The James F. Doughty School is the grand prize winner of the National Peanut Board’s Peanut Butter & Beyond Contest. The winning entry focused on using peanut shells as a biodegradable alternative to plastic packaging and was submitted by JFDS science educator Tracy Vassiliev and school Read More
Book In A Day
Over the entrance to the James F. Doughty Library the words “We are a school of READERS” are proudly displayed. This is not just an ideology, but a true statement of what takes place at JFDS. Over the past few weeks, JFDS Librarian, Mrs Patterson, worked with JFDS student, Samara Ogallo, to Read More
A Student Gets Her Wish Fulfilled
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Pooled Testing Consent Form
September 28, 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians: The Bangor School Department appreciates your support and continued partnership as we continue to manage COVID-19 in our schools. In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have been working closely with the Maine Department of Education Read More
James F. Doughty Student, Alex Busko, Selected as a Winner in Top 300 Masters Science Fair
September 7, 2021 Congratulations to Alex Busko on his selection as a winner in the Top 300 MASTERS in the 10th annual Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math competition for middle school students. Alex was recognized for his 8th grade project at the Read More
Student Named a National Invention Convention Winner
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Kelleter, an 8th grade student at the James F. Doughty School, on being named a National Invention Convention winner for her research/invention "Happy Kelp". For her research, Kaitlyn received a patent application award by the Law Firm of Cantor Colburn of Read More
Thanksgiving Baskets Donation
A sincere thank you to the staff of C&L Aviation Group and Sam’s Club of Bangor for their donation of 20 Thanksgiving baskets to the James F. Doughty School. The baskets donated by C&L Aviation contained all of the traditional ingredients for a Thanksgiving Feast including rolls and a pie. Read More
JFDS COVID-19 UPDATE
November 7, 2020 Bangor School Department Families and Community, I am writing to you out of an abundance of caution to let you know that through contact tracing at least one person at the James F. Doughty School has been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Due to their exposure, all Read More