JFDS science teachers teamed up with the school librarian to offer a school-wide read titled Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead by Rebecca Johnson. Students were invited to read this exciting nonfiction eBook about the amazing world of insects and worms that work as parasites, infecting Read More
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All City Band
The James F. Doughty School Band will perform at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. Please join us for this wonderful concert! Read More
JFDS Showcase Night
The James F. Doughty School will hold its annual Showcase Night on Tuesday, March 5th, 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, educational Read More
JFDS Continues the Kindness Challenge
Students at JFDS continued the #kindnesschallenge started in the fall. Mrs. O'Reilly visited guidance classes and helped students explore acts of kindness. Afterward they worked on kindness posters to hang around the building. In Mr. Hersom's room, students continue to be Read More
Busy December at JFDS!
JFDS is truly a busy place in the winter. After school activities are in full swing, and students are involved in a wide range of classroom activities! Mr. Santerre's 7th Grade Social Studies classes reviewed key aspects of the French and Indian War and the early years of the American Read More
Bangor Day Door Contest
JFDS homerooms competed in their first annual Bangor Day Door Decorating contest. Ms. Buck's homeroom withstood a flurry of competition from around the building to win. Her door featured Paul Bunyan, and individual notes about what makes Bangor special. Students around the building were Read More
JFDS Celebrates Maine BioScience Day
On Wednesday, November 7th, JFDS celebrated Maine BioScience Day 2018 by inviting five local scientists to speak with all of our grade 7 and grade 8 students during their science classes. Maine BioScience Day is a statewide event happening in middle schools in Maine and is organized by the Read More
Shark Tank in Room 114!
Students in Mrs. Kennedy's social studies classes have been studying the great inventions of the early 1900s by participating in a Shark Tank simulation modeled after the TV show. Students went to the library to research their invention, and then came up with presentations that would Read More
Parent Teacher Conferences
The Bangor School Department has set Parent/Teacher Conferences in grades K-12 for November 19th and 20th. At James F. Doughty School this year, all students in grades 6-8 are invited to participate in the conferences. Students, along with the parent and the teacher, will have an opportunity to Read More
Read All About It! November JFDS Newsletter!
Click on the link below to check out the November JFDS Newsletter! November Newsletter Read More