Summer Opportunities
Portland Youth Corps – Want to spend your summer outdoors while building leadership skills? Join the Portland Youth Corps! Kick things off with a 4-day Hurricane Island adventure, then work on a trail crew in Portland’s parks. Click here to learn more!
PAID Student Opportunity – Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training: MaineHealth Maine Medical Center is offering a free, 6-week CNA program with paid training ($18/hr + benefits), clinical experience, and certification. One-year work commitment required. Info session April 16—click here to learn more.
Build your financial skills this summer with FAME (Finance Authority of Maine)! Join a FREE 5-day course (June 22–26) at Waynflete School covering budgeting, credit, investing, and more. Open to Maine high school students—laptop required (loaners available). Snacks provided; bring lunch. Click here for more info!
Thomas College is hosting three overnight summer camps for students:
Robotics Innovation (July 12–Aug 1)
K9 Searching & Detecting (July 12–17)
Wilderness Skills & Outdoor Leadership (June 27–July 2)
April Break Opportunities:
Baxter Academy PFAS Workshop on April 22 from 9am-1pm for students in grades 7-9. $25 per student. Learn more and register!
Baxter Academy Chess Workshops - In this multi-skill level workshop, students can learn the game, sharpen their skills, and participate in match play under the guidance of Majur.
Tuesday, April 21, 9am - 12pm: REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, April 22, 9am - 12pm: REGISTER HERE
Intensive at the Roux Institute - Math Behind the Machine: AI & Statistics. Free for Maine high school students, April 20–24 (online, with optional in-person components). Click here to view a flyer for more information (be sure to check out the second page).
MaineHealth Phlebotomy Training Program: This program, held during April Break, is designed as a direct transition-to-workforce pathway. Learn more & register.
As seen in Thursday’s BA Weekly Update:
Cybersecurity Team - Baxter is looking to form a cybersecurity team for next year’s CyberPatriot competition! Reach out to Eric Kawamoto or current team members for more info.
Upcoming Emergency Response Trainings: Click on the links to register and reach out to Nikki with any questions:
CPR - Thursday, May 7 Full-Day $100 cost.
The Baxterian—our anthology of student and staff work—is accepting submissions of all kinds: prose, poetry, nonfiction, art, photography, and more. Enter the writing contest (memoir, poetry, or fiction) for a chance to win $20—one student and one staff winner. Submissions are due April 17. Click here to submit!
The CAMP (Comics Arts Maine Portland) Festival is this Saturday, April 11, from 10:00 AM–4:30 PM at the Portland Public Library. Free entry—click here for more info!
The Union Construction Academy offers a four-week pre-apprenticeship program that prepares participants for careers in skilled trades such as carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, and more. The program focuses on supporting people from underrepresented backgrounds and provides a pathway into paid apprenticeships with Maine’s building and construction trades unions, leading to well-paying jobs with strong benefits.
Boys to Men Fellowship Program: Be part of a cohort of Fellows who represent diverse and broad experiences of masculinity and who want to explore their identities and the role they can play in making their communities safer and stronger.
Student Opportunity for Rising Juniors: Maine Coast Semester: Interested in ecology, outdoor leadership, hands-on science, or coastal ecosystems? Consider this one-semester immersive program in Wiscasset featuring field-based classes, farm work, and wilderness trips. Contact our Math and Computer Science teacher Ruby Peterman, who attended as a student. Click here for more info including financial aid.
Students, do you have a talent to share at a Grade Level Meeting? Contact Mary Cardillo in the front office.
Pink Stickers: Work with your Advisors and Flex Friday coaches to add pink stickers about help spots around the state, nation, and Earth on the maps outside of Dr. Po’s office.
Renee Graffam '28 is leading a Maine Needs drive for household essentials as her Flex Friday project. The Advisory donating the most items wins a prize! Needed items: All-purpose cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, trash bags, sponges, dish soap, hand soap, and disinfectant wipes. Check out the flyer or contact Renee or Nikki for more information.