As Portland Public Schools continues to probe what’s behind a dramatic enrollment drop at Deering High School, some students are rushing ... discipline issues for kids just arriving here in the country,” said Marcia Weeks, who coached tennis at Deering ...

As parents of graduates and upperclassmen at Deering High School, we were dismayed by a recent article about the school. This sensationalized article doesn’t depict the school we know, where our children are receiving an excellent education. The Aug. 3 ...

Deering and Portland have co-operative teams in boys’ and girls’ hockey and, new this fall, field hockey. This past winter, Deering parents concerned about safety and declining participation proposed a merger of the schools’ football programs.

The choice of PHS is linked as much to the school's solid academic, athletic and co-curricular offerings as it is to Deering's perceived shortcomings. Portland High School’s downtown location and limited campus space have long been deal-breakers for many ...

I’m writing in response to an Aug. 3 Portland Press Herald article about a shift in enrollment away from Deering High School. High school enrollment numbers fluctuate annually because we allow students to choose which high school to attend, but notably ...

As a rising senior at Deering High School, I am highly offended by the Aug. 3 article about Deering’s enrollment. This article was heavily biased against the school, and I seek to defend Deering’s reputation. This article portrayed Deering as a school ...

The superintendent of Portland Public Schools says the district is working to address a dramatic drop in enrollment at Deering High School and will look at whether changes need to be made to the high school choice process. “As you may be aware ...

When school starts, in a few weeks, it’ll be the beginning of my 14th year teaching at Deering High School in Portland. The recent front-page article about the disparity in enrollment numbers between Portland and Deering high schools (“Deering ...

More students in Portland Public Schools are choosing to go to Portland High School rather than Deering High School this year, a shift some in the city’s school community are attributing to feelings the climate at Deering is unsafe and there is a lack of ...

Two new elementary school principals and an athletic director at Deering High School are among 10 new administrators who will start jobs in Portland Public Schools this fall. The principals are Barbara Fletcher at Rowe Elementary School and Angela Taylor ...