Students in Mrs. Mathews sixth, seventh, and eighth grade science classes are putting the scientific method to work this year! Sixth graders have been constructing and experimenting with pendulums, working in teams to gather data. Seventh grade students used a Read More
General News
JFDS Students Off to a Great Start
Classes all around the Doughty School are off to a fast and engaing start this year! Students in Mrs. McPhee's classes had to earn their way into a lockbox on the first day of school. Small groups worked together to find and solve a series of puzzles that ultimately led them to Read More
JFDS School Pictures
School pictures at JFDS will be taken on Friday, September 22nd. Picture forms and information will be sent home during the week of September 11th. Read More
JFDS Fall Sports Information
. It is time for families to begin getting ready for the fall sports season! With the September 5th start date this year, the time for tryouts and practices is extremely short, so it is even more important than ever that parents turn in athletic paperwork prior to the start of the season! Read More
JFDS Open House
The James F. Doughty School is excited to announced that Open House for the coming school year will be held on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, from 5:00 to 6:00PM. Friends and families are invited to join us to meet the faculty and tour the building. There will also be a brief meeting for Read More
Grade 5 Parent Night at JFDS
Dear Parents & Guardians: On behalf of the James F. Doughty School, please accept my invitation to our Fifth Grade Parent Night. On Thursday, June 8th, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, we will gather in the JFDS Auditorium to meet with parents and students about daily life at our school. I will Read More
Science in Action at JFDS
Seventh grade students at JFDS completed their annual frog dissection this week. Students completed the dissection in order to examine the way body systems work and learn more about biology. Students were thoroughly engaged in the experience! Read More
Maine Student Acting Competition Results
Student from the James F. Doughty School once again experienced great success at the Maine Student Acting Competition! The months of hard work and rehearsal paid off, as students from multiple divisions brought trophies back to JFDS. Here is a complete listing of JFDS results: Quinn Bard Read More
JFDS Students Take the Gold at National History Day!
Sixteen eighth grade students traveled to the University of Maine this Saturday to compete in the annual National History Day event. This year's theme was 'Taking a Stand in History'. Students could chose to complete a historical paper, documentary, website, performance, or exhibit. They could also Read More
JFDS Community Reads for 2016-2017
Our school year began with reading The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall, followed by a nonfiction title, Masters of Disguise by Rebecca Johnson, and our final book this year was a memoir by Jordan Romero, No Summit Out of Sight. (Photo above: No Summit Out of Sight readers at Read More