Happy Summer Vacation! We hope that everyone had an excellent Independence Day weekend and that you were able to find ways to relax in air conditioning, shade, or water during the first major heat wave of the year. Check out the newsletter below to find ways you can stay active this summer! |
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Community Programs Spotlight
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Shout out to the Freeport High School Scholarship Foundation!
The Freeport High School Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce its 2026 scholarships, awarded to outstanding students pursuing higher education, technical training, and career advancement opportunities.
This year, the Foundation awarded scholarships to nine students across three categories: Senior, Junior, and Trade/Technical programs. These need-based scholarships are designed to help students pursue college, technical/trade school, or other post-secondary training programs.
The Foundation’s scholarship program is made possible through the generosity of community donors and dedicated scholarship funds, including the Walter & Louise Stetson Scholarship, the Christine Small Cushing Scholarship, and the Theo Ferrara Scholarship. These named funds help ensure that Freeport students have access to meaningful educational opportunities regardless of financial circumstance.
Photo – Left to right: Jen Gulko (Freeport High School Principal and FHSSF Board Member) Mason Vintinner, Sam Lando, Nina He, Sierra Pennell, Rachel Meader, Maria Sebastio, Taleetah Parker, Jen Galetta (FHSSF Board Vice President)
It's never too early to start training for the Osprey!
We are excited to announce the return of our 44th Annual Great Osprey 10K Ocean Run. This year, it will take place on Saturday, November 7th, starting at 10am at Wolfe Neck State Park. We hope to see you there!
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Summer Programming
Click each program title to go directly to its registration page, or head over to our website for a full list of programs.
These programs below are open for registration:
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Summer Camps
Check out the list of summer camps below, or go to our website for more!
Island Overnight Kayaking Camp
There is still one space left in this unique camp! Join SeaSpray Kayaking to explore the Casco bay over three days/two nights. This camp is designed for kids who have some previous kayaking experience. Click the title to learn more and register!
Fun in the Sun Summer Camp
Join us at the end of August for this new summer camp led by a handful of our amazing Laugh and Learn staff! Days will be filled with outdoor games, arts and crafts, swimming/beach activities and more! Click the program title above to register.
SparkYou Summer Camps
SparkYou has three unique camp experiences to offer this summer - Slime Masters, Wizards and Potions, and Pixels & Blocks Creators Camps. If you like to learn while using your hands and stimulating your senses, these camps are for you! Click the title above to learn more and register for each program.
Team Sports Sampler Camps
Join us for a week of fun learning and playing classic sports from around the world - soccer, flag football, basketball, bocce, tennis, volleyball and more! This half day camp is appropriate for all skill and experience levels.
High School Sports Camps
RSU5 Varsity sports offer a number of summer camps led by head coaches and players of each team. Click each link below to go to their registration page with more information.
Falcon Football Camp
Falcon Co-ed Soccer Camps
Falcon Fusion Track and Field
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We are excited to announce the official performance date! Come to Freeport High School in the FPAC on August 6th or 7th to see this fun show!
Register for camp here: Seussical, the Musical: Summer Theater Performance Camp
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Adult Programs
Wood Fired Pizza Making @ Wolfe's Neck Farm Center
Join Chef Malcolm Kelly at Wolfe's Neck Center on August 8th for a seasonal wood-fired pizza class. You will learn how to make a classic Neapolitan style dough before adding toppings of your choice. Finally, you will pop your creation into our wood oven for cooking. This hands-on class will use seasonal ingredients to make a delicious dinner. Come hungry for knowledge and food.
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Local Events & Activities...
...with RSU5CP & Other Local Groups
Freeport Climate Action Now is excited to announce that the Freeport
Farmers Market is returning for its fifth season! It will take place from 10 AM to 1 PM on Fridays at Memorial Park, located at the
corner of Bow Street and Park Street.
We have a wonderful lineup of local vendors and farmers joining us this
year. You can expect a great variety of fresh vegetables, microgreens,
seedlings, honey, maple syrup, handmade pies, sourdough breads,
croissants, fresh brewed coffee, savory foods, and other treats. In addition
to the market offerings, there will be live music, crafts, and various activities
for both children and adults to enjoy.
More information is available on their website:
http://freeportfarmersmarket.org/
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Our partners at Freeport Community Services offer community events taking place regularly at their location at 53 Depot Street in Freeport:
Art Van
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month, from 10:30am-12pm. Meet in the FCS courtyard to create art with your neighbors.
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Tech Time with the Library
Every 1st Thursday of the month, from 1-3pm. Meet in the FCS lobby. Come with questions, curiosity, and any gadgets you may need help troubleshooting!
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Free Lunch Friday
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, from 12-1pm in the Bradley Room at FCS. Free meals for everyone in the community, prepared by local volunteers.
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For questions about our Adult Education programs, you may contact our Adult Ed Coordinator, Liza Gerber, at:
207-865-6171 x8322 or GerberM@rsu5.org
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Laugh & Learn
Our Laugh & Learn programs in Durham, Freeport and Pownal had an AMAZING year! We enjoy meeting new friends and growing relationships throughout the school year; endless games and crafts inside, plenty of outdoor time celebrating seasonal changes, making observations of their “signs” and having conversations with children about what these seasonal changes bring to each of them, and our community. We look forward to welcoming many returning and new faces next school year!
Throughout the school year, our Preschool team worked hard to prepare an inclusive, educational and fun environment for children as they prepared for their next steps to Prek and Kindergarten. On top of building strong relationships with peers and teachers, and gross and fine motor skills, Preschoolers spent time learning about colors, shapes, numbers, days of the week, months and seasons and each letter of the alphabet.
Our activities and learning opportunities throughout the year are based on the seasons and organized in a “Traveling Around the World” curriculum created in-house. Students started the year introducing themselves to each other and learning about their classroom community, then learning about their local community- being introduced to community helpers like local fire and police departments! From here, Preschoolers created their own passports to stamp in each of the countries that they “visited” and learned about throughout the year. This year, Preschoolers learned about cultures, traditions, climates and much more in the following regions: India, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Norway Ireland, Australia, Ghana, Cuba Columba and even Outer Space!
The opportunities that the Laugh & Learn team provides for our young learners are invaluable!
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Our Laugh & Learn team works hard to prepare an inclusive, educational and fun environment for children throughout the school year; we hope to grow and become even more involved in our school and local communities.
Laugh & Learn programs are growing so fast that we’re looking to add more teachers to our team! This fun and fulfilling position can be viewed and applied for by visiting this link. Questions? Please reach out to: ChildhoodEd@rsu5.org
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Gift Cards
Need an idea for a quick and easy gift? Community Programs sells gift cards of any value! Give us a call at 207-865-6171 for details and to purchase.
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Reminder to Use Credits on Your Accounts!
Many credits have been issued over the past year, which means you could register for a program using money that has already been applied to your account. To see whether or not you have a credit, you can log into your profile at this link - after logging in, click "My Account" and any credits will be listed under the "Account" menu on the left (see example image below).
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Information on Scholarships
One of our goals here at Community Programs is to make our programming accessible to everyone. To help us reach that goal, we offer scholarship funding to anyone who may need it - all you have to do is apply!
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship (full or partial), we ask you to please submit our application form BEFORE registering for the program. The earlier we are able to process these requests, the better, as it helps us budget and plan our programming each season. You may submit your application/request to our office by emailing the completed form to cp@rsu5.org. All information provided will be kept confidential.
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