The JFDS Boosters is holding a spring yard sale here at school on Saturday, June 2nd from 8 a.m. - noon. Feel free to bring family members, friends and tell your neighbors! Click on the JFDS Boosters flyer for more information. Read More
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JFDS Returns to the Cole Museum
8th grade students visited the Cole Land Transportation Museum on Tuesday, May 15th. They spent time touring the vast collection of exhibits showcasing the history of transportation in our state. They also had the opportunity to interview a veteran. This experience really brings history alive Read More
JFDS Honors Excellence
JFDS eighth graders started the day off with a surprise assembly today. After Mr. Hackett discussed the importance of a strong finish to the year, he recognized three eighth graders who have not missed a single day of school in their three years at JFDS. Jack Moring, Seth Michalik, and Joey Read More
Bangor High Hosts Informational Night for Grade 8 Parents
Bangor High School staff will host an informational evening for parents and students entering in the fall. The meeting will be on Monday, May 14th at 6:30PM in Peakes Auditorium at BHS. Read More
BHS Academy Night for Grade 8 Students
Bangor High School is hosting an Academy Informational Night for interested Grade 8 students and parents on Monday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to learn more about these programs, we invite you to this informational session. Click the link below for additional information! Academy Read More
All City Band
Students from the James F. Doughty School band, together with students from across the city, performed at the annual All City Band evening at Peakes Auditorium. Students from all schools provided rousing renditions of instrumental favorites. It was truly an impressive sight to see the band from Read More
Cross Town Chess Rivalry Continues
On Thursday March 15th, Chess Club students from the James F. Doughty School visited the W.S. Cohen School for a friendly match. This has become an annual crosstown tradition. The students enjoyed meeting their sister school counterparts and had fun honing their chess playing skills. The students Read More
JFDS Science Bowl at MIT
Two James F. Doughty School Teams represented the state of Maine at the U. S. Department of Energy's 2018 Regional Northeastern Middle School Science Bowl at MIT on Saturday, February 26, 2018. Two teams of eighth graders did extremely well in their first showing. One team won five of their seven Read More
JFDS – Home to Spelling Bee Champion!
Congratulations to Iann Leigh, who won the Penobscot County Spelling Bee! The competition took place on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Husson University's Gracie Theater. Iann was victorious after correctly spelling braggadocio. Iann will now advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Read More
JFDS Showcase Night – Update!
Due to the snow day, the James F. Doughty School will hold its annual Showcase Night on Monday, March 19th, from 6 to 7:00PM. Parents & guardians are invited to attend an evening where students and teachers share some of the academic highlights at JFDS. Each grade level has organized a fun, Read More