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Mom, grandmother, wife, lead learner AND Superintendent of Schools, Gorham, ME

Gorham, ME
Joined April 2011
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Heather Perry
2 years
Gorham’s very own Dennis Crowe just received the MIAAA (state AD association) distinguished service award.   Very well deserved!!
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2 years
Gorham Middle School was visited today by Governor Mills, US Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack, Rep. Pingree, and Maine Commissioner of Agriculture Beal to discuss farm to school initiatives, school lunch funding, and school lunch week! GO RAMS!
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7 years
I teach to open doors and minds, not to close them! #WHYITEACH
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8 years
No school today in Gorham due to icy/snowy road conditions. Be safe today everyone!
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5 years
We just can’t share enough pictures of our special announcement today celebrating one of many of our talented staff here in in Gorham! Congratulations  Heather Whitaker for being named 2020 Maine Teacher of the year! What an honor for you, and for all our talented teachers!
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5 years
Congratulations  to Adam Parvanta in his Milken Award! Awesome job representing the incredible work going on here in Gorham!
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5 years
NO SCHOOL TODAY (Tuesday, Dec. 3) in Gorham due too snow coming in later this morning. I thought I'd have a special person make that announcement for me - meet my granddaughter Emelin!
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2 years
Got this yesterday in Washington DC. Love serving such a great organization and its incredible members!
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Heather Perry
5 years
When students were asked how schools could improve in the area of diversity education one said...”try listening to us” ... and another said “yeah, we outnumber you by a lot! We have great ideas!” 😀 #EMSymposium2019
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6 years
Can’t help but show off my granddaughter Emelin...loves her books!
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7 years
Can't help but share some Granddaughter pictures! Emelin is doing well, progressing each day. Got some snuggle time today! Cute peanut!
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7 years
My granddaughter Emelin, can’t believe how fast she is growing!
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5 years
Too cute not to share (with permission from parents) - one of our littlest learners participating in remote learning today...enjoy! #Gorhamlearningtogether
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5 years
Awesome simulation of how to get a lunch through our "Operation Feed Gorham" program...check it out - and don't be bashful stop by if you need a lunch!
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2 years
Such an honor representing the great state of Maine on AASA executive committee!
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Heather Perry
2 years
Looking to get into education, but don't have a degree? Check out our new Educator Apprentice Program! Start as a full time sub, end with an Associates degree in just two years while being paid full time with benefits and...COURSES ARE FREE! See Flyer for more information!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Congratulations to Lisa Howe, Gorham School Psychologist who received a lifetime achievement award today from the Maine Association of School Psychologist. Go Rams!
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Heather Perry
5 years
Congratulations to our very own Amy Cousins for being named the National Art Teacher of the year for 2020 by the National Art Education Association! GO AMY! Proud to be a Ram!
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4 years
Gorham Schools Staff - and yes - administrative team members hard at work even over the vacation to provide meals to our community!
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Heather Perry
5 years
I participated in the "Read To ME" Challenge! Here's my "proof" below...I now challenge @BetsyMWebb , @AuburnSuper , @ken_kunin , @RSU9Super , @HMarieWhitaker , @dollsullME and all my building principals and AP's to READ TOO! #ReadtoME !
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Heather Perry
3 years
GMS COVID 19 Vaccination Clinic is off to a great start! Thank you to our Gorham Fire Department Volunteers and other volunteers for helping out today!
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5 years
Maine’s 2020 Assistant Superintendent of the Year! Congratulations Dr. Record!
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4 years
A shout out to Freihofer’s Bakery on their donation to our Food Nutrition Program and "Operation Feed Gorham"...its so large we are also having to distribute in other ways...THANK YOU!
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5 years
Congratulations  to Cumberland County teacher of the year for 2019...Heather Whitaker from Gorham Middle School. Way to go Heather! Proud to be a Ram!
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5 years
Susan Adolf received the Glen Nerbak Excellence in Teaching award at the Maine Council for the Social Studies conference today! The accolades just keep coming! :)
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Heather Perry
5 years
With permission from "dad"...check out this Gorham "dad" taking his children's Phys. Ed. Classes very seriously! NICE JOB "DAD"!
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Heather Perry
7 years
Welcome to the world to my new granddaughter Emelin Elizabeth Gosselin, 5lbs13oz, born today sept. 18. ❤️❤️❤️
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6 years
Just too beautiful for words! Love my granddaughter Emi!
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6 years
Our very own GMS team presenting about their use of Edison robots at this years ACTEM conference. I was able to get my robot to go straight...turn left and beep! First time trying to code! Awesome workshop! Thanks for letting me play and learn! #ACTEM18
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Heather Perry
2 years
Had a great time at MSSA’s first meeting of the Women In Leadership cohort #1 at sugarloaf. Great group of educational leaders! And Eileen…you can’t escape the photo!
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Heather Perry
1 year
An incredible presentation last night by the Village School Civil Rights Team to the Gorham School Committee. Check out the video on GoCAT to watch!
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Heather Perry
5 years
We all agree he was in shock! 😀. Clearly he loves his students and they love him! Proud to be a Ram!
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5 years
For a guy who's usually behind the camera, #MilkenAward educator Adam Parvanta seems pretty comfortable in front of it! His off-the-cuff remarks at Gorham HS today were touching and hilarious.💝 @hperrysup @pendermakin @mdoeNews
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Heather Perry
4 years
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5 years
Thank you to our local state legislative delegation for coming out today and supporting Heather Whitaker in her new role as Maine 2020 Teacher of the year! The legislative sentiment was very well done! The Gorham Schools appreciate your tireless support of our community!
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Heather Perry
5 years
Congratulations  to Heather Whitaker and the Gorham backpack program team for their recent grant award from State Farm in the amount of $25,000.00! Great work team! And to celebrate we all pitched in to pack some bags for kids!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Absolutely! Distance learning is NOT the same as a regular school day and we shouldn’t try to make it that way!
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Dr. Betsy M. Webb
4 years
A Virtual Learning Schedule Should Be Shorter Than a Regular School Day
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Heather Perry
8 years
Gave it the old college try...but school is canceled in Gorham today, Tuesday March 14th. Will try again tomorrow! Stay tuned!
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Heather Perry
8 years
Got to shadow a GHS senior today at his masonry program at PATHS. He taught me how to build a brick wall! Not bad for a first timer ha?
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Heather Perry
6 years
3000 chairs in less than 90 minutes thanks to nearly 200 students and staff volunteers as well as community members! We have such an amazing community! Thank you to all who helped out tonight! Pooch would be proud!
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Heather Perry
2 years
Excited to be with fellow AASA Executive Committee members kicking off some advocacy work in DC with a visit to department of education with some special guests!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Dr. Record and I got to spend some quality time playing "Principal" and "Assistant Principal" at GMS today. Soooo much fun! Love Gorham Middle School! Hopefully Mr. Donahue and Mr. Smith will be impressed with the good job we did! 🤪
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Heather Perry
3 years
So talented! Go Rams!
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3 years
Tonight’s National Anthem sung by Gorham’s Kate Dupuis!! Let’s Go Gorham!! #gorams
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5 years
Look who we saw at the Educate ME Symposium on Friday in Portland... Humza Khan, GHS class of 2011! Now working at Bangor Savings Bank hired to help recruit, retain and build positive culture.
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Heather Perry
3 years
Last week one of our exchange students from Sardinia Italy got to enjoy his first snowfall. Just had to share! Those smiles are absolutely contagious! GO RAMS!
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Heather Perry
3 years
Can I just share how much I love that our student fan section (same group as organizes all our student fans for regular football,soccer and basketball games, etc) is the same group that puts out messages like this! Fill the stands Rams! Love it!
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Heather Perry
8 years
School will be closed tomorrow in Gorham...Monday February 13th due to predicted blizzard conditions.
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Heather Perry
7 years
Can't we praise both? LePage praises vocational training, calls teachers ‘a dime a dozen’
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Heather Perry
4 years
Below is a poem written by one of our Elementary Students. If someone says there aren't impacts to our student's Social Emotional Needs from COVID-19...READ. It just confirms for me that our focus on supporting SEL first, and academics second is the right goal!
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Heather Perry
7 years
Katy Grondin (superintendent of Auburn School Department) and I showing our school spirit before the big game! Go RAms!
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Heather Perry
1 year
Students from GHS recently took a trip to NYC as part of Operation Breaking Stereotyoes. GO RAMS!
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Heather Perry
5 years
A quick picture of our amazing staff and community at one of our food prep sites today preparing for Operation Feed Gorham!
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Heather Perry
8 years
No school today, Tuesday Jan 24 due to icy road conditions. Be safe everyone!
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Heather Perry
6 years
Congrats Wendy! Couldn’t think of a more deserving leader for this award! Awesome!
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Educate Maine
6 years
We’re honored to present the Weston L. Bonney Education Leadership Award to Wendy Ault for her amazing commitment to educational leadership in Maine over the years. Wes Bonney is pretty excited about it too. #Congratulations Wendy! #EMSymposium2018 #education #leadership
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Heather Perry
3 years
Principal Appreciation Day was on Saturday...but Principals in Gorham seem to have gotten their "loot" on Monday! We have incredible principals here in Gorham (this picture showing just one). They are much deserving of our thanks and appreciation, especially this year! ENJOY!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Thank you to 320 Inc. LLC, and GHS staff Neile Nelson and Sarah Drury for your awesome work on #separatedbutnotdivided . This program raised a total of $10,920.00 to benefit The Gorham Food Pantry and the Gorham School Backpack Program ($5,000 each). Proud to be a Gorham Ram!
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Heather Perry
3 years
Thank you teachers! Thank you techs! Thank you librarians! Thank you subs! Thank you admin! Thank you counselors! Thank you nurses! Thank you support staff! Thank you office workers! Thank you cafe workers! Thank you custodians! Thank you bus drivers! Thank you district workers!
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Heather Perry
5 years
Here at the opening of Educate ME Symposium...excited for a day of learning and networking with folks as passionate about education as I am! Thanks @dollsullME for helping to out this day together! #EMSymposium2019
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Heather Perry
6 years
Check out this our FB page on Friday June 8 starting at 9:05 am...I will be live broadcasting our seniors on their senior walk through our elementary schools and GMS. We will begin at Great Falls, then on to Narragansett, then Village, and ending up at GMS. See you all then!
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Heather Perry
3 years
What a great afternoon! I played hooky from a meeting and went out to watch a Gorham softball game instead! Great choice! Rams up 4-1 as of this picture! Go RAMS!
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Heather Perry
1 year
Headed to DC next week to advocate with other AASA superintendents on behalf of 50M children in public schools across the country! @AASAdvocacy
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Heather Perry
7 years
Would challenge Lepage to spend a full week with one superintendent and then say less than 12 are needed in Maine!
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Heather Perry
6 years
This Friday (Oct. 5) is National "Do Something Nice Day!" Little acts of kindness, encouraging and positive words, covering someone's duty, giving someone a kind note, buying someone a free coffee or a simple "hello, how are you?" can go a long way to brighten someone's day!
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Heather Perry
3 years
At Friday's GHS Theater presentation of "Little Women"...our students had a special guest they didn't even know was in the audience until after the performance. The Governor definitely enjoyed the show! It was a weekend full of great performances! GO RAMS!
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Heather Perry
6 years
So I take a vacation week and my assistant superintendent and others take over my office! Boss is away...office staff will play! Lol! Great crew!
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Heather Perry
6 years
What incredible school leaders we have here in Gorham. The linked example is from Mrs. Fortier at Great Falls, but I am here to tell you - ALL of our building principals care this much and work this hard for our students! Thank you!
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4 years
Incredible photo...and great reminder. We will get through this time too!
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Lauren Tarshis
4 years
I've been sharing this amazing picture on Zoom class visits — kids remote learning during a polio outbreak in the 1940s. Schools shut and teachers read lessons on the RADIO. We're facing such challenges today, but as I tell kids, we've faced them in the past and gotten through.
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5 years
An exciting new partnership announced tonight between USM and Gorham High School creating three new early college pathways where our students will now be able to earn up to 30 early college credits before graduation. Proud to be a Ram! Thank you USM!
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Heather Perry
4 years
A few pictures of the fireworks after the graduate convoy! Wow! Just wow! Proud to be a Ram!
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4 years
Meet Kylie. She is new to Gorham. This was taken on her first day...since then, mom reports she is thoroughly enjoying attending and has already made some great Gorham friends. Welcome to all our NEW GORHAM STUDENTS! I hope you are as proud to be a Ram as I am!
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Heather Perry
2 years
Look who I ran into in San Antonio at the National Superintendent’s conference! Was great to catch up and do a little site seeing!
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5 years
So photographic evidence that I was able to make it to all five events held at GHS tonight! Whew! Love to see all the engaged students and their parents! Proud to be a ram!
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Heather Perry
6 years
Two of our talented educational leaders here in Gorham participating in the Eta class of ELEMaine. GO RAMS! Bring that new learning home! :)
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Heather Perry
4 years
GHS class officers leading the last graduation ceremony in the turning of the tassels! Nice job everyone! Proud to be a Ram!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Gorham Facilities Department Staff (with a little help/hindrance from me) seen below working hard to create "sanitization kits" to be delivered to EVERY CLASSROOM across the district! Way to go facilities crew!
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Heather Perry
6 years
I wonder what Asst. Superintendent Record will be doing this summer? Check out the preview clip below...a mystery is afoot!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Great Article!
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6 years
GO RAMS! Baseball: Gorham rallies to beat Portland, heads to Class A South final
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Heather Perry
3 years
Pictures from today's bee installation at Robie Park with GHS Bee Club Members. Awesome!
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Heather Perry
4 years
A nice visual to consider as we open schools!
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Heather Perry
1 year
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brian Porter and 2020 Maine Teacher of the year and GMS Alt. Ed. Teacher Heather Whitaker finishing up their ELE experience on the Kate in Greenville, ME. Thank you Educate Maine for making this experience possible for Maine educators!
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Heather Perry
7 years
Gorham Schools are closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 8 due to the continuing storm. Stay safe everyone!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Can’t say it much better than this! Worth a listen for wall educators out there doing this distance learning thing!
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Joe Sanfelippo
4 years
LEADERS!!! We can’t do this wrong if we’re CONNECTED TO KIDS, FAMILIES, and TEACHERS. Let’s make sure our questions to staff start with WHO WE TAUGHT before we get into WHAT WE TAUGHT. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #1minwalk2work #ImpactTheNarrative #HackingLeadership
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Heather Perry
4 years
A parent sent me this today, saying she felt I "embodied" this poem/prayer that was shared in her church service today. Biggest compliment I have ever gotten! Thank you!
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Heather Perry
5 years
A few more photos of Heathers Teacher of The Year for Cumberland County awards presentation. Go Rams! @dollsullME
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Heather Perry
1 year
Good group at the Eat and Learn event tonight sponsored by our Anti -Racism & Equity Committee. Great presentations by GHS and GMS civil rights team members and great feedback from those present!
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6 years
Nice!
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Bob Riley
6 years
@GorhamMiddleSch is very proud of @AmyCousins4arts Maine’s Middle Level Art Educator of the Year! #gorhamms
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Heather Perry
5 years
MTOY 2020 Gala!
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Heather Perry
3 years
A big shout out to Lucien Beardsley for his 5th place finish in the 1 mile racewalk at the New Balance Indoor Track and Field Nationals at the Armory in NYC. This earns him another All American honor!!! Way to go! Go Rams!
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Heather Perry
1 year
Steel drum band was playing at the STEAM night too! Awesome!
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Heather Perry
5 years
Congratulations to our very own Heather Whitaker. Check it out!
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Heather Perry
5 years
School Committee members Kyle Currier and Stewart McCalister get their Apple awards tonight as they have their last public meeting before their terms expire. Thank you both for your incredible service!
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Heather Perry
5 years
Gorham school leaders and teacher leaders already hard at work focusing on the coming school year!
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Heather Perry
1 year
Hanging with AASA Executive Committee members and staff at the Padres game. What an awesome group of school leaders from across the country!
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Heather Perry
4 years
One of our Gorham families set up a pickle ball game outside...creative family fitness idea! Just sharing! #Gorhamlearningtogether #separatedbutnotdivided
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Heather Perry
2 years
Let's remember why there is no school tomorrow (10/10/22)...its Indigenous People's Day in Maine! Take a moment to celebrate the strong history of Maine's Indigenous Peoples!
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Heather Perry
4 years
Check out Michelle having fun her first week of school as part of Gorham’s remote learning program! She is a 3rd grader at Village...we love our remote learners!
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