. His video addresses all your questions about the virus: the science behind the vaccine, effic...

Adam Jenson and Matt Perejda from Tyler Technologies met with Mr. Anesko, members of the CEHS Coding Club and other interested students to learn about the upcoming Maine App Chal...

Teacher and author Kevin St. Jarre's 2nd book is now available for pre-order. Kevin moved to Cape Elizabeth and began teaching at CEHS in Sept 2014. In November of that year, h...
Congratulations to CEHS senior, Emma Frothingham! Selected for the Honor Mixed Chorus , Emma is 1 of 719 of the finest high school musicians from Connecticut, Delaware, Massa...

After stumbling across a few design projects from her time at CEHS, Noelle Webster decided to email one of her former teachers to share what she has been up to since graduating ...

What better way to show your support for the Class of 2021 !?!
Fundraising has taken a real hit with the pandemic. This is a great way to show your support for Cape Elizabeth Sc...

Rob Wheeler and Joanne Lee are proud to announce these Capers have been accepted by audition to the 2021 All State Music Festival....
Congratulations to:
Emma Frothingham ...

The Cape Kindness Challenge organizers report that along with the students and staff from the three Cape Elizabeth Schools, over 17 million students in 33,000+ schools spanning 1...

Last week the CEHS Concert Choir had some very special guests. Broadway's Nikisha Williams and musician Sam Robbins (The Voice & American Idol)!
Special thanks to the C...

This article by Erica Chayes Wida was published in Today.com
CEHS grad Ben Berman, 27, began baking pizzas and delivering them from his second story apartment to connect w...

Ms. Lee's traveling music crew makes a stop in front of the high school main entrance - masked and socially distanced of course. The Concert Choir treated the high school to a fe...

Coach Lisa Melanson and her Speech and Debate Team had another great day on Saturday (12/19). Here are the results: Speech
Poetry: 1st place: Lydia Branson
Prose: TB...

Twenty-four artists and one artist collective have been chosen for the Portland Museum of Art’s exhibition about the turmoil and upheaval of 2020. Our own Rosamond Gro...

CEHS Mock Trial Team finished the 2020 season as the state runner-up. Freeport took first place. CEHS beat Freeport earlier in the season so both teams brought their "A" games. ...

Professional artist Sarah Collins and the members of the CEHS Jewelry & Metalsmithing Club have not been deterred by the pandemic!
Here, students work on various proje...

The CEHS Mock Trial team continued its winning streak by defeating Lewiston high school this past weekend. To date, the Cape team has defeated Searsport, Kennebunk and Lewiston. ...

Cape Women are Western Maine Conference Class B Champions
Cape Men are Western Maine Conference Class B Runners-Up
For the 2020 Season:
Top 7 girls - ...
On Saturday November 14, York High School hosted the inaugural, fully virtual VEX competition. From Coach Evan Thayer: "Both our teams did really well adapting to the new re...

I dropped by Angela Schipani’s Honors Spanish 5 class last week. If things were normal, Angela would be greeting students as they walk through the door. In the new normal with A...

https://www.capeelizabeth.com/news/post/1745/
Published on Nov 06, 2020 at 02:52p.m. Neighboring town, Scarborough, has invited Cape Elizabeth residents to the fifth annual Com...

Book Launch: Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle.
Please join Longfellow Books for the virtual launch of Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle by Kevin St. Jarre.
Tu...

This weeks games are in the books. You can watch the following games on CETV: League of Legends VS Dupont HS Overwatch Team Crescent VS Anderson HS Rocket League VS Woodland ...

Please take a moment to click the link below to read the letter from Superintendent Wolfrom regarding the positive Covid-19 case at Cape Elizabeth High School. Superintendent ...

Last Sunday, filmmakers (and CEHS Alumni) Peter and Thomas Campbell spent the morning chasing the CEHS Theatre Students through a breakneck-speed performance of "The Time Wa...

We have started our seasons for all our games! This includes the very first state title game, Rocket League! We played Deering last week and are waiting on who our opponents will ...

Senior Hannah Liess and Junior Ellie Gagne gave an update to the school board and community at the October 13, 2020 school board meeting.
They discussed the implementatio...

I am a technology integrator at the high school. I will be available in my Zoom office hours throughout Parent Teacher Conferences to provide tech support and answer your tech qu...

Our two Overwatch teams competed on Wednesday. Team Crescent was able to defeat Anderson High School Esports. You can follow either teams season on NASEF's LeageSpot page . Our L...

The annual CEHS Clubs & Activities Fair is a chance for students to learn about and sign up for clubs and activities that interest them. This year's fair is "virtual". Each clu...

The New Normal at Cape Elizabeth High School.
What is it like going to Cape Elizabeth High School under a hybrid learning model with Covid restrictions in place?
Check ...

Cape Elizabeth High School is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2020 College Book Awards, a time honored tradition that typically happens each spring. These awards a...
Congratulations to Senior Jasper Fontana !

The CEHS Chess Club continues to thrive!
This past summer, Isaac Dinnerstein, a Senior at CEHS, was awarded the 2020 Maine Scholastic Individual Chess State Champion for the ...

CEHS Students Star In New Audio Adventure/Horror Series !
CEHS students Kat Callahan , Swetha Palaniappian , and Macgregor Francis lead the cast of a new audiobook/...

The Cape Elizabeth Esports season is just beginning! Any high school student that is interested in playing for a possible state title, or on the regional leagues, can join us. If ...

Please click the link for the Agenda for the School Board Workshop on September 22, 2020 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. You can join the meeting by clicking the Zoom link . Meeting ID: ...

Three tech-savvy high school students from Maine were selected as winners of the 2020 Tyler Technologies Maine App Challenge , a contest that encourages students to develop a mobi...

Cape Elizabeth High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected as Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program: Zoe R. Evans Marc...

Please read the letter from our Athletic Director Jeff Thoreck regarding the Safe Return to Sport Plan, and the recent decisions made by the MPA and the state.

Please click this link to bring you to a flyer for instructions on the new ordering process for Nutrition Services.

Please click this link to read the agenda and supporting documents for the upcoming School Board Meeting on September 8, 2020 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. You can join the meeting by cl...

Please take a moment to read the letter from Superintendent Wolfrom regarding the Parent Contract and bus transportation.

Please click this link to read the letter from Superintendent Wolfrom regarding the COVID-19 Parent/Student Handbook.

Please click this link to read the letter from our Superintendent.

Please take a moment to read the letter from our Superintendent regarding the reopening of school this fall.

The Policy Committee will meet via Zoom on August 20, 2020 at 3 pm. You can join in the meeting by clicking this link (Meeting ID: 984 8112 2125 & Passcode: 866319). Please see...

Please use this link to read the Agenda and supporting documents for the meeting on August 18, 2020 at 6:30 pm. You can click here to join the meeting, or watch it live-streame...

An email was sent out this morning regarding the Remote Learning Consent Form that will be used to help plan the first semester of School Year 2021. Please check your email and ...

The School Board will convene for a meeting via Zoom August 11, 2020 at 6:30 pm. You can join the meeting by clicking this link . The agenda and supporting documents can be foun...

A draft of the FY2021 ESEA Application is available for community review through July 31, 2020. Please contact Cathy Stankard, Director of Teaching and Learning, with any questio...

Please click this link to bring you to the Agenda and supporting documents for the meeting for July 28, 2020 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. You can click here to bring you to the Events ...

Please click on this link in order to fill out the survey regarding fall reopening plans currently in the works. The survey will close to responses on Tuesday July 28, 2020 at 9...

The District Planning Team met on July 16, 2020 via Zoom. The update from the Superintendent can be read by clicking this link . If you would like to view the recorded meeting, ...

Please take a moment to review the update from Superintendent Wolfrom summarizing the District Planning Team meeting from July 14, 2020. You can view the recorded video of the m...
Please take a moment to answer the questions on this survey . The Cape Elizabeth School Department is collecting responses regarding parents' commitment to transportation for the...

Please take a moment to read the latest update from Superintendent Wolfrom regarding the District Planning Team Meeting on July 10, 2020. The meeting was recorded, and the link ...

Please take a moment to read the update from Superintendent Wolfrom summarizing today's meeting.

Take a moment to read the release regarding reopening in the fall, from the Maine DOE. Have a great and safe weekend!

The District Planning Team met on Wednesday July 1, 2020 to continue the conversation regarding reopening in the fall. You can view the video of the meeting here . Superintenden...

Please click here to take the survey regarding the Emergency Remote Learning experience that occurred from March until June 2020. Thank you for your help in improving the model ...

On Tuesday June 23, 2020, the School Board, administrators, and community members came together via Zoom and discussed diversity, equity and inclusion in the Cape Elizabeth School...

The District Planning Team held their first meeting this morning. Please click here to read the update from the Superintendent. This letter also contains the link and password ...
Students from Cape Elizabeth High School's advanced-placement
government class will host a virtual Candidates Night for local state
primary candidates on Wednesday, July 1, 20...

Please click here to read the latest update from Superintendent Wolfrom.

Students, Families, Friends, & Community Members of Cape Elizabeth, You are invited to visit the CEHS 2020 Student Art Exhibit now on virtual display. We are honored to celebrat...

Congratulations to the most recent inductees into the CEHS National Honor Society. These Juniors and Seniors have demonstrated the four pillars of NHS: outstanding scholarship, ...

Another first!
The "Cap and Gown Express" delivered tote bags containing caps and gowns, T-Shirts, masks and scholarship notifications to the members of CEHS Class of...

Last day of regular classes .... next week is the resilience project ... then it's summertime and we live in Maine! Thank you everyone and have a great summer!

Please take a moment to read Superintendent Wolfrom's letter regarding the recent events happening across our nation.

Please click here to read the agenda and supporting documents for the upcoming School Board Meeting on June 9th at 6:30 pm. Click this link to join the Zoom meeting. As alway...

Please click here to read the Agenda for the Sub Finance Committee Meeting happening on Thursday June 4th at 10 am. The link to the Zoom Meeting is on the Agenda, or you can cli...

While the members of the CEHS Class of 2020 are showing up at school for Chalk Day, the staff of CEHS is releasing this tribute video ... We want our Seniors to know how muc...

Members of the Class of 2020 will continue the CEHS tradition of drawing their future plans (college, work, gap year, etc.) in chalk at the front of the high school. Chalk is av...
There was a special guest from Nashville in today's CEHS guitar classes! Musician, composer, arranger, and producer, Scotty Huff visited with Mrs. Lee's guitar classes. Scotty...

"Quarantine Parody" is Abigail Scifres' submission for a project for Concert Choir.
Ms. Lee asked students to create a parody of a song and make it a quarantine theme. They ha...

Due to the cancellation of her Senior Recital, Flutist Sydney McFarland was given the opportunity to perform her program on the stage of Merrill Auditorium for her family. We ...

Vai Monaghan's Remix #2 ~ Mr. Raymond's morning greetings

The annual Gabriel Zimpritch Poetry Symposium was held in a virtual format this year, with 13 students taking part in a day-long writing workshop and evening poetry reading with ...

With students missing their concerts in the spring, we were looking for a way for them to play together, but apart, while bringing the community together with music (from a safe d...

The end of the year is approaching! You can read the Superintendent's letter here , and find the schedule here ! As always, be safe and well!

We've come to the end of Teachers' Appreciation Week, and never have we felt more gratitude towards our teachers than now. Thank you for all of your dedication, compassion and com...

A beautiful moment in our schools to brighten your day! Photo courtesy: Matthew Young

Thank you to our school nurses for the many things you do for our students, our families, and for the district!.
You offer a sympathetic ear to listen to student woes,
G...

It's Friday - we just finished Week 8 of remote learning. Is that Mr. Raymond featured in Vai's Remix?!?

Great news from Mike Scarpone:
A few weeks ago, the Air Force Band (the top tier performing concert band with the US Air Force) held an opportunity for musicians between the ag...

Guest speakers are always an important part of Ted Jordan's Maine Maritime History class. In April, Chris Cary (CEHS '01) and his wife Billie Cary joined Mr. Jordan's class Googl...

In recognition of May 1, 2020 being designated National School Lunch Heroes Day, Governor Janet Mills and the Department of Education have created a special thank you video for s...

Thank you Cape Elizabeth School Department!
“What makes a kiddo so happy? Smiley Face Fries and Corn Dogs!
Miss S. is in her happy place! We all are.
I'm forever so...

Congratulations to junior SwethaPalaniappan!
A few weeks ago, Swetha participated in the Maine Science Fair with her project, The Effect of Microplastics on Cell Culture , a...

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday April 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm. Apologies, but the prior date was incorrect. The public is welcome at the meeting via Zoom, you can join the meeti...

Good morning all,
For the past 4 weeks, I have been working with students in the jazz program to create this video . I wanted to pick a song that seemed fitting for our times a...

The School Board will be conducting a Special Business Meeting on April 28, 2020 at 6:30 pm via Zoom. The Board welcomes the public, you can click here to join. Please read the ...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9cjFfVoIU&feature=youtu.be

Parents and students,
While Friday, April 17 is a scheduled school vacation day on the calendar, I have received a proposal to continue with the regular meeting schedule for th...

NAMM Foundation: 2020 Best Communities for Music Education Award For the fifth year in a row, the Cape Elizabeth School Department has been honored with the Best Communities f...

Please take a moment to read the latest update of the FY21 Budget from Superintendent Wolfrom.

Please take a moment to read the latest letter from Superintendent Wolfrom.

The Cape Elizabeth School Department has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Dale Huff Outstanding Program Award. The organization was created by founder, Scotty Huff, afte...

The Cape Beacon is a podcast produced by CEHS Junior Eva Morris in association with the HUB at CEHS. Eva's most recent edition "Pandemic Party" is a warm and lighthearted look at ...

Cape Elizabeth High School teacher and coach Ben Raymond extended a warm "good morning" to CEHS students in this movie he created with the able assistance of his production crew,...

CEHS graduate Dr. Beth Roy is a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She is on the front lines of the medical battle against coronavirus in Boston. We are ...

Good morning everyone. My name is Lisa Boucher Hartman and I am the director of the musical at CEMS. As many of you know, we were supposed to perform Mary Poppins Jr this coming...

Please take a moment to read the latest letter from Superintendent Wolfrom.

During this time, we are asking that if you want to make a donation to the Backpack Program, the service that delivers food to families in need, please send the check to the addre...

With the onset of COVID-19 and the resulting halt on travel and face to face gathering, some Seniors may be feeling a bit confused as they make their final decisions about next st...

Please click here to read the latest letter from our CEMS School Nurse, Jill Young.

Please click on the corresponding names to read Budget Update #5 and Budget Update #6 . The latest Video on the Budget Meeting that was held via ZOOM can be seen here .

Watch Maine students from Gorham show how social distancing can be creative!

When you can't go out and celebrate a birthday during a quarantine, you have a birthday parade! Thanks to PCES Assistant Principal, Sarah Forrey-Pettit for sharing this news segme...

Click here to read some important information about devices from Apple.

Please take a moment to read the latest update from Superintendent Wolfrom.

The Budget Workshop Meeting that was scheduled for March 24, 2020 at 6:30pm is still being held, but will now be accessed through ZOOM video conferencing. It is still open to the...

Take a moment to view this video on how germs spread. This can be very resourceful in helping prevent the further spread of COVID-19 within our community.

Click here to read recommendations and resources from the CDC website. As always, be safe and be well.

Please take a moment to read the latest letter from Superintendent Wolfrom.

As our school district moves to online learning to continue to support our students' education, having home internet is more and more important. Spectrum has a program, open t...

The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Community Chamber of Commerce, through its Community Giving Fund, seeks to contribute to initiatives and projects that will enrich our community ...

Please take a moment to read the letter from our Nutrition Director, Peter Esposito.

Please take a moment to read the latest letter from Superintendent Wolfrom regarding the COVID-19 update.

Please take a moment to read the letter from Superintendent Wolfrom pertaining important information.

Dear Parents, Staff, and Community Members:
Please read the following from the Maine Principals Association
Yesterday, Governor Mills had a press conference stati...

Please click here to read Superintendent Wolfrom's lasted update on the Coronavirus situation.

At the bottom of the page, another way to stay connected is the CETV link. All of the videos of meetings will live here. Click on the link and you are able to search the subj...

On Tuesday March 10, 2020 at the Regular Business Meeting, the school nurses, Karen Jenkins, Erin Taylor and Jill Young gave a presentation on the safety guidelines and precaution...

The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts a monthly breakfast meeting for local professionals who gather at the Holiday Inn by the Bay for networking, conversations, and a k...

Please click the link to read Superintendent Wolfrom's latest update on the Coronavirus.

To view the presentation from the March 9, 2020 Electives Open House, click on these links: 2020 Arts & Tech Elective Open House
2020 Social Studies Elective Open House
To view the presentation from the March 9, 2020 Elective Open House, click on the links below: 2020 Arts & Tech Elective Open House 2020 Social Studies Elective Open House ...

The 2020 Eastern High School Alpine Championships were held March 7-9 at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire, the Maine team performed extremely well. The Maine boys Alpine team fin...


Please click here to read the update from Superintendent Wolfrom about the current situation in Maine regarding COVID-19.

We’re pleased to announce the formal launch of the Cape Elizabeth School Department’s new website ! Please click here for an overview of the website’s features and location of sp...

Tom Kohan is the faculty advisor for the Senior to Senior Program. During Thursdays in March, the hallways and classrooms of CEHS will be populated by students who already have t...

Seniors Jack Bassett and Genevieve Depke received Citizenship awards at the Western Maine Conference banquet on Thursday evening, March 4 at the Italian Heritage Center in Portlan...

It can sometimes be hard to imagine the future from inside a classroom and that’s why we’re making a concerted effort to produce new events and experiences that help students to m...

Please take a moment to read the letter from Superintendent Wolfrom on the Pandemic Plan. You will find a link on the CESD website that will bring you to the Update Page immedia...

The School Board Agenda for the upcoming meeting scheduled for March 10, 2020 can be found here .

Academic Decathlon Team members (left to right): Eric Barber, Zoe Evans, Marco Hansel, Swetha Palaniappan, Joey Labrie & Macgregor Francis On Saturday, February 29, 2020, t...

Announcement for RFQ process for School Revolving Renovation Fund Projects:
Deadline for all submissions: Friday, February 28, 2020 by 10:00 a.m.
On Friday, Febr...

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, CEHS is thrilled to host John Graves Productions (JGP): a prominent Philadelphia entertainment company that uses the ARTS to in...

In an effort to promote volunteerism and connections to the larger community, CEHS 9th grade students and advisors participated in the 1st annual 9th Grade Service Day at location...


Two teams from CEHS competed in the 14th annual Junior Achievement of Maine Titan Challenge business competition on Wednesday February 26th. Cape1 and Cape2 joined 18 other 3 per...

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Congratulations to the following band students for being accepted to the District I Honors Jazz Festiva...

On February 11, members of the Cape Jazz Program traveled to York High School to participate in the District 1 Jazz Festival. This assessment festival provides critical feedback...

Last week was the Class B State Championships for Alpine at Black Mountain in Rumford. Our team skied extremely well and took podium spots for both days in individual races. Th...

Please click the link to read our Board Chair, Heather Altenburg's February Newsletter.

It was a bit of a rough start with Friday's weather, but the Cape Delegation made it safely to Boston in time to represent CEHS at the BosMUN XIX Conference! Cape had three f...

Please take a moment to congratulate your classmates on their wins yesterday! A beautiful day at Shawnee Peak, with the sun shining, our boys and girls raced in Giant Slalom (GS)...
CEHS Academic Decathlon Team: The Academic Decathlon takes a comprehensive Liberal Arts [Art, Music, Literature, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Math] approach to examine ...

Please click the links below to see the Agenda and supporting documents for the Building Committee Meeting scheduled for tonight, February 4, 2020, at 6:30 pm in the CEHS Library....

Please click on the links below to view the Agenda for the School Board Meeting on February 11, 2020 at 6:30 pm in Town Council Chambers.
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Please click the link below to find the Agenda for the upcoming School Board Meeting on February 11, 2020 in Town Council Chambers at 6:30 pm. https://5il.co/cqpj

It was a fun week! We managed to squeeze a lot into a short, 3-day week!
" Fun Facts " were posted all over the building. 15 classes (235 students) came to the libr...

From Principal Jeff Shedd:
This has been something of a rebuilding year for the Cape Speech team. The team typically placed within the top four teams in meet after meet, yet I ...

This week, our fifth grade band students had their very first full band rehearsal. With just 11 sectionals classes under their belt, since they started back in September, this wa...
ITS COMPUTER SCIENCE WEEK @CEHS! All week classes are coming to the library to do Python for "Hour of Code" In just 2 days, 121 students have become beginning Python programme...

This weekend, the Middle School Jazz rehearsal took place. Six High School students took time away from their weekend to serve as mentors to these young performers. These student...

Budget Update #2
January 21, 2020
“Cape Elizabeth School Department: Open Minds and Open Doors”
Cape Elizabeth School Department School...

Staff and Community Members: We need your help to build a strong future for Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Cape Elizabeth and Greater Portland.
The Portland Arts and...

Due to the success of the meeting last night reviewing the Original Requests Budget from each of the CESD Administrators & Department Heads, the overflow meeting that was schedule...

On January 29th, our CEHS students will enjoy the culinary musings of Officers Galvan and Estes, along with Chief Fenton as they serve up their feast! Above and beyond the call of...

Happy Monday all,
Joanne and I wanted to pass along a quick update from the Music Department regarding several CEHS students! This past weekend, 14 students represented CEHS at...

Cape Robotics entered five of its robotics teams in last Saturday's VEX Robotics Qualifier at Yarmouth High School; three high school teams and two middle school teams.
T...

Please click the link below to find the attached agenda for the Special Executive Session for the School Board to be held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 5pm on the second floor ...

Budget Update #1
January 14, 2020
The Cape Elizabeth School Department administrators and department heads have been working on the FY21 budget since early December in prepa...
At last night's School Board meeting, the CEHS Mock Trial team, coaches and faculty were recognized for their achievement at the State Championship. They were also given a Legisla...
Last Thursday Cape Robotics hosted one of its activities of which we are most proud. It's called VEX Robotics League Play. League play involves hosting area schools for "short b...
Tonight, the School Board will meet in the Town Hall Council Chambers at 6:30 pm. Prior to the meeting, they will be participating in a training in the Jordan Conference Room at ...

The Coding Club hosted 3 representatives from Tyler Technologies: Matt Perejda, Software Engineer, Adam Jensen, Solutions Consultant and Julianna Lord, Human Resources.
Tyler ...

Winter Blast 2020
The tournament name turned out to be ironic as a blast of warm air melted snow and ice, and front doors of school were propped open to get some circulation....

New England College sponsored "College Convention 2020" featuring many of the top presidential candidates competing in NH's first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday, February 11,...

Please click the link below for the Agenda for the Building Committee Meeting scheduled from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the CEHS Library tonight. https://5il.co/c4bq

Please click on the link below to review the Agenda for the School Board Regular Business Meeting scheduled for January 14th, 2020. https://5il.co/c4c3

Come dine at Elsemere BBQ and Grill in South Portland and help fund Cape eSports Club's Spring Season! Eat in or take out food between 4pm to 9pm on Wednesday January 8th at the S...

Cape High School musicians at the Maine music educators jazz all state honors festival. Kathryne Clay (front row left playing sax) in the Jazz band under the d...
JJ Schultzel wins $300 Halftime Booster Shoot sponsored by Taylor, McCormack and Frame. JJ made a free throw, a 3-point shot and half-court shot to win the $300. Congratulations J...

Heather Altenburg, our new School Board Chair has written her first Newsletter. Please find the link below to read it in its entirety. https://5il.co/c205

The Building Committee Meeting is scheduled from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the MS Cafetorium. Please click the link to find the Agenda. https://5il.co/c1rc
Thanks to all the many advisories who participated in this year's Door Decorating Contest ! According to the judges, Marie Cross, Susan Ray and Joan Moriarity, there were many cr...
A special thanks go out to the Cape Elizabeth School Department bus drivers who did such an amazing job getting our students home during the snow event on Tuesday! Their dedica...
Egypt Week! This week the third grade students in Julie Merriam’s and Kate Zeller’s third grade classes engaged in an exciting study of Egypt, learning about scale and using mul...
In what has become an annual preholiday tradition, several staff members at CEHS hand out hot chocolate and candy to arriving students and their parents dropping them off! This ...

CEHS hosted a naturalization ceremony on December 6, 2019. Government teacher Ted Jordan arranged for the ceremony to be held at CEHS. Students watched as 45 people were sworn in...

Speech & Debate spent a stormy Saturday (12/14) at Kennebunk High School where 22 schools were represented, including two from NH (Portsmouth HS and Exeter). Several of our stud...

Speech and debate team competed on Saturday, December 7th. The debate team took second place overall. Awarded performances by Grace Erskine, 3rd place in novice Lincoln-Douglas; C...

SAC collected nonperishable goods from November 18th through 26th for Judy's Food Pantry.
Way to go Capers !

At Bangor HS, Speech finished 2nd overall and Combined Debate 3rd. First place in both Original Oratory and Extemporaneous went to Lauren Cutter; Swetha Palanippan and Will ...

The CEHS Model UN delegation is back from running the Ivy gauntlet that is the Brown University Simulation of the United Nations. As I witnessed how they conducted themselves thr...