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Spring for Teachers tickets available
Please join us at Spring for Teachers! Enjoy a casual evening out for adults with music, international appetizers, and a cash bar at Bunker Brewing Co. We will present the second annual Distinguished Alumni Awards
Our Video Celebrating Teaching and Learning in Portland
The team at the Foundation for PPS created this video to acknowledge and celebrate teaching and learning in the Portland Public Schools, as a thank you to our teachers, staff, and community. We are celebrating
Second Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Winners
We are excited to announce the winners of the second annual Distinguished Alumni Awards! We will hand out awards at Spring for Teachers, a celebration of Portland Public Schools teachers, on Wednesday, May 14, from
Portland Hearts of Pine Announce Community Ticketing Program
The Hearts of Pine Community Ticketing Program includes the Portland Public Schools. Read about it below: The lifeblood of any soccer team is its supporters. From the moment Portland was granted franchise rights to join
Spring for Teachers tickets available
Please join us at Spring for Teachers! Enjoy a casual evening out for adults with music, international appetizers, and a cash bar at Bunker Brewing Co. We will present the second annual Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dinosaur-hunting Portland alum donates collection to PHS
Sam Rosenthal, Portland High School Class of 1971, used to think that dinosaur-hunting required a degree in paleontology. “For a long time, I thought that only professionals could find fossils,” Rosenthal said. Then, on a
L.L.Bean Supports Outdoor Learning at PPS
Thank you to our long-time partner, L.L.Bean, for their continued support of our collaboration with Rippleffect to provide outdoor adventure and team-building opportunities to our middle schoolers. Because of L.L.Bean’s generous donations, all King, Lincoln, and Lyman Moore Middle
Calling for Alumni Sweetheart Stories!
The Foundation for Public Schools is looking for Alumni Sweetheart stories! Did you or someone you know meet and fall in love while they were attending Portland public schools? We’d love to hear their story!
Seeking Nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards
Is there a Casco Bay, Deering, Portland, or Portland Adult Ed graduate you think deserves recognition? Please nominate them for the 2nd annual Foundation for Portland Public Schools Distinguished Alumni Awards. The 2025 Distinguished Alumni