Decorated wreathes are for sale right now for $20 at the BRIDGE. Come in the front door of Willard into SCAE and then up the stairs to the top floor. Come support the BRIDGE and get a beautiful wreathe on your front door for the holidays!

Reminder for middle schoolers that the door decorating contest has been extended to the end of the school day on Wednesday!!!
Thank you to the students at Margaret Chase Smith School who brought in pet food and toys for the Animal Welfare Society! MCS challenged students to bring in 100 items. So far they have collected 133 items! There is still time if you want to bring in an item or two before Tuesday.

Reminder that Shrek auditions are TOMORROW from 2:30-6:00 p.m. in the PAC If you missed the informational meeting and need paperwork please see Mrs. Baker in E212.
CORRECTION: The games have been moved to January 17th. All middle school basketball games today have been postponed to January 17th. Click on the following link to stay up to date on the athletics schedule: https://www.mpaschedules.org/public/genie/1142/school/73/
From the Press Herald: "Coming off a dual meet state title last season, Sanford is aiming for its first Class A championship since 1995." The Press Herald ranks the Spartans as the top team in the state heading into the season! Read the full review of the team at this link: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/12/15/wrestling-teams-to-watch-in-southern-maine-2/
Senior James Blood and junior Mason Van Gieson were also listed as athletes to watch in Southern Maine: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/12/15/wrestling-athletes-to-watch-in-southern-maine-2/
Good evening. This is a message from the Sanford School Department. Due to the weather forecast and anticipated high absenteeism due to student and staff illness, there will be no school on Friday, December 16th. We are making the announcement now to assist with planning. Thank you for understanding. Stay safe and be healthy.
Tonight's the night! The Sanford High School Winter Concert starts at 6 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. Come out and support the high school's chorus and band ensembles! It's going to be a fantastic show!

The CJL PTA is bringing back our Be Our Guest Dance for CJLFamilies on Thursday, January 12th. We’ll have arts and crafts in the gym, a DJ in the cafeteria, and a concession stand.
SCHEDULING UPDATE: Tonight's boys hockey game against Scarborough at the University of Southern Maine has been postponed to Monday, February 13th.
In case you missed it, the Sanford High School girls basketball team won a thrilling overtime game over Gorham last night, with Azline Maurais hitting a huge shot to clinch the game! Read the Press Herald's recap at this link: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/12/13/tuesdays-girls-high-school-roundup-sanford-edges-gorham-in-overtime-49-47/
It is Concert Day! The Sanford Middle School band and chorus are playing at the Performing Arts Center at Sanford High School tonight starting at 7 p.m.! Best of luck to all!
Students in the Law Enforcement Program at Sanford Regional Technical Center used the program cruiser for training on Tuesday.
https://www.sanford.org/o/sanford-regional-technical-center/article/939183
From the Sanford Legacy Foundation: "When folks remember Hanna Powell, they remember a strong, talented woman who loved music — teaching music, and teaching music to children in particular." To read the rest of the article, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3UQlJtz
The Hanna Powell Memorial Piano Competition is Sunday, February 12th, at 12 p.m. at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. For more information on the event, follow this link: https://sanfordpac.org/hannapowell/
Three Sanford music staff members performed with the Casco Bay Wind Symphony Saturday afternoon at Gorham High School.
https://www.sanford.org/article/938112
There will be a meeting for anyone interested in playing Unified Basketball today during spartan time in E153 at the high school!
SCAE classes
Find all our offerings at www.sanfordlearns.org
Or click the link below to directly to the courses featured in the photo:
Breathing 101-Breath-Taking Basics https://tinyurl.com/mrya7t8v
Breath-Taking at Night https://tinyurl.com/2vk9ebka
Breath-Taking for Children https://tinyurl.com/mca5kyjn
Breath-Taking for Healthcare Workers https://tinyurl.com/25bktuf3
Congratulations to Sanford senior Kora Eckelman for making Varsity Maine's All-State team in volleyball! Read the write up in the Press Herald here: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/12/10/volleyball-2022-varsity-maine-all-state-team/
During the month of November, the Sanford Middle School JMG students organized its annual school-wide food drive!! As a school, SMS collected over 2,000 food items in 18 days!!! JMG students used the items collected to put together 50 amazing food baskets for Sanford Families!!
Margaret Chase Smith School is collecting Dog and Cat Food & Toys for the Month of December. Their challenge is to collect 100 pet items! They are taking collections up until December 20th.
https://www.sanford.org/o/margaret-chase-smith-school/article/934181
