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![You Can Dance, You Can Jive... You Can Catch Our Show!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765204225/portlandschoolsorg/hqqhnaerin6jsuau9sfa/mammamia5x4in.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765204225/portlandschoolsorg/hqqhnaerin6jsuau9sfa/mammamia5x4in.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765204225/portlandschoolsorg/hqqhnaerin6jsuau9sfa/mammamia5x4in.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765204225/portlandschoolsorg/hqqhnaerin6jsuau9sfa/mammamia5x4in.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765204225/portlandschoolsorg/hqqhnaerin6jsuau9sfa/mammamia5x4in.jpg","width":1500}])
Join The Deering Players for their spectacular high school production of Mamma Mia! on December 12th (6 PM) and December 13th (1 PM & 6 PM), where tickets are available at the door on a generous "pay what you can" basis with no minimum requirement.
![Supt. Letter Rejecting Hateful Rhetoric]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714656896/portlandschoolsorg/z1uuf1rp22fs9zqaxhcv/PPSLogoBlue.png","width":1920}])
On Dec. 3, Portland Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Scallon sent a letter to the PPS community disagreeing with recent hateful rhetoric regarding immigrants and specifically the Somali community. The superintendent reiterated the district's support for all students, staff and community members. Read the letter:
![Lights, Camera, Action! Your December Guide to Deering's Stage, Court, and Community!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764860098/portlandschoolsorg/h4vaoqsuuxckxfih3jbx/Decadminletter.jpg","width":1920}])
This December update for the Deering High School community highlights the upcoming Mamma Mia! musical, the Winter Music Concert, the start of winter sports, the FTO fundraiser, the Food Drive, and includes key dates like the Winter Break and the deadline for senior yearbook photos.
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Three returning members and four student representatives will be sworn in at the Portland Board of Public Education Inauguration on Dec. 9. The Board also will vote to elect a new chair and vice chair for the coming year. At its Nov. 25 meeting, the Board informally decided to support having current Board Chair Sarah Lentz and current Board Vice Chair Abusana "Micky" Bondo continue on in those roles for 2025-2026.
![Focusing on Student Health: GPH Mobile Van Visits DHS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763404490/portlandschoolsorg/jem2jtylgqemdo2euxye/mobiletruck_2025_2.jpg","width":2200}])
The Greater Portland Health Optometry Team brought their mobile van to campus, providing students with vital eye exams and eyeglasses to help them stay healthy and prepared.
![DHS College Connections: Happening NOW & All Year Long!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763319789/portlandschoolsorg/razltiik7vzcxrjrhydr/PXL_20251028_150635096RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":2200}])
Deering High School students have an ongoing, year-long opportunity to meet directly with college representatives from across New England by checking the campus calendar for visitor dates and times.
![9th Grade Assembly Success!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1763320853/portlandschoolsorg/knxgeyxnu4drszwmc7ib/PXL_20251107_193630671RAW-02ORIGINAL.jpg","width":2200}])
In the historic Deering auditorium, Ms. Melissa Labbe and Ms. Meg Donnelly hosted a special assembly to celebrate the 9th grade class for successfully navigating their transition to high school and embodying Ram culture with great effort and commitment.