YARMOUTH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Please remember to vote at Yarmouth Town Hall today in the Special Election to fill one vacant seat on the Yarmouth School Committee. Polls are open until 8:00 p.m. Enjoy this beautiful day!

Yarmouth Schools are getting ready for the 2024-25 school year! Please read our latest newsletter to make sure you are up to date on important information: https://yarmouthme.edurooms.com/engage/yarmouth-schools-update/newsletters/gearing-up-2024

Please be sure to vote in tomorrow's budget referendum and town elections. Polls open at 6:00 a.m. in the Yarmouth High School Gymnasium, and will remain open until 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate the Royal River on World Fish Migration Day - Saturday, May 25! View the schedule of events here: https://rrct.org/events-programs/

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after school hours Hawkes Tree Service (Pesticide License # CMA-6163, COA-8136) will be applying a foliar application of the product Cross Check (EPA registration # 279-3156-10404) to several trees on the Yarmouth Elementary School property. This treatment is intended to suppress the heavy infestation of browntail moth that pose a hazard to students and faculty using school grounds. Small yellow signs will be posted in the areas where treatment occurs. Anyone with any questions or concerns please contact Bruce Bickford at 846-5586 or Scott Couture at treewarden@yarmouth.me.us. You may read more about browntail moth infestation on the Maine.gov website.

YHS Advanced Art students are having their artwork displayed on the second floor of Merrill Memorial Library from May 1-24. Read more at https://www.yarmouthschools.org/article/1590981 and stop by Merrill Library to see this fantastic work!

Internet is back up and running at all schools in Yarmouth. We should be good to go on all cylinders tomorrow morning. Enjoy the evening!

Yarmouth School Department has lost internet access due to a contractor on West Elm Street cutting a fiber cable. We will likely be without service for the day. If you are attempting to reach us through the internet, our response will be delayed.

Solar Eclipse - Monday, April 8! Students at HMS and YHS will be dismissed at 1 pm, and students at YES and Rowe will be dismissed at 2 pm. Thanks to the Yarmouth Education Foundation, all students will receive a pair of eclipse viewing glasses before they leave school.

Yarmouth’s Got Talent has been postponed to Saturday, April 6. Performers should arrive at 3:00 p.m. Show times will be the same: 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Enjoy the show!

There will be no school in Yarmouth on Friday, April 5. Power has not been restored to Rowe School, and power surges at YES yesterday have caused damage that leaves much of the building with no heat. With this closure, the final student day for this year is now moved to Friday, June 14, and any future school closings will result in remote learning days.

Yarmouth Schools will be closed on Thursday, April 4. With this closure the final student day of the academic year is now scheduled for Thursday, June 13.

The YHS Playmakers' performance of "Almost, Maine" has been moved to THURSDAY (March 28) at 7:00 p.m. Tickets from Saturday's postponed performances will be honored at this show!

There will be no school in Yarmouth on Monday, March 25. Despite the incredible work by power and road crews, there are still many roads impacted by low-hanging wires and downed trees. Crews are hoping to make great progress today, and we will plan to see everyone on Tuesday!

Sunday's performances of "Almost, Maine" by the YHS Playmakers have been cancelled due to power outages, fallen trees around YHS, and dangerous sidewalk and parking lot conditions. We will keep you informed of any updates.

Frank Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth is one of two Maine middle schools identified as a Spotlight School by the New England League of Middle Schools! Read more here: https://www.yarmouthschools.org/article/1511656

The seventh-grade class at Frank H. Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth is hosting a community blood drive on Wednesday, March 13 from 2:30-7:30 PM. If you can donate blood please register at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive (enter the zip code 04096) or online at https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html. Please bring a picture i.d. or your donor card to the blood drive. Thank you!

MONDAY, JANUARY 29: There will be a two-hour delay to the start of schools in Yarmouth. There will be no morning Pre-K. Buses will run two hours later than usual, and the school day will end at the regular time.

There will be a two-hour delay to the start of school in Yarmouth on Thursday, January 25 while crews clean up from the overnight icing. There will be no morning PreK. Buses will run two hours later than normal. The school day will end at the normal time.

Yarmouth Schools will dismiss early on Tuesday, January 16. YHS and HMS will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. YES/Rowe will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Morning PreK will follow its regular schedule. There will be no afternoon PreK. Have a safe day!